Circle

An unofficial association of people or groups

A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

Form or draw a circle around

Synonyms

Encircle

Type of

Shape

Form

Examples

Encircle the errors

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Any circular or rotating mechanism

Synonyms

Round

Has types

Disk

Disc

Derivation

Circular

Examples

The machine punched out metal circles

Movement once around a course

A curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra

Synonyms

Dress circle

Examples

They had excellent seats in the dress circle

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

Type of

Oval

Ellipse

Has parts

Arc

Derivation

Circular

Examples

He calculated the circumference of the circle

Move in a circular path above (someone or something)

Examples

The plane circled, looking for a landing spot

Something approximating the shape of a circle

Type of

Form

Shape

Examples

The chairs were arranged in a circle

Travel around something