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

rosebud orchid
Cleistes rosea noun orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia

rosefish
ocean perch noun large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe

roselike
rose-like adjective having a flower that resembles a rose

roselle
rozelle noun East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber

Rosellinia
genus Rosellinia noun fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores

rosemaling
noun a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs

rosemary
noun extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats

Rosetta Stone
noun a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics

rosette
noun an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor

rosewood
rosewood tree noun any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black

Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashana noun (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar

Rosh Hodesh
Rosh Chodesh noun (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy

Rosicrucian
adjective of or relating to the Rosicrucians

Rosicrucianism
noun the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the cross as symbols of Christ`s Resurrection and redemption; claims various occult powers

rosid dicot family
noun a family of dicotyledonous plants

rosid dicot genus
noun a genus of dicotyledonous plants

Rosidae
subclass Rosidae noun a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae

rosilla
Helenium puberulum noun a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California

rosin bag
noun a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball

rosinweed
noun North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers

rosita
Centaurium calycosum noun erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States

Rosmarinus
genus Rosmarinus noun rosemary

Ross
Betsy Ross noun American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Ross
Nellie Tayloe Ross noun a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

Ross Sea
noun an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica

Rossbach
battle of Rossbach noun a battle in the Seven Years` War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria

Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti noun English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)

Rossini
Giloacchino Antonio Rossini noun Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868)

Rostand
Edmond Rostand noun French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918)

Rostock
noun a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century

Rostov
Rostov on Don noun a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia

rostrate
adjective having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis

rostrum
noun beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

Roswell
noun a town in southeast New Mexico

rosy boa
Lichanura trivirgata noun boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States

rot
molder verb break down; `The bodies decomposed in the heat`

rot-resistant
adjective resistant to rotting

rota
noun a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties

Rotarian
noun a member of a Rotary Club

rotary
adjective relating to or characterized by rotation; `rotary dial`

rotary actuator
positioner noun (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track

Rotary Club
Rotary International noun a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace

rotary engine
noun an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components

rotary press
noun a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder

rotatable
adjective capable of being rotated; `the theater had a rotatable stage`

rotated
revolved adjective turned in a circle around an axis

rotating mechanism
noun a mechanism that rotates

rotating shaft
noun a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

rotation
rotary motion noun the act of rotating as if on an axis; `the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music`

rotational
adjective of or pertaining to rotation; `rotational inertia`

rotational latency
noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head

rotational nystagmus
noun nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation

rotationally
adverb in a rotational manner; `the required influence lines are found by subjecting the model to small displacements horizontally, vertically and rotationally`

rotator cuff
noun a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move

rotatory
adjective of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

rotavirus
noun the reovirus causing infant enteritis

rote
rote learning noun memorization by repetition

rotenone
noun a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube

rotgut
noun any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality

Rothschild
noun any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe

rotifer
noun minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton

Rotifera
phylum Rotifera noun a phylum including: rotifers

rotisserie
noun a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats

rotl
noun a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds

rotogravure
noun printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press

rotor
noun rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; `there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine`

rotor
noun the rotating armature of a motor or generator

rotor blade
rotary wing noun the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air

rotor coil
noun the rotating armature of a motor or generator

rotor head
rotor shaft noun the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns

rotten
adjective having or disintegrated; usually implies foulness; `dead and rotten in his grave`

rotten borough
noun an English parliamentary constituency with few electors

rottenstone
tripoli noun a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing

rotter
dirty dog noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; `only a rotter would do that`; `kill the rat`; `throw the bum out`; `you cowardly little pukes!`; `the British call a contemptible person a `git``

Rottweiler
noun German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs

rotund
adjective spherical in shape

rotunda
noun a large circular room

rouge
paint 1 blusher noun makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

rouge et noir
trente-et-quarante noun a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number

rouged
adjective marked by the use of various kinds of red makeup; `freshly rouged lips`; `rouged cheeks`

rough
unsmooth adjective having or caused by an irregular surface; `trees with rough bark`; `rough ground`; `rough skin`; `rough blankets`; `his unsmooth face`

rough
bumpy adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; `a rough ride`

rough bindweed
Smilax aspera noun creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India

rough cut
noun the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing

rough drawing
noun a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

rough fish
noun any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait

rough green snake
Opheodrys aestivus noun of southern and eastern United States

rough water
noun used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

rough-and-ready
adjective crude but effective for the purpose at hand

rough-and-tumble
bare-knuckle adjective characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; `a rough-and-tumble fight`; `rough-and-tumble politics`; `undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism`

rough-haired
adjective having hairy that feels rough

rough-leaved aster
noun a variety of aster

rough-legged hawk
roughleg noun large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers

rough-skinned newt
Taricha granulosa noun newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California

rough-spoken
adjective rude or uncouth in speech

rough-stemmed goldenrod
noun a variety of goldenrod

roughage
noun coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates peristalsis

roughcast
noun a rough preliminary model

roughdried
adjective (of laundry) dried but not ironed

roughhewn
rough-cut adjective of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing