Definition of circle

• n. - A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.
• n. - The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
• n. - An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.
• n. - A round body; a sphere; an orb.
• n. - Compass; circuit; inclosure.
• n. - A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
• n. - A circular group of persons; a ring.
• n. - A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
• n. - A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
• n. - Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
• n. - A territorial division or district.
• n. - To move around; to revolve around.
• n. - To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
• v. i. - To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.