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ruminantly | in a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud. |
ruminated | of ruminate |
ruminating | of ruminate |
ruminate | to chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. |
ruminate | to think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. |
ruminate | to chew over again. |
ruminate | to meditate or ponder over; to muse on. |
ruminate | alt. of ruminated |
ruminated | having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the north american papaw. |
rumination | the act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. |
rumination | the state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. |
rumination | the regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man. |
ruminative | inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation. |
ruminator | one who ruminates or muses; a meditator. |
rumkin | a popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel. |
rummage | a place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage. |
rummage | a searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over. |
rummaged | of rummage |
rummaging | of rummage |
rummage | to make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage. |
rummage | to search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf. |
rummage | to search a place narrowly. |
rummager | one who rummages. |
rummager | a person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager. |
rummer | a large and tall glass, or drinking cup. |
rummy | of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor. |
rummies | of rummy |
rummy | one who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. |
rummy | strange; odd. |
rumney | a sort of spanish wine. |
rumor | a flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. |
rumor | a current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. |
rumor | a prolonged, indistinct noise. |
rumored | of rumor |
rumoring | of rumor |
rumor | to report by rumor; to tell. |
rumorer | a teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports. |
rumorous | of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors. |
rumorous | famous; notorious. |
rumorous | murmuring. |
rump | the end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks. |
rump | among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. see illust. of beef. |
rump | the hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant. |
rumper | a member or a supporter of the rump parliament. |
rump-fed | a shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. perhaps "fattened in the rump, pampered." |
rumpled | of rumple |
rumpling | of rumple |
rumple | to make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. |
rumple | a fold or plait; a wrinkle. |
rumpled | wrinkled; crumpled. |
rumpless | destitute of a rump. |
rumply | rumpled. |
rumpus | a disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. |
rumseller | one who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail. |
ran | of run |
run | of run |
run | of run |
running | of run |
run | to move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog. |
run | to go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten. |
run | to flee, as from fear or danger. |
run | to steal off; to depart secretly. |
run | to contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for congress. |
run | to pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt. |
run | to exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle. |
run | to pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as, to run from one subject to another. |
run | to discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- with on. |
run | to make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on. |
run | to creep, as serpents. |
run | to flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold. |
run | to proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread. |
run | to become fluid; to melt; to fuse. |
run | to turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round. |
run | to travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to albany; the train runs to chicago. |
run | to extend; to reach; as, the road runs from philadelphia to new york; the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. |
run | to go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station. |
run | to make progress; to proceed; to pass. |
run | to continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week. |
run | to have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west. |
run | to be in form thus, as a combination of words. |
run | to be popularly known; to be generally received. |
run | to have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly. |
run | to tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline. |
run | to spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing. |
run | to have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land. |
run | to continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run. |
run | to discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs. |
run | to be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months. |
run | to sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels. |
run | specifically, of a horse: to move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body. |
run | to move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition. |
run | to cause to run ; as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. |
run | to pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. |
run | to cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot. |
run | to drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven. |
run | to fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like. |
run | to cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line. |
run | to cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable goods. |
run | to go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career. |
run | to cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for congress. |