Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 84
Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
For rhyme the rudder is of verses. -- Hudibras.
Rudder (n.) In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft.
Balance rudder (Naut.), A rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies.
Drop rudder (Naut.), A rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering.
Rudder chain (Naut.), One of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken.
Rudder coat (Naut.), A covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole.
Rudder fish. (Zool.) (a) The pilot fish.
Rudder fish. (Zool.) (b) The amber fish ({Seriola zonata), which is bluish having six broad black bands.
Rudder fish. (Zool.) (c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus perciformis); -- called also black rudder fish, logfish, and barrel fish. The name is also applied to other fishes which follow vessels.
Rudder pendants (Naut.), Ropes connected with the rudder chains.
Rudder (n.) A hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes.
Rudder (n.) (Nautical) Steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel.
Rudderhead (n.) (Naut.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.
Rudderhole (n.) (Naut.) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.
Rudderless (a.) Without a rudder.
Rudderless (a.) Aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected].
Rudderpost (n.) (Naut.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
Rudderpost (n.) A vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot [syn: rudderpost, rudderstock].
Rudderstock (n.) (Naut.) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.
Rudderstock (n.) A vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot [syn: rudderpost, rudderstock].
Ruddied (a.) Made ruddy or red.
Ruddily (adv.) In a ruddy manner. -- Byron.
Ruddiness (n.) The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness of the cheeks or the sky.
Ruddiness (n.) A healthy reddish complexion [syn: ruddiness, rosiness]
Ruddle (v. t.) 用紅土做記號，塗紅土 To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Ruddle (n.) 紅土，代赭石，赭色 A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Ruddle (n.) (Min.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Ruddle (v. t.) To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." -- Thackeray.
A fair sheep newly ruddled. -- Lady M. W. Montagu.
Ruddle (n.) A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: {ruddle}, {reddle}, {raddle}].
Ruddle (v.) Twist or braid together, interlace [syn: {raddle}, {ruddle}].
Ruddle (v.) Redden as if with a red ocher color.
Robin (n.) (Zool.) (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
Robin (n.) (Zool.) (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
Robin (n.) (Zool.) (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor).
Robin (n.) (Zool.) (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
Beach robin (Zool.) The robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), The cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), The Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), The chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), Any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), An Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), A small Asiatic singing bird ({Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.) (a) The European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.) (b) The American robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.) (c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
Robin snipe. (Zool.) (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European gurnard.
Sea robin. (Zool.) (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.) A redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa"> Water robin (Zool.), A redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India.
Ruddock (n.) (Zool.) The European robin. "The tame ruddock and the coward kite." -- Chaucer.
Ruddock (n.) A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also red ruddock, and golden ruddock. [Obs.]
Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks. -- Florio.
Ruddy (a.) 紅的，紅潤的 Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. -- Milton.
They were more ruddy in body than rubies. -- Lam. iv. 7.
Ruddy (a.) Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
Ruddy duck (Zool.), An American duck ({Erismatura+rubida"> Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird, dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zool.) The sanderling.
Ruddy (v. t.) (v. i.) (使) 變紅 To make ruddy. [R.] -- Sir W. Scott.
Ruddy (a.) Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {rubicund}, {ruddy}, {florid}, {sanguine}].
Ruddy (a.) Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}].
Rude (a.) 粗魯無禮的，粗陋的，粗暴的，原始的，未開化的，大略的，粗略的，崎嶇不平的 Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. -- Milton.
Rude (a.) Hence, specifically: Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship. "Rude was the cloth". -- Chaucer.
Rude and unpolished stones. -- Bp. Stillingfleet.
The heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. -- Milton.
Rude (a.) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like. "Mine ancestors were rude". -- Chaucer.
He was but rude in the profession of arms. -- Sir H. Wotton.
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. -- Gray.
Rude (a.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
[Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock. -- Milton.
The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into foam. -- Boyle.
Rude (a.) Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
Rude (a.) Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like. "The rude Irish books." -- Spenser.
Rude am I in my speech. -- Shak.
Unblemished by my rude translation. -- Dryden.
Syn: Impertinent; rough; uneven; shapeless; unfashioned; rugged; artless; unpolished; uncouth; inelegant; rustic; coarse; vulgar; clownish; raw; unskillful; untaught; illiterate; ignorant; uncivil; impolite; saucy; impudent; insolent; surly; currish; churlish; brutal; uncivilized; barbarous; savage; violent; fierce; tumultuous; turbulent; impetuous; boisterous; harsh; inclement; severe. See Impertiment. -- Rude"ly, adv. -- Rude"ness, n.
Rude (a.) Socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: ill-mannered, bad-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly].
Rude (a.) (Of persons) Lacking in refinement or grace [syn: ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish].
Rude (a.) Lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather [syn: uncivil, rude] [ant: civil, polite].
Rude (a.) (Used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: natural, raw(a), rude(a)].
Rude (a.) Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: crude, primitive, rude].
Rude (a.) (Of a program) Badly written.
Rude (a.) Functionally poor, e.g., a program that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor (random?) design decisions. Oppose cuspy.
Rude (a.) Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard for its other users in such a way as to cause a (non-fatal) problem. Examples: programs that change tty modes without resetting them on exit, or windowing programs that keep forcing themselves to the top of the window stack.
Rude, () [WPI] Badly written or functionally poor, e.g. a program that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor design decisions. Opposite: cuspy.
Rude, () Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard for its other users in such a way as to cause a (non-fatal) problem. Examples: programs that change tty modes without resetting them on exit, or windowing programs that keep forcing themselves to the top of the window stack. Compare all-elbows. [{Jargon File] (1994-10-27)
Rudenture (n.) (Arch.) Cabling. See Cabling.
Ruderary (a.) Of or pertaining to rubbish.. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Rudesby (n.) An uncivil, turbulent fellow. [Obs.] -- Shak. Ruedesheimer
Rudesheimer (pron. n.) A German wine made near Rudesheim, on the Rhine.
Rudiment (n.) [C] 基礎，基本原理；初步，入門 [the P] [（+of）]；雛形，萌芽 [the P] [（+of）] That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning.
But I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes The monarchies of the earth. -- Milton.
The single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape. -- I. Taylor.
Rudiment (n.) Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
This boy is forest-born, And hath been tutored in the rudiments of many desperate studies. -- Shak.
There he shall first lay down the rudiments Of his great warfare. -- Milton.
Rudiment (n.) (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed.
Rudiment (v. t.) To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments. -- Gayton.
Rudiment (n.) The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs].
Rudiment (n.) The remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac".
Rudimental (a.) 基本的，初步的；早期的；發展未完全的 Rudimentary. -- Addison.
Rudimentary (a.) 基本的，初步的；早期的；發展未完全的；退化的；殘遺的 Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
Rudimentary (a.) (Biol.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
Rudimentary (a.) Being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary}, {underlying}].
Rudimentary (a.) Being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans".
Rudimentary (a.) Not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" [syn: {vestigial}, {rudimentary}].
Rudish (a.) 有些粗魯的，有些無禮的 Somewhat rude. -- Foote.
Rudistes (n. pl.) (Paleon.) An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also Rudista. See Illust. under Hippurite.
Rudity (n.) Rudeness; ignorance. [R.]
Rudmasday (n.) (R.C.Ch.) Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually.
Rudolphine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.
Rue (n.) (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant ({Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.
Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. -- Milton.
They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. -- Jer. Taylor.
Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Goat's rue. See under Goat.
Rue anemone, A pretty springtime flower ({Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States.
Wall rue, A little fern ({Asplenium Ruta-muraria"> Wall rue, a little fern ({Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.
Rued (imp. & p. p.) of Rue.
Ruing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rue.
Rue (v. t.) To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. -- Chaucer.
I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. -- Chapmen.
Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. -- Milton.
Rue (v. t.) To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth me." -- Chaucer.
Rue (v. t.) To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.]
Rue (v. i.) To have compassion. [Obs.]
God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. -- Chaucer.
Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. -- Ridley.
Rue (v. i.) To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.
Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. -- Chaucer.
Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. -- Tennyson.
Rue (n.) Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Rue (n.) European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens].
Rue (n.) Leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy.
Rue (n.) Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness].
Rue (n.) (French) A street or road in France.
Rue (v.) Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: repent, regret, rue].
Rue, () A garden herb (Ruta graveolens) which the Pharisees were careful to tithe (Luke 11:42), neglecting weightier matters. It is omitted in the parallel passage of Matt. 23:23. There are several species growing wild in Palestine. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. It has a powerful scent, and is a stimulant. (See MINT.)
Rueful (a.) Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
Rueful (a.) Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." -- Dryden.
Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. -- Sir W. Scott. -- Rue"ful*ly, adv. -- Rue"ful*ness, n.
Rueful (a.) Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful].
Ruell bone () See rewel bone. [Obs.]
Ruelle (n.) A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle. [Obs.] -- Dryden.
Rufescent (a.) Reddish; tinged with red.
Ruff (n.) (Card Playing) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it. -- Nares
Ruff (n.) (Card Playing)The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led.
Ruff (v. i. & t.) (Card Playing) To trump.
Ruff (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.
Here to-morrow with his best ruff on. -- Shak.
His gravity is much lessened since the late proclamation came out against ruffs; . . . they were come to that height of excess herein, that twenty shillings were used to be paid for starching of a ruff. -- Howell.
Ruff (n.) Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name.
I reared this flower; . . . Soft on the paper ruff its leaves I spread. -- Pope.
Ruff (n.) An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
How many princes . . . in the ruff of all their glory, have been taken down from the head of a conquering army to the wheel of the victor's chariot! -- L'Estrange.
Ruff (n.) Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. [Obs.]
To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff. -- Latimer.
Ruff (n.) (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.
Ruff (n.) (Mach.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.
Ruff (n.) (Zool.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird.
Ruff (n.) (Zool.) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia ({Pavoncella pugnax, syn. Philomachus pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve.
Ruff (n.) (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.
Ruffed (imp. & p. p.) of Ruff.
Ruffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruff.
Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder. -- Spenser.
Ruff (v. t.) (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
Ruff (v. t.) (Hawking) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.
Ruff (v. t.) (Card Playing) To play a trump card at bridge; as, he ruffed his partner's ace. Ruff
Ruff (n.) Alt. of Ruffe.
Ruffe (n.) (Zool.) A small freshwater European perch ({Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone perch, or striped perch.
Ruffed (a.) Furnished with a ruff.
Ruffed grouse (Zool.), A North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher.
Ruffed lemur (Zool.), A species of lemur ({lemur+varius"> ruffed lemur (Zool.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius)
having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco.
Ruffian (n.) A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.]
He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. -- Bp. Reynolds.
Ruffian (n.) A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian? -- Shak.
Ruffian (n.) Hence: A tough, lawless or bullying person.
Ruffian (a.) Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
Ruffian (v. i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] -- Shak.
Ruffian (n.) A cruel and brutal fellow [syn: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo].
Ruffianage (n.) Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. "The vilest ruffianage." -- Sir F. Palgrave.
Ruffianish (a.) Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Ruffianlike (a.) Ruffianly. -- Fulke.
Ruffianly (a.) Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.
Ruffianly (a.) Violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" [syn: ruffianly, tough].
Ruffianous (a.) Ruffianly. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Ruffin (a.) Disordered. [Obs.]
His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood. -- Spenser.
Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffle.
Ruffling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruffle.
Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
Ruffle (v. t.) To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion.
The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled the placid bosom of the Nile. -- I. Taylor.
She smoothed the ruffled seas. -- Dryden.
Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
[the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume. -- Tennyson.
Ruffle (v. t.) (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
But, ever after, the small violence done Rankled in him and ruffled all his heart. -- Tennyson.
Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Where
best He
might the ruffled foe infest. -- Hudibras.
Ruffle (v. t.) To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.]
I ruffled up falen leaves in heap. -- Chapman
To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to irritate.
Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. [R.]
The night comes on, and the bleak winds Do sorely ruffle. -- Shak.
Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined,
Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. -- Dryden.
Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
They would ruffle with jurors. -- Bacon.
Gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery. -- Sir W. Scott.
Ruffle (n.) That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill.
Ruffle (n.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.