- all-round
- all-round (US all-around) ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a great many abilities or uses. 2) in many or all respects.
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All round — Round Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
All-round — Round Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all-round — adj. prenom. 1. many sided. an all round athlete Syn: all around(prenominal), well rounded [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all-round — See all round, all around … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
all-round — adj. All round is used with these nouns: ↑athlete, ↑education, ↑improvement, ↑performance, ↑sportsman, sportswoman … Collocations dictionary
All round defence — is a defensive posture, usually adopted in times of confusion by all military units from squad up. In a prepared position, all round defence is adopted so that the unit is capable of observing all ground and directing fire onto the observed… … Wikipedia
all-round, all-around — In such phrases as all round man and all round athlete, this hyphenated adjective is preferable to its twin, all around. In this sense, round provides the idea of completeness or fullness, whereas around suggests position with relationship to a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
all round — Synonyms and related words: all about, all over, all over hell, and everywhere, around, every which way, everywhence, everywhere, everywheres, everywhither, far and near, far and wide, from every quarter, here, high and low, in all creation, in… … Moby Thesaurus
all-round — variant of all around … New Collegiate Dictionary
all-round — /awl rownd /, adj. all around. * * * … Universalium
all-round — adjective a) having a wide scope b) having many skills etc Syn: all around, well rounded … Wiktionary
