Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium.
Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1).
A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end.
A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona.
A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.
The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown.
A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.
The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring like the solar corona.
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
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 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).
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.
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.
Vaulted.
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.