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rotationally

adverb · in a rotational manner

Example: the required influence lines are found by subjecting the model to small displacements horizontally, vertically and rotationally

rottenly

adverb · in a terrible manner

Example: she sings terribly

rotund

adjective · excessively fat

Example: a weighty man

rotundly

adverb · in a sonorous manner

Example: the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously

rough out

verb · prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

roughly

adverb · (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Example: lasted approximately an hour

round down

verb · express as a round number

Example: round off the amount

round the clock

adverb · without stopping

Example: she worked around the clock

rout out

verb · cause to flee

Example: rout out the fighters from their caves

routinely

adverb · according to routine or established practice

Example: he routinely parked in a no-parking zone

rowdily

adverb · in a rowdy manner

Example: the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily

roy lichtenstein

noun · United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997)

roy orbison

noun · United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)

royal

adjective · invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown

Example: the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe

royal osmund

noun · large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds

royally

adverb · in a royal manner

Example: they were royally treated

ruandan

adjective · of or pertaining to Rwanda

Example: Rwandan mountains

rub along

verb · manage one's existence barely

Example: I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

rubber

adjective · returned for lack of funds

Example: a rubber check

rubberlike

adjective · having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

rubus spectabilis

noun · large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries

ruddy

adjective · of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

rudely

adverb · in an impolite manner

Example: he treated her impolitely

ruefully

adverb · in a rueful manner

Example: `I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully

ruffian

noun · a cruel and brutal fellow

ruffianly

adjective · violent and lawless

Example: the more ruffianly element

ruinous

adjective · causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin

Example: the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit

ruinously

adverb · in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree

Example: ruinously high wages

rule-governed

adjective · according to custom or rule or natural law

ruminative

adjective · deeply or seriously thoughtful;

Example: Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man

run

noun · a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

Example: the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th

run a risk

verb · take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Example: When you buy these stocks you are gambling

run down

verb · use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Example: At the end of the march, I pooped out

run for

verb · extend or continue for a certain period of time

Example: The film runs 5 hours

run short

verb · to be spent or finished

Example: The money had gone after a few days

runaway

adjective · completely out of control

Example: runaway inflation

runic

adjective · relating to or consisting of runes

Example: runic inscription

running

adjective · continually repeated over a period of time

Example: a running joke among us

rupicolous

adjective · composed of or inscribed on rock

Example: rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain

rush

adjective · done under pressure

Example: a rush job

rush along

verb · move fast

Example: He rushed down the hall to receive his guests

rush nut

noun · European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

rustiness

noun · ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice

Example: his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up

rustproof

adjective · treated against rusting

ruth saint denis

noun · United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)

ruthlessly

adverb · in a ruthless manner

Example: the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers

sackful

noun · the quantity contained in a sack

sadly

adverb · in an unfortunate way

Example: sadly he died before he could see his grandchild

sage

adjective · of the grey-green color of sage leaves

sagely

adverb · in a wise manner

Example: she acted wisely when she invited her parents

saint athanasius

noun · (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)

saint francis river

noun · a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas

saint mark

noun · Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

sales rep

noun · a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)

salicylic acid

noun · a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes