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throughout: By this time the savages were all around and we
couldn't move. 3 round, about, for everyone or all, US also
'round: I don't think we have enough food to go around. 4
round, about, all about, everywhere, here and there, hither and
thither, hither and yon, far and wide: The tinker travelled
around selling his wares and repairing pots.
--prep. 5 round, about, surrounding, encompassing, enveloping,
encircling, on all sides of, in all directions from, enclosing:
The fields around the castle were cultivated by tenant farmers.
6 about, approximately, roughly; circa: He was born around the
turn of the century.
arouse v. 1 awaken, raise (up), wake up, waken, rouse, revive, stir
(up): I was aroused by the noise and reached for my pistol. 2
excite, stir up, stimulate, awaken, summon up, spark, Colloq
turn on: My suspicions were aroused because she was carrying my
umbrella. 3 provoke, encourage, quicken, foster, call forth,
stir up, kindle, foment: The song aroused feelings of
patriotism among the recruits.
arrange v. 1 order, dispose, array, organize, sort (out), systematize,
group, set up, rank, line up, align, form, position: The
teachers arranged the children according to height. The flowers
were arranged in a vase so as to conceal the listening device. 2
settle, plan, set (up), organize, orchestrate, manipulate,
choreograph; predetermine, decide, prepare, determine,
prearrange, devise, bring about, contrive; fix it: Everything
has been arranged - you won't have to lift a finger. For a
small fee I can arrange for you to win the first prize. 3
orchestrate, score, adapt: Flemburgh has arranged music for
some of the best-known modern composers.
arrangement
n. 1 order, disposition, grouping, organization, array,
display, structure, structuring, ordering, alignment, line-up,
Colloq set-up: Don't you care for the arrangement of the
furniture, Milady? 2 structure, combination, construction,
contrivance, affair, set-up: An arrangement of bricks served as
a hearth. 3 settlement, agreement, terms, plan, contract,
covenant, compact: The arrangement called for Bosworth to get
ten per cent of the gross profits. 4 orchestration, score,
instrumentation, adaptation, interpretation, version: I prefer