roundabout

1. a. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. Source: opted

2. a. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. Source: opted

3. n. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Source: opted

4. n. A dance performed in a circle. Source: opted

5. n. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. Source: opted

6. n. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Source: opted

7. adj. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct Source: wordnet

8. adj. deviating from a straight course Source: wordnet

9. n. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island Source: wordnet

10. n. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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