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ROUNDABOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
Synonyms:
carousel; carrousel; merry-go-round; roundabout; whirligig
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("roundabout" is a kind of...):
ride (a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Example:
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Synonyms:
circle; rotary; roundabout; traffic circle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("roundabout" is a kind of...):
junction (the place where two or more things come together)
Holonyms ("roundabout" is a part of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deviating from a straight course
Example:
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
Synonyms:
circuitous; devious; roundabout
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
Example:
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
Synonyms:
circuitous; roundabout
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)
