Adj.

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all-round - many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

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all

1. the whole (of). He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.

2. every one (of a group) when taken together. They were all present; All men are equal.

1. entirely. all alone; dressed all in white.

2. (with the) much; even. Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.

(usually with the) a signal or formal statement that a time of danger etc is over. They sounded the all-clear after the air-raid.

using the greatest effort possible. an all-out attempt.

1. including or applying to every part, person, thing etc. an all-round pay rise.

2. good at all parts of a subject etc. an all-round sportsman.

a person who is good at many kinds of work, sport etc.

(also ATV) a small vehicle, looking like a small tractor, that can travel fast on rough ground.

the whole time (that something was happening). I knew the answer all along.

1. all at the same time. Don't eat those cakes all at once!

2. suddenly. All at once the light went out.

with everything included. Is that the price all in?

considering everything. We haven't done badly, all in all.

2. finished. The excitement's all over now.

3. everywhere. We've been looking all over for you!

1. unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc. You look ill. Are you all right?

2. an expression of agreement to do something. `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.'

in total, when everything is added up. I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.

Write all right (not alright).

round

1. shaped like a circle or globe. a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.

2. rather fat; plump. a round face.

1. in the opposite direction. He turned round.

2. in a circle. They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.

3. from one person to another. They passed the letter round; The news went round.

4. from place to place. We drove round for a while.

5. in circumference. The tree measured two metres round.

6. to a particular place, usually a person's home. Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?

1. on all sides of. There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.

2. passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place). They ran round the tree.

3. changing direction at. He came round the corner.

4. in or to all parts of. The news spread all round the town.

1. a complete circuit. a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.

2. a regular journey one takes to do one's work. a postman's round.

3. a burst of cheering, shooting etc. They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.

4. a single bullet, shell etc. five hundred rounds of ammunition.

5. a stage in a competition etc. The winners of the first round will go through to the next.

6. a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.

to go round. The car rounded the corner.

curved; like part of the line forming a circle. a rounded arch.

plainly; rudely. He rebuked her roundly.

a doctor's visits to his patients. The doctor is (out) on his rounds.

complete. It was an all-round success.

a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game.

1. a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.

2. a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.

not direct. a roundabout route.

the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers. Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).

with stooping shoulders.

1. (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).

2. a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.

surrounding. There were people all round him.

1. surrounding. She sat with her children round about her.

2. near. There are not many houses round about.

3. approximately. There must have been round about a thousand people there.

1. to make something smooth etc. He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.

2. to complete successfully. He rounded off his career by becoming president.

to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.

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