| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
Synonyms: |
amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of close friends, associates |
Synonyms: |
Mafia, assembly, bunch, cabal, camarilla, camp, clan, class, clique, club, companions, company, comrades, coterie, crew, cronies, crowd, crush, fraternity, gang, in-group, insiders, intimates, lot, mob, outfit, party, posse, ring, school, set, society, sorority |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go around, circumnavigate |
Synonyms: |
begird, belt, cincture, circuit, circulate, circumduct, circumscribe, coil, compass, curve, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, ensphere, envelop, gird, girdle, gyrate, gyre, hem in, loop, mill around, pivot, revolve, ring, roll, rotate, round, spiral, surround, tour, wheel, whirl, wind about |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
annular, bead-like, bell-shaped, belted, bulbiform, bulbous, campaniform, campaniliform, campanulate, circinate, circular, circumrotatory, columnar, conic, conical, coniform, cycloidal, cyclostomate, cylindric, cylindrical, cylindroid, egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, full-orbed, fungiform, gibbous, gimmal, globated, globose, globous, globular, guttiform, gyratory, knobbed, lobed, lumbriciform, molendinaceous, moniliform, obconic, obrotund, ooid, orbicular, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid, ovopyriform, pear-shaped, penannular, peristrephic, pyriform, ringed, rotary, rotating, rotatory, rotund, round, rounded, spherical, spheroidal, stobic, strobic, strombuliform, trochiform, trochilic, vertiginous, vortical, vorticose
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| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | society or institution interested in learning |
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alliance, association, circle, council, federation, foundation, fraternity, institute, league |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group with common interest or pursuit |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, alliance, band, bunch, circle, clan, clique, club, coalition, combination, combo, company, confederacy, confederation, congress, cooperative, corporation, crew, crowd, family, federation, fellowship, fraternity, gang, guild, hookup, league, mob, order, organization, outfit, partnership, pool, rat pack, ring, society, sodality, sorority, syndicate, tie-in, tie-up, tribe, troops, troupe, union, zoo |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss |
| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | form or cause a curve |
Synonyms: |
angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | beset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plague; hem in |
Synonyms: |
aggress, assail, attack, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, bug*, circle*, compass, dog*, drive up the wall, embarrass, encircle, enclose, encompass, entangle, environ, fall on, fall upon, girdle, give a bad time, give a hard time, give one the business, give the needle, harass, harry, hassle, infest, invade, jump on one's case, nag, nudge, overrun, perplex, pester, pick on, put the squeeze on, ride, ring, start in on, storm, strike, surround |
| Main Entry: | bosom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heart; core |
Synonyms: |
affections, center, circle, conscience, emotions, feelings, inside, interior, sentiments, soul, spirit, sympathies |
Antonyms: |
exteriority, outside |