ROGUISHNESS
ROGUISHNESS, noun1. The qualities of a rogue; knavery; mischievousness.2. Archness; sly cunning; as the roguishness of a look.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ROGUY
ROGUY, adjective Knavish; wanton. [Not in use.]
ROIL
ROIL, verb transitive1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment; as, to roil wine, cider or other liquor in casks or bottles.2. To excite some degree of anger; to ...
ROILED
ROIL'ED, participle passive Rendered turbid or foul by disturbing the lees or sediment; angered slightly; disturbed in mind by an offense.
ROILING
ROIL'ING, participle present tense Rendering turbid; or exciting the passion of anger.[Note. This word is as legitimate as any in the language.]
ROINT
ROINT, [See Aroynt.]
ROIST
ROIST,ROIST'ER, verb intransitiveTo bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting or turbulent. [Not in use.]
ROISTER
ROIST'ER, v.i.To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting or turbulent. [Not in use.]ROIST'ER,
ROISTERER
ROIST'ERER, noun A bold, blustering, turbulent fellow. [Not in use.]
ROKAMBOLE
ROK'AMBOLE, noun A sort of wild garlic, the Allisum scorodoprasum, growing naturally in Denmark and Sweden. It has a heart-shaped root at the side of the stalk.
ROKY
RO'KY, adjective [See Reek.] Misty; foggy; cloudy. [Not in use.]
ROLL
ROLL, verb transitive [It is usual to consider this word as formed by contraction from the Latin rotula, a little wheel, from rota.]1. To move by turning on the surface, or with...
ROLLED
ROLLED, participle passive Moved by turning; formed into a round or cylindrical body; leveled with a roller, as land.
ROLLER
ROLLER, noun1. That which rolls; that which turns on its own axis; particularly, a cylinder of wood, stone or metal, used in husbandry and the arts. Rollers are of various kinds...
ROLLING
ROLLING, participle present tense Turning over; revolving; forming into a cylinder or round mass; leveling, as land.ROLLING, noun The motion of a ship from side to side.
ROLLING-PIN
ROLLING-PIN, noun A round piece of wood, tapering at each end, with which paste is molded and reduced to a proper thickness.
ROLLING-PRESS
ROLLING-PRESS, noun An engine consisting of two cylinders, by which cloth is calendared, waved and tabbied; also an engine for taking impressions from copper plates; also, a lik...
ROLLY-POOLY
ROLLY-POOLY, noun [said to be roll and pool, or roll, ball and pool.]A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.
ROMAGE
ROMAGE, noun Bustle; tumultuous search. [See Rummage.]
ROMAL
ROMAL, noun romaul'. A species of silk handkerchief.
ROMAN
RO'MAN, adjective [Latin Romanus, from Roma, the principal city of the Romans in Italy. Rome is the oriental name Ramah, elevated, that is, a hill; for fortresses and towns were...
ROMANCE
ROMANCE, noun romans', ro'mans.1. A fabulous relation or story of adventures and incidents, designed for the entertainment of readers; a tale of extraordinary adventures, fictit...
ROMANCER
ROMAN'CER,RO'MANCER, noun1. One who invents fictitious stories.2. A writer of romance.
ROMANCING
ROMAN'CING,RO'MANCING, participle present tense Inventing and telling fictitious tales; building castles in the air.
ROMANCY
ROMAN'CY, adjective Romantic. [Not proper.]
ROMANISM
RO'MANISM, noun The tenets of the church of Rome.
ROMANIST
RO'MANIST, noun An adherent to the papal religion; a Roman catholic.