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roundabout

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Adjective

  1. Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
  2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.

Noun

  1. A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
  2. 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.
  3. A fairground carousel.
  4. A detour.
  5. A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
  6. A round dance.

Verb

  1. To play on a roundabout (carousel)
  2. To travel round roundabouts
  3. To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner

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