rubberiness - n. 1 a tough elastic polymeric substance made from... [more]

rubbery - n. 1 a tough elastic polymeric substance made from... [more]

rubbishy - n. & v. esp. Brit. 1 waste material; debris, refuse, litter. 2 worthless material... [more]

rubbly - cf. OF robe spoils]... [more]

rubefacient - v.tr. (also rubify ) (-ies, -ied) 1 make red.... [more]

rubefaction - v.tr. (also rubify ) (-ies, -ied) 1 make red.... [more]

rubrical - n. 1 a direction for the conduct of divine service... [more]

rubrication - see RUBRIC]... [more]

rubricator - see RUBRIC]... [more]

ruching - n. a frill or gathering of lace etc. as a trimming. ruched adj. ruching n. [F... [more]

ruefully - adj. expressing sorrow, genuine or humorously affected. ruefully adv. ruefulness... [more]

ruefulness - adj. expressing sorrow, genuine or humorously affected. ruefully adv. ruefulness... [more]

rufescence - adj. Zool. etc. reddish. rufescence n. [L rufescere f. rufus reddish]... [more]

ruffianism - n. a violent lawless person. ruffianism n. ruffianly adv. [F ruf(f)ian f. It.... [more]

ruffianly - n. a violent lawless person. ruffianism n. ruffianly adv. [F ruf(f)ian f. It.... [more]

rufflike - n. 1 a projecting starched frill worn round the neck esp. in the 16th c. 2 a projecting... [more]

rugosely - adj. esp. Biol. wrinkled, corrugated. rugosely adv. rugosity n. [L rugosus f.... [more]

rugosity - adj. esp. Biol. wrinkled, corrugated. rugosely adv. rugosity n. [L rugosus f.... [more]

ruinously - adj. 1 bringing ruin; disastrous (at ruinous expense). 2 in ruins; dilapidated.... [more]

ruinousness - adj. 1 bringing ruin; disastrous (at ruinous expense). 2 in ruins; dilapidated.... [more]

ruleless - n. & v. 1 a principle to which an action conforms or is required to conform. 2 a... [more]

rulership - n. 1 a person exercising government or dominion. 2 a straight usu. graduated [more]

rumbler - v. & n. 1 intr. make a continuous deep resonant... [more]

rumbustiously - adj. colloq. boisterous, noisy, uproarious. rumbustiously adv. rumbustiousness... [more]

rumbustiousness - adj. colloq. boisterous, noisy, uproarious. rumbustiously adv. rumbustiousness... [more]

rumination - v. 1 tr. & (foll. by over , on, etc.) intr. meditate,... [more]

ruminative - v. 1 tr. & (foll. by over , on, etc.) intr. meditate,... [more]

ruminatively - v. 1 tr. & (foll. by over , on, etc.) intr. meditate,... [more]

ruminator - v. 1 tr. & (foll. by over , on, etc.) intr. meditate,... [more]

rumly - adj. Brit . colloq. 1 odd, strange, queer. 2 difficult,... [more]

rummager - OF arrumage f. arrumer stow (as AD-, run ship's hold f. MDu. ruim ROOM)]... [more]

rumness - adj. Brit . colloq. 1 odd, strange, queer. 2 difficult,... [more]

rumpless - n. 1 the hind part of a mammal, esp. the buttocks. 2 a a small or contemptible remnant... [more]

rumply - v.tr. & intr. make or become creased or ruffled. rumply adj. [obs. rumple (n.)... [more]

run - v. & n. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound... [more]

rungless - n. 1 each of the horizontal supports of a ladder. 2 a strengthening crosspiece in... [more]

runic - n. 1 any of the letters of the earliest Germanic alphabet used by Scandinavians... [more]

runnable - v. & n. (running; past ran; past part . run) 1 intr.... [more]

runty - orig. unkn.]... [more]

rupturable - n. & v. 1 the act or an instance of breaking; a breach.... [more]

ruralism - adj. in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in... [more]

ruralist - adj. in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in... [more]

rurality - adj. in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in... [more]

ruralization - adj. in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in... [more]

ruralize - adj. in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in... [more]

rurally - adj. in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in... [more]

rusher - see RUSE]... [more]

rushingly - see RUSE]... [more]

rushlike - n. 1 a any marsh or waterside plant of the family... [more]

rushy - n. 1 a any marsh or waterside plant of the family... [more]

russety - adj. & n. 1 reddish-brown. 2 archaic rustic, homely, simple. 1 a reddish-brown [more]

Russian - adj. & n. 1 a of a size, amount, extent, or intensity ... [more]

Russianization - n. & adj. 1 a a native or national of Russia or the Soviet Union. b a person of... [more]

Russianness - n. & adj. 1 a a native or national of Russia or the Soviet Union. b a person of... [more]

Russification - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) make Russian in character. Russification n.... [more]

rustically - adj. & n. 1 having the characteristics of or associations with the country or country... [more]

rustication - v. 1 tr. send down (a student) temporarily from university. 2 intr. retire to or... [more]

rusticity - adj. & n. 1 having the characteristics of or associations with the country or country... [more]

rustily - adj. (rustier, rustiest) 1 rusted or affected by rust. 2 stiff with age or [more]

rustiness - adj. (rustier, rustiest) 1 rusted or affected by rust. 2 stiff with age or [more]

rustler - cf . obs. Flem. ruysselen, Du. ritselen]... [more]

rustless - n. & v. 1 a a reddish or yellowish-brown coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation,... [more]

ruthlessly - adj. having no pity or compassion. ruthlessly adv. ruthlessness n. [ME, f. ruth... [more]

ruthlessness - adj. having no pity or compassion. ruthlessly adv. ruthlessness n. [ME, f. ruth... [more]

ruttish - n. & v. the periodic sexual excitement of a male deer, goat, ram, etc. intr. (rutted,... [more]

rutty - n. & v. 1 a deep track made by the passage of wheels.... [more]