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1ramble verb ram·bled; ram·bling 1 : to go about aimlessly : ROAM, WANDER

2 : to talk or write in a long-winded wandering fashion

Synonyms

gad, gallivant, knock, maunder, meander, mope, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander—more at WANDER

maunder, rattle, run on; also deviate, digress, stray, wander; sidetrack; blab, chatter, gab, gabble, jabber, patter, prate, prattle

2ramble noun : a leisurely excursion; especially : an aimless walk

Synonyms

perambulation, stroll, turn, walk—more at WALK

ram·bler noun 1 : a person who rambles

2 : any of various climbing roses with large clusters of small often double flowers

Synonyms

drifter, nomad, rover, stroller, vagabond, wanderer—more at NOMAD

ram·bling adjective : straying from subject to subject

Synonyms

desultory, digressive, discursive—more at DISCURSIVE

circuitous, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose, windy, wordy—more at WORDY

ram·bunc·tious adjective : marked by uncontrollable exuberance

Synonyms

boisterous, raucous, rowdy—more at BOISTEROUS

ra·mie noun : a strong lustrous bast fiber from an Asian nettle

ram·i·fi·ca·tion noun 1 : the act or process of branching

2 : CONSEQUENCE, OUTGROWTH

ram·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to branch out

2 : to separate into divisions

ramp noun : a sloping passage or roadway connecting different levels

1rampage verb ram·paged; ram·pag·ing : to rush about wildly

2rampage noun : a course of violent or riotous action or behavior

— ram·pa·geous adjective

Synonyms

agitation, delirium, distraction, frenzy, furor, fury, hysteria, rage, uproar—more at FRENZY

ram·pant adjective : unchecked in growth or spread <~ weeds>

— ram·pan·cy noun

— ram·pant·ly adverb

Synonyms

intemperate, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, ungoverned, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained; also uncontrollable, ungovernable; immoderate; riotous, uninhibited, wild

Antonyms

checked, controlled, curbed, hampered, hindered, restrained, temperate

ram·part noun 1 : a protective barrier

2 : a broad embankment raised as a fortification

1ramrod noun 1 : a rod used to ram a charge into a muzzle-loading gun

2 : a cleaning rod for small arms

3 : BOSS, OVERSEER

2ramrod adjective : marked by rigidity or severity

Synonyms

austere, authoritarian, flinty, hard, harsh, heavy-handed, rigid, rigorous, severe, stern, strict—more at SEVERE

3ramrod verb : to direct, supervise, and control

ram·shack·le adjective : RICKETY, TUMBLEDOWN

ran past of RUN

1ranch noun [ORIGIN: MexSp rancho small ranch, fr. Sp, camp, hut & Sp dial., small farm, fr. Old Spanish ranchear(se) to take up quarters, fr. MF (se) ranger to take up a position, fr. ranger to set in a row]

1 : an establishment for the raising and grazing of livestock (as cattle, sheep, or horses)

2 : a large farm devoted to a specialty

3 : RANCH HOUSE 2

2ranch verb : to live or work on a ranch

— ranch·er noun

ranch house noun 1 : the main house on a ranch

2 : a one-story house typically with a low-pitched roof

ran·cho noun, plural ranchos : RANCH 1

ran·cid adjective 1 : having a rank smell or taste

2 : OBNOXIOUS

— ran·cid·i·ty noun

ran·cor noun : bitter deep-seated ill will

Synonyms

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility—more at ENMITY

ran·cor·ous adjective : deeply malevolent

Synonyms

acrid, acrimonious, bitter, hard, resentful, sore—more at BITTER

ran·cour British variant of RANCOR

rand noun, plural rand : the basic monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa

R & B abbreviation rhythm and blues

R & D abbreviation research and development

ran·dom adjective : lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern : HAPHAZARD

— ran·dom·ly adverb

— ran·dom·ness noun

Synonyms

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, scattered, stray; also accidental, casual, chance, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, unintended, unintentional,