--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 52 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/52/) [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 52 [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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[55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) **rowan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rowan is a small tree with feathery leaves and bunches of bright red-orange berries in autumn, also called a mountain ash.[↗](../../rowan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Rowan is a first name for boys and girls.[↗](../../rowan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Birds ate the rowan berries.[↗](../../rowan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A rowan tree grows by our gate.[↗](../../rowan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rowan's berries are bright red.[↗](../../rowan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rowan is in Year 5.[↗](../../rowan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old stories say rowan keeps witches away.[↗](../../rowan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rowan leaves look like feathers.[↗](../../rowan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Between the crevices there grew a little rowan tree and four alder bushes.[↗](../../rowan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rower** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rower is a person who moves a boat through the water with oars.[↗](../../rower/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rower is also a rowing machine in a gym.[↗](../../rower/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each boat holds 4 rowers.[↗](../../rower/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 8 boats with 2 rowers in each.[↗](../../rower/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rower rows 3 km in 20 minutes.[↗](../../rower/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many rowers are in the race?[↗](../../rower/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rowers pulled their oars together.[↗](../../rower/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rowers sit facing the back of the boat.[↗](../../rower/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An eight has 8 rowers and a cox who steers.[↗](../../rower/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She trains on the rower at the gym.[↗](../../rower/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · One of the rowers was a beautiful young woman, named Atalanta, who had been nursed among the mountains by a bear.[↗](../../rower/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.[↗](../../rower/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rower/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.[↗](../../rower/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rower/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **royal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* About a king or queen or their family.[↗](../../royal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Belonging to or working for a king or queen, or under their patronage: the Royal Navy.[↗](../../royal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Very grand, fit for a king.[↗](../../royal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun, informal) A member of a royal family.[↗](../../royal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The royal family lives in a palace.[↗](../../royal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw the royal coach in the parade.[↗](../../royal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was given a royal welcome when she came home.[↗](../../royal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The royals waved from the balcony.[↗](../../royal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Purple was once a royal colour.[↗](../../royal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandpa served in the Royal Navy.[↗](../../royal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · That was a royal mess\![↗](../../royal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "His Royal Highness," replied the General.[↗](../../royal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.[↗](../../royal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../royal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.[↗](../../royal/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.12.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../royal/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon.[↗](../../royal/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.4.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../royal/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.[↗](../../royal/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.1.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../royal/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **royally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a royal way: very grandly, as a king or queen would do.[↗](../../royally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king answered that all would be royally bestowed.[↗](../../royally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The governor entertained the Prince royally.[↗](../../royally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He treated her royally.[↗](../../royally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **royalty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Royalty means kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families.[↗](../../royalty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Royalty is the state of being royal.[↗](../../royalty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) Royalties are payments made to writers, musicians or inventors each time their work is sold or used.[↗](../../royalty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The guests were treated like royalty.[↗](../../royalty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Royalty lived in the castle.[↗](../../royalty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The author gets royalties from every book sold.[↗](../../royalty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kings and queens are royalty.[↗](../../royalty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer earns royalties when songs are played.[↗](../../royalty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people love watching royalty at events.[↗](../../royalty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Only one sign of royalty remained to him, and that was the signet ring upon his right hand.[↗](../../royalty/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · For it befitteth Thee; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royalty, there is none like unto Thee.[↗](../../royalty/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.10.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../royalty/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ru** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* .ru is the internet ending (domain) for websites from Russia.[↗](../../ru/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* RU or ru is the short code for Russia or the Russian language.[↗](../../ru/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* It is a fragment, not a word on its own.[↗](../../ru/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The website ended in .ru.[↗](../../ru/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · RU is the code for Russia.[↗](../../ru/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «ru» is the code for the Russian language.[↗](../../ru/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Check unknown websites before you open them.[↗](../../ru/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · .uk is for the United Kingdom and .ru for Russia.[↗](../../ru/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · On the language menu, RU means Russian.[↗](../../ru/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rub is to move your hand or something else backwards and forwards over a surface, pressing on it.[↗](../../rub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To rub something in or on is to spread it by rubbing: rub in sun cream.[↗](../../rub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To rub out (UK) is to remove pencil marks with a rubber.[↗](../../rub/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A rub is the act of rubbing.[↗](../../rub/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rub your hands together to keep warm.[↗](../../rub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't rub your eyes — wash them with water.[↗](../../rub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub sun cream into your skin.[↗](../../rub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub out the wrong answer and try again.[↗](../../rub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat rubbed against my legs.[↗](../../rub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubbing a balloon makes it stick to the wall.[↗](../../rub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My new shoes rub my heels.[↗](../../rub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · OK, I lost — don't rub it in\![↗](../../rub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She rubbed another match on the wall.[↗](../../rub/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rubber** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rubber is a soft, stretchy material that bounces and keeps water out; it is made from the sap of rubber trees or from chemicals.[↗](../../rubber/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the UK, Ireland and Australia a rubber is a small block you use to rub out pencil marks; in the USA this is called an eraser.[↗](../../rubber/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rubber can mean things made of it, such as tyres, boots or gloves.[↗](../../rubber/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A rubber can also be a pad or bundle of material used to rub something clean.[↗](../../rubber/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ball is made of rubber, so it bounces high.[↗](../../rubber/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I borrow your rubber?[↗](../../rubber/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") I wrote the wrong number.[↗](../../rubber/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum wears rubber gloves to wash the dishes.[↗](../../rubber/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Put a rubber band around the cards so they don't fall out.[↗](../../rubber/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubber does not let electricity pass through it easily.[↗](../../rubber/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My rubber boots kept my feet dry in the puddles.[↗](../../rubber/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The car's tyres are made of rubber.[↗](../../rubber/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubber comes from a white sap called latex that drips from rubber trees.[↗](../../rubber/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I got heather and I made a rubber of it, and I set him upright in the caldron.[↗](../../rubber/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rubbery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy.[↗](../../rubbery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (food) Tough and chewy in an unpleasant way, often because it was cooked too long.[↗](../../rubbery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (legs, informal) Weak and wobbly, from fear or tiredness.[↗](../../rubbery/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The jelly felt rubbery and wobbly.[↗](../../rubbery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The squid was overcooked and rubbery.[↗](../../rubbery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the long race my legs felt rubbery.[↗](../../rubbery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new trainers have rubbery soles that grip the floor.[↗](../../rubbery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The octopus has rubbery arms.[↗](../../rubbery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scrambled eggs went rubbery in the microwave.[↗](../../rubbery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rubbing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rubbing means moving your hand or something against a surface again and again, pressing on it.[↗](../../rubbing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rubbing out means removing pencil marks with a rubber or eraser.[↗](../../rubbing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rubbing is a picture made by putting paper on a rough surface and rubbing it with a crayon (a bark rubbing, a coin rubbing).[↗](../../rubbing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I am rubbing my hands to keep them warm.[↗](../../rubbing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She is rubbing out the wrong answer.[↗](../../rubbing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubbing a balloon on your hair makes it stick to the wall.[↗](../../rubbing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We made bark rubbings with crayons.[↗](../../rubbing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop rubbing your eyes.[↗](../../rubbing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubbing two sticks together can make fire.[↗](../../rubbing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat is rubbing against my legs.[↗](../../rubbing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I know I lost, don't keep rubbing it in\![↗](../../rubbing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself:[↗](../../rubbing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rubbish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rubbish is things you throw away because they are no longer wanted or useful.[↗](../../rubbish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rubbish means nonsense, something silly or untrue.[↗](../../rubbish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rubbish (informal, British) means very bad, as in "I'm rubbish at drawing".[↗](../../rubbish/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To rubbish an idea is to say it is worthless.[↗](../../rubbish/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put the rubbish in the bin.[↗](../../rubbish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you take the rubbish out, please?[↗](../../rubbish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We sort our rubbish for recycling.[↗](../../rubbish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't talk rubbish\![↗](../../rubbish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That film was rubbish.[↗](../../rubbish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm rubbish at skipping, but I'm getting better.[↗](../../rubbish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The beach was covered in rubbish after the storm.[↗](../../rubbish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But he only found a large basket full of rubbish.[↗](../../rubbish/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Judah said: 'The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.'[↗](../../rubbish/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.4.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rubbish/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rubbishy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rubbishy means of very poor quality or worth nothing; like rubbish.[↗](../../rubbishy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some rubbishy fellow may come.[↗](../../rubbishy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sold rubbishy toys that broke at once.[↗](../../rubbishy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I do not want rubbishy pens.[↗](../../rubbishy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rubble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Broken pieces of stone, brick and concrete left when a building falls down or is knocked down.[↗](../../rubble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rough broken stones used to fill gaps or make a base for a path or wall.[↗](../../rubble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the earthquake, houses were reduced to rubble.[↗](../../rubble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rescuers dug through the rubble to find survivors.[↗](../../rubble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old factory is now just a pile of rubble.[↗](../../rubble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · During the war, many cities were full of rubble.[↗](../../rubble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Builders used rubble to fill the hole.[↗](../../rubble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog sniffed the rubble for people trapped inside.[↗](../../rubble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rubella** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rubella, also called German measles, is an illness caused by a virus that gives a red spotty rash and fever; it is usually mild in children but dangerous for unborn babies.[↗](../../rubella/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rubella is also called German measles.[↗](../../rubella/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The MMR jab protects against rubella.[↗](../../rubella/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubella causes a pink spotty rash.[↗](../../rubella/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubella can harm unborn babies.[↗](../../rubella/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Few children catch rubella because of vaccines.[↗](../../rubella/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked whether it was rubella.[↗](../../rubella/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rubenesque** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, polite) of a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens.[↗](../../rubenesque/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* in the style of the painter Peter Paul Rubens.[↗](../../rubenesque/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The painting shows a rubenesque goddess.[↗](../../rubenesque/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The magazine called the actress "rubenesque".[↗](../../rubenesque/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In art class we looked at Rubenesque figures.[↗](../../rubenesque/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sells clothes for rubenesque figures.[↗](../../rubenesque/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Rubenesque is a fancy word for plump," explained the teacher.[↗](../../rubenesque/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people find the word flattering, others find it rude.[↗](../../rubenesque/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ruby** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ruby is a precious stone with a deep red colour, used in rings and necklaces.[↗](../../ruby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ruby, or ruby-red, is a deep, rich red colour.[↗](../../ruby/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Ruby is a girl's name.[↗](../../ruby/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (computers) Ruby is a programming language.[↗](../../ruby/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A ruby wedding anniversary is the 40th one.[↗](../../ruby/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The queen's crown sparkled with rubies and diamonds.[↗](../../ruby/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum's ring has a small ruby in the middle.[↗](../../ruby/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her lips were painted ruby red.[↗](../../ruby/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dorothy clicked the heels of her ruby slippers.[↗](../../ruby/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubies are very hard; only diamonds are much harder.[↗](../../ruby/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Ruby lives next door.[↗](../../ruby/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma and Grandpa celebrated their ruby wedding — 40 years\![↗](../../ruby/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubies are dug out of the ground and then cut and polished.[↗](../../ruby/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess herself had a snow-white steed, decked with diamonds and rubies.[↗](../../ruby/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.[↗](../../ruby/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruby/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.[↗](../../ruby/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.8.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruby/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.[↗](../../ruby/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.20.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruby/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **rucksack** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rucksack is a bag you carry on your back, with two straps over your shoulders.[↗](../../rucksack/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pack your rucksack for the school trip.[↗](../../rucksack/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My rucksack is too heavy.[↗](../../rucksack/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear both straps of your rucksack.[↗](../../rucksack/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He took a water bottle out of his rucksack.[↗](../../rucksack/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hikers carried big rucksacks.[↗](../../rucksack/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My lunch is in the front pocket of my rucksack.[↗](../../rucksack/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rudder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rudder is a flat, upright blade at the back of a boat or ship that is turned to steer it left or right.[↗](../../rudder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* On an aeroplane, the rudder is a movable flap on the upright part of the tail that helps turn the nose left or right.[↗](../../rudder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (figurative) Something that guides or keeps a person or plan on course is sometimes called a rudder.[↗](../../rudder/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailor pushed the rudder to turn the boat towards the harbour.[↗](../../rudder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A storm snapped the rudder, so the little ship drifted helplessly.[↗](../../rudder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In our design challenge, we added a cardboard rudder to the paper boat.[↗](../../rudder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot used the pedals to move the plane's rudder.[↗](../../rudder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish use their tails a bit like a rudder.[↗](../../rudder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After his gran died, he felt like a boat without a rudder.[↗](../../rudder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested whether a bigger rudder made the toy boat turn faster.[↗](../../rudder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave herself up to her grief, and it tossed her to and fro, as the sea tosses a ship without compass or rudder.[↗](../../rudder/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ruddy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ruddy face is healthy and red or pink, often from being outdoors.[↗](../../ruddy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ruddy can mean reddish in colour.[↗](../../ruddy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, mild swearing, old-fashioned) Ruddy is a softer word for «bloody», used to show annoyance or for emphasis.[↗](../../ruddy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fisherman had a ruddy face from the sea wind.[↗](../../ruddy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her cheeks were ruddy after the snowball fight.[↗](../../ruddy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky had a ruddy glow at sunset.[↗](../../ruddy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This ruddy printer has jammed again\![↗](../../ruddy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (UK, mild swearing)[↗](../../ruddy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad said, «It's ruddy freezing out there!»[↗](../../ruddy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (UK)[↗](../../ruddy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ruddy fox crept across the field.[↗](../../ruddy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rudy turned round, and beheld a man with a ruddy, pleasant face, and a stout figure.[↗](../../ruddy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau.[↗](../../ruddy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruddy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand.[↗](../../ruddy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruddy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon.[↗](../../ruddy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.16.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruddy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire; (Writings LAM.4.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruddy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/51/) 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