3.    (in   a   fairground.)   a   large   mechanical amusement machine, which turns round and plays music, usually with horses to sit on which move up and down. Also called merry-go-round (NOTE: The US term is carousel.) ■ adj not direct O The taxi took a very roundabout route to get to Trafalgar Square. Synonym indirect

A sporting man; one who is interested in open-air sports; hence, in a bad sense, a betting man; a gambler; a blackleg, Amusement; enjoyment; entertainment; diversion; fun, A joking mood or attitude, intransitive verb_ To play or frolic, To wear or have on one's body, especially prominently or ostentatiously, To have as a prominent feature, transitive verb_ To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun, To represent by any kind of play, colloq. To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear, adjective_ Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports, Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear

Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings, Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive, Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive, noun_ The wild cherry of England, Prunus avium

The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent, a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment,

Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry, Dissolute or licentious, Given to social pleasures, especially at the expense of serious pursuits, noun_ A person whose sexual orientation is to persons of the same sex, A man whose sexual orientation is to men