rounder
rounder Lexical Profile
rounder Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
More circular, spherical, or curved in shape than something else; comparative form of round.
"The pebbles along the lower riverbed were smoother and rounder than the jagged stones upstream."
More resonant, mellow, and rich in tone or vocal quality.
"Switching to a wooden mouthpiece gave the clarinet a noticeably warmer, rounder tone."
• noun
North American A person who makes a living by playing cards, gambling, or hustling in games of chance, or a habitual drifter and petty criminal.
"The seasoned rounder knew every backroom poker game in the city and rarely left a table empty-handed."
British In the bat-and-ball game of rounders, a run or point scored by hitting the ball and running around all four bases.
"She struck the ball far into the outfield and sprinted past all four posts to score a full rounder."
A tool or machine used for making something round or cylindrical, such as a dough-shaping machine in a bakery or a woodworking plane.
"After the divider weighed out the portions, the dough passed through a mechanical rounder to form neat, uniform balls."