roundabout

roundabout is a 10-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
2. adjective. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
3. noun. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.
4. noun. A dance performed in a circle.
5. noun. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
6. noun. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
7. noun. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

   Synonyms: carousel, carrousel, whirligig

8. noun. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

   "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

   Synonyms: circle, rotary

9. adjective. deviating from a straight course

   "a scenic but devious route"

   "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"

   Synonyms: circuitous, devious

10. adjective. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

    "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"

    "a roundabout paragraph"

    Synonyms: circuitous

Synonyms

carousel, carrousel, whirligig, circle, rotary, circuitous, devious

Common word forms

roundabouts, roundaboutly, roundaboutness

Words from these letters

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