English dictionary: words starting with rou

Meanings of Rouble:

noun

The basic monetary unit of russia and some other former republics of the ussr, equal to 100 kopeks.

Usage examples:

Trailfinders recommends travellers take us dollars as you cannot buy or sell roubles outside russia.

Meanings of Roubles:

noun

The basic monetary unit of russia and some other former republics of the ussr, equal to 100 kopeks.

Usage examples:

Trailfinders recommends travellers take us dollars as you cannot buy or sell roubles outside russia.

Meanings of Roucou:

noun

Another term for annatto.

Usage examples:

His skin was painted with the red roucou dye

Meanings of Roud:

noun

Red colour, especially of the complexion or lips; redness; ruddiness. rare after 16th century.

verb

To make red or ruddy; to redden. usually in passive. chiefly archaic and english regional in later use.

Meanings of Roue:

noun

A debauched man, especially an elderly one.

Usage examples:

He had lived the life of a roué in the fleshpots of london and paris

Meanings of Rouen:

proper noun

A port on the river seine in north-western france, capital of haute-normandie; population 110,276 (2006). rouen was in english possession from the time of the norman conquest until captured by the french in 1204, and again 1419–49; in 1431 joan of arc was tried and burnt at the stake there.

Meanings of Roues:

noun

A debauched man, especially an elderly one.

Usage examples:

He had lived the life of a roué in the fleshpots of london and paris

Meanings of Rouge:

noun

A red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for colouring the cheeks or lips.

Usage examples:

She wore patches of rouge on her cheeks

verb

Colour with rouge.

Usage examples:

The make-up artist rouged my cheeks

adjective

Short for jeweller's rouge.

Meanings of Rouged:

adjective

Coloured with rouge.

Usage examples:

Her brightly rouged cheeks

verb

Colour with rouge.

Usage examples:

The make-up artist rouged my cheeks

Meanings of Rouges:

verb

Colour with rouge.

Usage examples:

The make-up artist rouged my cheeks

noun

(in canadian football) a single point awarded when the receiving team fails to run a kick out of its own end zone.

adjective

(of wine) red.

Usage examples:

Not surprisingly, he has discovered the utter joy to be found in a decent bottle of vin rouge.

Meanings of Rough:

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

verb

Work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion.

Usage examples:

The piece of glass is now roughed into a circular form

Meanings of Rough up:

phrasal verb

Beat someone up.

Usage examples:

He was roughed up in jail while awaiting trial

Meanings of Rough-and-ready:

idiom

Produced quickly, with little preparation

Usage examples:

Rough and ready accommodation, the presentation of their shows was often rather rough and ready., t…

Meanings of Rough-and-tumble:

adjective

Very competitive and failing to pay attention to rules

Usage examples:

Rough-and-tumble politics

Meanings of Rough-guess:

idiom

Used when you are giving an approximate amount, measurement, etc. to show that you are not certain it is correct

Usage examples:

At a guess he was in his early sixties., in front of us was a sheer drop of a hundred metres, at a …

Meanings of Rough-hewn:

adjective

Looking not finished or not smooth

Usage examples:

The students sang on a rough-hewn stage., the hero in the film is a rough-hewn detective.

Meanings of Rough-out:

phrasal verb

To draw or write something simply and without details

Usage examples:

The architect roughed out the house plans.

Meanings of Rough-trade:

noun

Male prostitutes who have sex with other men and who give the appearance of being from a poor social class

Usage examples:

He went to the docks to pick up a bit of rough trade.

Meanings of Roughage:

noun

Fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.

Usage examples:

Fresh fruit and wholemeal bread are important sources of roughage in the diet

Meanings of Roughages:

noun

Fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.

Usage examples:

Fresh fruit and wholemeal bread are important sources of roughage in the diet

Meanings of Roughcast:

noun

Plaster of lime, cement, and gravel, used on outside walls.

Usage examples:

She was aware that her neighbour had previously been conned by callers who had replaced guttering a…

adjective

(of a building or part of a building) coated with roughcast.

Usage examples:

The roughcast house rented by the city was ‘wholly insufficient for securing the health and comfort…

verb

Coat (a wall) with roughcast.

Usage examples:

The walls were roughcast as in an underground garage

Meanings of Roughcaster:

noun

A workman who applies roughcast.

Meanings of Roughcasting:

verb

Coat (a wall) with roughcast.

Usage examples:

The walls were roughcast as in an underground garage

noun

Plaster of lime, cement, and gravel, used on outside walls.

Usage examples:

She was aware that her neighbour had previously been conned by callers who had replaced guttering a…

adjective

(of a building or part of a building) coated with roughcast.

Usage examples:

The roughcast house rented by the city was ‘wholly insufficient for securing the health and comfort…

Meanings of Roughed:

verb

Work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion.

Usage examples:

The piece of glass is now roughed into a circular form

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

phrasal verb

To attack someone physically

Usage examples:

Who roughed this guy up in the parking lot?

Meanings of Roughen:

verb

Make or become rough.

Usage examples:

The wind was roughening the surface of the river