R — The school dictionary · page 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10roundlyRoundly means plainly and openly, without holding back: he declared roundly that he would not go.5 sentencesroundnessThe quality of being round or curved like a circle or ball.9 sentencesrouseTo wake someone up.10 sentencesroutA rout is a complete defeat in which the losing side runs away in confusion.6 sentencesrouteA route is the way you go to get from one place to another.13 sentencesrouterA router is a small box that connects your computers, phones and tablets to the internet and to each other, often by Wi-Fi.8 sentencesroutineThe usual order in which you do things every day, like a morning routine: wake up, wash, dress, eat breakfast.11 sentencesroutinelyAs a normal, regular part of what happens; usually.8 sentencesrouxA roux is a mixture of melted butter (or fat) and flour cooked together, used to thicken sauces, soups and gravy.9 sentencesroveTo rove is to wander about from place to place with no fixed plan or home.4 sentencesroverA rover is a vehicle that drives around on the surface of another planet or the Moon to explore it, like the Mars rovers.13 sentencesrovingRoving means wandering from place to place without a fixed home or plan.4 sentencesrowA row is a line of things or people side by side: a row of chairs.22 sentencesrowanA rowan is a small tree with feathery leaves and bunches of bright red-orange berries in autumn, also called a mountain ash.9 sentencesrowerA rower is a person who moves a boat through the water with oars.11 sentencesroyalAbout a king or queen or their family.12 sentencesroyallyIn a royal way: very grandly, as a king or queen would do.4 sentencesroyaltyRoyalty means kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families.10 sentencesru.ru is the internet ending (domain) for websites from Russia.9 sentencesrubTo rub is to move your hand or something else backwards and forwards over a surface, pressing on it.13 sentencesrubberRubber is a soft, stretchy material that bounces and keeps water out; it is made from the sap of rubber trees or from chemicals.14 sentencesrubberyLike rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy.9 sentencesrubbingRubbing means moving your hand or something against a surface again and again, pressing on it.12 sentencesrubbishRubbish is things you throw away because they are no longer wanted or useful.12 sentencesrubbishyRubbishy means of very poor quality or worth nothing; like rubbish.4 sentencesrubbleBroken pieces of stone, brick and concrete left when a building falls down or is knocked down.8 sentencesrubellaRubella, also called German measles, is an illness caused by a virus that gives a red spotty rash and fever; it is usually mild in childre…7 sentencesrubenesqueof a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens.8 sentencesrubyA ruby is a precious stone with a deep red colour, used in rings and necklaces.14 sentencesrucksackA rucksack is a bag you carry on your back, with two straps over your shoulders.7 sentencesrudderA rudder is a flat, upright blade at the back of a boat or ship that is turned to steer it left or right.11 sentencesruddyA ruddy face is healthy and red or pink, often from being outdoors.12 sentencesrudeRude means not polite; saying or doing things that are unkind or show no respect.11 sentencesrudelyRudely means in a way that is not polite and shows no respect for others.8 sentencesrudenessRudeness is behaviour or talk that is not polite and does not show respect, such as interrupting, name-calling or ignoring someone.9 sentencesrudimentaryVery simple and basic, not developed much.9 sentencesrueTo rue something means to feel sorry about it and wish it had not happened, as in «you'll rue the day».10 sentencesruffA ruff is a stiff, frilled collar worn round the neck long ago.5 sentencesruffianA rough, violent or lawless person, especially a man or a boy who causes trouble.8 sentencesruffleTo make something uneven or messy, like hair, feathers or a smooth surface.12 sentencesrugA rug is a thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor.13 sentencesrugbyRugby is a team game played with an oval ball, which players can kick, carry and pass backwards; they score by putting the ball down over…9 sentencesruggedRugged means rough and uneven, with rocks or bumps: rugged ground.5 sentencesruinTo ruin something means to damage or spoil it so badly that it is no good any more: rain ruined the picnic.12 sentencesruinousRuinous means fallen to pieces, in ruins: a ruinous castle.5 sentencesruleA rule tells what must or should be done: school rules, the rules of a game.16 sentencesrulerA ruler is a straight strip with marks, used to measure length and draw straight lines.12 sentencesrumStrange or odd: «a rum little man».5 sentencesrumbleTo rumble is to make a long, low, deep sound, like thunder or a big truck.11 sentencesrumblingRumbling is making a long, deep, low sound, like thunder far away or a big truck passing.12 sentencesruminateTo think deeply about something for a long time.9 sentencesrummageTo rummage is to search by moving things about with your hands, often in a messy heap, looking for something lost.5 sentencesrummyRummy is a card game where you try to collect sets (like three kings) and runs (like 4, 5, 6 of hearts).9 sentencesrumourA rumour is a story or piece of news that people pass from one to another, which may not be true and has not been checked.12 sentencesrumpThe back end of an animal's body, above the back legs.10 sentencesrumpusA noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion.8 sentencesrunTo run is to move fast on your feet.29 sentencesrunawaynoun A person, often a child or teenager, who has run away from home or from somewhere.9 sentencesruneA letter of an old alphabet used by Vikings and other Germanic peoples, carved on wood, stone or bone.10 sentencesrungA rung is one of the bars or steps of a ladder that you put your feet on.10 sentencesrunicWritten in runes, the letters used by Germanic peoples such as the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons before the Latin alphabet.8 sentencesrunnelA very small stream or brook.8 sentencesrunnerA runner is a person who runs, often in a race.15 sentencesrunningMoving fast on your feet.21 sentencesrunnyRunny means more liquid than usual, so it flows easily («runny honey», «a runny egg»).11 sentencesrunwayA runway is a long, flat strip of hard ground at an airport where planes take off and land.8 sentencesrupeeThe rupee is the money used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius and other countries.8 sentencesruptureTo rupture is to burst or break open suddenly, like a pipe or a body part.9 sentencesruralRural means to do with the countryside, not towns or cities.8 sentencesrushTo move or do something very fast, often too fast.19 sentencesrushingRushing means moving or doing something very fast, often because there is little time.12 sentencesrussianRussian means coming from or connected with Russia, the very large country that stretches from Eastern Europe across northern Asia.11 sentencesrustRust is the reddish-brown, flaky coating that forms on iron or steel when it gets wet and meets air.12 sentencesrusticSimple, plain and natural, like life in the countryside: «a rustic cottage».5 sentencesrustleTo rustle is to make a soft, light, crackling sound like dry leaves or paper moving.11 sentencesrustyCovered in rust, the reddish-brown flaky coating that forms on iron and steel when they get wet and meet the air.12 sentencesrutA deep line in soft ground made by wheels.11 sentencesruthPity or sorrow for others.8 sentencesruthlessHaving no pity; cruel and hard, willing to hurt others to get what you want.4 sentencesryeRye is a kind of cereal grass grown on farms; its grain is used for flour, bread and animal food.12 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/10/