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rounders

/ˈɹaʊ̯nd.ə(ɹ)z/

rounders noun: a team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball. Also the plural of rounder.

Noun

rounders (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.

Also used as

rounders is also the plural of rounder.

Origin of rounders

From round + -er + -s, presumably for the circuit that batters make around the field.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with rounders

Words that rhyme with rounders

Questions about rounders

What does rounders mean?
Rounders means a team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.
What part of speech is rounders?
Rounders is a noun.
How do you pronounce rounders?
Rounders is pronounced /ˈɹaʊ̯nd.ə(ɹ)z/.

Words near rounders in the dictionary

  1. roundening
  2. roundens
  3. rounder
  4. rounder-upper
  5. rounder-uppers
  6. rounders
  7. roundest
  8. roundeth
  9. roundeye
  10. roundeyes
  11. roundfish

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