roundabout
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
- Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
Noun
- A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
- A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.
- A fairground carousel.
- A detour.
- A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
- A round dance.
Verb
- To play on a roundabout (carousel)
- To travel round roundabouts
- To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner
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