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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

roofing paper
tar paper noun a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing

roofless
adjective not having a roof; `the hurricane left hundreds of house roofless`

rooftop
noun the top of a (usually flat) roof

rooibos
Aspalathus linearis noun South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea

rook
Corvus frugilegus noun common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

rook
noun (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

rookery
noun a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)

room
noun an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; `the rooms were very small but they had a nice view`

room clerk
noun a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests

room light
noun light that provides general illumination for a room

room rate
noun the rate charged daily for a hotel room

room temperature
noun the normal temperature of room in which people live

roomette
noun a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car

roomful
noun the quantity a room will hold

roomily
spaciously adverb with ample room; `the furniture was spaciously spread out`

roommate
roomie noun an associate who shares a room with you

roomy
spacious adjective (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; `a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment`; `a spacious ballroom`

Roosevelt
President Roosevelt 1 President Theodore Roosevelt noun 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; `Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick`` (1858-1919)

Rooseveltian
adjective of or relating to or like or in the manner of Franklin Roosevelt

roost
noun a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

rooster
noun adult male chicken

root
tooth root noun the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

root
rootle verb dig with the snout; `the pig was rooting for truffles`

root beer
noun carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs

root beer float
noun an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer

root canal
noun the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity

root cap
noun thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root

root cellar
noun an excavation where root vegetables are stored

root climber
noun a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy

root crop
noun crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips

root hair
noun thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil

root rot
noun disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi

root vegetable
noun any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers

rootage
root system noun a developed system of roots

rootbound
adjective having the roots matted or densely tangled; `shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs`- William Faulkner

rooted
adjective having roots of a specified sort

rooting
noun the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow

rooting reflex
noun reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek

rootless
adjective wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; `led a vagabond life`; `a rootless wanderer`

rootlet
noun small root or division of a root

rootlike
root-like adjective looking or acting like a root

roots
noun the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; `his roots in Texas go back a long way`; `he went back to Sweden to search for his roots`; `his music has African roots`

rootstock
noun root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

rope
noun a strong line

rope bridge
noun a bridge consisting of ropes

rope burn
noun abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope

rope ladder
noun a ladder with side pieces of rope

rope tow
noun a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto

rope yarn
noun the strands out of which ropes are made

rope-a-dope
noun a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches

ropemaker
rope-maker noun a craftsman who makes ropes

ropewalk
rope yard noun workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made

ropewalker
ropedancer noun an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground

ropey
ropy adjective (British informal) very poor in quality; `ropey food`; `a ropey performance`

roping
noun capturing cattle or horses with a lasso

ropy
ropey adjective of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

Roquefort
noun French blue cheese

Roquefort dressing
noun vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese

roridula
noun either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs

Roridulaceae
family Roridulaceae noun in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae

Rorippa
genus Rorippa noun annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica

rorqual
noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

Rorschach
Rorschach test noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot

Rosa
genus Rosa noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

Rosaceae
family Rosaceae noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens

rosaceous
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae

Rosales
order Rosales noun in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae

rosary
prayer beads noun a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)

rose
roseate adjective of something having a dusty purplish pink color; `the roseate glow of dawn`

rose apple
noun fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections

rose bed
bed of roses noun a flower bed in which roses are growing

rose beetle
Cetonia aurata noun a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses

rose chafer
rose bug noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines

rose chafer
Cetonia aurata noun a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses

rose chestnut
ironwood 3 ironwood tree 3 Mesua ferrea noun handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties

rose garden
noun a garden for growing roses

rose geranium
sweet-scented geranium noun any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers

rose globe lily
Calochortus amoenus noun globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley

rose gum
Eucalypt grandis noun very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales

rose mallow
common rose mallow noun showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers

rose moss
sun plant noun widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers

rose of Jericho
noun small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist

rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus noun Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe

rose periwinkle
Madagascar periwinkle noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

rose quartz
noun a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments

rose water
noun perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses

rose window
noun circular window filled with tracery

rose-colored
rosy adjective reflecting optimism; `a rosy future`; `looked at the world through rose-colored glasses`

rose-colored starling
rose-colored pastor noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian

rose-lilac
rose-lavender adjective of lavender tinged with rose

rose-mauve
adjective of mauve tinged with rose

rose-purple
rosy-purple adjective of purple with a rose tinge

rose-red
adjective of a deep slightly bluish red color

rose-root
midsummer-men noun Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers

rose-tinted
rose-tinged adjective of a color tinged with rose

roseate spoonbill
Ajaia ajaja noun tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill

Roseau
noun the capital and largest city of Dominica

rosebay
Rhododendron maxima noun late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers

rosebud
noun (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

rosebud cherry
winter flowering cherry noun shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers