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R — Room to Ruffian (Part 11 of 12)

Rubbish, n.

    1. Ruins, fragments, refuse, débris.
    2. Litter, lumber, trash, orts, dross, dregs, scum, scoria, sweepings, refuse.
    3. Confusion, mingled mass.

Rubeola, n. (Med) Measles.

Rubicund, a. Ruddy, reddish, red, florid.

Rubicundity, n. Ruddiness, reddishness, redness.

Rub off. Abrade, wear away.

Rub out. Efface, erase, obliterate, expunge, cancel, wipe out.

Ruby-blend, n. Red blende, red sulphuret of zinc.

Ruck, v. n. Squat, cower, crouch, lie close, take shelter, rook.

Ruck, v. a. Wrinkle, crease.

Rudder-fish, n. Pilot-fish.

Ruddiness, n. Redness, reddishness, floridness.

Ruddock, Ruddoc, n. Robin-redbreast.

Ruddy, a. Reddish, florid, of a red color.

Rude, a.

    1. Rough, rugged, coarse, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, unformed, unwrought, crude, ill-formed.
    2. Artless, unpolished, raw, inelegant, crude, rustic.
    3. Coarse, uncouth, vulgar, clownish, loutish, boorish, ungraceful, uncivilized, untrained, unskilful, unskilled, untutored, untaught, undisciplined, ignorant, barbarous, illiterate, savage.
    4. Uncivil, uncourteous, brusk, rough, coarse, blunt, bluff, impolite, impudent, impertinent, saucy, insolent, insulting, ill-bred, surly, currish, gruff, churlish, brutal, uncivilized, barbarous, savage.
    5. Violent, fierce, impetuous, inclement, boisterous, tumultuous, harsh, severe, turbulent.
    6. Fierce, impetuous, violent.