circular
/ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
Dictionary
noun
- Short for circular letter.
- A sleeveless cloak cut from a circular pattern.
- A shuttle bus with a circular route.
verb
- To distribute circulars to or at.
- To extend in a circular direction.
adjective
- Of or relating to a circle.
- In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
- Circuitous or roundabout.
- Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
"Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition."
- Distributed to a large number of persons.
- Perfect; complete.
- Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
noun
- That which flies, as a bird or insect.
- A machine that flies.
- An airplane pilot.
- A person who travels by airplane.
- A leaflet, often for advertising.
- The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
- An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) The person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
- A stray shot away from the group on a target.
- A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
- A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
- A leap or jump.
- A risky investment or other venture.
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