enclose in a circle
1circle — circler, n. /serr keuhl/, n., v., circled, circling. n. 1. a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x2 + y2 = r2. 2. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve. 3.… …
2circle — /ˈsɜkəl / (say serkuhl) noun 1. a closed plane curve which is at all points equidistant from a fixed point within it, called the centre. 2. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve: to colour in the circles. 3. any circular object,… …
3circle — cir•cle [[t]ˈsɜr kəl[/t]] n. v. cled, cling 1) math. a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center 2) math. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve 3) any circular or ringlike… …
4enclose — vb Enclose, envelop, fence, pen, coop, corral, cage, wall mean to surround so as to shut in or confine actually or apparently. Enclose implies a shutting in by barriers (as walls) or in an enveloping cover (as a case); the term may be used… …
5circle — [n1] orb, loop, round figure amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo …
6circle — n *set, coterie, clique Analogous words: friends, acquaintances, intimates (see singular nouns at FRIEND): associates, companions, comrades (see singular nouns at ASSOCIATE) circle vb 1 *surround, environ, encircle, encompass, compass, hem, gird …
7enclose — [v] put inside, surround blockade, block off, bound, box up, cage, circle, circumscribe, close in, confine, coop, corral, cover, encase, encircle, encompass, enfold, enshroud, environ, fence, fence off*, hedge, hem in*, imbue, immure, implant,… …
8circle — Synonyms and related words: O, acquaintance, advance, alentours, alternate, ambience, ambit, anklet, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, antisun, aphelion, apogee, arc, arena, areola, armlet, arsis, ascend, associates, astronomical longitude,… …
9circle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cercle, from Anglo French, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus circle, circus, from or akin to Greek krikos, kirkos ring; akin to Old English hring ring more at ring Date: 14th… …
10circle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encircle, ring, girdle; circumnavigate; circumscribe, compass. n. circumference; circuit; ring, circlet; disk; set, clique. See party, circularity, circumscription. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A round… …
