Definition of circle

"circle" in the noun sense

1. circle

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

"he calculated the circumference of the circle"

2. set, circle, band, lot

an unofficial association of people or groups

"the smart set goes there"

"they were an angry lot"

3. circle

something approximating the shape of a circle

"the chairs were arranged in a circle"

4. lap, circle, circuit

movement once around a course

"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

5. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

6. R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle

street names for flunitrazepan

7. circle, dress circle

a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house usually the first tier above the orchestra

"they had excellent seats in the dress circle"

8. circle, round

any circular or rotating mechanism

"the machine punched out metal circles"

"circle" in the verb sense

1. circle

travel around something

"circle the globe"

2. circle

move in a circular path above (someone or something

"the plane circled, looking for a landing spot"

3. encircle, circle

form or draw a circle around

"encircle the errors"

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Quotations for circle

The hours fly along in a circle. [ Manilius ]

We are swinging round the circle. [ Andrew Johnson ]

Make knowledge circle with the winds;
But let her herald, Reverence, fly
Before her to whatever sky
Bear seed of men and growth of minds. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

In a narrow circle the mind contracts,
Man grows with his expanded needs. [ Schiller ]

But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be;
Within that circle none durst walk but he. [ John Dryden ]

Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till, by broad spreading it disperse to nought. [ William Shakespeare ]

How beautiful is night!
A dewy freshness fills the silent air.
No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain
Breaks the serene heaven:
In full-orb'd glory yonder moon divine
Rolls through the dark blue depths.
Beneath her steady ray
The desert circle spreads,
Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky.
How beautiful is night! [ Southey ]

Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring. [ Colley Cibber ]

As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts. [ Madame Swetchine ]

The man of meditation is happy, not for an hour or a day, but quite round the circle of his years. [ Isaac Taylor ]

A ring is a circle of vanity, worn on the finger to show off your wealth, and excite the envy of your neighbor. [ E. P. Day ]

Circles and right lines limit and close all bodies, and the mortal rightlined circle must conclude and shut up all. [ Sir Thomas Browne ]

The circle of life is cut up into segments. All lines are equal if they are drawn from the centre and touch the circumference. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

Poesy, drawing within its circle all that is glorious and inspiring, gave itself but little concern as to where its flowers originally grew. [ Karl Ottfried Muller ]

What we call the heart is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school. [ Beaconsfield ]

If a woman be herself pure and noble-hearted, she will come into every circle as a person does into a heated room, who carries with him the freshness of the woods where he has been walking. [ Frances Power Cobbe ]

A man's longest purposes will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the short arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle. [ Charles H. Parkhurst ]

The enthusiast has been compared to a man walking in a fog; everything immediately around him, or in contact with him, appears sufficiently clear and luminous; but beyond the little circle of which he himself is the centre, all is mist and error and confusion. [ Colton ]

Fetch a spray from the wood and place it on your mantel-shelf, and your household ornaments will seem plebeian beside its nobler fashion and bearing. It will wave superior there, as if used to a more refined and polished circle. It has a salute and response to all your enthusiasm and heroism. [ Thoreau ]

Individuals may wear for a time the glory of our institutions, but they carry it not to the grave with them. Like raindrops from heaven, they may pass through the circle of the shining bow and add to its luster; but when they have sunk in the earth again, the proud arch still spans the sky and shines gloriously on. [ James A. Garfield ]

Whosoever shall look heedfully upon those who are eminent for their riches will not think their condition such as that he should hazard his quiet, and much less his virtue, to obtain it, for all that great wealth generally gives above a moderate fortune is more room for the freaks of caprice, and more privilege for ignorance and vice, a quicker succession of flatteries, and a larger circle of voluptuousness. [ Johnson ]

circle in Scrabble®

The word circle is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters circle:

CIRCLE
(39)
CLERIC
(39)
CLERIC
(39)
CIRCLE
(39)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word circle

CIRCLE
(39)
CIRCLE
(39)
CIRCLE
(33)
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(12)
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(12)
CIRCLE
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CIRCLE
(11)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In circle

CIRCLE
(39)
CLERIC
(39)
CLERIC
(39)
CIRCLE
(39)
CIRCLE
(33)
CLERIC
(33)
CLERIC
(33)
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CLERIC
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(32)
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CLERIC
(32)
CLERIC
(30)
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RELIC
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circle in Words With Friends™

The word circle is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters circle:

CLERIC
(69)
CLERIC
(69)
CIRCLE
(69)
CIRCLE
(69)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word circle

CIRCLE
(69)
CIRCLE
(69)
CIRCLE
(63)
CIRCLE
(63)
CIRCLE
(52)
CIRCLE
(52)
CIRCLE
(51)
CIRCLE
(45)
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CIRCLE
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(39)
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(34)
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(30)
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CIRCLE
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(15)
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(15)
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(15)
CIRCLE
(14)
CIRCLE
(14)
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(14)
CIRCLE
(13)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In circle

CLERIC
(69)
CLERIC
(69)
CIRCLE
(69)
CIRCLE
(69)
CIRCLE
(63)
CLERIC
(63)
CIRCLE
(63)
CLERIC
(63)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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(45)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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Words within the letters of circle

2 letter words in circle (2 words)

3 letter words in circle (3 words)

4 letter words in circle (7 words)

5 letter words in circle (1 word)

6 letter words in circle (Anagrams) (2 words)

circle + 1 blank (6 words)

Word Growth involving circle

Shorter words in circle

(No shorter words found)

Longer words containing circle

circled encircled unencircled

circled recircled

circler circlers encirclers

circler encircler encirclers

circles encircles

circles greatcircles

circles hypercircles

circles oricircles

circles recircles

circles semicircles

circlet circlets

encircle encircled unencircled

encircle encirclement encirclements

encircle encircler encirclers

encircle encircles

greatcircle greatcircles

hypercircle hypercircles

oricircle oricircles

recircle recircled

recircle recircles

semicircle semicircles