📖 R — The English dictionary · page 48

rolled — Everyday, meaning 1: Rolled is the past form of roll: the ball rolled away.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Rolled means made flat or round by rolling: rolled oats, rolled-up paper.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Rolled can describe a number thrown on dice: she rolled a 5.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Of time, to roll by means to pass.↗ Example: She rolled the die and got a 5.↗ · The ball rolled 12 feet.↗ · He rolled two dice and added the numbers.↗ · They rolled 30 balls of clay.↗ · The marble rolled farther on the smooth floor than on the carpet.↗ · Porridge is made from rolled oats.↗ · The coin rolled under the sofa.↗ · Tears rolled down his cheeks.↗ · She rolled up the poster and put it in a tube.↗ · And thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well's mouth in its place. — (Torah GEN.29.3, JPS 1917)↗ · For every boot stamped with fierceness, and every cloak rolled in blood, shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire.↗ (Prophets ISA.9.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.'↗ Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.↗ (Prophets JOS.5.9, JPS 1917)↗

roller — Everyday, meaning 1: A roller is a tube or cylinder that turns, used to flatten, spread or move things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A paint roller is a tool for painting walls.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A hair roller (curler) is a small tube to curl hair.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A roller is a big wave rolling in from the sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A roller is a heavy machine that flattens roads or ground.↗ Example: Dad painted the wall with a roller.↗ · Grandma slept in hair rollers.↗ · We went on the roller coaster at the fair.↗ · I got roller skates for my birthday.↗ · The steamroller flattened the new road.↗ · Huge rollers crashed onto the beach.↗ · The Egyptians may have moved stones on wooden rollers.↗ · The whole twelve of them set to work with poles and rollers and rolled the big mill-stone to the brink of the well.↗ · Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.↗ (Prophets ISA.28.28, JPS 1917)↗

roma — Everyday, meaning 1: The Roma are a people who have lived in Europe for about a thousand years; their ancestors came from northern India and many have travelled and kept their own language, Romani.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Roma is the Italian name for Rome, the capital of Italy; also the name of the football club AS Roma.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A roma (plum) tomato is a long, egg-shaped tomato good for sauces.↗ Example: The Roma have their own language called Romani.↗ · Many Roma families live in Romania and Hungary.↗ · In history, we learned that Roma people were persecuted in the Holocaust.↗ · In Italy, Rome is called Roma.↗ · AS Roma is a football team from Rome.↗ · Mum chopped roma tomatoes for the pasta sauce.↗

roman — Everyday, meaning 1: Connected with ancient Rome, a powerful empire long ago around the Mediterranean Sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person from ancient Rome or from the city of Rome today.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "roman" with a small r: ordinary upright print, not italic.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A Roman candle is a firework that shoots out bright sparks and balls of fire.↗ Example: The Romans built long straight roads.↗ · Roman soldiers were called legionaries.↗ · We are learning to read Roman numerals.↗ · In Roman numerals, X means ten.↗ · The clock has Roman numerals on its face.↗ · Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans.↗ · The Roman Empire was huge.↗ · “Nonsense!” said the Roman Candle, “Romance never dies.↗ · Indeed, the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 were originally indicated by such a series of strokes, as is well known to all familiar with the old Roman, Greek, and South-Arabian systems of notation.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

romance — Everyday, meaning 1: A romance is a loving relationship between two people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Romance is the feeling of love and excitement in such a relationship.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A romance is a story or film about love.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Romance can also mean an exciting, mysterious feeling about something: «the romance of travel».↗ Example: Cinderella and the prince have a romance in the story.↗ · My big sister likes romance films.↗ · The book was full of adventure and romance.↗ · They met at school and their romance began.↗ · Grandpa talked about the romance of travelling by steam train.↗ · This is an adventure story, not a romance.↗ · The romance of the earth is, after all, the most wonderful of all romances.↗

romani — Everyday, meaning 1: The Romani (also spelt Romany) are a people whose ancestors came from India about a thousand years ago and who now live in many countries, especially in Europe and the Americas.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Romani is also the language of these people, related to languages of India.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) To do with the Romani people or language.↗ Example: The Romani people have lived in Europe for centuries.↗ · Romani music influenced flamenco and jazz.↗ · Our class learnt a few words of Romani.↗ · Many Romani families were killed in the Holocaust.↗ · Romani Day is celebrated on 8 April.↗ · She is proud of her Romani heritage.↗

romanian — Everyday, meaning 1: adjective From or belonging to Romania, a country in south-eastern Europe.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: noun A person from Romania.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: noun The language of Romania, which comes from Latin like Italian, French and Spanish.↗ Example: She speaks Romanian and English at home.↗ · Romanian is a language that comes from Latin.↗ · Bucharest is the Romanian capital.↗ · Our new classmate is Romanian.↗ · Romanian dishes include sarmale, cabbage rolls.↗ · Transylvania is a region in Romania.↗

romansh — Everyday, meaning 1: Romansh is a language spoken by a small number of people in south-east Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is one of Switzerland's four national languages, with German, French and Italian.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) To do with this language or its speakers.↗ Example: Romansh is one of the four national languages of Switzerland.↗ · Only about sixty thousand people speak Romansh.↗ · Romansh comes from the Latin spoken by Roman soldiers.↗ · Some Swiss road signs are in Romansh.↗ · «Bun di» means «good day» in Romansh.↗ · Schools in some Swiss valleys teach in Romansh.↗

romantic — Everyday, meaning 1: About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Beautiful and dreamy in a way that stirs the feelings: a romantic old castle.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Having ideas that are lovely but not realistic.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun) A person who dreams of love or adventure.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (art, history) Romantic with a capital R: about the Romantic movement in art and poetry.↗ Example: Mum and Dad had a romantic dinner.↗ · The castle on the hill looked romantic in the mist.↗ · It's a romantic film, so my brother won't watch it.↗ · Dad is a hopeless romantic.↗ · Thinking you'll be rich without working is a romantic idea.↗ · The Romantic poets wrote about lakes and mountains.↗ · "That is quite a romantic story," said the young man.↗

romany — Everyday, meaning 1: A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled lives.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Their language, Romani (Romany), which is related to languages of India.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) of the Romani people.↗ e.g. Romany culture, a Romany caravan.↗ Example: Romany families have travelled Europe for hundreds of years.↗ · The Romany language is related to Hindi.↗ · We listened to Romany music in class.↗ · Romani people celebrate International Roma Day on 8 April.↗ · Her grandmother was a Romany and spoke the language.↗ · An old Romany caravan stood in the museum.↗

rome — Everyday, meaning 1: Rome is the capital city of Italy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Rome was the centre of the ancient Roman Empire, which ruled much of Europe more than two thousand years ago.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Several smaller towns, for example in the USA, are also called Rome.↗ Example: Rome is the capital of Italy.↗ · The Colosseum in Rome is almost two thousand years old.↗ · Ancient Rome had a huge army.↗ · «Rome wasn't built in a day» means big things take time.↗ · We learned about the gods of ancient Rome.↗ · When in Rome, do as the Romans do.↗ · "I come from Rome," said the Moon.↗

romeo — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) Romeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A young man who flirts a lot or acts like a romantic lover: «he thinks he's a real Romeo».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In the radio spelling alphabet (NATO), «Romeo» stands for the letter R.↗ Example: In the spelling alphabet, R is «Romeo».↗ · «Romeo and Juliet» is a sad love story by Shakespeare.↗ · He's a bit of a Romeo, always giving girls flowers.↗ · The pilot spelt R-A-Y as «Romeo, Alpha, Yankee».↗ · Romeo is a popular boy's name in Italy.↗ · Our cat is called Romeo.↗ · The boy’s real name was Romeo, but everyone called him Lamp-Wick, for he was long and thin and had a woebegone look about him.↗

romp — Everyday, meaning 1: To romp is to play in a lively, noisy way, running and jumping about.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A romp is a lively game or a spell of happy play.↗ Example: The puppies romped on the grass.↗ · We had a romp in the snow.↗ · Let the children romp in the garden for an hour.↗

ron — Everyday, meaning 1: Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Ron Weasley is a famous friend of Harry Potter in books and films.↗ Example: Ron has 15 stamps.↗ · Ron gave 6 stamps to Lisa.↗ · Ron earns $8 an hour.↗ · How many stamps does Ron have now?↗ · Ron and Lisa walked to the park together.↗ · Ron Weasley has red hair and lots of brothers.↗

roof — Everyday, meaning 1: A roof is the top covering of a building or vehicle.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The roof of your mouth is the hard top part inside your mouth.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A roof over your head means a place to live.↗ Example: The cat is sitting on the roof.↗ · Rain drummed on the roof all night.↗ · The car has a sunroof.↗ · The roof of the old barn leaked.↗ · Mum hit the roof when she saw the mess.↗ · Peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth.↗ · Everyone was under one roof for the party.↗ · The roof sloped nearly to the ground.↗ · When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.↗ (Torah DEU.22.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; (Prophets JOS.2.8, JPS 1917)↗ · The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.↗ (Writings JOB.29.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.↗ (Writings PSA.137.6, JPS 1917)↗

rooftop — Everyday, meaning 1: A rooftop is the outside top surface of a roof.↗ Example: Pigeons sat on the rooftop.↗ · The cat walked along the rooftops.↗ · Our school has solar panels on the rooftop.↗ · The city has a rooftop garden.↗ · Snow covered the rooftops.↗ · She was so happy she wanted to shout it from the rooftops.↗

rook — Everyday, meaning 1: A rook is a large black bird of the crow family with a grey, bare patch of skin at the base of its beak; rooks live together in noisy groups.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A rook is a chess piece shaped like a castle tower that moves straight along rows and columns; it is also called a castle.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, old-fashioned) To rook someone is to cheat them out of money.↗ Example: A rook landed on the field and pecked for worms.↗ · Rooks build their nests together high in the elm trees.↗ · The rookery was so noisy in spring that we heard it from the school.↗ · My rook moved all the way across the board and captured her queen.↗ · In chess each player starts with two rooks in the corners.↗ · You can castle by moving your king two squares and jumping the rook over it.↗ · (informal) The man at the fair rooked us out of five pounds.↗ · Crows and rooks came by turns and sat on them, and talked of the hard times which were beginning, and how difficult it was in winter to obtain food.↗