Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff.
Ruffle (v. t. & i.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca.
Ruffleless (a.) Having no ruffle.
Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.
Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
Ruffler (n.) That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.
Rufigallic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene.
Rufiopin (n.) A yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from opianic acid.
Rufol (n.) A phenol derivative of anthracene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.
Rufous (a.) Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red color; tawny.
Ruft (n.) Eructation; belching.
Rufterhood (n.) A kind of hood for a hawk.
Rug (a.) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.
Rug (a.) A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potiere, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.
Rug (a.) A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
Rug (v. t.) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
Rugae (pl. ) of Ruga
Ruga (n.) A wrinkle; a fold; as, the rugae of the stomach.
Rugate (a.) Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
Rugged (n.) Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.
Rugged (n.) Not neat or regular; uneven.
Rugged (n.) Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
Rugged (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
Rugged (n.) Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
Rugged (n.) Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like.
Rugged (n.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
Rugged (n.) Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
Rugged (n.) Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
Rugging (n.) A coarse kind of woolen cloth, used for wrapping, blanketing, etc.
Rug-gowned (a.) Wearing a coarse gown or shaggy garment made of rug.
Ruggy (a.) Rugged; rough.
Rug-headed (a.) Having shaggy hair; shock-headed.
Rugin (n.) A nappy cloth.
Rugine (n.) An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
Rugine (v. t.) To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale.
Rugosa (n. pl.) An extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them of large size. They are characteristic of the Paleozoic formations. The radiating septs, when present, are usually in multiples of four. See Cyathophylloid.
Rugose (a.) Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound.
Rugosity (n.) The quality or state of being rugose.
Rugous (a.) Wrinkled; rugose.
Rugulose (a.) Somewhat rugose.
Ruhmkorff's coil () See Induction coil, under Induction.
Ruin (n.) The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.
Ruin (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes.
Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.
Ruin (n.) The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
Ruin (n.) That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
Ruined (imp. & p. p.) of Ruin
Ruining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruin
Ruin (n.) To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
Ruin (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
Ruinable (a.) Capable of being ruined.
Ruinate (v. t.) To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin.
Ruinate (v. t.) To cause to fall; to cast down.
Ruinate (v. i.) To fall; to tumble.
Ruinate (a.) Involved in ruin; ruined.
Ruination (n.) The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.
Ruiner (n.) One who, or that which, ruins.
Ruiniform (a.) Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; -- said of certain minerals.
Ruinous (a.) Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
Ruinous (a.) Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
Ruinous (a.) Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
Rukh (n.) The roc.
Rukh (n.) A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar.
Rulable (a.) That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable to rule.
Rule (a.) That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
Rule (a.) Uniform or established course of things.
Rule (a.) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
Rule (a.) Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.
Rule (a.) Conduct in general; behavior.
Rule (a.) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
Rule (a.) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
Rule (a.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
Rule (a.) A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
Rule (a.) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
Rule (a.) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
Rule (a.) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
Rule (a.) A composing rule. See under Conposing.
Ruled (imp. & p. p.) of Rule
Ruling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rule
Rule (n.) To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
Rule (n.) To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
Rule (n.) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
Rule (n.) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.
Rule (n.) To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
Rule (v. i.) To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.
Rule (v. i.) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
Rule (v. i.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.
Ruleless (a.) Destitute of rule; lawless.
Rule-monger (n.) A stickler for rules; a slave of rules
Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Ruler (n.) A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a).
Ruling (a.) Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
Ruling (a.) Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
Ruling (n.) The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
Ruling (n.) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
Rulingly (adv.) In a ruling manner; so as to rule.
Rullichies (n. pl.) Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and fried.
Ruly (a.) Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly.
Rum (n.) A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.
Rum (a.) Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.