Thesaurus: roundabout

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1. a. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
2. a. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
3. n. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.
4. n. A dance performed in a circle.
5. n. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
6. n. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
7. adj. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
8. adj. deviating from a straight course
9. n. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
10. n. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
11. 1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. We have taken a terrible roundabout road. Burke. 2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout sense." Locke. 1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart. 2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith. 3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. 4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper.
12. j:55/n:45 n a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island n a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement s marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct s deviating from a straight course