round´ness

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• all´-a|round´ness — all a|round «L uh ROWND», adjective. U.S. 1. able to do many things; useful in many ways; not limited or specialized: »He is an all around football player he runs, passes, and punts. “While we re always looking for good students, you men can help …   Useful english dictionary

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• round — ob·round; round; round·house·man; round·ish; round·let; round·ly; round·man; round·ness; round·sters; semi·round; sur·round·er; un·round; sur·round; round·about·ness; round·ed·ness; round·head·ed·ness; …   English syllables

• round — round1 [ raund ] adjective *** 1. ) shaped like a circle or a ball: Don t worry if the balls of dough aren t perfectly round. A round table will seat more people than a square one. Which hairstyles would look good with a round face like mine? 2.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• round — I [[t]raʊnd[/t]] adj. round•er, round•est, n. adv. prep. v. 1) having a flat, circular form, as a disk or hoop 2) curved like part of a circle, as an outline 3) having a circular cross section, as a cylinder 4) spherical or globular, as a ball 5) …   From formal English to slang

• round´a|bout´ness — round|a|bout «ROWND uh BOWT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not straight; indirect: »a roundabout route, in a roundabout way. SYNONYM(S): circuitous. 2. that surrounds or encircles. 3. cut round at the bottom: »a roundabout coat or jacket …   Useful english dictionary

• round´ed|ness — round|ed «ROWN dihd», adjective. 1. round: »rounded edges. 2. Phonetics. spoken by rounding the lips: »a rounded vowel. The word “joke” has a rounded sound “o.” One can learn to produce the rounded front vowels by practising lip positions before… …   Useful english dictionary

• Ness Computing — is a personal search company. It was founded in October 2009 by Corey Reese, [1] Paul Twohey,[2] Nikhil Raghavan,[3] and Steven Schlansker. [4] The company is headquartered in Los Altos, California. It closed a $5 million (USD) Series A[5] round… …   Wikipedia

• round´head´ed|ness — round|head|ed «ROWND HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. having a round head or top: »a roundheaded screw. 2. with the hair on the head cut short. 3. Architecture. topped with a semicircular arch. –round´head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• round´ish|ness — round|ish «ROWN dihsh», adjective. somewhat round. –round´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary