by vs round

by

adj
  • Out of the way, off to one side. 

  • Subsidiary, incidental. 

adv
  • Along a path which runs past the speaker. 

  • Aside, away. 

  • To or at a place, as a residence or place of business. 

  • In the vicinity, near. 

prep
  • Following a passive verb. 

  • Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically) 

  • Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of. 

  • Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy 

  • Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of. 

  • Indicates a means of classification or organisation. 

  • At, with, among 

  • Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of. 

  • Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval). 

  • Near or next to. 

  • Following a noun. 

  • Following an adjective. 

  • In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another. 

  • Indicates an authority according to which something is done. 

  • per; with or in proportion to each. 

  • Indicates a referenced source: According to. 

  • Invokes an authority in an oath. 

  • Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something. 

  • From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past. 

round

adj
  • Vaulted. 

  • Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves. 

  • Complete, whole, not lacking. 

  • Large in magnitude. 

  • Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. 

  • Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction. 

  • Plump. 

  • Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct. 

  • Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person. 

  • Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero. 

  • Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style. 

  • Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing. 

  • Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded. 

noun
  • A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated. 

  • A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges. 

  • A circular or spherical object or part of an object. 

  • A general outburst from a group of people at an event. 

  • A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair. 

  • In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course. 

  • A circular dance. 

  • Rotation, as in office; succession. 

  • A circular or repetitious route. 

  • A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot. 

  • One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop. 

  • A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting. 

  • An assembly; a group; a circle. 

  • A round-top. 

  • A round of beef. 

  • A single individual portion or dose of medicine. 

  • A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle. 

  • A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group. 

  • A stage in a competition. 

  • A stage or level of a game. 

  • The hindquarters of a bovine. 

  • A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once. 

  • A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole. 

  • The play after each deal. 

  • A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes. 

  • A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution. 

  • A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time. 

  • One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling). 

verb
  • To go round, pass, go past. 

  • To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection. 

  • To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number. 

  • To shape something into a curve. 

  • To turn past a boundary. 

  • To advance to home plate. 

  • To encircle; to encompass. 

  • To turn and attack someone or something (used with on). 

  • To do ward rounds. 

  • To become shaped into a curve. 

  • To finish; to complete; to fill out. 

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