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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