| ADJECTIVE | all | roundabout, circuitous | marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct |
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| all | roundabout, devious, circuitous | deviating from a straight course | |
| NOUN | artifact | roundabout, traffic circle, circle, rotary | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island |
| artifact | roundabout, carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement |
| Sounds | raw'ndahbaw.t | |
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| Rhymes | about ... workout: 67 rhymes with awt... | |
| Meaning | marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct. | |
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| Synonym | circuitous | |
| Broader | indirect | Extended senses |
| Meaning | deviating from a straight course. | |
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| Example | "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" | |
| Synonyms | devious, circuitous | |
| Broader | indirect | not direct in spatial dimension |
| Spanish | indirecto, sinuosa, sinuoso, tortuosa, tortuoso | |
| Catalan | indirecte | |
| Meaning | A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. | |
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| Synonyms | traffic circle, circle, rotary | |
| Part of | road, route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation |
| Broader | junction | The place where two or more things come together |
| Spanish | glorieta, redondel, rotonda | |
| Catalan | rotonda | |
| Meaning | A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement. | |
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| Synonyms | carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig | |
| Broader | ride | A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement |
| Spanish | caballitos, calesita, carrusel, tiovivo | |
| Catalan | carrusel, carrussel, cavallets | |
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