- circle - 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"
--1 is a kind of ellipse, oval
--1 has part: arc
--1 has particulars:circle of curvature, osculating circle; circlet; equator; epicycle - set, circle, band, lot - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
--2 is a kind of social group
--2 has particulars:car pool; clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp; cohort; conspiracy, confederacy; Four Hundred; horsy set, horsey set; jet set; party, company - circle - something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
--3 is a kind of shape, form
Derived forms: verb circle3, verb circle4 - lap, circle, circuit - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
--4 is a kind of locomotion, travel
--4 has particulars: pace lap; victory lap, lap of honourDerived forms: verb circulate5, verb circle1, verb circle2 - traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
--5 is a kind of junction
--5 is a part of road, route- R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle - street names for flunitrazepan
--6 is a kind of flunitrazepan, Rohypnol
- circle, dress circle - 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"
--7 is a kind of seating, seats, seating room, seating area
--7 is a part of theater, theatre, house- circle, round - any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
--8 is a kind of rotating mechanism
--8 has particulars: disk, discDerived form: verb circulate5 - set, circle, band, lot - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
- circle - travel around something; "circle the globe"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun circle4
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- circle, circulate - move in circles
--2 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun circle4
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring - be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
--3 is one way to hold, bear, carry, contain
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun circle3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- encircle, circle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
--4 is one way to shape, form
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun circle3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something