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

rural area
noun an area outside of cities and towns; `his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country`

ruralism
rusticism noun a rural idiom or expression

ruralist
noun an advocate of rural living

rurality
ruralism noun a rural characteristic or trait; `a place with the rurality of a turnip field`

rurally
adverb in a rural manner

Ruritania
noun an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a scene for intrigue and romance

Ruritanian
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country)

Rus
noun the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

Ruscaceae
family Ruscaceae noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

Ruscus
genus Ruscus noun a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae

ruse
artifice noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

rush
spate 2 surge noun a sudden forceful flow

rush
noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; `the linebackers were ready to stop a rush`

rush aster
noun a variety of aster

rush grass
rush-grass noun grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles

rush hour
noun the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work

rush rose
Helianthemum scoparium noun woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States

rush(a)
rushed adjective done under pressure; `a rush job`

rusher
noun a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously

rushing
noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; `the linebackers were ready to stop a rush`

rushlight
rush candle noun a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick

rushlike
sedgelike adjective resembling rush or sedge

Rushmore
Mount Rushmore noun a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it

rushy
adjective abounding in rushes; `a rushy marsh`

Ruskin
John Ruskin noun British art critic (1819-1900)

Russell
Bertrand Russell noun English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)

Russell
A.E. noun Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935)

Russell`s body
cancer body noun an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer

russet
adjective of brown with a reddish tinge

Russia
noun a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state

Russia leather
noun a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil

Russian
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language; `Russian dancing`

Russian agency
noun an administrative agency of the Russian government

Russian almond
dwarf Russian almond noun Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers

Russian bank
crapette noun solitaire with two players using separate packs

Russian dandelion
kok-saghyz noun perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content

Russian dressing
Russian mayonnaise noun mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added

Russian Federation
noun a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state

Russian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Russia

Russian olive
silver berry 2 Elaeagnus augustifolia noun deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny

Russian Orthodox Church
noun an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia

Russian Revolution
noun the coup d`etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922

Russian River
noun a river in northern California

Russian roulette
noun a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger

Russian thistle
Russian tumbleweed noun prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States

Russian-speaking
adjective able to communicate in Russian

Russo-Japanese War
noun Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria

Russula
genus Russula noun large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice

Russulaceae
family Russulaceae noun used in some classification systems for the genus Russula

rust
rusty adjective of the brown color of rust

rust inhibitor
noun antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust

rust mite
noun any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit

rust-colored
adjective having the brown color of rust

rust-free
unrusted adjective free of rust

rust-red
rusty-red adjective of a red color tinged with rust

rust-resistant
adjective resistant to rust

Rustbelt
noun urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)

rusted
adjective having accumulated rust; `rusted hinges`

rustic
noun an unsophisticated country person

rustication
noun the action of retiring to and living in the country

rusticity
gaucherie noun the quality of being rustic or gauche

rustiness
noun ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; `his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up`

rustle
rustling noun the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

rustler
cattle thief noun someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

rustless
adjective without rust

rustling
noun the stealing of cattle

rustproof
rustproofed adjective treated against rusting

rusty
adjective covered with or consisting of rust; `a rusty machine`; `rusty deposits`

rusty blackbird
rusty grackle noun North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall

rusty woodsia
fragrant woodsia noun a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds

rusty-brown
adjective of something having the brown color of rust

rut
groove noun a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; `they fell into a conversational rut`

Ruta
genus Ruta noun type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs

rutabaga
swede noun the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food

Rutaceae
family Rutaceae noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent

Ruth
Book of Ruth noun a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died

Ruth Benedict
Ruth Fulton noun United States anthropologist (1887-1948)

ruthenium
Ru noun a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum

rutherford
noun a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second

Rutherford
noun British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)

Rutherford atom
noun first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge

rutherfordium
Rf noun a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized

ruthlessly
adverb in a ruthless manner; `the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers`

rutile
noun a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium

Rutilus
genus Rutilus noun roaches

Rutilus rutilus
noun European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

Rutland
noun a town in central Vermont

Rutledge
John Rutledge noun United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)

rutted
rutty adjective full of ruts; `rutty farm roads`

Rwanda
Rwandese Republic noun a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony

Rwanda franc
noun the basic unit of money in Rwanda

Rwandan
Ruandan adjective of or pertaining to Rwanda; `Rwandan mountains`

rya
rya rug noun a shag rug made in Sweden

rydberg
rydberg constant noun a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element

Rydberg`s penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii noun plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado

rye
rye whiskey noun whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

rye bread
noun any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour

rye ergot
noun a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium

rye grass
ryegrass noun any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses

Rynchopidae
family Rynchopidae noun coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers