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Definition of Merry-go-round

1. Noun. A never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose). "If we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

2. Noun. A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.

Definition of Merry-go-round

1. Noun. carousel; a pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform affixed with various types of seats, frequently horses or other animals, typically found at fairs and amusement parks ¹

2. Noun. a piece of playground equipment in the style of a merry-go-round ¹

3. Noun. (figuratively) A dead-end search; a bustle of activity that gets nowhere ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Merry-go-round

merries merriest merrigan merrigans merrihueite merrillite merrily merrimake merrimaking merriment

merriments merriness merrinesses merry merry-andrew merry-go-rounds merry-go-sorry merry-making merry andrew merry bells

merry cocker merry cockers merry dance merry dances merryandrew merrymake merrymaker merrymakers merrymaking

Literary usage of Merry-go-round

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poems of the English Race by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1921)
"merry-go-round is a-turning, turning! What will you mount upon, where will you ride? merry-go-round is a-turning! Where the gilded chariots glide ..."

2. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1901)
"... welcome at Apia—A visit from Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson—At Vailima —Samoan hospitality—Arrested for fast riding—An amusing merry-go-round—Teachers and ..."

3. Annual Report by Minneapolis (Minn.), Board of Park Commissioners (1903)
"Merry-Go-Round—Murphy Square. Lake Harriet has been supplied with two additional hydrants for sprinkling purposes. A drain pipe has been laid under the ..."

4. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Masterpieces by Isidore Singer, William Guild Howard (1914)
"A merry-go-round is in the sky That's turning night and day, ... And we turn with it on a star ; Never too fast, we've found, Goes the big merry-go-round ..."

5. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"... Full oft deceived thee. "If thou'rt a blossom real," sayst thou, " I'll not believe thee." SORRY CUPID'S merry-go-round Ascribed to the poet ..."

6. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1880)
"THE merry-go-round.*—One of the very best story books for children that it has ever been ... The merry-go-round. Stories for boys and girls. By RW RAYMOND. ..."

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