noun

1. movement once around a course

e.g. he drove an extra lap just for insurance

Synonym: lapcircuit

2. any circular or rotating mechanism

e.g. the machine punched out metal circles

Synonym: round

3. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house
usually the first tier above the orchestra

e.g. they had excellent seats in the dress circle

Synonym: dress circle

4. street names for flunitrazepan

Synonym: R-2Mexican valiumrophyroperoofyroachforget me drug

5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

e.g. the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

Synonym: traffic circlerotaryroundabout

6. an unofficial association of people or groups

e.g. the smart set goes there
they were an angry lot

Synonym: setbandlot

7. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length
a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

e.g. he calculated the circumference of the circle

8. something approximating the shape of a circle

e.g. the chairs were arranged in a circle

noun

1. putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow

e.g. the planting of corn is hard work

2. the act of fixing firmly in place

e.g. he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway

3. a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area

e.g. the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner