circle of curvature, osculating circle - the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature

circlet - a small circle

equator - a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

arc - a continuous portion of a circle

ellipse, oval - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"

epicycle - a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid

social group - people sharing some social relation

car pool - a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers

clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

cohort - a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

Four Hundred - the exclusive social set of a city

horsey set, horsy set - a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing

jet set - a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure

party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"

shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement

pace lap - the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start

lap of honour, victory lap - a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory

junction - the place where two or more things come together

road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

flunitrazepan, Rohypnol - a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia

seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"

theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

disk, disc - a flat circular plate

rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

circumambulate, walk around - walk around something

circumnavigate, compass - travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

circle around, circle round, revolve around - move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

orbit, revolve - move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

troll - circulate, move around

loop - fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"

loop - move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"

contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

twine - coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"

wreath, wreathe - encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms"

begird, girt, girth, gird - encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"

cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden

shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"