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rude

of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.

rude

violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.

rude

barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.

rude

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.

rudenture

cabling. see cabling.

ruderary

of or pertaining to rubbish..

rudesby

an uncivil, turbulent fellow.

rudesheimer

a german wine made near rudesheim, on the rhine.

rudiment

that which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning.

rudiment

hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.

rudiment

an imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed.

rudiment

to furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.

rudimental

rudimentary.

rudimentary

of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.

rudimentary

very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.

rudish

somewhat rude.

rudistes

an extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the cretaceous period; -- called also rudista. see illust. under hippurite.

rudity

rudeness; ignorance.

rudmasday

either of the feasts of the holy cross, occuring on may 3 and september 14, annually.

rudolphine

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

a perennial suffrutescent plant , having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. it is used in medicine.

rue

fig.: bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.

rued

of rue

ruing

of rue

rue

to lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.

rue

to cause to grieve; to afflict.

rue

to repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.

rue

to have compassion.

rue

to feel sorrow and regret; to repent.

rue

sorrow; repetance.

rueful

causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.

rueful

expressing sorrow.

ruell

bone see rewel bone.

ruelle

a private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.

rufescent

reddish; tinged with red.

ruff

a game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.

ruff

the act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led.

ruff

to trump.

ruff

a muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.

ruff

something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name.

ruff

an exhibition of pride or haughtiness.

ruff

wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.

ruff

a low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.

ruff

a collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. see illust. of collar.

ruff

a set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird.

ruff

a limicoline bird of europe and asia 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

a variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.

ruffed

of ruff

ruffing

of ruff

ruff

to ruffle; to disorder.

ruff

to beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.

ruff

to hit, as the prey, without fixing it.

ruff

alt. of ruffe

ruffe

a small freshwater european perch ; -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch.

ruffed

furnished with a ruff.

ruffian

a pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.

ruffian

a boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.

ruffian

brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

ruffian

to play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

ruffianage

ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians.

ruffianish

having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.

ruffianlike

ruffianly.

ruffianly

like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.

ruffianous

ruffianly.

ruffin

disordered.

ruffled

of ruffle

ruffling

of ruffle

ruffle

to make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

ruffle

to furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.

ruffle

to oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion.

ruffle

to erect in a ruff, as feathers.

ruffle

to beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.

ruffle

to discompose; to agitate; to disturb.

ruffle

to throw into disorder or confusion.

ruffle

to throw together in a disorderly manner.

ruffle

to grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.

ruffle

to become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.

ruffle

to be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.

ruffle

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

a state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.

ruffle

a low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff.

ruffle

the connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of american marine gastropods of the genus fulgur. see ootheca.

ruffleless

having no ruffle.

rufflement

the act of ruffling.

ruffler

one who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.

ruffler

that which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.

rufigallic

pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene.

rufiopin

a yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from opianic acid.

rufol

a phenol derivative of anthracene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.

rufous

reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red color; tawny.

ruft

eructation; belching.

rufterhood

a kind of hood for a hawk.

rug

a kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.

rug

a piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potiere, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.

rug

a rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

rug

to pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

rugae

of ruga

ruga

a wrinkle; a fold; as, the rugae of the stomach.

rugate

having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.

rugged

full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.