| Main Entry: | circuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, track, boundary |
Synonyms: |
ambit, area, bounds, circle, circling, circulation, circumference, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, compass, course, cycle, district, gyration, gyre, journey, lap, limit, line, orbit, perambulation, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, route, tour, tract, turn, turning, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone |
| Main Entry: | detour |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indirect course |
Synonyms: |
alternate route, back road, branch, bypass, bypath, byway, circuit, circuitous route, circumbendibus, circumnavigation, circumvention, crotch, deviation, divergence, diversion, fork, roundabout way, runaround, secondary highway, service road, substitute, temporary route |
| Concept: | Circuit. |
| Category: | 1. Conceptional volition |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
circuit, roundabout way, digression, detour, circumbendibus, ambages, loop; winding (circuition); zigzag (deviation).
-verbs
perform a circuit; go round about, go out of one's way; make a detour; meander (deviate)., lead a pretty dance; beat about the bush; make two bites of a cherry.
-adjectives
circuitous, indirect, roundabout; zigzag (deviating); backhanded.
-adverbs
by a side wind, by an indirect course; in a roundabout way; from pillar to post.
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