rounds

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/ˈɹaʊndz/

noun

The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.

“the hourly rounds of the night watchman.”

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Meanings

rounds1

noun
  1. pluralplural of round
nounrounds pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
  2. pluralplural onlyA route taken by someone in authority.

    the hourly rounds of the night watchman.

  3. pluralplural onlycampanologyA descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of round

Rounds2

proper nounRounds (plural Roundses)

plural Roundses

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

Translations

Esperanto rundoj
  • rundojroute taken by someone in authority
Polish regularne wizyty
  • regularne wizytyroute taken by someone in authority
Russian обход
  • обход (obxod)route taken by someone in authority

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rounds

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

rounds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounds

MLA

“rounds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounds. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rounds,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounds.

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