Round
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; - usually in the plural.
(2): ( n.) Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
(3): ( n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
(4): ( n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
(5): ( n.) The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
(6): ( n.) The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
(7): ( n.) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
(8): ( n.) A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
(9): ( n.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
(10): ( n.) Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
(11): ( n.) The pit of a theater.
(12): ( n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
(13): ( n.) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
(14): ( n.) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
(15): ( v. t.) To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
(16): ( v. t.) To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
(17): ( v. t.) To instruct in elements or first principles.
(18): ( v. t.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
(19): ( v. t.) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
(20): ( v. i.) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
(21): imp. & p. p. of Grind.
(22): ( n.) That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
(23): ( imp. & p. p.) of Grind
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [2]
1 Samuel 3:19 (a) By this type the Lord is promising to Samuel that all his words will be used to profit the hearers, and that none of his sayings will be wasted.
1 Samuel 14:45 (a) In this peculiar way and by this figure the people are asserting that no harm of any kind shall come to Jonathan who had won such a great victory over the Philistines.
Ephesians 3:17 (b) This figure is used to describe the deep-seated faith and trust of one who believes God and believes fully GOD's Word.
Colossians 1:23 (b) By this figure is indicated a firm conviction and a true faith in the teachings of GOD's Word, GOD's Truth.
1 Timothy 3:15 (a) This describes the permanency, the stability, the reliability of the true church of God established by Christ, and of its members who are saved through His Blood.
King James Dictionary [3]
Round, a.
1. Cylindrical circular spherical or globular. Round is applicable to a cylinder as well as to a globe or sphere. We say, the barrel of a musket is round a ball is round a circle is round. 2. Full large as a round sum or price.
