Roar (n.) A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean.
Roar (n.) A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.
Roarer (n.) One who, or that which, roars.
Roarer (n.) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy.
Roarer (n.) A horse subject to roaring. See Roaring, 2.
Roarer (n.) The barn owl.
Roaring (n.) A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation.
Roaring (n.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the making of the noise so caused. See Roar, v. i., 5.
Roaringly (adv.) In a roaring manner.
Roasted (imp. & p. p.) of Roast
Roasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roast
Roast (v. t.) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.
Roast (v. t.) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.
Roast (v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.
Roast (v. t.) Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
Roast (v. t.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.
Roast (v. t.) To banter severely.
Roast (v. i.) To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.
Roast (v. i.) To undergo the process of being roasted.
Roast (n.) That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.
Roast (a.) Roasted; as, roast beef.
Roaster (n.) One who roasts meat.
Roaster (n.) A contrivance for roasting.
Roaster (n.) A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting.
Roasting () a. & n., from Roast, v.
Rob (n.) The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
Robbed (imp. & p. p.) of Rob
Robbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rob
Rob (v. t.) To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from.
Rob (v. t.) To take the property of (any one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear.
Rob (v. t.) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight.
Rob (v. i.) To take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence.
Roband (n.) See Roperand.
Robber (n.) One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.
Robberies (pl. ) of Robbery
Robbery (n.) The act or practice of robbing; theft.
Robbery (n.) The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.
Robbin (n.) A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds.
Robbin (n.) See Ropeband.
Robe (v. t.) An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.
Robe (v. t.) A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
Robed (imp. & p. p.) of Robe
Robing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Robe
Robe (v. t.) To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
Robe-de-chambre (n.) A dressing gown, or morning gown.
-men (pl. ) of Robertsman
Roberdsman (n.) Alt. of Robertsman
Robertsman (n.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood.
Robert (n.) See Herb Robert, under Herb.
Robin (n.) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
Robin (n.) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
Robin (n.) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
Robin (n.) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below.
Robinet (n.) The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.
Robinet (n.) The European robin.
Robinet (n.) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
Robing (n.) The act of putting on a robe.
Robin Goodfellow () A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck.
Robinia (n.) A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America (Robinia Pseudocacia).
Roborant (a.) Strengthening.
Roborant (n.) A strengthening medicine; a tonic.
Roborate (v. t.) To give strength or support to; to confirm.
Roboration (n.) The act of strengthening.
Roborean (a.) Alt. of Roboreous
Roboreous (a.) Made of oak.
Robust (a.) Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
Robust (a.) Violent; rough; rude.
Robust (a.) Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
Robustious (a.) Robust.
Robustly (adv.) In a robust manner.
Robustness (n.) The quality or state of being robust.
Roc (n.) A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology.
Rocambole (n.) A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and A. Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot.
Roccellic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance C17H32O4.
Roccellin (n.) A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol.
Roche (n.) Rock.
Roche alum () A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called rock alum.
Rochelime (n.) Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime.
Rochelle (n.) A seaport town in France.
Roche moutonnee () See Sheepback.
Rochet (n.) A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies.
Rochet (n.) A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Rochet (n.) The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard.
Roching cask () A tank in which alum is crystallized from a solution.
Rock (n.) See Roc.
Rock (n.) A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
Rock (n.) A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
Rock (n.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
Rock (n.) That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
Rock (n.) Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
Rock (n.) The striped bass. See under Bass.
Rocked (imp. & p. p.) of Rock
Rocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rock
Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
Rock (v. t.) To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
Rock (v. i.) To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
Rock (v. i.) To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
Rockaway () Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side.
Rockelay (n.) Alt. of Rocklay
Rocklay (n.) See Rokelay.