noun

1. the usual activities in your day

e.g. the doctor made his rounds

Synonym: daily round

2. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

e.g. a round of golf takes about 4 hours

Synonym: round of golf

3. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)

e.g. the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning
the postman's rounds
we enjoyed our round of the local bars

4. any circular or rotating mechanism

e.g. the machine punched out metal circles

Synonym: circle

5. a charge of ammunition for a single shot

Synonym: unit of ammunitionone shot

6. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

Synonym: rungstave

7. an outburst of applause

e.g. there was a round of applause

8. a partsong in which voices follow each other
one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time

e.g. they enjoyed singing rounds

Synonym: troll

9. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

10. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

e.g. he ordered a second round

Synonym: round of drinks

11. a regular route for a sentry or policeman

e.g. in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name

Synonym: beat

12. the course along which communications spread

e.g. the story is going the rounds in Washington

13. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

Synonym: turnbout

14. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

e.g. the never-ending cycle of the seasons

Synonym: cyclerhythm