| round-the-clock |
continuous throughout the day and night. |
| round trip |
a trip to a given destination and back to the starting point. |
| roundup |
the herding of cattle for branding or shipping to market. [3 definitions] |
| round up |
to bring together; collect. [2 definitions] |
| roundworm |
a worm with a long, cylindrical, unsegmented body that is a parasite in mammal intestines. |
| rouse |
to waken from sleep, apathy, depression, or the like; arouse. [5 definitions] |
| roustabout |
a manual laborer on a wharf or ship's deck; longshoreman or deckhand. [3 definitions] |
| rout1 |
a disorderly and confused retreat of defeated troops. [5 definitions] |
| rout2 |
to root about with the snout, as swine. [5 definitions] |
| route |
a way, such as a road, by which persons travel or by which goods are shipped or delivered. [4 definitions] |
| router |
in computing, a device located where two or more networks meet that transmits and routes data from one network to another. |
| routine |
standard or customary procedure or course of action. [7 definitions] |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| roux |
a mixture of melted fat or oil and flour, usu. in equal proportions, used to thicken liquids such as gravy or soup. |
| rove |
to wander widely, without a fixed destination; roam. [3 definitions] |
| roven |
a past participle of reeve2. |
| rover |
one who roves; wanderer. [2 definitions] |
| row1 |
things or people arranged approximately in a straight line. [5 definitions] |
| row2 |
to cause a boat to move forward by means of oars. [6 definitions] |
| row3 |
(chiefly British) a loud or quarrelsome dispute. [2 definitions] |
| rowan |
a small mountain ash, native to Europe, that bears clusters of white flowers and red berries. [2 definitions] |