Dictionary Check: around

"around" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

adverb

in the area or vicinity

Example: "a few spectators standing about"
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adverb

by a circular or circuitous route

Example: "He came all the way around the base"
adverb

used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

Example: "wandering about with no place to go"
Synonyms:
adverb

in a circle or circular motion

Example: "The wheels are spinning around"
adverb

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Example: "lasted approximately an hour"
adverb

in or to a reversed position or direction

Example: "about face"
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