rounds

name

1. A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of round
2. (plural, plural-only)The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
3. (plural, plural-only)A route taken by someone in authority.

   “the hourly rounds of the night watchman.”

4. (plural, plural-only)A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of round