Definition of around

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Around (adv.) In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town..

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Welt :: Welt (n.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends..
Heterotricha :: Heterotricha (n. pl.) A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior end..
Neckcloth :: Neckcloth (n.) A piece of any fabric worn around the neck.
Whip :: Whip (v. i.) To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner..
Circumfulgent :: Circumfulgent (a.) Shining around or about.
Planula :: Planula (n.) In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula. Sometimes used as synonymous with gastrula..
Lap :: Lap (n.) One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported..
Ken :: Ken (v. i.) To look around.
Moat :: Moat (n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch..
Areola :: Areola (n.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule..
Starter :: Start (v. i.) The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse..
Hilling :: Hilling (n.) The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
Phoronis :: Phoronis (n.) A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its larva (Actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis.
Boulevard :: Boulevard (n.) A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.
Neckband :: Neckband (n.) A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a garment..
Chase :: Chase (v. i.) To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor..
Perivisceral :: Perivisceral (a.) Around the viscera; as, the perivisceral cavity..
Periastron :: Periastron (n.) That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter..
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging..
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