circle
30
5.1
- noun
- /ˈsɜr.kəl/
- Specialized
:
disco
- The engineer designed a circle component that allowed the machine to operate smoothly.
Isn't a tire a wheel, It's a circle.
- Isn't a tire a wheel, It's a circle.
Examples
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The rotating circle in the clock helps to keep accurate time by ensuring the gears turn uniformly.
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To improve efficiency, the team replaced the broken circle part in the device with a new one.
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The media turned all of their attention away from any of anyone else and formed a circle of cameras around them that began rotating.
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The President was turning in a circle, hunting for something else to compliment.
Fiction book (1996) -
That dog just wandered in circles for days.
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I think we've walked in a big circle.
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I was too nervous to sit still, so I compulsively paced circles around a stop sign.
Fiction book (1999) -
Faron spots Hank turning slowly in circles and pulls Hank's arm over his shoulder to support him.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
11
3.7
An imaginary line about 66 degrees north where the sun stays above or below the horizon for a day
- Jargon
6
6.1
A small area at a racetrack where owners of winning horses receive prizes
4
4.1
A group of people who take part in government or party work and share similar views
2
2.8
A round road junction where cars go around a central island to enter or leave
1
4.6
An imaginary line about 66 degrees south that marks the start of the area near the South Pole
- Specialized
1
5.8
A circle on a globe made when a flat surface passes through the center
- Specialized
1
6.9
A ring of blood vessels at the base of the brain that carries blood to the brain and nearby parts
- US
1
3.9
A circle that shows how colors are related, for example primary and opposite colors
- Specialized
A circle that touches a curve on its inside and matches its bend there
- Jargon
A pommel horse move where both legs swing together in a circle while the hands switch on the handles
- Specialized
An imaginary circle across the sky midway between the north and south poles
- Specialized
A gymnastics move where a person lies on their back, arches their back and brings their feet to their head
- Specialized
A ring of mushrooms that grow where the fungus spreads under the ground
- UK
A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight
- Specialized
A circle on the sky that passes through both celestial poles and a star to show its right ascension
- Specialized
A circle that touches a curve at one point and matches its bend near that spot
- Specialized
A white or pale circle in the sky that runs along the horizon when sunlight hits ice crystals
A circle near Earth's poles where the sun stays above or below the horizon for one day
- Specialized
An imaginary circle in the sky that goes through the point directly above you and down to the horizon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Circle comes from the Latin word circulus, meaning 'ring', which helps to see why a circle can be a round part or ring that turns smoothly inside a machine.