--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 48 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/48/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 48 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Rolled is the past form of roll: the ball rolled away.[↗](../../rolled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rolled means made flat or round by rolling: rolled oats, rolled-up paper.[↗](../../rolled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rolled can describe a number thrown on dice: she rolled a 5.[↗](../../rolled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Of time, to roll by means to pass.[↗](../../rolled/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She rolled the die and got a 5.[↗](../../rolled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball rolled 12 feet.[↗](../../rolled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He rolled two dice and added the numbers.[↗](../../rolled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They rolled 30 balls of clay.[↗](../../rolled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The marble rolled farther on the smooth floor than on the carpet.[↗](../../rolled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Porridge is made from rolled oats.[↗](../../rolled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The coin rolled under the sofa.[↗](../../rolled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Tears rolled down his cheeks.[↗](../../rolled/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She rolled up the poster and put it in a tube.[↗](../../rolled/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well's mouth in its place. — (Torah GEN.29.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rolled/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For every boot stamped with fierceness, and every cloak rolled in blood, shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire.[↗](../../rolled/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.9.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rolled/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.'[↗](../../rolled/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.[↗](../../rolled/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.5.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rolled/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **roller** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A roller is a tube or cylinder that turns, used to flatten, spread or move things.[↗](../../roller/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A paint roller is a tool for painting walls.[↗](../../roller/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A hair roller (curler) is a small tube to curl hair.[↗](../../roller/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A roller is a big wave rolling in from the sea.[↗](../../roller/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A roller is a heavy machine that flattens roads or ground.[↗](../../roller/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad painted the wall with a roller.[↗](../../roller/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma slept in hair rollers.[↗](../../roller/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went on the roller coaster at the fair.[↗](../../roller/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I got roller skates for my birthday.[↗](../../roller/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The steamroller flattened the new road.[↗](../../roller/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Huge rollers crashed onto the beach.[↗](../../roller/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Egyptians may have moved stones on wooden rollers.[↗](../../roller/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole twelve of them set to work with poles and rollers and rolled the big mill-stone to the brink of the well.[↗](../../roller/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.[↗](../../roller/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.28.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roller/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **roma** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Roma are a people who have lived in Europe for about a thousand years; their ancestors came from northern India and many have travelled and kept their own language, Romani.[↗](../../roma/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Roma is the Italian name for Rome, the capital of Italy; also the name of the football club AS Roma.[↗](../../roma/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A roma (plum) tomato is a long, egg-shaped tomato good for sauces.[↗](../../roma/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Roma have their own language called Romani.[↗](../../roma/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Roma families live in Romania and Hungary.[↗](../../roma/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In history, we learned that Roma people were persecuted in the Holocaust.[↗](../../roma/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Italy, Rome is called Roma.[↗](../../roma/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · AS Roma is a football team from Rome.[↗](../../roma/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum chopped roma tomatoes for the pasta sauce.[↗](../../roma/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **roman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Connected with ancient Rome, a powerful empire long ago around the Mediterranean Sea.[↗](../../roman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person from ancient Rome or from the city of Rome today.[↗](../../roman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "roman" with a small r: ordinary upright print, not italic.[↗](../../roman/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A Roman candle is a firework that shoots out bright sparks and balls of fire.[↗](../../roman/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romans built long straight roads.[↗](../../roman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Roman soldiers were called legionaries.[↗](../../roman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We are learning to read Roman numerals.[↗](../../roman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Roman numerals, X means ten.[↗](../../roman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The clock has Roman numerals on its face.[↗](../../roman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans.[↗](../../roman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Roman Empire was huge.[↗](../../roman/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Nonsense!” said the Roman Candle, “Romance never dies.[↗](../../roman/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Indeed, the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 were originally indicated by such a series of strokes, as is well known to all familiar with the old Roman, Greek, and South-Arabian systems of notation.[↗](../../roman/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../roman/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **romance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A romance is a loving relationship between two people.[↗](../../romance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Romance is the feeling of love and excitement in such a relationship.[↗](../../romance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A romance is a story or film about love.[↗](../../romance/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Romance can also mean an exciting, mysterious feeling about something: «the romance of travel».[↗](../../romance/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cinderella and the prince have a romance in the story.[↗](../../romance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My big sister likes romance films.[↗](../../romance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The book was full of adventure and romance.[↗](../../romance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They met at school and their romance began.[↗](../../romance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa talked about the romance of travelling by steam train.[↗](../../romance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This is an adventure story, not a romance.[↗](../../romance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The romance of the earth is, after all, the most wonderful of all romances.[↗](../../romance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **romani** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Romani (also spelt Romany) are a people whose ancestors came from India about a thousand years ago and who now live in many countries, especially in Europe and the Americas.[↗](../../romani/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Romani is also the language of these people, related to languages of India.[↗](../../romani/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) To do with the Romani people or language.[↗](../../romani/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romani people have lived in Europe for centuries.[↗](../../romani/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Romani music influenced flamenco and jazz.[↗](../../romani/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learnt a few words of Romani.[↗](../../romani/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Romani families were killed in the Holocaust.[↗](../../romani/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Romani Day is celebrated on 8 April.[↗](../../romani/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is proud of her Romani heritage.[↗](../../romani/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **romanian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* adjective From or belonging to Romania, a country in south-eastern Europe.[↗](../../romanian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun A person from Romania.[↗](../../romanian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* noun The language of Romania, which comes from Latin like Italian, French and Spanish.[↗](../../romanian/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She speaks Romanian and English at home.[↗](../../romanian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Romanian is a language that comes from Latin.[↗](../../romanian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bucharest is the Romanian capital.[↗](../../romanian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new classmate is Romanian.[↗](../../romanian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Romanian dishes include sarmale, cabbage rolls.[↗](../../romanian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Transylvania is a region in Romania.[↗](../../romanian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **romansh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Romansh is a language spoken by a small number of people in south-east Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden.[↗](../../romansh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is one of Switzerland's four national languages, with German, French and Italian.[↗](../../romansh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) To do with this language or its speakers.[↗](../../romansh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Romansh is one of the four national languages of Switzerland.[↗](../../romansh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Only about sixty thousand people speak Romansh.[↗](../../romansh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Romansh comes from the Latin spoken by Roman soldiers.[↗](../../romansh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Swiss road signs are in Romansh.[↗](../../romansh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Bun di» means «good day» in Romansh.[↗](../../romansh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Schools in some Swiss valleys teach in Romansh.[↗](../../romansh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **romantic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.[↗](../../romantic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Beautiful and dreamy in a way that stirs the feelings: a romantic old castle.[↗](../../romantic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Having ideas that are lovely but not realistic.[↗](../../romantic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) A person who dreams of love or adventure.[↗](../../romantic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (art, history) Romantic with a capital R: about the Romantic movement in art and poetry.[↗](../../romantic/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum and Dad had a romantic dinner.[↗](../../romantic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle on the hill looked romantic in the mist.[↗](../../romantic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It's a romantic film, so my brother won't watch it.[↗](../../romantic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad is a hopeless romantic.[↗](../../romantic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thinking you'll be rich without working is a romantic idea.[↗](../../romantic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romantic poets wrote about lakes and mountains.[↗](../../romantic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "That is quite a romantic story," said the young man.[↗](../../romantic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **romany** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled lives.[↗](../../romany/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Their language, Romani (Romany), which is related to languages of India.[↗](../../romany/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) of the Romani people.[↗](../../romany/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Romany culture, a Romany caravan.[↗](../../romany/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Romany families have travelled Europe for hundreds of years.[↗](../../romany/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romany language is related to Hindi.[↗](../../romany/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We listened to Romany music in class.[↗](../../romany/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Romani people celebrate International Roma Day on 8 April.[↗](../../romany/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her grandmother was a Romany and spoke the language.[↗](../../romany/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An old Romany caravan stood in the museum.[↗](../../romany/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rome** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rome is the capital city of Italy.[↗](../../rome/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rome was the centre of the ancient Roman Empire, which ruled much of Europe more than two thousand years ago.[↗](../../rome/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Several smaller towns, for example in the USA, are also called Rome.[↗](../../rome/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rome is the capital of Italy.[↗](../../rome/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Colosseum in Rome is almost two thousand years old.[↗](../../rome/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Rome had a huge army.[↗](../../rome/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Rome wasn't built in a day» means big things take time.[↗](../../rome/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about the gods of ancient Rome.[↗](../../rome/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When in Rome, do as the Romans do.[↗](../../rome/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I come from Rome," said the Moon.[↗](../../rome/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **romeo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Romeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet».[↗](../../romeo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A young man who flirts a lot or acts like a romantic lover: «he thinks he's a real Romeo».[↗](../../romeo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In the radio spelling alphabet (NATO), «Romeo» stands for the letter R.[↗](../../romeo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the spelling alphabet, R is «Romeo».[↗](../../romeo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Romeo and Juliet» is a sad love story by Shakespeare.[↗](../../romeo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He's a bit of a Romeo, always giving girls flowers.[↗](../../romeo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot spelt R-A-Y as «Romeo, Alpha, Yankee».[↗](../../romeo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Romeo is a popular boy's name in Italy.[↗](../../romeo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cat is called Romeo.[↗](../../romeo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy’s real name was Romeo, but everyone called him Lamp-Wick, for he was long and thin and had a woebegone look about him.[↗](../../romeo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **romp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To romp is to play in a lively, noisy way, running and jumping about.[↗](../../romp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A romp is a lively game or a spell of happy play.[↗](../../romp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppies romped on the grass.[↗](../../romp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a romp in the snow.[↗](../../romp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Let the children romp in the garden for an hour.[↗](../../romp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ron** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.[↗](../../ron/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ron Weasley is a famous friend of Harry Potter in books and films.[↗](../../ron/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ron has 15 stamps.[↗](../../ron/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ron gave 6 stamps to Lisa.[↗](../../ron/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ron earns $8 an hour.[↗](../../ron/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many stamps does Ron have now?[↗](../../ron/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ron and Lisa walked to the park together.[↗](../../ron/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ron Weasley has red hair and lots of brothers.[↗](../../ron/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **roof** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A roof is the top covering of a building or vehicle.[↗](../../roof/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The roof of your mouth is the hard top part inside your mouth.[↗](../../roof/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A roof over your head means a place to live.[↗](../../roof/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat is sitting on the roof.[↗](../../roof/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain drummed on the roof all night.[↗](../../roof/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car has a sunroof.[↗](../../roof/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The roof of the old barn leaked.[↗](../../roof/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum hit the roof when she saw the mess.[↗](../../roof/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth.[↗](../../roof/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone was under one roof for the party.[↗](../../roof/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The roof sloped nearly to the ground.[↗](../../roof/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.[↗](../../roof/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.22.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roof/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; (Prophets JOS.2.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roof/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.[↗](../../roof/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.29.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roof/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.[↗](../../roof/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.137.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roof/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **rooftop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rooftop is the outside top surface of a roof.[↗](../../rooftop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pigeons sat on the rooftop.[↗](../../rooftop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat walked along the rooftops.[↗](../../rooftop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school has solar panels on the rooftop.[↗](../../rooftop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The city has a rooftop garden.[↗](../../rooftop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Snow covered the rooftops.[↗](../../rooftop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was so happy she wanted to shout it from the rooftops.[↗](../../rooftop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rook** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rook is a large black bird of the crow family with a grey, bare patch of skin at the base of its beak; rooks live together in noisy groups.[↗](../../rook/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rook is a chess piece shaped like a castle tower that moves straight along rows and columns; it is also called a castle.[↗](../../rook/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, old-fashioned) To rook someone is to cheat them out of money.[↗](../../rook/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rook landed on the field and pecked for worms.[↗](../../rook/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rooks build their nests together high in the elm trees.[↗](../../rook/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rookery was so noisy in spring that we heard it from the school.[↗](../../rook/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My rook moved all the way across the board and captured her queen.[↗](../../rook/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In chess each player starts with two rooks in the corners.[↗](../../rook/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can castle by moving your king two squares and jumping the rook over it.[↗](../../rook/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) The man at the fair rooked us out of five pounds.[↗](../../rook/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Crows and rooks came by turns and sat on them, and talked of the hard times which were beginning, and how difficult it was in winter to obtain food.[↗](../../rook/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/47/) **48** [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/49/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 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