Rote (n.) The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
Rote (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
Roted (imp. & p. p.) of Rote
Roting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rote
Rote (v. t.) To learn or repeat by rote.
Rote (v. i.) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
Rotella (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus Rotella, native of tropical seas.
Rotgut (n.) Bad small beer.
Rotgut (n.) Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious.
Rother (a.) Bovine.
Rother (n.) A bovine beast.
Rother (n.) A rudder.
Rotifer (n.) One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix.
Rotifera (n.) An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in form and habits.
Rotiform (a.) Wheel-shaped; as, rotiform appendages.
Rotiform (a.) Same as Rotate.
Rotta (n.) See Rota.
Rotten (a.) Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.
Rotten (a.) Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting.
Rotten (a.) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone.
Rotula (n.) The patella, or kneepan.
Rotular (a.) Of or pertaining to the rotula, or kneepan.
Rotund (a.) Round; circular; spherical.
Rotund (a.) Hence, complete; entire.
Rotund (a.) Orbicular, or nearly so.
Rotund (n.) A rotunda.
Rotunda (a.) A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington.
Rotundate (a.) Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners.
Rotundifolious (a.) Having round leaves.
Rotundity (n.) The state or quality of being rotu/; roundness; sphericity; circularity.
Rotundity (n.) Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness.
Rotundness (n.) Roundness; rotundity.
Rotundo (n.) See Rotunda.
Roturer (n.) A roturier.
Roturier (n.) A person who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.
Roty (v. t.) To make rotten.
Rouble (n.) A coin. See Ruble.
Rouche (n.) See Ruche.
Roue (n.) One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.
Rouet (n.) A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging them.
Rouge (a.) red.
Rouge (n.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc.
Rouge (n.) A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine.
Rouged (imp. & p. p.) of Rouge
Rouging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rouge
Rouge (v. i.) To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
Rouge (v. t.) To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.
Rougecroix (n.) One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
Rouge dragon (n.) One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
Rough (n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
Rough (n.) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
Rough (n.) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
Rough (n.) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
Rough (n.) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
Rough (n.) Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
Rough (n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
Rough (n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
Rough (n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
Rough (n.) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
Rough (n.) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
Rough (n.) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
Rough (n.) Produced offhand.
Rough (n.) Boisterous weather.
Rough (n.) A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
Rough (adv.) In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
Rough (v. t.) To render rough; to roughen.
Rough (v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
Rough (v. t.) To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
Roughcast (v. t.) To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
Roughcast (v. t.) To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities.
Roughcast (v. t.) To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building.
Roughcast (n.) A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
Roughcast (n.) A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.
Roughcaster (n.) One who roughcasts.
Roughdraw (v. t.) To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.
Roughdry (v. t.) in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.
Roughened (imp. & p. p.) of Roughen
Roughening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roughen
Roughen (v. t.) To make rough.
Roughen (v. i.) To grow or become rough.
Rough-footed (a.) Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove.
Rough-grained (a.) Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque.
Roughhead (n.) The redfin.
Roughhew (v. t.) To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to roughhew timber.
Roughhew (v. t.) To give the first form or shape to; to form rudely; to shape approximately and rudely; to roughcast.
Roughhewer (n.) One who roughhews.
Roughhewn (a.) Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.
Roughhewn (a.) Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained.
Roughing-in (n.) The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it.
Roughings (n. pl.) Rowen.
Roughish (a.) Somewhat rough.
Roughleg (n.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough-legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard.
Rough-legged (a.) Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird.
Roughly (adv.) In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
Roughness (n.) The quality or state of being rough.
Roughrider (n.) One who breaks horses; especially (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to assist the riding master.
Roughscuff (n.) A rough, coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the people; the rabble; the riffraff.
Roughsetter (n.) A mason who builds rough stonework.
Roughshod (a.) Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse.
Roughstrings (n. pl.) Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support.