roundabout

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Synonyms: round about, runabout, roustabout, round out, rouseabout, around about, roundabouts, rounds out, round-a-bout, round a bout, run about

Antonyms: round about, runabout, roustabout, round out, rouseabout, around about, roundabouts, rounds out, round-a-bout, round a bout, run about

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Adjective

1. [[indirect|Indirect]], [[circuitous]], or [[circumlocutionary]].
2. Encircling; enveloping; [[comprehensive]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK|New Zealand|Ireland|Canada|Australia|and|sometimes|US, especially New England}} A [[road]] [[junction]] at which [[traffic]] [[stream]]s [[circular]]ly around a [[central]] [[island]].
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|British}} A horizontal wheel which [[rotate]]s around a [[central]] [[axis]] when [[push]]ed and on which children ride, often found in [[park]]s as a [[children]]'s [[play]] [[apparatus]].
3. A [[fairground]] [[carousel]].
4. A [[detour]].
5. A short, [[close-fitting]] [[coat]] or [[jacket]] worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
6. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[round dance]].

Verb

1. To play on a roundabout (carousel)
2. To travel round roundabouts
3. To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner

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