Ronion
Ronion, Ronyon, run′yun, n. a mangy, scabby animal or person. [Fr. rogneux—rogne, mange.]
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Ronion, Ronyon, run′yun, n. a mangy, scabby animal or person. [Fr. rogneux—rogne, mange.]
English · e-38699-6809 · brief source recordRonquil, rong′kil, n. a fish of the North Pacific.—Also Ron′chil. [Sp. ronquillo—ronco—L. raucus, hoarse.]
English · e-38699-6810 · brief source recordRont, ront. Same as Runt (q.v.).
English · e-38699-6811 · brief source recordRöntgen rays. See X-rays.
English · e-38699-6812 · brief source recordRöntgenise, runt′gen-īz (g hard), v.t. to treat by the Röntgen rays (see at X-rays under X).—ns. Röntgenog′raphy, photography by these rays; Röntgenol′ogy, the study of the rays; Röntgenos′copy, observation by means of t
English · e-38700-10046Rood, rōōd, n. the fourth part of an acre, or forty perches—from the rod used in measuring: a figure of Christ's cross, and often of the crucifix, esp. that placed at the entrance to the choir in medieval churches.—ns. R
English · e-38699-6813Roodebok, rōōd′e-bok, n. the bush-buck. [Dut. rood, red, bok, buck.]
English · e-38699-6814 · brief source recordRoof, rōōf, n. the top covering of a house or building: a vault or arch, or the inner side of it: a house or dwelling: the upper part of the palate: the loftiest part, the roof and crown of things: the top of a subterran
English · e-38699-6815Rook, rook, n. a species of crow—from its croak: the ruddy duck: a cheat: a simpleton.—v.i. to cheat.—ns. Rook′er, a swindler; Rook′ery, a group of trees on which rooks build: a cluster of mean tenements: a resort of thi
English · e-38699-6816Rook, rook, n. a castle or piece used in playing chess. [O. Fr. roc—Pers. rokh.]
English · e-38699-6817 · brief source recordRookle, rōōk′l, v.i. to poke about like a pig. [Rootle.]
English · e-38699-6818 · brief source recordRool, rōōl, v.t. to raggle, to ruffle.
English · e-38699-6819 · brief source recordRoom, rōōm, n. space: a chamber: extent of place: space unoccupied: freedom to act: fit occasion: place of another: stead: (B.) a seat: a particular place: a box in a theatre: office: the inner room of a cottage: a garre
English · e-38699-6820Room, rōōm, n. a deep-blue dye.—Also Roum.
English · e-38699-6821 · brief source recordRoon, rōōn, n. (Scot.) a rim or border.
English · e-38699-6822 · brief source recordRoop, rōōp, v.i. (obs.) to roar.—n. hoarseness.—adsj. Roop′it, Roop′y (Scot.), hoarse. [A.S. hrópan, pa.t. hreóp; cf. Ger. rufen, to cry out.]
English · e-38699-6823Roose, rōōz, v.t. (Scot.) to praise highly. [M. E. rosen—Scand., Ice. hrósa, to praise.]
English · e-38699-6824 · brief source recordRoost, rōōst, n. a pole or support on which a bird rests at night: a number of fowls resting together: (Scot.) the inner roof of a cottage.—v.i. to sit or sleep on a roost.—n. Roost′er, the male of the domestic fowl, coc
English · e-38699-6825Root, rōōt, n. the part of a plant which is fixed in the earth, and which draws up sap from the soil: an edible root: anything like a root, a growing plant together with its root: the bottom: a word from which others are
English · e-38699-6826Root, rōōt, v.t. to turn up with the snout.—v.i. to turn up the earth with the snout.—n. Root′er.—v.t. Root′le. [A.S. wrótan—wrót, a snout.]
English · e-38699-6827Ropalic=Rhopalic (q.v.).
English · e-38699-6828 · brief source recordRope, showing method of construction.
English · e-38699-6829 · brief source recordRope, rōp, n. a thick twisted cord: a string consisting of a number of things united, as a rope of pearls: anything glutinous and stringy: a local lineal measure, 20 feet.—v.i. to fasten with a rope, to restrain: to catc
English · e-38699-6830Roquelaure, rok′e-lōr, n. a short cloak worn in the 18th century. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6831 · brief source recordRoquet, rō-kā′, n. in the game of croquet, a stroke by which a player strikes another's ball.—v.t. to make this shot. [Prob. formed from croquet.]
English · e-38699-6832Roric, rō′rik, adj. pertaining to dew: dewy—(obs.) Rō′ral.—n. Rorid′ula, a genus of polypetalous plants of the Sundew family.—adjs. Rorif′erous, producing dew; Rorif′luent, flowing with dew; Rō′rulent, full of dew: cover
English · e-38699-6833Rorqual, ror′kwal, n. a genus of whales of the largest size. [Sw. rörhval—rör, round, hval, whale.]
English · e-38699-6834 · brief source recordRosaceous, rō-zā′shus, adj. (bot.) pertaining to the rose family: with the petals arranged like the rose.—ns. Rosā′rian, a rose-fancier; Rosā′rium, a rose-garden; Rō′sa-sō′lis, a cordial made with spirits and various fla
English · e-38699-6835Rosalia, rō-zā′li-a, n. a form of melody in which a phrase is repeated, each time being transposed a step forward. [It.]
English · e-38699-6836Rosaniline, rō-zan′i-lin, n. a derivative of aniline: magenta: roseine.
English · e-38699-6837 · brief source recordRosary, rō′za-ri, n. the string of beads by which Roman Catholics count their prayers: a series of devotions, aves, paternosters, and glorias: a rose-garden: a chaplet: an anthology.—Festival of the Rosary, a festival on
English · e-38699-6838Roscid, ros′id, adj. dewy. [L.,—ros, roris, dew.]
English · e-38699-6839 · brief source recordRose, pa.t. of rise.
English · e-38699-6840 · brief source recordRose, rōz, n. any shrub of the genus Rosa, having stems generally prickly, flowers terminal, often corymbose, in colour white, yellow, pink, or red: a flower of one of these shrubs: any one of various plants resembling t
English · e-38699-6841Roselet, roz′let, n. the summer fur of the ermine.
English · e-38699-6842 · brief source recordRoselite, rō′ze-līt, n. a mineral occurring in small red crystals, being a native arseniate of cobalt. [Ger. roselith, from the mineralogist Gustav Rose (1798-1873), Gr. lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38699-6843Rosella, rō-zel′a, n. the Australian rose-parrakeet.
English · e-38699-6844 · brief source recordRoselle, rō-zel′, n. an East Indian rose-mallow.
English · e-38699-6845 · brief source recordRosemary, rōz′mā-ri, n. a small fragrant evergreen shrub of a pungent taste, growing in the countries round the Mediterranean—an ancient emblem of fidelity. [O. Fr. rosmarin—L. ros-marinus—ros, dew, marinus—mare, the sea
English · e-38699-6846Roseola, rō-zē′ō-la, n. a rash of rose-coloured patches.
English · e-38699-6847 · brief source recordRoset, rō′zet, n. a red colour used by painters.
English · e-38699-6848 · brief source recordRoset, ros′et, n. (Scot.) rosin.
English · e-38699-6849 · brief source recordRosetta-stone, rō-zet′a-stōn, n. a slab of black basalt found at Rosetta in Egypt in 1799, having inscribed upon it, in hieroglyphics, demotic or enchorial, and Greek, a decree in honour of Ptolemy V.—the first clue to t
English · e-38699-6850Rosetta-wood, rō-zet′a-wōōd, n. a handsome orange-wood used in cabinet-making.
English · e-38699-6851 · brief source recordRosette, rō-zet′, n. an imitation of a rose by means of a ribbon: a form of knot: (archit.) a rose-shaped ornament: a disc formed by throwing water on melted metal.—adj. Roset′ted.—Red rosette, or button, the rosette wor
English · e-38699-6852Rosicrucian, roz-i-krōō′shi-an, n. one of a secret society of the 17th century, the members of which made great pretensions to an acquaintance with the secrets of Nature, the transmutation of metals, power over elemental
English · e-38699-6853Rosin, roz′in, n. the solid left after distilling off the oil from crude turpentine.—v.t. to rub or cover with rosin.—adj. Ros′ined.—ns. Ros′in-oil, an oil from pine resin for lubricating machinery; Ros′in-wood, any plan
English · e-38699-6854Rosing, rō′zing, n. the operation of imparting a pink tint to raw white silk.
English · e-38699-6855 · brief source recordRosland, ros′land, n. (prov.) moorish land.—n. Ross, a swamp.
English · e-38699-6856 · brief source recordRosmarine, roz′ma-rēn, n. (Spens.) a sea-monster supposed to lick dew off the rocks: rosemary: the walrus. [Rosemary.]
English · e-38699-6857 · brief source recordRosmarus, ros′ma-rus, n. the genus containing the walruses.
English · e-38699-6858 · brief source recordRosminianism, ros-min′i-an-izm, n. the philosophical system of Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797-1855), founder of the Institute of the Brethren of Charity—its fundamental conception, being considered as the form of the inte
English · e-38699-6859Rosolio, Rosoglio, rō-zō′li-ō, n. a red wine of Malta: a sweet cordial from raisins. [Fr.,—It.,—L. ros solis, dew of the sun.]
English · e-38699-6860Ross, ros, n. the scaly matter on the surface of trees: (Scot.) the refuse of plants.—v.t. to strip the bark from.—n. Ross′ing-machine′, a machine for removing the bark of a tree. [Norw. ros, scale.]
English · e-38699-6861Rossignol, ros′i-nyol, n. the nightingale. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6862 · brief source recordRostellaria, ros-te-lā′ri-a, n. a genus of marine univalves.—adj. and n. Rostellā′rian.—adjs. Ros′tellate; Rostel′liform.—n. Rostel′lum, any small beak-shaped process, as in the stigma of many violets: the forepart of th
English · e-38699-6863Roster, ros′tėr, n. the list of individuals, or corps, kept by the various staff officers of the army to ensure the allotment of duties in proper rotation: (coll.) any roll of names. [Dut. rooster—L. register, a list.]
English · e-38699-6864Rostrum, ros′trum, n. in ancient Rome, an erection for public speakers in the Forum, adorned with the beaks or heads of ships taken in war: the platform from which a speaker addresses his audience: the snout of an animal
English · e-38699-6865Rosula, roz′ū-la, n. a small rose: a genus of Echinoderms.—adjs. Ros′ūlar, Ros′ūlate, having the leaves in rose-like clusters.
English · e-38699-6866Rot, rot, v.i. to putrefy: to become decomposed: to become morally corrupt: to become affected with sheep-rot.—v.t. to cause to rot: to bring to corruption:—pr.p. rot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. rot′ted.—n. decay: putrefaction
English · e-38699-6867Rota, rō′ta, n. a wheel: a course: a school or military roll: an ecclesiastical tribunal in the R.C. Church, consisting of twelve prelates called auditors, having its seat at the papal court.—adj. Rō′tal.—n.pl. Rotā′lia,
English · e-38699-6868Rotche, roch, n. the little auk, or sea-dove.—Also Rotch′ie. [Prob. Dut. rotje, a petrel.]
English · e-38699-6869 · brief source recordRote, rōt, n. the mechanical repetition of words without knowledge of the meaning: a row or rank.—v.t. (Shak.) to learn by rote. [O. Fr. rote, a track—Low L. rupta, a road—rumpĕre, to break.]
English · e-38699-6870Rote, rōt, n. a musical instrument with strings.—n. Rō′tour. [O. Fr. rote, a fiddle (cf. Old High Ger. hrotā), from Celt.; W. crwth, Gael. cruit.]
English · e-38699-6871Rote, rōt, n. the sound of the surf.
English · e-38699-6872 · brief source recordRotella, rō-tel′a, n. a disc, a round shield: a genus of gasteropods. [Dim. of L. rota, a wheel.]
English · e-38699-6873 · brief source recordRother, roth′ėr, adj. (Shak.) roaring, lowing, denoting cattle generally, or horned or black cattle.—n. Roth′er-beast. [A.S. hrýther, an ox, a cow; cf. Ger. pl. rinder, horned cattle.]
English · e-38699-6874Rothesay Herald, one of the six Scottish heralds.
English · e-38699-6875 · brief source recordRotifer, rōt′if-ėr, n. one of a class of minute aquatic animals, popularly called wheel-animalcules, with an anterior equipment of cilia whose movements suggest a rapidly rotating wheel:—pl. Rotif′era.—adjs. Rotif′eral;
English · e-38699-6876Rotl, rot′l, n. an Arabian pound of twelve ounces.
English · e-38699-6877 · brief source recordRotonde, rō-tond′, n. a ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th century: a cope. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6878 · brief source recordRotor, rō′tor, n. a quantity having magnitude, direction, and position. [Rotator.]
English · e-38699-6879 · brief source recordRotten, rot′n, adj. putrefied: corrupt: decomposed: unsound: treacherous: fetid: friable, as rottenstone.—adv. Rott′enly, in a rotten manner: defectively.—ns. Rott′enness; Rott′enstone, a soft and earthy stone powdered t
English · e-38699-6880Rottlera, rot′ler-a, n. a genus of Indian euphorbiaceous plants now included under Mallotus, yielding kamila (q.v.) dye.
English · e-38699-6881Rottolo, rot′ō-lō, n. a Levantine weight. [It.]
English · e-38699-6882 · brief source recordRotula, rot′ū-la, n. the patella or knee-pan: one of the five radial pieces in the dentary apparatus of the sea-urchin.—adjs. Rot′ūlar; Rot′ūliform.
English · e-38699-6883Rotund, rō-tund′, adj. round: spherical: convexly protuberant.—ns. Rotun′da, Rotun′do, a round building, esp. with a dome, as the Pantheon at Rome.—adjs. Rotun′dāte, rounded off, specifically noting bodies rounded off at
English · e-38699-6884Roture, rō-tūr′, n. in Canadian law, a grant made of feudal property: plebeian rank in France.—n. Roturier (ro-tü-ri-ā′), a plebeian. [Fr.,—Low L. ruptura, ground broken by the plough—L. rumpĕre, ruptum, to break.]
English · e-38699-6885Rouble. Same as Ruble.
English · e-38699-6886 · brief source recordRouched, rowcht, adj. wrinkled, puckered. [Ruck, a wrinkle.]
English · e-38699-6887 · brief source recordRoucou, rōō′kōō, n. a dye—arnotto. [Fr.,—Braz.]
English · e-38699-6888 · brief source recordRoué, rōō-ā′, n. a fashionable profligate: a rake, debauchee.—n. Rou′erie, debauchery. [A name given by Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France 1715-23, to his dissolute companions—Fr. roué, one broken on the wheel—p
English · e-38699-6889Rouelle, rōō-el′, n. a wheel-like amulet of the ancient Gauls, intended to symbolise the sun.—n. Rouelle′-guard, a guard having the shape of a disc, as on some old daggers. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6890Rouen-cross. See Cross.
English · e-38699-6891 · brief source recordRouge, rōōzh, n. a powder used to give artificial colour to the cheeks or lips.—v.t. to colour with rouge.—v.i. to use rouge: to blush.—ns. Rouge′-berr′y, a shrub of tropical America, whose berries supply a cosmetic; Rou
English · e-38699-6892Rouget, rōō-zhā′, n. an infectious disease of swine. [Fr.,—rouge, red.]
English · e-38699-6893 · brief source recordRough, ruf, adj. not smooth: uneven: uncut: unpolished: unfinished: boisterous: tempestuous: violent: harsh: severe: rude: coarse: disordered in appearance: hasty, as a rough guess: stale: astringent: in Greek grammar, m
English · e-38699-6894Rought, rawt, an obsolete pret. of reck.
English · e-38699-6895 · brief source recordRoulade, rōō-lad′, n. (mus.) a melodic embellishment: a run. [Fr.,—rouler, to roll.]
English · e-38699-6896 · brief source recordRoule, rōōl, n. an obsolete form of roll.
English · e-38699-6897 · brief source recordRouleau, rōō-lō′, n. a roll of paper containing a certain number of coins: a large piping or trimming: one of a bundle of fascines to cover besiegers:—pl. Rouleaux′. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6898Roulette, rōōl-et′, n. a little ball or roller: a game of chance played on an oblong table divided into numbered and coloured spaces, and having in the centre a rotating disc on which a ball is rolled until it drops into
English · e-38699-6899Roum. See Room (2).
English · e-38699-6900 · brief source recordRounce, rowns, n. a wheel-pulley in a hand printing-press: a game of cards.
English · e-38699-6901 · brief source recordRounceval, rown′se-val, n. (obs.) a giant: anything large and strong: the marrow-fat pea.
English · e-38699-6902 · brief source recordRouncy, rown′si, n. (obs.) a common hackney: a nag: a vulgar woman.
English · e-38699-6903 · brief source recordRound, rownd, v.t. (Spens.) to address in a whisper. [A.S. runian, to whisper.]
English · e-38699-6904 · brief source recordRound, rownd, adj. circular: globular: cylindrical: whole: complete: plump: large: not inconsiderable, as a sum: whole, unbroken: smooth-flowing, continuous, as a sound: full, expressive: open: plain: positive: bold, bri
English · e-38699-6905Roundel, rown′del, n. anything of a round form or figure: a circle: a ring-dance, a rondel.—n. Roun′delay, a round: a song in which parts are repeated: a dance in a ring. [O. Fr. rondel (Fr. rondeau), dim. of rond, round
English · e-38699-6906Roundrobin, rownd-rob′in, n. a name given to a protest signed by a number of persons in a circular form, so that no one shall be obliged to head the list. [Fr. rond ruban, round ribbon.]
English · e-38699-6907Roundure, rown′dūr, n. (Shak.)=Rondure.
English · e-38699-6908 · brief source recordRoup, rowp, n. (Scot.) a sale by auction.—v.t. to sell by auction.
English · e-38699-6909 · brief source recordRoup, rōōp, n. an infectious disease of the respiratory passages of poultry.
English · e-38699-6910 · brief source recordRouse, rowz, v.t. to raise up: to stir up: to awaken: to excite to anything: to put into action: to startle or start, as an animal: to work about in salt, to roil.—v.i. to awake: to be excited to action.—n. the reveille.
English · e-38699-6911Rouse, rowz, n. a carousal: a bumper. [Scand., Sw. rus, drunkenness, Ice. rúss; cf. Dut. roes, Ger. rausch.]
English · e-38699-6912 · brief source recordRoussette, rōō-set′, n. a fruit-eating bat: a dogfish. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6913 · brief source recordRoust, rowst, v.t. to stir up.—v.i. to move energetically.
English · e-38699-6914 · brief source recordRoust, rōōst, n. a current in the sea.—v.i. to drive strongly.
English · e-38699-6915 · brief source recordRoustabout, rowst′a-bowt′, n. (Amer.) a common wharf labourer: a shiftless vagrant.—Also Rous′ter.
English · e-38699-6916 · brief source recordRout, rowt, n. a tumultuous crowd, a rabble: a large party: a fashionable evening assembly.—n. Rout′-cake, a rich sweet cake for evening parties.—adjs. Rout′ish, clamorous: disorderly; Rout′ous. [O. Fr. route, a band—Low
English · e-38699-6917Rout, rowt, n. the defeat of an army or body of troops: the disorder of troops defeated: a pack of wolves.—v.i. to assemble together.—v.t. to put to disorderly flight: to defeat and throw into confusion: to conquer: to d
English · e-38699-6918Rout, rowt, v.i. to roar like a cow: to snore: to howl like the wind. [A.S. hrútan, to roar.]
English · e-38699-6919 · brief source recordRout, rowt, v.t. to root up, as a pig: to scoop out.—v.i. to poke about—also Wrout.—n. Rout′er, a sash-plane, as Rout′er-gauge, for inlaid work.—v.t. Rout′er, to cut out, leaving some parts in relief.—ns. Rout′er-plane,
English · e-38699-6920Rout, rowt, n. the brent goose. [Ice. hrota.]
English · e-38699-6921 · brief source recordRoute, rōōt, n. a course to be traversed: a line of march: road: track.—n. Route′-step, an order of march in which soldiers are not required to keep step.—Star route, in the United States, a post route by means other tha
English · e-38699-6922Routh, rowth, adj. (Scot.) plentiful, abundant—also n.—adj. Routh′ie, plentiful, well filled.
English · e-38699-6923 · brief source recordRoutier, rōō-ti-ā′, n. a French brigand of the 12th century: any brigand or armed robber.
English · e-38699-6924 · brief source recordRoutine, rōō-tēn′, n. course of duties: regular course of action: an unvarying round.—adj. keeping an unvarying round.—adj. Routi′nary, customary, ordinary.—ns. Routineer′; Routi′nism; Routi′nist. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6925Routle, row′tl, v.t. (dial.) to disturb: to root out.
English · e-38699-6926 · brief source recordRoux, rōō, n. a mixture of melted butter and flour for soups, &c. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6927 · brief source recordRove, rōv, v.t. to wander over: to plough into ridges.—v.i. to wander about: to ramble: to range: to aim, as in archery, at some casual mark: to be light-headed: to be full of fun.—n. a wandering.—ns. Rō′ver, one who rov
English · e-38699-6928Rove, rōv, v.t. to draw through an eye: to bring wool into the form it receives before being spun into thread: to ravel out thread: to undo what has been knit: to card.—n. a roll of wool or cotton drawn out and twisted.—
English · e-38699-6929Rove-beetle, rōv′-bē′tl, n. a brachelytrous coleopterous insect, as the devil's coach-horse.—n. Rō′ver-bee′tle, a salt-water insect.
English · e-38699-6930Row, rō, n. a line: a rank: persons or things in a line.—v.t. to arrange in a line. [A.S. ráw, ráwe; Ger. reihe, Dut. rij.]
English · e-38699-6931Row, rō, v.t. to impel with an oar: to transport by rowing.—v.i. to work with the oar: to be moved by oars.—n. an excursion in a rowing-boat.—adj. Row′able.—ns. Row′boat, a boat moved by rowers; Row′er; Row′-port, a smal
English · e-38699-6932Row, row, n. a noisy squabble: uproar: an outbreak: a brawl.—v.t. to injure by wild treatment: to abuse, scold.—v.i. to behave in a riotous way.—adj. Row′dy, noisy and turbulent, given to quarrelling.—n. a rough, disrepu
English · e-38699-6933Row, row, n. (Scot.) a form of roll.—n. Row′-cloth, a folding cloak of warm cloth.
English · e-38699-6934 · brief source recordRowan, row′an, n. the mountain-ash, or quicken-tree, a British tree belonging to the natural order Rosaceæ, whose acid fruit—Rowan berries—is sometimes used for preserves.—Also Roan-tree. [Scand., Sw. röun, Dan. rön, Ice
English · e-38699-6935Rowel, row′el, n. the little wheel in a spur, set with sharp points: a little flat wheel or ring on horses' bits: a seton inserted in the flesh of an animal.—v.t. to put spurs on: to apply the spur to.—ns. Row′el-head, t
English · e-38699-6936Rowen, row′en, n. the aftermath, or second crop of hay: (prov.) a stubble-field.
English · e-38699-6937 · brief source recordRowlock, rō′lok, or rul′uk, n. a contrivance on the wale of a boat, to rest the oar in rowing.—Also Roll′ock, Rull′ock. [Prob. A.S. árlóc.]
English · e-38699-6938Rowme, rowm, n. (Spens.) room, space, place.
English · e-38699-6939 · brief source recordRoxburghe, roks′bur-ō, n. a style of binding for books, with cloth or paper sides, plain leather back, gilt-top, other sides untrimmed, named from the Duke of Roxburghe (1740-1804).
English · e-38699-6940Roy, roi, n. (obs.) a king. [O. Fr.,—L. rex, regis.]
English · e-38699-6941 · brief source recordRoyal, roi′al, adj. regal, kingly: magnificent: illustrious: magnanimous: enjoying the favour or patronage of the sovereign: of more than common size or excellence.—n. a large kind of paper (19 by 24 in. for writing-pape
English · e-38699-6942Royena, roi′e-na, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants of the ebony family. [From the 18th-century Dutch botanist Adrian van Royen.]
English · e-38699-6943Royne, roin, v.t. to bite, to gnaw.—adj. Roy′nish (Shak.), scurvy, mangy: mean. [O. Fr. rogne, mange—L. rubigo, rust.]
English · e-38699-6944 · brief source recordRoyne, roin, v.i. to whisper, mutter.—Also Roin, Rownd. [Cf. Round, to whisper.]
English · e-38699-6945 · brief source recordRoysterer, roist′ėr-ėr, n. Same as Roisterer.
English · e-38699-6946 · brief source recordRoytish, roi′tish, adj. (obs.) wild: irregular.
English · e-38699-6947 · brief source recordRub, rub, v.t. to move something over the surface of with pressure or friction: to clean, polish, or smooth, by passing something over: to wipe: to scour: to remove by friction (with off, out): to erase or obliterate (wi
English · e-38699-6948Rubasse, rōō-bas′, n. a beautiful variety of rock-crystal. [Fr.,—L. rubeus, reddish.]
English · e-38699-6949 · brief source recordRubato, rōō-bä′to, adj. (mus.) in modified or distorted rhythm. [It., pa.p. of rubare, to steal.]
English · e-38699-6950 · brief source recordRubber, rub′ėr, n. one who rubs down horses: one who practises massage: a coarse towel for rubbing the body: a piece of caoutchouc for erasing pencil-marks, india-rubber: a brush for erasing marks of chalk: the cushion o
English · e-38699-6951Rubbish, rub′ish, n. waste matter: the fragments of ruinous buildings: any mingled mass: nonsense: trash: trumpery: litter.—n. Rubb′ish-heap, a pile of rubbish.—adj. Rubb′ishing, trashy: paltry.—n. Rubb′ish-pull′ey, a gi
English · e-38699-6952Rubble, rub′l, n. the upper fragmentary decomposed matter of a mass of rock: water-worn stones: small, undressed stones used in coarse masonry.—ns. Rubb′le-stone (same as Rubble): also (geol.) a kind of conglomerate rock
English · e-38699-6953Rubecula, rōō-bek′ū-la, n. a genus of birds, such as the robin redbreast. [L. rubēre, to be red.]
English · e-38699-6954 · brief source recordRubedity, rōō-bed′i-ti, n. ruddiness.—adj. Rubed′inous. [L. rubedo, redness—rubēre, to be red.]
English · e-38699-6955 · brief source recordRubefacient, rōōb-e-fā′shent, adj. making ruby or red.—n. (med.) an external application which stimulates and consequently reddens the skin.—n. Rubefac′tion, the effect or action of a rubefacient. [L. rubēre, to be red,
English · e-38699-6956Rubella, rōō-bel′a, n. a contagious disease, with rose-coloured eruption.—Also Rubē′ola, and German measles.
English · e-38699-6957 · brief source recordRubescent, rōō-bes′ent, adj. tending to a red colour.—n. Rubes′cence, a growing or becoming red: tendency to redness. [L. rubescĕre, to grow red—ruber, red.]
English · e-38699-6958Rubia, rōō′bi-a, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants, including the madder.—n. Ru′bian, a colour-producing matter of madder.—adj. Rubian′ic.—n. Ru′biate. [L.,—rubeus, reddish, rubēre, to be red.]
English · e-38699-6959Rubican, rōō′bi-kan, adj. of a bay, sorrel, or black colour, with some light-gray or white on the flanks: of a red predominant over gray colour. [Fr.,—L. rubricāre, to colour red.]
English · e-38699-6960Rubicel, Rubicelle, rōō′bi-sel, n. an orange or flame-coloured variety of spinel.
English · e-38699-6961 · brief source recordRubicon, rōōb′i-kon, n. a stream of Central Italy, forming the boundary in the republican period of ancient Roman history between the province of Gallia Cisalpina and Italia proper.—Pass the Rubicon, to take a decisive,
English · e-38699-6962Rubicund, rōō′bi-kund, adj. inclining to redness: ruddy.—n. Rubicun′dity. [Fr.,—L. rubicundus, very red—rubēre, to be red.]
English · e-38699-6963Rubidium, rōō-bid′i-um, n. a soft silvery-white metallic element. [L. rubidus, red.]
English · e-38699-6964 · brief source recordRubify, rōō′bi-fī, v.t. to make red.—adj. Rubif′ic.—n. Rubificā′tion.—adj. Ru′biform. [Fr.,—L. rubefacĕre—rubēre, to be red, facĕre, to make.]
English · e-38699-6965Rubigo, rōō-bī′gō, n. a kind of rust on plants: mildew.—adjs. Rubig′inose, brown-red; Rubig′inous. [L., rust.]
English · e-38699-6966 · brief source recordRubine, rōō′bin, n. an aniline dye.—adj. Rubin′eous, of a glassy semi-transparent crimson. [L. rubeus, red.]
English · e-38699-6967 · brief source recordRubiretin, rōō-bi-ret′in, n. a resinous colouring matter in madder. [L. rubeus, red, Gr. hrētinē, resin.]
English · e-38699-6968 · brief source recordRuble, Rouble, rōō′bl, n. the unit of the Russian money system, divided into 100 copecks—the present silver ruble is equivalent to 2s. 1½d. [Russ. rublĭ—rubitĭ, cut off, prob. from Pers. rūpīya, a rupee.]
English · e-38699-6969Rubric, rōō′brik, n. the directions for the service, in office-books, formerly in red letters: any heading, guiding, rule, &c. printed conspicuously in red: a flourish after a signature: a thing definitely settled: red o
English · e-38699-6970Rubus, rōō′bus, n. a genus of rosaceous plants including the raspberry, &c. [L., a bramble-bush.]
English · e-38699-6971 · brief source recordRuby, rōō′bi, n. a pure transparent red-coloured corundum, inferior in hardness to the diamond only among gems: redness, anything red: (her.) the tincture red or gules: (print.) a type smaller than nonpareil and larger t
English · e-38699-6972Rucervus, rōō-ser′vus, n. a genus of East Indian Cervidæ.—adj. Rucer′vine.
English · e-38699-6973 · brief source recordRuche, rōōsh, n. a plaited frilling.—Also Ruch′ing. [Fr., prob. Celt., Bret. rusk.]
English · e-38699-6974 · brief source recordRuck, ruk, n. a wrinkle, fold, or crease.—v.t. to wrinkle, to crease: to annoy, ruffle.—v.i. to have a folded, wrinkled, or ridgy surface. [Ice. hrukka, a wrinkle.]
English · e-38699-6975Ruck, ruk, v.i. to squat: to crouch down: to cower: to huddle together.—v.t. to perch, to roost.
English · e-38699-6976 · brief source recordRuck, ruk, n. a crowd: a press: the common run: trash, nonsense.—v.t. to gather in heaps. [Prob. Scand.; Old Sw. ruka, a heap.]
English · e-38699-6977Ruck, ruk, n. a small heifer.
English · e-38699-6978 · brief source recordRuckle, ruk′l, n. (Scot.) a rattling noise in the throat, as from suffocation.—v.i. to emit such a sound. [Prob. cog. with Dut. rogchelen, to hawk.]
English · e-38699-6979Ructation, ruk-tā′shun, n. the act of belching: eructation. [L. ructāre, to belch.]
English · e-38699-6980 · brief source recordRuction, ruk′shun, n. (slang) a vexation: a disturbance: a rumpus. [Prob. a corr. of eruption.]
English · e-38699-6981 · brief source recordRud, rud, n. redness: blush: flush: red ochre for marking sheep.—v.t. to make red. [A.S. rudu, redness, reódan, to redden.]
English · e-38699-6982Rud, rud, v.t. (prov.) to rub: to polish.
English · e-38699-6983 · brief source recordRudas, rōō′das, n. (Scot.) a foul-mouthed old woman: a randy, a hag.—adj. bold, coarse.
English · e-38699-6984 · brief source recordRudbeckia, rud-bek′i-a, n. a genus of composite plants, abundant in the eastern and central United States, the cone-flowers. [Named from the Swedish botanist Olaus Rudbeck (1630-1702).]
English · e-38699-6985Rudd, rud, n. the fish red-eye.
English · e-38699-6986 · brief source recordRudder, rud′ėr, n. the instrument by which a ship is rowed or steered, its primitive form an oar working at the stern: that which guides anything: a bird's tail-feather.—ns. Rudd′er-band, a gearing with which the rudder
English · e-38699-6987Rudder, rud′ėr, n. a riddle or sieve.—v.t. Rudd′le, to sift together: to mix, as through a sieve.
English · e-38699-6988 · brief source recordRuddle, rud′l, v.t. to interweave: to cross-plait, as in making lattice-work. [Raddle.]
English · e-38699-6989 · brief source recordRuddle, rud′l, n. a species of red earth, red ochre: (obs.) ruddiness.—v.t. to mark with ruddle—also Radd′le, Redd′le.—n. Rudd′leman=Reddleman. [A.S. rudu, redness—reád, red.]
English · e-38699-6990Ruddoc, Ruddock, rud′uk, n. (Spens.) the redbreast: a gold coin: a kind of apple. [A.S. rudduc—rudu, redness—reád, red.]
English · e-38699-6991Ruddy, rud′i (comp. Rudd′ier, superl. Rudd′iest), adj. red: of the colour of the skin in high health: rosy, glowing, bright.—v.t. to make red.—adv. Rudd′ily.—ns. Rudd′iness; Rudd′y-div′er, -duck, an American duck with we
English · e-38699-6992Rude, rōōd (comp. Ru′der, superl. Ru′dest), adj. crude: uncultivated: barbarous: rough: harsh: ignorant: uncivil: not smoothed: of low rank: mean: savage: brutal: ferocious: ill-bred: boorish: stormy: robust: not in good
English · e-38699-6993Rudenture, rōō-den′tūr, n. the figure of a rope with which the flutings of columns are sometimes filled.—adj. Ruden′ted. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-6994Ruderal, rōō′de-ral, adj. (bot.) growing in waste places or among rubbish.—n. Ruderā′tion, the act of paving with small stones and mortar. [L. rudus, rubbish.]
English · e-38699-6995Rudesheimer, rü′des-hī-mėr, n. one of the white Rhine wines highly esteemed—named from Rüdesheim on the Rhine, opposite Bingen.
English · e-38699-6996Rudge, ruj, n. (prov.) a partridge.
English · e-38699-6997 · brief source recordRudge-wash, ruj′-wash, n. kersey cloth made of fleece wool as it comes from the sheep's back.
English · e-38699-6998 · brief source recordRudiment, rōōd′i-ment, n. anything in its rude or first state: a first principle or element: (pl.) the introduction to any science: (biol.) that which is in its first stage of development: the beginning of any part or or
English · e-38699-6999Rudmas-day, rud′mas-dā, n. Holy Rood Day.
English · e-38699-7000 · brief source recordRue, rōō, n. a plant of any species of genus Ruta, with bitter leaves and greenish-yellow flowers—an emblem of bitterness and grief—called Herb of grace: any bitter infusion.—ns. Rue′-anem′one, an American wild-flower; R
English · e-38699-7001Rue, rōō, v.t. to be sorry for: to lament: to repent of: to compassionate: to try to withdraw from, as a bargain.—v.i. to be sorrowful: to suffer: to have pity upon:—pr.p. rue′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. rued.—n. sorrow.—n. Rue
English · e-38699-7002Ruelle, rōō-el′, n. the space between the bed and the wall, a bed-chamber where great French ladies held receptions in the morning in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Fr., a lane—L. ruga, a wrinkle.]
English · e-38699-7003Ruellia, rōō-el′i-a, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants, tropical and American—the manyroot, spiritleaf, Christmas-pride of Jamaica, &c. [From the 16th-century French botanist, Jean Ruel.]
English · e-38699-7004Rufescence, rōō-fes′ens, n. reddishness.—adj. Rufes′cent. [L. rufescĕre, to grow reddish—rufus, red.]
English · e-38699-7005 · brief source recordRuff, ruf, n. an ornament of frills formerly worn round the neck: anything plaited: a bird belonging to the sandpiper sub-family of the Snipe family, the male with an erectile ruff during the breeding season—fem. Reeve:
English · e-38699-7006Ruff, ruf, n. an old game at cards: the act of trumping when the player has no cards of the suit left.—v.t. to trump in this way. [Perh. conn. with It. ronfa, a card-game.]
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