rounds

(noun, verb)

noun

1. plural of round

2. (plural only) The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.

3. (plural only) A route taken by someone in authority.

- the hourly rounds of the night watchman.

4. (campanology, plural only) A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of round