name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹaʊndz/
rhymes with -aʊndz
homophone: rounds
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homophone: Rounds
CMU ARPABET:R AW1 N D Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R AW1 N Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of round
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A route taken by someone in authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
the hourly rounds of the night watchman.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract