Circle
['sɜːk(ə)l] or ['sɝkl]
Definition
(noun.) any circular or rotating mechanism; 'the machine punched out metal circles'.
(noun.) a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; 'they had excellent seats in the dress circle'.
(noun.) ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; 'he calculated the circumference of the circle'.
(noun.) something approximating the shape of a circle; 'the chairs were arranged in a circle'.
(verb.) travel around something; 'circle the globe'.
(verb.) move in circles.
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Definition
(n.) A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.
(n.) The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
(n.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.
(n.) A round body; a sphere; an orb.
(n.) Compass; circuit; inclosure.
(n.) A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
(n.) A circular group of persons; a ring.
(n.) A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
(n.) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
(n.) Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
(n.) A territorial division or district.
(n.) To move around; to revolve around.
(n.) To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
(v. i.) To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.
Checker: Reginald
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Round, plane figure.[2]. Circumference, periphery, ring.[3]. Orb, sphere, globe, ball.[4]. Returning series.[5]. Compass, enclosure.[6]. Company, society, class, fraternity, COTERIE, CLIQUE, set.
Typist: Rex
Definition
n. a plane figure bounded by one line every point of which is equally distant from a certain point called the centre: the line which bounds the figure: a ring: a planet's orbit: a series ending where it began: a figure in magic; a company surrounding the principal person: those of a certain class or society.—v.t. to move round: to encompass.—v.i. to move in a circle: to stand in a circle.—adjs. Cir′cinate; Cir′cled circular: encircled.—ns. Cir′cler; Cir′clet; Cir′cling motion in a circle: a revolution.—Dress′ cir′cle (see Dress); Fair′y-cir′cle -ring (see Fairy).—Reasoning in a circle assuming what is to be proved as the basis of the argument.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a circle, denotes that your affairs will deceive you in their proportions of gain. For a young woman to dream of a circle, warns her of indiscreet involvement to the exclusion of marriage.
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Examples
- Your circle is rather different from ours. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleur-de-lis, from which rise as many quarter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Because, said I, his is an uncommon character, and he has resolutely kept himself outside the circle, Richard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A clock in the schoolroom struck nine; Miss Miller left her circle, and standing in the middle of the room, cried-- Silence! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- They were merry and social, but they each knew that a gap, never to be filled, had been made in their circle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Everybody outside the Hellenic circle was a barbarian, and negligible save as a possible enemy. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleur-de-lis, from which rise as many quarter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The lines, she said, were waterways; the circles, cities; and one far to the northwest of us she pointed out as Helium. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Every one in polite circles knew that, in America, a gentleman couldn't go into politics. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In great circles the air craft of the marauders swept lower and lower toward the defending forces of the therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It circled (owing to the guys of one wing being loose) to the right, completing two circles and beginning a third as it advanced; so that the whole course had the form of a spiral. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- As we descended in great circles toward the navy docks a mighty multitude could be seen surging in the streets beneath. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He saw the twin circles of light where the sun shone on the propellers as they came. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It circled (owing to the guys of one wing being loose) to the right, completing two circles and beginning a third as it advanced; so that the whole course had the form of a spiral. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He sat on the chair with his athletic Irish legs crossed, and these legs, in that attitude, he circled with the bandana and bound firmly together. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- At first the two forces circled at the same altitude, pouring broadside after broadside into each other. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I did not like to put my hand into a hireling's, but it is pleasant to feel it circled by Jane's little fingers. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Reducing my speed I circled and came to the ground at the feet of the astonished Zodangan. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He knew the wall just below that was too steep for any one to climb but below it eased and some one might have circled up above. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He circled round and round the ship, wanting to light, but afraid of the people. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Wilbur Wright led in a cheer to those circling above. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I did not waste time in circling the great board--with a single leap I cleared table and diners and sprang upon the balcony beyond. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Thenlooking up, have I seen in the sky a head amidst circling stars, of which the midmost and the brightest lent a ray sympathetic and attent. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The noise of their motors filled all the high sky and looking up he saw their pursuit, minute and tiny, circling and wheeling high above them. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The machine was released, and away he went, rising higher and higher, circling when he came to the end of the field and continuing round. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Among those circling futilely the outskirts of the banqueters was old Tublat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The balance of the frightful herd was now circling rapidly and with bewildering speed about the little knot of victims. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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