--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 53 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/53/) [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 53 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/52/) **53** [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/54/) [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) **rude** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rude means not polite; saying or doing things that are unkind or show no respect.[↗](../../rude/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rude can mean about the body or the toilet in a way that is not polite: rude words, a rude joke.[↗](../../rude/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «A rude awakening» means a sudden unpleasant surprise.[↗](../../rude/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It's rude to interrupt.[↗](../../rude/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be rude to your grandma.[↗](../../rude/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He said something rude and had to say sorry.[↗](../../rude/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's rude to stare at people.[↗](../../rude/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude.[↗](../../rude/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pushing in the line is rude.[↗](../../rude/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · That joke is too rude for school.[↗](../../rude/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Winter came as a rude awakening.[↗](../../rude/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rudely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rudely means in a way that is not polite and shows no respect for others.[↗](../../rudely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rudely can mean suddenly and unpleasantly, as in «rudely awakened».[↗](../../rudely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He rudely interrupted the teacher.[↗](../../rudely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She answered rudely and then said sorry.[↗](../../rudely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The man pushed rudely past us in the queue.[↗](../../rudely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I was rudely woken by the dog barking.[↗](../../rudely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't stare rudely at people.[↗](../../rudely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The waiter spoke rudely to the customers.[↗](../../rudely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rudeness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rudeness is behaviour or talk that is not polite and does not show respect, such as interrupting, name-calling or ignoring someone.[↗](../../rudeness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rudeness is the quality of being rude.[↗](../../rudeness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm sorry for my rudeness earlier.[↗](../../rudeness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher would not put up with rudeness in class.[↗](../../rudeness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pushing in the queue is a kind of rudeness.[↗](../../rudeness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Answer rudeness with calm words, not more rudeness.[↗](../../rudeness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her rudeness to the waiter embarrassed her parents.[↗](../../rudeness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ignoring someone who says hello can seem like rudeness.[↗](../../rudeness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Will you please pardon my rudeness?[↗](../../rudeness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rudimentary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very simple and basic, not developed much.[↗](../../rudimentary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Knowing only the first, simplest parts of something: «rudimentary French».[↗](../../rudimentary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (biology) Small and not fully developed, such as a part of a body that no longer has much use.[↗](../../rudimentary/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cavemen used rudimentary stone tools.[↗](../../rudimentary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I only have a rudimentary knowledge of French.[↗](../../rudimentary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They built a rudimentary shelter from branches.[↗](../../rudimentary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins' wings are not rudimentary; they use them to swim.[↗](../../rudimentary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The first computers were rudimentary compared with phones today.[↗](../../rudimentary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some snakes have rudimentary back legs, tiny bumps inside the body.[↗](../../rudimentary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, literary) To rue something means to feel sorry about it and wish it had not happened, as in «you'll rue the day».[↗](../../rue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rue is a strong-smelling herb with yellow flowers and bluish leaves, used in the past as a medicine.[↗](../../rue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (French) «Rue» is the French word for street, as in «rue de la Paix»; to an English ear it sounds a bit like «roo» with a tight, rounded mouth, and it is not an English word for street.[↗](../../rue/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You'll rue the day you laughed at me\![↗](../../rue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He rued his decision not to bring a coat.[↗](../../rue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team rued their missed chances.[↗](../../rue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rue grew in the old herb garden.[↗](../../rue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bakery is on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris.[↗](../../rue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In French, «la rue» means «the street».[↗](../../rue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it, Sadly, sadly, would she rue it.’[↗](../../rue/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ruff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ruff is a stiff, frilled collar worn round the neck long ago.[↗](../../ruff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ruff is a ring of feathers or fur round the neck of a bird or animal.[↗](../../ruff/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was dressed in a ruff and farthingale.[↗](../../ruff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The gentlemen wore little ruffs.[↗](../../ruff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bird lifted its feathery ruff.[↗](../../ruff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ruffian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rough, violent or lawless person, especially a man or a boy who causes trouble.[↗](../../ruffian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A gang of ruffians stopped the coach on the road.[↗](../../ruffian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The weasels and stoats were a band of ruffians.[↗](../../ruffian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «You young ruffians, get off my lawn!» shouted the old man.[↗](../../ruffian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The magistrate called Toad a hardened ruffian.[↗](../../ruffian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ruffians attacked travellers in the Middle Ages.[↗](../../ruffian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates were cruel ruffians.[↗](../../ruffian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ruffians were appropriately named Rawbones and Woudkill.[↗](../../ruffian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ruffle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (verb) To make something uneven or messy, like hair, feathers or a smooth surface.[↗](../../ruffle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To annoy or upset someone a little.[↗](../../ruffle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "ruffle someone's feathers".[↗](../../ruffle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A strip of gathered cloth used as decoration on a dress or shirt; a frill.[↗](../../ruffle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) A soft drum roll.[↗](../../ruffle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad ruffled my hair and smiled.[↗](../../ruffle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A breeze ruffled the surface of the lake.[↗](../../ruffle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bird ruffled its feathers in the cold.[↗](../../ruffle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her rude comment ruffled a few feathers.[↗](../../ruffle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess wore a dress with lots of ruffles.[↗](../../ruffle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He stayed calm and unruffled during the test.[↗](../../ruffle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Can you ruffle your fur when you are angry, or purr when you are pleased?' said she.[↗](../../ruffle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rug** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rug is a thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor.[↗](../../rug/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rug (UK) can also be a thick blanket, for a knee or a picnic: a travel rug.[↗](../../rug/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Pull the rug out from under someone» means suddenly take away their help.[↗](../../rug/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rug is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide.[↗](../../rug/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the area of the rug?[↗](../../rug/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The room is 10 by 12 feet; how much floor is not covered by the rug?[↗](../../rug/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each rug costs $40.[↗](../../rug/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The children sat on the reading rug.[↗](../../rug/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog sleeps on the rug by the fire.[↗](../../rug/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We took a picnic rug to the park.[↗](../../rug/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Snug as a bug in a rug\![↗](../../rug/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The rug slipped, so we put a grip mat under it.[↗](../../rug/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · There were carpets, and rugs, and window curtains hanging to the ground.[↗](../../rug/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him: 'Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not.'[↗](../../rug/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.[↗](../../rug/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.4.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rug/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **rugby** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rugby is a team game played with an oval ball, which players can kick, carry and pass backwards; they score by putting the ball down over the other team's line.[↗](../../rugby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We play rugby at school in winter.[↗](../../rugby/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A rugby ball is oval, not round.[↗](../../rugby/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In rugby you can only pass the ball backwards.[↗](../../rugby/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The All Blacks are New Zealand's rugby team.[↗](../../rugby/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She scored a try in the rugby match.[↗](../../rugby/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Younger children play tag rugby without tackling.[↗](../../rugby/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rugby players wear mouthguards.[↗](../../rugby/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ireland beat England at rugby.[↗](../../rugby/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rugged** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rugged means rough and uneven, with rocks or bumps: rugged ground.[↗](../../rugged/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rugged also means strong and weathered in appearance: a rugged face.[↗](../../rugged/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They continued across the rugged heath.[↗](../../rugged/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The stream had sharp and rugged rocks.[↗](../../rugged/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a rugged face lit by a smile.[↗](../../rugged/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the rugged shall be made level, and the rough places a plain; (Prophets ISA.40.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rugged/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the rugged valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all brambles.[↗](../../rugged/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.7.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rugged/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, in paths that they knew not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and rugged places plain.[↗](../../rugged/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.42.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rugged/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ruin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To ruin something means to damage or spoil it so badly that it is no good any more: rain ruined the picnic.[↗](../../ruin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ruin is what is left of an old building that has fallen down, or the ruins of a town.[↗](../../ruin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ruin can mean losing all your money: the business faced ruin.[↗](../../ruin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rain ruined our picnic.[↗](../../ruin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't tell me the ending — you'll ruin the book\![↗](../../ruin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We explored the ruins of an old castle.[↗](../../ruin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The city was left in ruins after the earthquake.[↗](../../ruin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Spilling juice ruined my drawing.[↗](../../ruin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Romans built the fort, and now only ruins remain.[↗](../../ruin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much salt can ruin the soup.[↗](../../ruin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother ruined the surprise by telling Mum.[↗](../../ruin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "It's enough to ruin one's nerves.[↗](../../ruin/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses; and in all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by reason of the swarms of flies.[↗](../../ruin/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.8.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruin/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in ruins.[↗](../../ruin/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.13.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruin/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten unto ruin.[↗](../../ruin/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.24.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruin/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.[↗](../../ruin/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.73.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruin/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **ruinous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ruinous means fallen to pieces, in ruins: a ruinous castle.[↗](../../ruinous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ruinous also means causing great loss or damage, very costly.[↗](../../ruinous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was a ruinous old castle, haunted by spirits.[↗](../../ruinous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The balcony was in a very ruinous state.[↗](../../ruinous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The repairs would be ruinous.[↗](../../ruinous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.[↗](../../ruinous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.17.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruinous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Surely none shall put forth his hand to a ruinous heap, neither because of these things shall help come in one's calamity, (Writings JOB.30.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruinous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago I made it, in ancient times I fashioned it; now have I brought it to pass, yea, it is done; that fortified cities should be laid waste into ruinous heaps.[↗](../../ruinous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.37.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruinous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rule** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rule tells what must or should be done: school rules, the rules of a game.[↗](../../rule/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In maths, a rule tells how to get the next number, or how to change an input to an output.[↗](../../rule/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To rule is to be in charge of a country: the queen ruled for years.[↗](../../rule/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To rule a line is to draw it with a ruler.[↗](../../rule/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «As a rule» means usually.[↗](../../rule/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To rule out is to decide that something is not possible.[↗](../../rule/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rule is «add 4»: 3, 7, 11, …[↗](../../rule/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the rule of the pattern?[↗](../../rule/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · By the rules, each player gets 5 cards.[↗](../../rule/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the rule to find the 10th number.[↗](../../rule/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rule a line under the title.[↗](../../rule/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class rule is to listen when someone is speaking.[↗](../../rule/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen ruled the country for a long time.[↗](../../rule/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As a rule, we eat dinner at six.[↗](../../rule/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor ruled out a broken arm.[↗](../../rule/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · As a rule they are either fools or swindlers\![↗](../../rule/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.[↗](../../rule/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rule/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.[↗](../../rule/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.53, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rule/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.[↗](../../rule/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.1.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rule/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.[↗](../../rule/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.14.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rule/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun to rule by day, for His mercy endureth for ever; (Writings PSA.136.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rule/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.[↗](../../rule/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.8.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rule/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **ruler** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ruler is a straight strip with marks, used to measure length and draw straight lines.[↗](../../ruler/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ruler is also a person who rules a country, like a king, queen or emperor.[↗](../../ruler/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ruler is 30 cm long.[↗](../../ruler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many rulers fit along a 2 m table?[↗](../../ruler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each ruler costs $1.50.[↗](../../ruler/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She measured the line with a ruler: 8 inches.[↗](../../ruler/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a ruler to draw a straight line.[↗](../../ruler/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Start measuring from the zero mark on the ruler.[↗](../../ruler/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ruler of the kingdom was a wise old queen.[↗](../../ruler/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My ruler has centimeters on one side and inches on the other.[↗](../../ruler/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Rulers of ancient Egypt were called pharaohs.[↗](../../ruler/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · She was a wonderful woman, and an able ruler.[↗](../../ruler/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.[↗](../../ruler/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruler/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.'[↗](../../ruler/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.47.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruler/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; (Torah EXO.35.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruler/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, (Writings PRO.6.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruler/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.[↗](../../ruler/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.29.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruler/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.[↗](../../ruler/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.27.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ruler/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **rum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use, British) Strange or odd: «a rum little man».[↗](../../rum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A strong drink made from sugar cane.[↗](../../rum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pedlar was a rum old fellow with a hat full of feathers.[↗](../../rum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is a rum thing that the door was open.[↗](../../rum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Captain Hook drank rum from a bottle.[↗](../../rum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rumble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rumble is to make a long, low, deep sound, like thunder or a big truck.[↗](../../rumble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A rumble is such a low rolling sound.[↗](../../rumble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK informal) To rumble someone is to find out their secret or trick.[↗](../../rumble/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thunder rumbled in the distance.[↗](../../rumble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My tummy is rumbling; it's lunch time.[↗](../../rumble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The train rumbled over the bridge.[↗](../../rumble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard a rumble before the volcano erupted.[↗](../../rumble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ground rumbled during the earthquake.[↗](../../rumble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum rumbled our plan to stay up late.[↗](../../rumble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The trucks rumbled past the house.[↗](../../rumble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “We landed and we heard the rumble of water going gloomily through the darkness of the forest.[↗](../../rumble/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/52/) **53** [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/54/) [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/52/) - next →: [page 54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/54/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)