n. 1 disc or chiefly US disk, ring, hoop, loop, band, wheel, annulus, ringlet; cordon Using a compass, he carefully drew a circle We formed a circle around the speaker. 2 set, coterie, clique, class, division, group, crowd; society, fellowship, fraternity, company John and I don't move in the same circles
v. 3 encircle, circumambulate, go round or around, tour; circumnavigate For exercise, I circle the lake in the park every morning 4 encircle, surround, gird, enclose, circumscribe Twenty small diamonds circle each star sapphire