Row (n.) A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns.
Rowed (imp. & p. p.) of Row
Rowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Row
Row (v. t.) To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat.
Row (v. t.) To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge.
Row (v. i.) To use the oar; as, to row well.
Row (v. i.) To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.
Row (n.) The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.
Rowable (a.) That may be rowed, or rowed upon.
Rowan (n.) Rowan tree.
Rowan tree () A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia).
Rowboat (n.) A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.
Rowdies (pl. ) of Rowdy
Rowdy (n.) One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.
Rowdydow (n.) Hubbub; uproar.
Rowdydowdy (a.) Uproarious.
Rowdyish (a.) Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
Rowdyism (n.) the conduct of a rowdy.
Rowed (a.) Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a twelve-rowed ear of corn.
Rowel (n.) The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
Rowel (n.) A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.
Rowel (n.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.
Roweled (imp. & p. p.) of Rowel
Rowelled () of Rowel
Roweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rowel
Rowelling () of Rowel
Rowel (v. t.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).
Rowel bone () See rewel bone.
Rowen (n.) A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle.
Rowen (n.) The second growth of grass in a season; aftermath.
Rower (n.) One who rows with an oar.
Rowett (n.) See Rowen.
Rowlock (n.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar.
Rown (v. i. & t.) see Roun.
Rowport (n.) An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.
Roxburgh (n.) A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut.
Roy (n.) A king.
Roy (a.) Royal.
Royal (a.) Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.
Royal (a.) Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
Royal (a.) Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society.
Royal (n.) Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n.
Royal (n.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail.
Royal (n.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.
Royal (n.) A small mortar.
Royal (n.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots.
Royal (n.) An old English coin. See Rial.
Royalet (n.) A petty or powerless king.
Royalism (n.) the principles or conduct of royalists.
Royalist (n.) An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.
Royalization (n.) The act of making loyal to a king.
Royalize (v. t.) to make royal.
Royally (adv.) In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king.
Royalties (pl. ) of Royalty
Royalty (n.) The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
Royalty (n.) The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
Royalty (n.) An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
Royalty (n.) Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
Royalty (n.) Domain; province; sphere.
Royalty (n.) That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
Royalty (n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
Royalty (n.) Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.
Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Roynish (a.) Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome.
Royster (n.) Alt. of Roysterer
Roysterer (n.) same as Roister, Roisterer.
Royston crow () See Hooded crow, under Hooded.
Roytelet (n.) A little king.
Roytish (a.) Wild; irregular.
Rubbed (imp. & p. p.) of Rub
Rubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rub
Rub (v. t.) To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.
Rub (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
Rub (v. t.) To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
Rub (v. t.) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Rub (v. t.) To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
Rub (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
Rub (v. i.) To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
Rub (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Rub (n.) The act of rubbing; friction.
Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.
Rub (n.) Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.
Rub (n.) Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
Rub (n.) Imperfection; failing; fault.
Rub (n.) A chance.
Rub (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.
Ruba-dub (n.) The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.
Rubato (a.) Robbed; borrowed.
Rubbage (n.) Rubbish.
Rubber (n.) One who, or that which, rubs.
Rubber (n.) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.
Rubber (n.) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.
Rubber (n.) A whetstone; a rubstone.
Rubber (n.) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.
Rubber (n.) The cushion of an electrical machine.
Rubber (n.) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.
Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.
Rubber (n.) In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.
Rubber (n.) India rubber; caoutchouc.