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1.nounA non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
2.nounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
3.nounAnything which radiates or emits rays.
4.nounA device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
5.noun(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
6.nounA type of antenna.
7.nounA way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
8.nounA road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation."We travelled to the seaside by road."
9.nounA path chosen in life or career.
10.nounAn underground tunnel in a mine.
11.nounA railway or a single railway track.
12.nounThe act of riding on horseback.
13.nounA hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
14.noun(often in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
15.nounA journey, or stage of a journey.
16.nounA way or route.
17.nounA circular or spherical object or part of an object.
18.nounA circular or repetitious route."The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."
19.nounA general outburst from a group of people at an event."The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."
20.nounA song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
21.nounA serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group."They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes."
22.nounA single individual portion or dose of medicine.
23.nounOne sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
24.nounA long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
25.nounA firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
26.nounOne of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
27.nounA stage, level, set of events in a game
28.noun(drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
29.nounA strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes."All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices."
30.noun(butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
31.nounA rung, as of a ladder.
32.nounA crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
33.nounA series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution."the round of the seasons a round of pleasures"
34.nounA course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
35.nounA series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
36.nounA circular dance.
37.nounRotation, as in office; succession.
38.nounA general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
39.nounAn assembly; a group; a circle."a round of politicians"
40.nounA brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
41.nounA vessel filled, as for drinking.
42.nounA round-top.
43.nounA round of beef.
44.nounA whisper; whispering.
45.nounDiscourse; song.
46.nounThe distance between the front and rear sights of a firearm.