The difference between Round and Whole

When used as nouns, round means a circular or spherical object or part of an object, whereas whole means something complete, without any parts missing.

Round is also verb with the meaning: to shape something into a curve.

Round is also adjective with the meaning: circular or cylindrical.

Whole is also adverb with the meaning: in entirety.

check bellow for the other definitions of Round and Whole

  1. Round as an adjective (physical):

    Shape. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction. Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves. Plump.

    Examples:

    "We sat at a round table to make conversation easier."

    "The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat."

    "Our child's bed has round corners for safety."

  2. Round as an adjective:

    Complete, whole, not lacking.

    Examples:

    "The baker sold us a round dozen."

  3. Round as an adjective (of a [[number]]):

    Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

    Examples:

    "One hundred is a nice round number."

  4. Round as an adjective (linguistics):

    Pronounced with the lips drawn together.

  5. Round as an adjective:

    Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.

    Examples:

    "a round answer;  a round oath"

  6. Round as an adjective:

    Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.

  7. Round as an adjective:

    Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.

  8. Round as an adjective:

    Large in .

    Examples:

    "a round sum"

  9. Round as an adjective (authorship, of a fictional character):

    Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.

    Examples:

    "ant flat"

  1. Round as a noun:

    A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

  2. Round as a noun:

    A circular or repetitious route.

    Examples:

    "hospital rounds'"

    "The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."

  3. Round as a noun:

    A general outburst from a group of people at an event.

    Examples:

    "The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."

  4. Round as a noun:

    A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.

  5. Round as a noun:

    A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.

    Examples:

    "They brought us a [[round]] of drinks about every thirty minutes."

  6. Round as a noun:

    A single individual portion or dose of medicine.

  7. Round as a noun:

    One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).

  8. Round as a noun (arts):

    A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.

  9. Round as a noun:

    A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.

  10. Round as a noun (sports):

    One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.

  11. Round as a noun (sports):

    A stage in a competition.

    Examples:

    "qualifying rounds of the championship"

  12. Round as a noun (sports):

    In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.

  13. Round as a noun (engineering, drafting, CAD):

    A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.

  14. Round as a noun:

    A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.

    Examples:

    "All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices."

  15. Round as a noun (butchery):

    The hindquarters of a bovine.

  16. Round as a noun (dated):

    A rung, as of a ladder.

  17. Round as a noun:

    A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.

  18. Round as a noun:

    A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.

    Examples:

    "the round of the seasons;  a round of pleasures"

  19. Round as a noun:

    A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.

  20. Round as a noun:

    A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.

  21. Round as a noun:

    A circular dance.

  22. Round as a noun:

    Rotation, as in office; succession.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Holyday"

  23. Round as a noun:

    A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.

  24. Round as a noun:

    An assembly; a group; a circle.

    Examples:

    "a round of politicians"

  25. Round as a noun:

    A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.

  26. Round as a noun (archaic):

    A vessel filled, as for drinking.

  27. Round as a noun (nautical):

    A round-top.

  28. Round as a noun:

    A round of beef.

  1. Round as a preposition (rare, _, in US):

    Examples:

    "I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat."

  1. Round as an adverb:

  1. Round as a verb (transitive):

    To shape something into a curve.

    Examples:

    "The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."

  2. Round as a verb (intransitive):

    To become shaped into a curve.

  3. Round as a verb (with "out"):

    To finish; to complete; to fill out.

    Examples:

    "She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class."

  4. Round as a verb (intransitive):

    To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

    Examples:

    "Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred."

  5. Round as a verb (transitive):

    To turn past a boundary.

    Examples:

    "Helen watched him until he rounded the corner."

  6. Round as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).

    Examples:

    "As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm."

  7. Round as a verb (transitive, baseball):

    To advance to home plate.

    Examples:

    "And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones."

  8. Round as a verb (transitive):

    To go round, pass, go past.

  9. Round as a verb:

    To encircle; to encompass.

  10. Round as a verb:

    To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.

  11. Round as a verb (medicine, colloquial):

    To do ward rounds.

  12. Round as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.

  13. Round as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To go or turn round; to wheel about.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tennyson"

  1. Round as a verb (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.

  2. Round as a verb (transitive, archaic, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

    "rfquotek Holland"

  1. Round as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    A whisper; whispering.

  2. Round as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    Discourse; song.

  1. Whole as an adjective:

    Entire.

    Examples:

    "I ate a whole fish."

    "I brought a whole lot of balloons for the party.'' ''She ate a whole bunch of french fries."

  2. Whole as an adjective:

    Sound, uninjured, healthy.

    Examples:

    "He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state."

  3. Whole as an adjective (of food):

    From which none of its constituents has been removed.

    Examples:

    "'whole wheat; whole milk"

  4. Whole as an adjective (mining):

    As yet unworked.

  1. Whole as an adverb (colloquial):

    In entirety; entirely; wholly.

    Examples:

    "I ate a fish whole!"

  1. Whole as a noun:

    Something complete, without any parts missing.

    Examples:

    "This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole."

  2. Whole as a noun:

    An entirety.

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