ALL meanings of merry-go-round
mer·ry-go-round
M m - noun merry-go-round carousel, roundabout 1
- noun merry-go-round Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music. 1
- noun merry-go-round a rapid whirl or a busy round, as of social life or business affairs. 1
- countable noun merry-go-round A merry-go-round is a large circular platform at a fairground on which there are model animals or vehicles for people to sit on or in as it turns round. 0
- countable noun merry-go-round You can refer to a continuous series of activities as a merry-go-round. 0
- noun merry-go-round a whirl of activity or events 0
- noun merry-go-round a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement parks, etc.: it is turned by machinery, usually to music; carousel 0
- noun merry-go-round a whirl or busy round, as of work or pleasure 0