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R — Room to Ruffian (Part 1 of 12)

Room, n.

    1. Space, extent, expanse, scope, compass, field, range, sweep, swing, play, latitude.
    2. Place, stead.
    3. Apartment, chamber.
    4. Chance, opportunity, occasion.
    5. Unoccupied space, unoccupied place.

Roomy, a. Spacious, capacious, large, wide, extensive, ample, broad.

Roost, n. Perch.

Roost, v. n.

    1. Perch.
    2. Lodge, settle.

Rooster, n. [U. S.] Cock, chanticleer.

Root, n.

    1. Bottom, base, foundation, lower part.
    2. Cause, origin, source, occasion, parent.
    3. Radical, radix, etymon, primitive word, stem.
    4. First ancestor.

Root, v. n. Take root.

Root, v. a.

    1. Implant, set, fix, fasten.
    2. Establish, confirm, sink deep, plant deeply.
    3. Eradicate, tear out, exterminate, extirpate, destroy utterly, remove utterly.