Collocations with "round"

70 collocations found

spin6.5
strap round

a strap encircling something

strap6.5
round a/the coastline

Moving on a path that surrounds the coastline.

coastline6.4
round figure

a number ending in 0 or 5, for convenience

figure6.4
invite round

To invite someone to your home.

invite6.4
twist round

to turn to face a different direction; to wrap something around another thing

twist6.4
strap round

to fasten something with a strap that goes around it

strap6.3
tighten round

to close or hold more firmly around something

tighten6.3
fence round

a fence that surrounds something

fence6.2
wrap round

to put something around another thing

wrap6.2
bandage round sth

A bandage wrapped round a limb or wound.

bandage6.0
round belly

Describes a belly with a curved, circular shape.

belly6.0
round bracket

Used to enclose extra information. Refers to the symbols ( and ). Also known as parenthesis.

bracket6.0
circulate round

To move or spread within a defined area or group.

circulate6.0
cluster round

to gather around someone or something

cluster6.0
drape round

To wrap something around someone or something.

drape6.0
orbit round

the path of one object in space around another one

orbit6.0
paper round

A job, especially for a child, of delivering newspapers to people's homes.

paper6.0
sail round

Similar to 'sail around', more common in British English.

sail6.0
clamp round

to put one's arms or another object tightly around something

clamp5.8
switch round

to change the positions of things

switch5.7
border round sth

a decorative strip surrounding something

border5.5
curl round

To form a curved or spiral shape around something.

curl5.5
round of drinks

a set of drinks for a group of people, bought by one person

drink5.5
glance round

to look around in different directions

glance5.5
sling sth round

British English equivalent of 'around', to place something encircling something or someone

sling5.5
round of toast

a serving of toast, typically two slices

toast5.5
round tower

a tower with a circular shape

tower5.5
veer round

to change direction to face the opposite way

veer5.2
round of sandwiches

A set of sandwiches, typically one for each person in a group.

sandwich5.1