roundabout
roundabout is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 35 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout sense." Locke.
- 2.A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart.
- 3.A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith.
- 4.A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
- 5.A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- ambages
- backhanded
- beat
- bush
- cherry
- circuit
- circuition
- circuitous
- circumbendibus
- course
- dance
- detour
- deviate
- deviation
- digression
- from
- indirect
- lead
- loop
- make
- meander
- out
- perform
- pillar
- post
- pretty
- round
- side
- the
- two
- way
- wind
- winding
- zigzag
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is roundabout.
- What is encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout sense." Locke called?
- What is a horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart called?
- What is a dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith called?
- What is a short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc called?
- What is a state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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