11-letter words containing roun
- groundlings — Plural form of groundling.
- groundshare — to share the facilities and running costs of a single stadium with another team
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- groundsills — Plural form of groundsill.
- groundspeed — the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground.
- groundstone — A simple neolithic stone tool made by grinding.
- groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- groundwater — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- groundworks — Plural form of groundwork.
- hack around — to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed by up or down): to hack meat; to hack down trees.
- hand around — If you hand around or hand round something such as food, you pass it from one person to another in a group.
- 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.
- hard ground — an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer. Compare soft ground (def 1).
- hell around — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority: The candidate has claimed the moral high ground.
- home ground — an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar: When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.
- jack around — to spend time in useless activity
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- lark around — If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh.
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- loll around — If you loll around or loll about, you enjoy yourself by sitting or lying in a relaxed way.
- look around — examine surrounding area
- lose ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- make rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- mill around — walk about
- mope around — If you mope around or mope about a place, you wander around there not doing anything, looking and feeling unhappy.
- move around — be mobile, active
- muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- open ground — uncovered or unobstructed ground in a wide open space
- paper round — job delivering newspapers
- pass around — distribute, circulate
- piss around — If you say that someone pisses around or pisses about, you mean they waste a lot of time doing unimportant things.
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- rally round — show solidarity
- roll around — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- roll-around — equipped with wheels or casters so as to be easily movable from one location to another: a roll-around kitchen counter.
- root around — rummage
- round about — In spoken English, round about means approximately.
- round angle — perigon.
- round dance — a dance performed by couples and characterized by circular or revolving movement, as the waltz.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round tower — a freestanding circular stone belfry built in Ireland from the 10th century beside a monastery and used as a place of refuge
- round-faced — having a face that is round.
- round-robin — a sequence or series.