circle

Noun circle has 8 senses

• circle(n = noun.shape) - ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
has particulars: circle of curvature, osculating circle, circlet, equator, epicycle
has parts: arc
is a kind of ellipse, oval
Derived form adjective circular₁

• circle(n = noun.group) band, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
is a kind of social group
has particulars: car pool, camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, cohort, confederacy, conspiracy, four hundred, horsey set, horsy set, jet set, company, party