All circle synonyms
cirΒ·cle
C c verb circle
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- rotate β to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- cincture β something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
- gird β to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- pivot β a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- ring β a male given name.
- belt β A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- spiral β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- circulate β If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
- wheel β a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- compass β A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
- coil β A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
- revolve β to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
- gyre β a ring or circle.
- girdle β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- curve β A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- tour β Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ΚΙrΚ dΙ/ (Show IPA), 1593β1652, French painter.
- gyrate β to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
- circuit β An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
- round β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- loop β a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
- begird β to surround; gird around
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
noun circle
- sphere β 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 β a phonograph record.
- ball β A ball is a round object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, football, basketball, and cricket.
- orb β Object Request Broker
- amphitheater β 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.
- aureole β (esp in paintings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance enveloping the head or sometimes the whole of a figure represented as holy
- band β A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- bowl β A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
- bracelet β A bracelet is a chain or band, usually made of metal, which you wear around your wrist as jewellery.
- circlet β a small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head
- circumference β The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
- circus β A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
- cirque β a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
- cordon β A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
- corona β The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
- crown β A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.
- cycle β If you cycle, you ride a bicycle.
- disc β any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- ecliptic β Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
- globe β the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- halo β Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- hoop β a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- horizon β the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.