Merry-go-round

  • 31merry go round — carousel, children s ride that goes round and round …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32merry-go-round — mer′ry go round n. 1) a revolving circular platform with wooden horses, benches, etc., on which people ride, usu. to the accompaniment of music, as at an amusement park or carnival; carousel 2) a whirl or busy round, as of events or activities •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33merry-go-round — /mer ee goh rownd /, n. 1. Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of… …

    Universalium

  • 34ˈmerry-go-ˌround — noun [C] a machine with models of animals that children ride on as it turns round …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 35merry-go-round — /ˈmɛri goʊ ˌraʊnd / (say meree goh .rownd) noun 1. a revolving machine, as a circular platform fitted with wooden horses, etc., on which persons, especially children, ride for amusement; carousel. 2. any whirl or rapid round of events, social… …

  • 36merry-go-round — An amusement device having carriages or wooden horses upon a revolving platform, particularly appealing to children. Condon v Forest Park, 278 111 218, 115 NE 825. A figure of speech for a continual round of work or pleasure …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 37merry-go-round — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. carousel, whirligig. See amusement, rotation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. carousel, revolving platform, amusement device, whirligig, roundabout (British). III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. carousel …

    English dictionary for students

  • 38Merry-go-round —    Essai de Jacques Rivette, avec Maria Schneider, Joe Dallessandro.   Pays: France   Date de sortie: 1978   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 2 h 40    Résumé    Un jeune homme et une jeune femme se rencontrent alors qu ils ont rendez vous avec la… …

    Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • 39merry-go-round — noun 1》 a revolving machine with model horses or vehicles on which people ride for amusement. 2》 a continuous cycle of activities or events …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 40merry-go-round — n 1. carrousel, Chiefly Brit. roundabout, whirligig. 2. whirl, reel, spin, turn, swirl, twirl; tizzy, Inf. dither, confusion, fluster, flurry …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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