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Synonyms for circle

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for circle

a closed plane curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point or something shaped like this

a course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself

a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement

a particular social group

to move or cause to move in circles or around an axis

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Synonyms for circle

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length

something approximating the shape of a circle

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movement once around a course

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

street names for flunitrazepan

a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house

any circular or rotating mechanism

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move in circles

form a circle around

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Begin by forming groups of three participants, seated within a Raccoon Circle. Also provide a copy of the First Impressions Activity Sheet on page 34, and a pencil or pen for each participant.
That initiative bore a remarkable resemblance to the "Safety Circle" she founded while at CPSC, and which still exists.
The Circle touches on these themes only glancingly, in the quick glimpse it offers of policemen confiscating newspapers at a corner kiosk, and in the atmosphere of fear and intimidation that reigns over its characters' lives.
This by another circle was embraced, This by a third, which yet a fourth enclosed; Round this a fifth, round that a sixth I traced.
Select Christmas cards with pictures on them that you like, then use the circle pattern to circle the part of the card you want to use for your ornament.
The circle landed on top of triangle, and the square bounced to the ground
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During this session, 43,098 defective metres had been replaced in Multan circle, 28,537 in DG Khan circle, 26,561 in Vehari circle, 42,212 in Bahawalpur circle, 35,412 in Sahiwal circle, 44,936 in Rahim Yar Khan circle, 53,868 in Muzaffagarh circle, 22,893 in Bahawalnager circle and 25,065 defective metres had been replaced in Khanewal circle.