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Noun
S:
(n)
circular
,
handbill
,
bill
,
broadside
,
broadsheet
,
flier
,
flyer
,
throwaway
(an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution)
"he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
round
,
circular
(having the shape or form of a circle)
see also
similar to
S:
(adj)
apple-shaped
(having the general shape of an apple)
S:
(adj)
ball-shaped
,
global
,
globose
,
globular
,
orbicular
,
spheric
,
spherical
(having the shape of a sphere or ball)
"a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
S:
(adj)
barrel-shaped
(having the general shape of a barrel)
S:
(adj)
bulblike
,
bulbous
,
bulb-shaped
(shaped like a bulb)
S:
(adj)
capitate
(being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip)
S:
(adj)
coccoid
(spherical; like a coccus)
"a coccoid microorganism"
S:
(adj)
cumuliform
(shaped like a cumulus cloud)
S:
(adj)
discoid
,
discoidal
,
disklike
,
disclike
,
disk-shaped
,
disc-shaped
(having a flat circular shape)
S:
(adj)
goblet-shaped
(resembling the shape of a goblet)
S:
(adj)
moonlike
,
moon-round
(resembling the moon in shape)
S:
(adj)
nutlike
(resembling a nut in shape and size)
S:
(adj)
pancake-like
(resembling a pancake in shape)
S:
(adj)
pear-shaped
(having a round shape tapered at one end)
S:
(adj)
pinwheel-shaped
(having the round shape of a pinwheel)
S:
(adj)
ringlike
(having the shape of a ring)
S:
(adj)
roundish
(somewhat round in appearance or form)
S:
(adj)
wheel-like
(round like a wheel)
antonym
derivationally related form
S:
(adj)
circular
,
rotary
,
orbitual
(describing a circle; moving in a circle)
"the circular motion of the wheel"