English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "circle"

circle

Từ điển Collocation

circle noun

¹ shape

ADJ. complete, full The stones form a complete circle. How long does it take for the dial to rotate through a full circle? | concentric | widening The water rippled in widening circles round the fountain. | overlapping a design of overlapping circles | tight He turned the car in a tight circle. | half | Antarctic, Arctic, polar

VERB + CIRCLE draw | describe (technical), go around/round in If you follow the road signs you will simply find yourself going round in a circle. | form, make | cut out

PREP. in a/the ~ The children stood in a circle. The planets move in circles round the sun. | ~ of

PHRASES the area/circumference/diameter/radius of a circle, the centre/middle of a circle

² group of people

ADJ. wide She has a wide circle of acquaintances. | narrow, small | charmed, close/closed, intimate, magic, select He invited only a select circle of friends to the wedding. | exalted, high | immediate They treat anyone outside their immediate circle with suspicion. | inner He's joined the inner circles of the court early in his career. | academic, aristocratic, artistic, business, court, diplomatic, government, intellectual, literary, official, political, royal, social, sporting, theatrical ~s She moves in the highest social circles. | family

VERB + CIRCLE have | move in My brother and I move in completely different circles (= we have very different friends). | join | widen You need to widen your circle of friends.

PREP. in a/the ~ Talk of religion was forbidden in the family circle. friends in government circles

PHRASES a circle of acquaintances/admirers/friends

³ in a theatre

ADJ. dress, upper Our seats are in the front row of the dress circle.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• 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

• an unofficial association of people or groups; set, band, lot

  the smart set goes there

  they were an angry lot

• something approximating the shape of a circle

  the chairs were arranged in a circle

• movement once around a course; lap, circuit

  he drove an extra lap just for insurance

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; traffic circle, rotary, roundabout

  the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

• street names for flunitrazepan; R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug
• a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; dress circle

  they had excellent seats in the dress circle

• any circular or rotating mechanism; round

  the machine punched out metal circles

v.

• travel around something

  circle the globe

• move in circles; circulate
• be around; surround, environ, encircle, round, ring

  Developments surround the town

  The river encircles the village

• form a circle around; encircle

  encircle the errors

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Bloomberg Financial Glossary

Underwriters, actual or potential, often seek out and "circle" investor interest in a new issue before final pricing. The customer circled has basically made a commitment to purchase the issue if it is available at an agreed-upon price. If the actual price is other than that stipulated, the customer supposedly has first offer at the actual price.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

circles|circled|circling
syn.: Mexican valium R-2 band circuit circulate dress circle encircle environ forget me drug lap lot ring roach roofy rope rophy rotary round roundabout set surround traffic circle