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— rus·tic·i·ty noun

Synonyms

bucolic, country, pastoral, rural—more at RURAL

2rustic noun : a rustic person

Synonyms

bumpkin, clodhopper, hick, hillbilly, provincial, yokel—more at HICK

rus·ti·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing : to go into or reside in the country

— rus·ti·ca·tion noun

1rustle verb rus·tled; rus·tling 1 : to make or cause a rustle

2 : to cause to rustle <~ a newspaper>

3 a : to act or move with energy or speed

b : to procure in this way

4 : to forage food

5 : to steal cattle from the range

2rustle noun : a quick series of small sounds <~ of leaves>

rus·tler noun : one that rustles: as

a : an alert energetic driving person

b : a cattle thief

1rut noun : state or period of sexual excitement esp. in male deer

— rut verb

2rut noun 1 : a track worn by wheels or by habitual passage of something

2 : a usual or fixed routine

Synonyms

groove, pattern, rote, routine, treadmill—more at ROUTINE

ru·ta·ba·ga noun : a turnip with a large yellowish root

Ruth noun : a book of Jewish and Christian Scripture

ru·the·ni·um noun : a hard brittle metallic chemical element

ruth·er·ford·ium noun : an artifically produced radioactive chemical element

ruth·less adjective [ORIGIN: fr. ruth compassion, pity, fr. ME ruthe, fr. ruen to rue, fr. OE hrēowan]

: having no pity : MERCILESS

— ruth·less·ly adverb

— ruth·less·ness noun

Synonyms

callous, cold-blooded, hard, merciless, obdurate, pitiless, soulless, stony, uncharitable, unfeeling, unsparing, unsympathetic—more at HARD

1RV noun : RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

2RV abbreviation Revised Version

R–value noun : a measure of resistance to the flow of heat through a substance (as insulation)

RW abbreviation 1 right worshipful

2 right worthy

rwy or ry abbreviation railway

-ry noun suffix : -ERY

rye noun 1 : a hardy annual grass grown for grain or as a cover crop; also : its seed

2 : a whiskey distilled from a rye mash

S

1s noun, plural s's or ss often cap : the 19th letter of the English alphabet

2s abbreviation, often cap 1 saint

2 second

3 senate

4 series

5 shilling

6 singular

7 small

8 son

9 south; southern

1-s noun plural suffix — used to form the plural of most nouns that do not end in s, z, sh, or ch or in y following a consonant , to form the plural of proper nouns that end in y following a consonant , and with or without a preceding apostrophe to form the plural of abbreviations, numbers, letters, and symbols used as nouns <4s> <#s>

2-s adverb suffix — used to form adverbs denoting usual or repeated action or state

3-s verb suffix — used to form the third person singular present of most verbs that do not end in s, z, sh, or ch or in y followng a consonant

S symbol sulfur

SA abbreviation 1 Salvation Army

2 seaman apprentice

3 sex appeal

4 [ORIGIN L sine anno without year] without date

5 South Africa

6 South America

7 subject to approval

Sab·bath noun [ORIGIN: ME sabat, fr. OF & OE, fr. L sabbatum, fr. Gk sabbaton, fr. Heb shabbāth, lit., rest]

1 : the 7th day of the week observed as a day of worship by Jews and some Christians

2 : Sunday observed among Christians as a day of worship

sab·bat·i·cal noun : a leave often with pay granted (as to a college professor) usu. every 7th year for rest, travel, or research

sa·ber or sa·bre noun [ORIGIN: F sabre]

: a cavalry sword with a curved blade and thick back

saber saw noun : a portable electric saw with a pointed reciprocating blade; especially : JIGSAW

sa·ble noun, plural sables 1 : the color black

2 plural : mourning garments

3 : a dark brown mammal chiefly of northern Asia related to the weasels; also : its fur or pelt

1sabotage noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : deliberate destruction of an employer's property or hindering of production by workers

2 : destructive or hampering action by enemy agents or sympathizers in time of war

2sabotage verb