Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
Rudderhead (n.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.
Rudderhole (n.) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.
Rudderless (a.) Without a rudder.
Rudderpost (n.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
Rudderstock (n.) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.
Ruddied (a.) Made ruddy or red.
Ruddily (adv.) In a ruddy manner.
Ruddiness (n.) The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness of the cheeks or the sky.
Ruddle (v. t.) To raddle or twist.
Ruddle (n.) A riddle or sieve.
Ruddle (n.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Ruddle (v. t.) To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge.
Ruddock (n.) The European robin.
Ruddock (n.) A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also red ruddock, and golden ruddock.
Ruddy (n.) Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
Ruddy (n.) Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips.
Ruddy (v. t.) To make ruddy.
Rude (superl.) Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Rude (superl.) Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
Rude (superl.) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
Rude (superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
Rude (superl.) Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
Rude (superl.) Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like.
Rudenture (n.) Cabling. See Cabling.
Ruderary (a.) Of or pertaining to rubbish..
Rudesby (n.) An uncivil, turbulent fellow.
Rudesheimer (n.) A German wine made near Rudesheim, on the Rhine.
Rudiment (n.) That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning.
Rudiment (n.) Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
Rudiment (n.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed.
Rudiment (v. t.) To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.
Rudimental (a.) Rudimentary.
Rudimentary (a.) Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
Rudimentary (a.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
Rudish (a.) Somewhat rude.
Rudistes (n. pl.) An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also Rudista. See Illust. under Hippurite.
Rudity (n.) Rudeness; ignorance.
Rudmasday (n.) Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually.
Rudolphine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.
Rue (n.) A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.
Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Rued (imp. & p. p.) of Rue
Ruing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rue
Rue (v. t.) To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
Rue (v. t.) To cause to grieve; to afflict.
Rue (v. t.) To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.
Rue (v. i.) To have compassion.
Rue (v. i.) To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.
Rue (v. t.) Sorrow; repetance.
Rueful (a.) Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
Rueful (a.) Expressing sorrow.
Ruell bone () See rewel bone.
Ruelle (n.) A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.
Rufescent (a.) Reddish; tinged with red.
Ruff (n.) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.
Ruff (n.) The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led.
Ruff (v. i. & t.) To trump.
Ruff (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.
Ruff (n.) Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name.
Ruff (n.) An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
Ruff (n.) Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.
Ruff (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.
Ruff (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.
Ruff (n.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird.
Ruff (n.) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve.
Ruff (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.
Ruffed (imp. & p. p.) of Ruff
Ruffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruff
Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.
Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
Ruff (v. t.) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.
Ruff (n.) Alt. of Ruffe
Ruffe (n.) A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch.
Ruffed (a.) Furnished with a ruff.
Ruffian (n.) A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.
Ruffian (n.) A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
Ruffian (a.) brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
Ruffian (v. i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Ruffianage (n.) Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians.
Ruffianish (a.) Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Ruffianlike (a.) Ruffianly.
Ruffianly (a.) Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.
Ruffianous (a.) Ruffianly.
Ruffin (a.) Disordered.
Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffle
Ruffling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruffle
Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
Ruffle (v. t.) To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion.
Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Ruffle (v. t.) To throw together in a disorderly manner.
Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
Ruffle (v. t. & i.) That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill.
Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.