hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
abound — If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.
aground — If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck.
around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
bring round — to restore (a person) to consciousness, esp after a faint
come round — to be restored to life or consciousness
compound — A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
bottom round — a cut of beef taken from outside the round, which is below the rump and above the upper leg.
breeding ground — If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place.
bring around — If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
common ground — If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things.
fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
hang around — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
horse around — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
lower bound — an element less than or equal to all the elements in a given set: The numbers 0 and 1 are lower bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.
mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
otter hound — one of an English breed of water dogs having a thick, shaggy, oily coat, trained to hunt otter.
play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
proving ground — any place, context, or area for testing something, as a piece of scientific equipment, a theory, etc.
puget sound — an arm of the Pacific, in NW Washington.
push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
roll around — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
run around — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
ultrasound — Physics. sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, approximately the upper limit of human hearing.
upper bound — an element greater than or equal to all the elements in a given set: 3 and 4 are upper bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3. Compare bound3 (def 4), greatest lower bound, least upper bound, lower bound.
walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
long island sound — an arm of the Atlantic between Connecticut and Long Island. 90 miles (145 km) long.
monkey around — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.