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dwelling

roomy adjective : having ample room

Synonyms

ample, capacious, commodious, spacious—more at SPACIOUS

1roost noun : a support on which or a place where birds perch

2roost verb : to settle on or as if on a roost

Synonyms

alight, land, light, perch, settle—more at ALIGHT

ensconce, install, lodge, perch, settle—more at ENSCONCE

roost·er noun : an adult male domestic chicken : COCK

1root noun 1 : the leafless usu. underground part of a seed plant that functions in absorption, aeration, and storage or as a means of anchorage; also : an underground plant part esp. when fleshy and edible

2 : something (as the basal part of a tooth or hair) resembling a root

3 : SOURCE, ORIGIN

4 : the essential core : HEART

5 : a number that when taken as a factor an indicated number of times gives a specified number

6 : the lower part

— root·less adjective

— root·like adjective

2root verb 1 : to form roots

2 : to fix or become fixed by or as if by roots : ESTABLISH

3 : to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots — usu. used with out

Synonyms

[2] embed, entrench, establish, fix, implant, ingrain, lodge—more at ENTRENCH

usually root out [3] extract, prize, pry, pull, tear, uproot, wrest—more at EXTRACT

3root verb 1 : to turn up or dig with the snout

2 : to poke or dig around (as in search of something)

4root verb 1 : to applaud or encourage noisily : CHEER

2 : to wish success or lend support to

— root·er noun

root beer noun : a sweetened carbonated beverage flavored with extracts of roots and herbs

root canal noun : a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the pulp in the root of the tooth and filling the cavity with a protective substance

root·let noun : a small root

root·stock noun : an underground part of a plant that resembles a rhizome

1rope noun 1 : a large strong cord made of strands of fiber

2 : a hangman's noose

3 : a thick string (as of pearls) made by twisting or braiding

Synonyms

cable, cord, lace, line, string, wire—more at CORD

2rope verb roped; rop·ing 1 : to bind, tie, or fasten together with a rope

2 : to separate or divide by means of a rope

3 : LASSO

Ror·schach test noun : a psychological test in which a subject interprets ink-blot designs in terms that reveal intellectual and emotional factors

ro·sa·ry noun, plural -ries 1 often cap : a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of meditation on sacred mysteries during recitation of Hail Marys

2 : a string of beads used in praying

1rose past of RISE

2rose noun 1 : any of a genus of usu. prickly often climbing shrubs with divided leaves and bright often fragrant flowers; also : one of these flowers

2 : something resembling a rose in form

3 : a moderate purplish red color

— rose adjective

ro·sé noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a light pink wine

ro·se·ate adjective 1 : resembling a rose esp. in color

2 : overly optimistic

rose·bud noun : the flower of a rose when it is at most partly open

rose·bush noun : a shrubby rose

rose·mary noun, plural -mar·ies [ORIGIN: ME rosmarine, fr. AF rosmarin, fr. L rosmarinus, fr. ros dew + marinus of the sea, fr. mare sea]

: a fragrant shrubby Mediterranean mint; also : its leaves used as a seasoning

ro·sette noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a usu. small badge or ornament of ribbon gathered in the shape of a rose

2 : a circular ornament filled with representations of leaves

rose·wa·ter noun : a watery solution of the fragrant constituents of the rose used as a perfume

rose·wood noun : any of various tropical trees with dark red wood streaked with black; also : this wood

Rosh Ha·sha·nah noun [ORIGIN: Heb rōsh hashshānāh, lit., beginning of the year]

: the Jewish New Year observed as a religious holiday in September or October

ros·in noun : a brittle resin obtained esp. from pine trees and used esp. in varnishes and on violin bows

ros·ter noun 1 : a list of personnel; also : the persons listed on a roster

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