- circle
n.
circular geometric figure1) to describe, draw a circle
2) to square a circle (to square a circle is impossible)
3) the Antarctic; Arctic; polar circle (at the Arctic circle)
4) the great circle (on the earth's surface)
5) a traffic circle (AE; BE has roundabout)
6) (sports) the center circle; the winner's circle (at a racecourse/racetrack)
7) the area; circumference; diameter; radius of a circle
group resembling the figure of a circle8) to form a circle
9) to join a circle (she joined the circle of dancers)
group10) academic; artistic; business, financial; court; diplomatic; exclusive, select; high; informed, well-informed; literary; official; political; professional; ruling circles (to move in the highest circles)
11) a charmed ('exclusive'); close, closed, inner, intimate, narrow; wide circle (a close circle of friends)
12) a linguistic; quilting; sewing circle
13) a family circle
14) in a circle (in our circle of friends; in informed circles)
cycle15) to come full circle
misc.16) a vicious circle ('an insoluble, never-ending problem'); to go around in circles ('to behave in a confused manner')
* * *['sɜːk(ə)l]Arcticartisticdiameterdiplomaticdraw a circlefinancialinnerliterarynarrowpoliticalpoliticalprofessionalquiltingradius of a circlesewing circleto go around in circles ('to behave in a confused manner')wide circle (a close circle of friends)the winner's circle (at a racecourse/racetrack)polar circle (at the Arctic circle)ruling circles (to move in the highest circles)(sports) the center circle['circular geometric figure'] to describe['cycle'] to come full circle['group resembling the figure of a circle'] to form a circle['group'] academica family circlea linguisticthe Antarcticthe area['misc.'] a vicious circle ('an insoluble, never-ending problem')a charmed ('exclusive')a traffic circle (AE; BE has roundabout)in a circle (in our circle ot friends; in informed circles)the great circle (on the earth's surface)to join a circle (she joined the circle of dancers)to square a circle (to square a circle is impossible)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.