circle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- ellipse hypernym
- circle of curvature hyponym
- circlet hyponym
- equator hyponym
- epicycle hyponym
Parts & wholes
- arc part meronym
Related & opposite
- round derivation
Sense 2 verb
travel around something
circle the globe
Types & categories
- move hypernym
- circumambulate hyponym
- circumnavigate hyponym
- circle around hyponym
Related & opposite
- circle derivation
Sense 3 noun
an unofficial association of people or groups
the smart set goes there
Types & categories
- social group hypernym
- car pool hyponym
- clique hyponym
- cohort hyponym
- conspiracy hyponym
- Four Hundred hyponym
- horsy set hyponym
- jet set hyponym
- party hyponym
Sense 4 verb
move in circles
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
something approximating the shape of a circle
the chairs were arranged in a circle
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- encircle derivation
Sense 6 verb
form a circle around
encircle the errors
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
movement once around a course
he drove an extra lap just for insurance
Types & categories
- locomotion hypernym
- pace lap hyponym
- victory lap hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 noun
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Types & categories
- junction hypernym
Parts & wholes
- road part holonym
Sense 9 noun
street names for flunitrazepan
Types & categories
- flunitrazepan hypernym
Sense 10 noun
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
Types & categories
- seating hypernym
Parts & wholes
- theater part holonym
Sense 11 noun
any circular or rotating mechanism
the machine punched out metal circles
Types & categories
- rotating mechanism hypernym
- disk hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | round |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | arc |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ellipse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | circle of curvature |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | circlet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | equator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epicycle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumambulate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumnavigate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | circle around |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | social group |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | car pool |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clique |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cohort |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspiracy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Four Hundred |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | horsy set |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jet set |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | party |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | orbit |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | troll |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | loop |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | loop |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | encircle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | orbitual |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | locomotion |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pace lap |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | victory lap |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | road |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | junction |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | flunitrazepan |
| 10 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | theater |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | seating |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | round |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | orbitual |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotating mechanism |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | disk |