Noun
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any circular or rotating mechanism
"the machine punched out metal circles"
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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"
- dress circle -
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a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
- traffic circle -
movement once around a course
"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
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something approximating the shape of a circle
"the chairs were arranged in a circle"
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an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there"
"they were an angry lot"
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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"
Verb
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form a circle around
"encircle the errors"
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move in circles
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travel around something
"circle the globe"