Webster's Dictionary 1828

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RAUGHT

RAUGHT, the old participle of reach. obsolete

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RAUNCH

RAUNCH. [See Wrench.]

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RAVAGE

RAV'AGE, noun [Latin rapio.]1. Spoil; ruin; waste; destruction by violence, wither by men, beasts or physical causes; as the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; th...

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RAVAGED

RAV'AGED, participle passive Wasted; destroyed; pillaged.

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RAVAGER

RAV'AGER, noun a plunderer a spoiler; he or that which lays waste.

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RAVAGING

RAV'AGING, participle present tense Plundering; pillaging; laying waste.

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RAVE

RAVE, verb intransitive [Latin rabio, to rave to rage or be furious; rabies, rage.]1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk irrationally; to be wild.when men ...

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RAVEL

RAVEL, verb transitive rav'l.1. To entangle; to entwist together; to make intricate; to involve; to perplex.What glory's due to him that could divide such ravel'd inte'rests, ha...

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RAVELED

RAV'ELED, participle passive Twisted together; made intricate; disentangled.

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RAVELIN

RAV'ELIN, nounIn fortification, a detached work with two faces which make a salient angle, without any flanks, and raised before the counterscarp, of the place. In this it diffe...

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RAVELING

RAV'ELING, participle present tense Twisting or weaving; untwisting; disentangling.

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RAVEN

RAVEN, noun ra'ven. [Heb. from its color. But this may be Latin corvus, rapio.]A large fowl of a black color, of the genus Corvus.RAVEN, verb transitive rav'n.1. To devour with ...

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RAVENED

RAV'ENED, participle passive Devoured with voracity.

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RAVENER

RAV'ENER, noun One that ravens or plunders.

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RAVENING

RAV'ENING, participle present tense Preying with rapacity; voraciously devouring; as a ravening wolf.RAV'ENING, noun Eagerness for plunder. Luke 11:39.

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RAVENOUS

RAV'ENOUS, adjective1. Furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; devouring with rapacious eagerness; as a ravenous wolf, lion or vulture.2. Eager for prey or gratification; as r...

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RAVENOUSLY

RAV'ENOUSLY, adverb With raging voracity.

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RAVENOUSNESS

RAV'ENOUSNESS, noun Extreme voracity; rage for prey; as the ravenousness of a lion.RAVEN'S DUCK, noun A species of sail cloth.

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RAVER

RA'VER, noun [from rave.] One that raves or is furious.

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RAVET

RAV'ET, noun An insect shaped like a cock-chaffer, which infests the West Indies.

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RAVIN

RAVIN. [See raven.]RAV'IN, adjective Ravenous. [Not in use.]

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RAVINE

RAV'INE, noun A long deep hollow worn by a stream or torrent of water; hence, any long deep hollow or pass through mountains, etc.

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RAVING

RA'VING, participle present tense or adjective Furious with delirium; mad; distracted.

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RAVINGLY

RA'VINGLY, adverb With furious wildness or frenzy; with distraction.

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RAVISH

RAV'ISH, verb transitive [Latin rapio.]1. To seize and carry away by violence.These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin, will quicken and accuse thee.This hand shall ravis...

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RAVISHED

RAV'ISHED, participle passive Snatched away by violence; forced to submit to carnal embrace; delighted to ecstasy.

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RAVISHER

RAV'ISHER, noun1. One that takes by violence.2. One that forces a woman to his carnal embrace.3. One that transports with delight.