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circle 1, noun (oh) and adipose tissue (sh)


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

adipose tissue (sh)




or fatty tissue

Connective tissue consisting mainly of fat cells, specialized to synthesize and contain large globules of fat, within a structural network of fibres.

It is found mainly under the skin but also in deposits between the muscles, in the intestines and in their membrane folds, around the heart, and elsewhere. The fat stored in this tissue comes from dietary fats or is produced in the body. It acts as a fuel reserve for times of starvation or great exertion, helps conserve body heat, and forms pads between organs.