See Also: circle 1, noun(dictionary)
Circle(money)
circle(encyclopedia)
circle(1)(dictionary)
CIRCLE(finance)
circle(2)(dictionary)
Circle(medicine)
in-circle(dictionary)
Antarctic Circle(encyclopedia)
Rolling circle(medicine)

circle 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?shape?
2 ?arranged in circle?
3 ?group of people?
4 ?theatre?
5 go/run around in circles
6 come/go full circle
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[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old French; Origin: cercle, from Latin circulus, from circus; CIRCUS]
?SHAPE?
a completely round shape, like the letter O
::Draw a circle 10cm in diameter.
::Cut the pastry into circles.
?ARRANGED IN CIRCLE?
a group of people or things arranged in the shape of a circle
::The children stood round in a circle .
circle of
::a circle of chairs
?GROUP OF PEOPLE?
a group of people who know each other and meet regularly, or who have similar interests or jobs
circle of
::a circle of friends
political/legal/literary etc circles
::He's well-known in fashionable circles .
::Johnson was part of the president's inner circle (=the people who have the most influence) .
?THEATRE?
BrE the upper floor of a theatre, that has seats arranged in curved rows
American Equivalent: balcony
go/run around in circles
to think or argue about something without deciding anything or making progress
come/go full circle
also turn full circle BrE to end in the same situation in which you began, even though there have been changes in the time in between
::Sooner or later, fashion comes full circle.
-see also square the circle at square 3 (5)
-see also vicious circle