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Rounds¹

  • /ˈɹaʊndz/

Sounds like rounds · Rhymes with -aʊndz

proper noun Roundses

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

rounds²

  • /ˈɹaʊndz/

Sounds like Rounds · Rhymes with -aʊndz

noun

  1. plural plural of round

noun

  1. plural, plural only The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
  2. plural, plural only A route taken by someone in authority. the hourly rounds of the night watchman.
  3. plural, plural only A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of round

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: orbicular, rotund, orbiculate, discoidal, disklike, discoid, ringlike, globular, globose, circular, round out, round off, spheric, spherical, environ, encircle

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noun route taken by someone in authority

Русскийобход obxod

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"rounds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rounds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rounds. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rounds

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"rounds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rounds.

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@misc{rounds_2026,
  title = {rounds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rounds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}