circumstance
— Noun
– English
～ information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
circumstances
— Noun
– English
～ a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"
circumstances
— Noun
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～ your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
circumstantial
— Adjective
– English
～ fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate"
circumstantially
— Adverb
– English
～ in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
circumstantially
— Adverb
– English
～ insofar as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
circumstantially
— Adverb
– English
～ according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
circumstantially
— Adverb
– English
～ without advance planning; "they met accidentally"
circumstantiate
— Verb
– English
～ give circumstantial evidence for
circumvallate
— Verb
– English
～ surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
circumvent
— Verb
– English
～ beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
circumvent
— Verb
– English
～ surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
circumvent
— Verb
– English
～ avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
circumvention
— Noun
– English
～ the act of evading by going around
circumvolute
— Verb
– English
～ wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
circumvolution
— Noun
– English
～ the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
circumvolve
— Verb
– English
～ cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
circus
— Noun
– English
～ an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
Circus
— Noun
– English
～ a genus of haws comprising the harriers
circus
— Noun
– English
～ a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"