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3 : a love story

4 : a romantic attachment or episode between lovers

— ro·manc·er noun

2romance verb ro·manced; ro·manc·ing 1 : to exaggerate or invent detail or incident

2 : to have romantic fancies

3 : to carry on a romantic episode with

Ro·mance adjective : of or relating to any of several languages developed from Latin

Ro·ma·nian also Ru·ma·nian noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of Romania

2 : the language of the Romanians

Roman numeral noun : a numeral in a system of notation that is based on the ancient Roman system

Ro·ma·no noun : a hard Italian cheese that is sharper than Parmesan

Ro·mans noun : a book of the New Testament of Christian Scripture

1romantic noun : a romantic person; especially : a romantic writer, composer, or artist

Synonyms

dreamer, idealist, utopian, visionary—more at IDEALIST

2romantic adjective 1 : IMAGINARY

2 : VISIONARY

3 : having an imaginative or emotional appeal

4 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of romanticism

— ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb

ro·man·ti·cism noun, often cap : a literary movement (as in early 19th-century England) marked esp. by emphasis on the imagination and the emotions and by the use of autobiographical material

ro·man·ti·cist noun : a romantic person, trait, or component

ro·man·ti·cize verb -cized; -ciz·ing 1 : to make romantic

2 : to have romantic ideas

1romp verb 1 : to play actively and noisily

2 : to win a contest easily

Synonyms

caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, sport—more at FROLIC

2romp noun : high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play

Synonyms

binge, fling, frolic, gambol, lark, revel, rollick—more at FLING

romp·er noun 1 : one that romps

2 : a jumpsuit usu. for infants — usu. used in pl.

rood noun : CROSS, CRUCIFIX

1roof noun, plural roofs 1 : the upper covering part of a building

2 : something suggesting a roof of a building

3 : the roof of a dwelling conventionally designating the home itself

— roofed adjective

— roof·ing noun

— roof·less adjective

Synonyms

[2] canopy, ceiling, tent—more at CANOPY

[3] abode, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, home, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence—more at HOME

2roof verb 1 : to cover with a roof

2 : to provide with shelter or a home

roof·top noun : a roof esp. of a house

1rook noun : a common Old World bird resembling the related crow

2rook verb : to defraud by cheating or swindling

Synonyms

bleed, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle, victimize—more at FLEECE

3rook noun : a chess piece that can move parallel to the sides of the board across any number of unoccupied squares

rook·ery noun, plural -er·ies : a breeding ground or haunt of gregarious birds or mammals; also : a colony of such birds or mammals

rook·ie noun 1 : one that begins something : BEGINNER

2 : a first-year player in a professional sport

Synonyms

beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, novice, recruit, tenderfoot, tyro—more at BEGINNER

1room noun 1 : an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something

2 a : a partitioned part of a building : CHAMBER

b : the people in a room

3 : a suitable or fit occasion or opportunity : OPPORTUNITY <~ to develop his talents>

— room·ful noun

Synonyms

[1] place, space, way; also capacity, range, scope; clearance, freedom, latitude, leeway, play

[2a] cell, chamber, closet; also accommodation, berth, booth, cabin, compartment, cubicle

[3] chance, occasion, opening, opportunity—more at OPPORTUNITY

2room verb : to occupy lodgings : LODGE

room·er noun : one who occupies a rented room in another's house

Synonyms

boarder, lodger, renter, tenant—more at TENANT

room·ette noun : a small private room on a railroad sleeping car

room·mate noun : one of two or more persons sharing the same room or