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The Meaning of around

  • (adv.) In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
  • (adv.) In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
  • (adv.) Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.
  • (prep.) On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
  • (prep.) From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner.

Synonyms

well-nigh , virtually , or so , roughly , just about , some , nigh , most , about , nearly , more or less , almost , near , approximately , close to , round , rough , somewhat , slightly

Rhymes

abound , aground , allentown , ashdown , astound , background , baytown , beantown , bound , breakdown , bridgetown , brown , browne , browned , campground , charlestown , charlottetown , chinatown , clampdown , closedown , clown , comedown , compound , confound , cooperstown , countdown , crackdown , crosstown , crown , crowne , crowned , down , downe , downed , downingtown , downtown , drown , drowned , earthbound , eastbound , elizabethtown , expound , facedown , fairground , foreground , found , foxhound , freetown , frown , frowned , georgetown , germantown , godown , gown , gowned , greyhound , ground , hidebound , hoedown , homebound , hometown , horehound , hound , impound , inbound , jamestown , johnstown , knockdown , letdown , levittown , lockdown , lowdown , lown , markdown , marshalltown , mccoun , mccown , mcgown , mcquown , meltdown , merry-go-round , middletown , midtown , morgantown , motown , mound , newfound , newtown , newtowne , noun , outbound , playground , pound , profound , propound , provincetown , rebound , redound , renown , renowned , resound , round , run-down , rundown , shakedown , shoun , showdown , shutdown , slowdown , snowbound , sound , southbound , southdown , spellbound , stound , sundown , surround , swound , touchdown , town , towne , turnaround , turndown , ultrasound , unbound , underground , unsound , unwound , uptown , watertown , westbound , williamstown , wound , yorktown , youngstown