RUSSETING
RUS'SETING, noun A kind of apple of a russet color and rough skin. [I have never known a pear so called in America, though it seems that in England pears have this name.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN, a roo'shan. Pertaining to Russia.RUSSIAN, noun roo'shan. A native of Russia.
RUST
RUST, noun [Gr. probably from its color, and allied to ruddy, red, as Latin rubigo is from rubeo. See Ruddy.]1. The oxyd of a metal; a substance composed of oxygen combined with...
RUSTED
RUST'ED, participle passive Affected with rust.
RUSTIC
RUST'IC,RUST'ICAL, adjective [Latin rusticus, from rus, the country.]1. Pertaining to the country; rural; as the rustic gods of antiquity.2. Rude; unpolished; rough; awkward; as...
RUSTICAL
RUST'ICAL, a. [L. rusticus, from rus, the country.]1. Pertaining to the country; rural; as the rustic gods of antiquity.2. Rude; unpolished; rough; awkward; as rustic manners or...
RUSTICALLY
RUST'ICALLY, adverb Rudely; coarsely; without refinement or elegance.
RUSTICALNESS
RUST'ICALNESS, noun The quality of being rustical; rudeness; coarseness; want of refinement.
RUSTICATE
RUST'ICATE, verb intransitive [Latin rusticor, from rus.] To dwell or reside in the country.RUST'ICATE, verb transitive To compel to reside in the country; to banish from a town...
RUSTICATED
RUST'ICATED, participle passive Compelled to reside in the country.
RUSTICATING
RUST'ICATING, participle present tense Compelling to reside in the country.
RUSTICATION
RUSTICA'TION, noun1. Residence in the country.2. In universities and colleges, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution and resid...
RUSTICITY
RUSTIC'ITY, noun [Latin rusticitas.]The qualities of a countryman; rustic manners; rudeness; coarseness; simplicity; artlessness.
RUSTILY
RUST'ILY, adverb In a rusty state.
RUSTINESS
RUST'INESS, noun [from rusty.] The state of being rusty.
RUSTING
RUST'ING, participle present tense Contracting rust; causing to rust.
RUSTLE
RUSTLE, verb intransitive rus'l.To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing of silk cloth or dry leaves; as a rustling silk; rustling leaves or trees; rustling ...
RUSTLING
RUS'TLING, participle present tense Making the sound of silk cloth when rubbed.RUS'TLING, noun A quick succession of small sounds, as a brushing among dry leaves or straw.
RUSTY
RUST'Y, adjective1. Covered or affected with rust; as a rusty knife or sword.2. Dull; impaired by inaction or neglect of use.3. Surly; morose.4. Covered with foul or extraneous ...
RUT
RUT, noun The copulation of deer.RUT, verb intransitive To lust, as deer.RUT, noun [Latin rota, a wheel.] The track of a wheel.RUTA BAGA, noun The Swedish turnip.
RUTH
RUTH, noun [from rue.]1. Mercy; pity; tenderness; sorrow for the misery of another obsolete2. Misery; sorrow. obsolete
RUTHENUS
RUTHENUS, noun A fish of the genus Accipenser.
RUTHFUL
RUTHFUL, adjective1. Rueful; woeful; sorrowful. obsolete2. Merciful. obsolete
RUTHFULLY
RUTHFULLY, adverb1. Woefully; sadly. obsolete2. Sorrowfully; mournfully. obsolete
RUTHLESS
RUTHLESS, adjective Cruel; pitiless; barbarous; insensible to the miseries of others.Their rage the hostile bands restrain, all but the ruthless monarch of the main.
RUTHLESSLY
RUTHLESSLY, adverb Without pity; cruelly; barbarously.
RUTHLESSNESS
RUTHLESSNESS, noun Want of compassion; insensibility to the distresses of others.