HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
| Dictionary | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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| Shopping | The largest selection of AROUND products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| ADVERB | 1 | around, about | In the area or vicinity |
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| 2 | around | By a circular or circuitous route | |
| 3 | around, about | To or among many different places or in no particular direction | |
| 4 | around | In a circle or circular motion | |
| 5 | around, approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, or so | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | |
| 6 | around, about | In or to a reversed position or direction | |
| 7 | around | To a particular destination either specified or understood | |
| 8 | around, about | All around or on all sides | |
| 9 | around | In circumference | |
| 10 | around, round | From beginning to end |
| Sounds | eraw'n; eraw'nd |
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| Rhymes | Allentown, Beantown, breakdown, and 53 more rhymes in awn... |
| abound, aground, astound, and 53 more rhymes in awnd... |
| Meaning | In the area or vicinity. |
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| Examples | "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" |
| Synonyms | about |
| Meaning | By a circular or circuitous route. |
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| Examples | "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" |
| Meaning | To or among many different places or in no particular direction. |
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| Examples | "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" |
| Synonyms | about |
| Meaning | In a circle or circular motion. |
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| Examples | "The wheels are spinning around" |
| Meaning | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. |
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| Examples | "weighs around a hundred pounds" |
| Synonyms | approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, or so |
| Meaning | In or to a reversed position or direction. |
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| Examples | "suddenly she turned around" |
| Synonyms | about |
| Meaning | To a particular destination either specified or understood. |
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| Examples | "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" |
| Meaning | All around or on all sides. |
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| Examples | "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" |
| Synonyms | about |
| Meaning | In circumference. |
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| Examples | "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" |
| Meaning | From beginning to end. Throughout. |
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| Examples | "frigid weather the year around" |
| Synonyms | round |
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