circle
US /ˈsɚkəl/
・UK /'sɜ:kl/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A perfectly round shape
We held hands and sat down in a circle around the campfire
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To go all the way around something
It takes more than an hour to circle this entire lake by foot
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A group of people who share a common interest
She has a large social circle
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To enclose in something round by surrounding it
Please circle the correct answer with a pencil, not a pen
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).
Draw a circle with a compass.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Move in a circle around.
The hawk circled above the field.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A curved upper tier of seats in a theatre or opera house.
We had seats in the upper circle.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A continuous period or sequence.
The seasons follow a predictable circle.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Draw a circle around.
Circle the correct answer.
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The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
- The coefficient of drag for a circle is just 0.47, while a square is 1.05, so by rounding a shape we can reduce the drag by more than half,
The coefficient of drag for a circle is just 0.47, while a square is 1.05, so by rounding a shape we can reduce the drag by more than half,
- low horsepower vehicles. The coefficient of
drag for a circle is just 0.47, while a square
low horsepower vehicles. The coefficient of drag for a circle is just 0.47, while a square
Fidget Spinner Haters!
- You can use it to draw the perfect circle, the perfect flower, brush your teeth faster, get some spinners on your rims, you know, look like a baller, or like a ceiling fan for really tiny people, a lazy Susan for really lazy people, test your eyesight.
You can use it to draw the perfect circle, the perfect flower, brush your teeth faster, get some spinners on your rims, you know, look like a baller, or like a ceiling fan for really tiny people, a lazy Susan for really lazy people, test your eyesight.
- Or you could use it to draw the perfect circle?
Or you could use it to draw the perfect circle?
Jimmy O. Yang Says There's No Stand-up Comedy In China
- >> Stephen: THAT'S A FULL CIRCLE RIGHT THERE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A FULL CIRCLE RIGHT THERE.
- That is a sweet full circle right there.
That is a sweet full circle right there.
30 Things to do in Montreal | Top Attractions Travel Guide
- On Sunday afternoons you'll find a huge drumming circle on the east end of Mount Royal.
On Sunday afternoons you'll find a huge drumming circle on the east end of Mount Royal.
- Summers in Montreal are a lot of fun. On Sunday
afternoons you'll find a huge drumming circle
Summers in Montreal are a lot of fun. On Sunday afternoons you'll find a huge drumming circle
How to be a Friend to Yourself
- Our folly doesn't exclude them from the circle of their love.
Our folly doesn't exclude them from the circle of their love.
- Our folly, doesn't exclude them from the circle of their love.
Our folly, doesn't exclude them from the circle of their love.
It’s Not Just the U.S. Why Are World Leaders So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat
- The one thing that political scientists worry about is essentially a vicious circle where young people get demoralized because they feel like their options are only older leaders.
The one thing that political scientists worry about is essentially a vicious circle where young people get demoralized because they feel like their options are only older leaders.
- is essentially a vicious circle where young people
is essentially a vicious circle where young people
Millennials Are Still The Stupidest Generation. Brad Upton
- That circle doesn't have to be empty
That circle doesn't have to be empty
- to a traffic circle and stopped,
to a traffic circle and stopped,
Japan changes tradition for foreigners
- So for example, one symbol that Japan has traditionally been using on their maps is an H and a circle, which stands for hotel.
So for example, one symbol that Japan has traditionally been using on their maps is an H and a circle, which stands for hotel.
- And overall, 61% of people said the person sleeping in the bed is a much easier symbol to understand, whereas only 18% of people said, "Ah yeah, I can get hotel from the H and the circle." So the little sleepy bed man symbol is one of the new symbols that they're proposing be used.
And overall, 61% of people said the person sleeping in the bed is a much easier symbol to understand, whereas only 18% of people said, "Ah yeah, I can get hotel from the H and the circle." So the little sleepy bed man symbol is one of the new symbols that they're proposing be used.
The Pizza Equation
- It all comes down to the the area of a circle - that equation you may have heard when you
It all comes down to the the area of a circle - that equation you may have heard when you
- It all comes down to the area of a circle—that equation you may have heard of when you were young—where the area is equal to πr2, r being the radius.
It all comes down to the area of a circle—that equation you may have heard of when you were young—where the area is equal to πr2, r being the radius.
BOX SET: English In A Minute 7 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!
- I'm in the BBC building now. Tonight I will go home, and tomorrow I will come back here. Like a full circle.
I'm in the BBC building now. Tonight I will go home, and tomorrow I will come back here. Like a full circle.
- I am at work now and tonight I will go back home. I am not at home now but tonight I will go back. Half the circle.
I am at work now and tonight I will go back home. I am not at home now but tonight I will go back. Half the circle.