[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

around \around"\, prep.
   1. on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make
      the circuit of; about.
      1913 webster

            a lambent flame arose, which gently spread
            around his brows.                     --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. from one part to another of; at random through; about; on
      another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house
      standing around the corner. colloq. u. s.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

around \around"\, adv. pref. a- + round.
   1. in a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
      1913 webster

   2. in a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space;
      all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
      1913 webster

   3. near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing
      around when the fight took place. colloq. u. s.
      1913 webster

   note: see round, the shorter form, adv.  prep., which, in
         some of the meanings, is more commonly used.
         1913 webster
see also:
round 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

around
     adv 1: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about";
            "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
            syn: about
     2: by a circular or circuitous route; "he came all the way
        around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
     3: to or among many different places or in no particular
        direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people
        were rushing about"; "news gets around or about";
        "traveled around in asia"; "he needs advice from someone
        who's been around"; "she sleeps around" syn: about
     4: in a circle or circular motion; "the wheels are spinning
        around"
     5: of quantities imprecise but fairly close to correct;
        "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
        "he's about 30 years old"; "i've had about all i can
        stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
        came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000";
        "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at
        the party" syn: approximately, about, close to, just
        about, some, roughly, more or less, or so
     6: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face";
        "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
        syn: about
     7: to a particular destination either specified or understood;
        "she came around to see me"; "i invited them around for
        supper"
     8: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around or
        about"; "let's look about for help"; "there were trees
        growing all around"; "she looked around her" syn: about
     9: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond
        is two miles around"
     10: from beginning to end; throughout; "it rains all year round
         on skye"; "frigid weather the year around" syn: round
see also:
about approximately close to just about some roughly 
more or less or so round 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

100 moby thesaurus words for "around":
   about, again, alive, all about, all over, all round, all through,
   almost, along toward, anticlockwise, any which way, anyhow,
   anywise, approximately, at close quarters, at hand, at random,
   back, backward, by, by way of, circa, clockwise, close,
   close about, close at hand, close by, close upon, counterclockwise,
   encircling, enclosing, encompassing, enveloping, every which way,
   everywhence, everywhere, everywhither, existent, existing,
   far and wide, fast by, from every quarter, haphazard, haphazardly,
   hard, hard by, head over heels, heels over head, helter-skelter,
   here and there, hereabout, hereabouts, in a circle, in a spin,
   in a whirl, in all directions, in circles, in every quarter,
   in reverse, in spitting distance, in the neighborhood,
   in the vicinity, just about, living, near, near at hand,
   near enough to, near upon, nearabout, nearabouts, nearby, nearly,
   nigh, nigh about, not far, on all sides, on every side,
   only a step, over, passing by, passing through, random, randomly,
   roughly, round, round about, round and round, somewhere about,
   surrounding, thereabout, thereabouts, through, throughout,
   upwards of, via, widdershins, within call, within earshot,
   within hearing, within reach

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