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- [sur-kuh l]
- /ˈsɜr kəl/
- /ˈsɜːkl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sur-kuh l]
- /ˈsɜr kəl/
Definitions of circle word
- countable noun circle A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area. 3
- countable noun circle A circle of something is a round flat piece or area of it. 3
- countable noun circle A circle of objects or people is a group of them arranged in the shape of a circle. 3
- verb circle If something circles an object or a place, or circles around it, it forms a circle around it. 3
- verb circle If an aircraft or a bird circles or circles something, it moves round in a circle in the air. 3
- verb circle To circle around someone or something, or to circle them, means to move around them. 3
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Origin of circle
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; < Latin circulus, equivalent to circ(us) (see circus) + -ulus -ule; replacing Middle English cercle < Old French < Latin, as above; replacing Old English circul < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Circle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
circle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
circle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for circle
verb circle
- rotate — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- whirl — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- cincture — something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
- gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
noun circle
- sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- disk — a phonograph record.
- ball — A ball is a round object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, football, basketball, and cricket.
- orb — Object Request Broker
- amphitheater — An amphitheater is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward. Amphitheaters were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
Antonyms for circle
verb circle
- release — to lease again.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
noun circle
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
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