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1 round-shouldered
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2 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
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round-shouldered — adj someone who is round shouldered has shoulders that are bent forwards or slope downwards … Dictionary of contemporary English
Round-shouldered — Round shoul dered, a. Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round backed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round-shouldered — [round′shōl΄dərd] adj. stooped because the shoulders are bent forward … English World dictionary
round-shouldered — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone is round shouldered, they bend forward when they sit or stand, and their shoulders are curved rather than straight. Cissie was round shouldered and dumpy … English dictionary
round-shouldered — round shoul·dered rau̇n(d) shōl dərd adj having the shoulders stooping or rounded … Medical dictionary
round-shouldered — round shoul|dered [ ,raund ʃouldərd ] adjective with shoulders that are bent forward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
round-shouldered — round′ shoul′dered adj. having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
round-shouldered — adjective having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect a little oldish misshapen stooping woman • Syn: ↑hunched, ↑round backed, ↑stooped, ↑stooping, ↑crooked • Similar to: ↑unerect … Useful english dictionary
round-shouldered — adjective Date: 1586 having the shoulders stooping or rounded … New Collegiate Dictionary
round-shouldered — /rownd shohl deuhrd, shohl /, adj. having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
round-shouldered — adjective Having a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward … Wiktionary
