round robin (English, noun)
expansion: round robin (plural round robins)
Senses:
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A document (usually containing a complaint or petition) originally with the signatures arranged in a circle, and later often alphabetically, to disguise the order of signing and to indicate that the signatories are collectively responsible for it.
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attributive
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A letter which is reproduced and sent to several people; specifically, one containing personal news sent at a particular time of year, often Christmas; a circular letter.
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glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A letter or piece of writing which is circulated among members of a group, to which each person makes a contribution before sending it to another person; also, a packet of letters circulated regularly in a fixed order among a group (often family members), whereby each person replaces their previous contribution with a new letter, and then sends the packet to the next recipient.
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attributive
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A form of trading involving a packet of items which is circulated among members of a group, whereby each person take the items they want and replaces them with items of similar value, and then sends the packet to the next recipient.
tags: also
attributive
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A long, often tedious, list or piece of writing; a laundry list, a litany.
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figuratively
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A method of making use of several similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn (for example, sending data to a destination down several communication links in turn to achieve greater combined speed).
tags: also
attributive
topics: gambling
games
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A form of bet on the full set of possible combinations from a group of events, racehorses, teams, etc., such as the outcomes A and B, B and C, and A and C from a group consisting of A, B, and C.
tags: also
attributive
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
The MIDI technique of using different sampled versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally repetitive effect.
tags: also
attributive
topics: games
gaming
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A method of dividing loot among a party of players by having the game assign loot, or an enemy corpse to loot, to each player in turn.
tags: Internet
also
attributive
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A small pancake.
tags: Devon
also
archaic
attributive
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A group activity in which the members take turns to perform an action.
tags: also
attributive
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.
tags: also
attributive
often
topics: Christianity
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
The consecrated host used in the Eucharist.
qualifier: obsolete except historical
tags: also
attributive
derogatory
topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A small ruff worn around the neck.
qualifier: obsolete except historical
tags: also
attributive
topics: road
transport
glosses: Senses relating to something with a round shape, or which goes around.
A rim attached to the end of an axle of a horse carriage to prevent dirt from obstructing the axle's rotation; also, a loop from which a component of a horse carriage (such as a pole or spring) is suspended.
tags: also
attributive
obsolete
glosses: Senses relating to people, animals, or plants.
Any of various marine fish of the genus Decapterus often called scads which have a body with an almost round cross section, especially the round scad (Decapterus punctatus); also, any of various other fish regarded as having a somewhat round shape.
tags: Caribbean
US
glosses: Senses relating to people, animals, or plants.
The fishing frog or sea devil (Lophius piscatorius), a species of monkfish.
tags: Cornwall
archaic
glosses: Senses relating to people, animals, or plants.
Any of various hedgerow plants with pink flowers, especially a red campion (Silene dioica).
qualifier: southwest England
tags: archaic
glosses: Senses relating to people, animals, or plants.
A chiefly derogatory nickname for a man.
tags: obsolete
glosses: Senses relating to people, animals, or plants.
A freshwater sunfish native to eastern North America, either the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) or the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus).
tags: Canada
US
obsolete
rare
Forms:
form: round robins
tags: plural
form: round-robin
tags: alternative