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Rain \Rain\, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. [?] to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. --Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton. Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See {Fog}, and {Mist}. {Rain band} (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. {Rain bird} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to {Saurothera vetula} of the West Indies. {Rain fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) of Australia. {Rain gauge}, an instrument of various forms measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. {Rain goose} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] {Rain prints} (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. {Rain quail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Quail}, n., 1. {Rain water}, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain. | |
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Rainfall \Rain"fall`\, n. A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region. Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul and Singaleleh. --Hooker. | |
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Ramble \Ram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rambling}.] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. {Roam}.] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world. He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind? --Locke. 2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way. 3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson. Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll. | |
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Ramble \Ram"ble\, n. 1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. --Swift. 2. [Cf. {Rammel}.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. --Raymond. | |
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Ramble \Ram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rambling}.] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. {Roam}.] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world. He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind? --Locke. 2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way. 3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson. Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll. | |
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Rambler \Ram"bler\, n. One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer. | |
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Ramble \Ram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rambling}.] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. {Roam}.] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world. He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind? --Locke. 2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way. 3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson. Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll. | |
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Rambling \Ram"bling\, a. Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building. | |
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Ramblingly \Ram"bling*ly\, adv. In a rambling manner. | |
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Ramiflorous \Ram`i*flo"rous\, a. [L. ramus branch + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Flowering on the branches. | |
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Rampallian \Ram*pal"lian\, n. [Cf. ramp a prostitute, or rabble.] A mean wretch. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Rampler \Ram"pler\, n. A rambler. | |
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Rampler \Ram"pler\, a. Roving; rambling. [Scot.] | |
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Reimplant \Re`im*plant"\ (-pl?nt"), v. t. To implant again. | |
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Reinvolve \Re`in*volve"\ (-v?lv"), v. t. To involve anew. | |
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Remble \Rem"ble\ (r[?]m"b'l), v. t. [Cf. OF. embler to steal, fr. L. involare to fly into or at, to carry off.] To remove. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose. Tennyson. | |
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Removal \Re*mov"al\ (-al), n. The act of removing, or the state of being removed. | |
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Remuable \Re*mu"a*ble\ (r?-m?"?-b'l), a. [F.] That may be removed; removable. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
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Renable \Ren"a*ble\ (r?n"?-b'l), a. [OF. resnable.] Reasonable; also, loquacious. [Obs.] [bd]Most renable of tongue.[b8] --Piers Plowman. -- {Ren"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Renable \Ren"a*ble\ (r?n"?-b'l), a. [OF. resnable.] Reasonable; also, loquacious. [Obs.] [bd]Most renable of tongue.[b8] --Piers Plowman. -- {Ren"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Renewability \Re*new`a*bil"i*ty\ (-?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality or state of being renewable. [R.] | |
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Renewable \Re*new"a*ble\ (r?-n?"?-b'l), a. Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure. --Swift. | |
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Renovel \Re*nov"el\ (r?-n?v"el), v. t. [F. renouveler to renew.] To renew; to renovate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Renovelance \Re*nov"el*ance\ (-ans), n. Renewal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Rhinoplastic \Rhi`no*plas"tic\, a. [Rhino- + -plastic: cf. F. rhinoplastique.] (Surg.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation. | |
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Rhinoplasty \Rhi"no*plas`ty\, n. [Rhino- + -plasty: cf. F. rhinoplastie.] Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person. | |
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Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. [?][?][?] a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See {Rhomb}.] (Navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also {rhumb line}, and {loxodromic curve}. See {Loxodromic}. {To sail on a rhumb}, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line. | |
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Rimple \Rim"ple\, n. [AS. hrimpele, or rimpel. See Rumple.] A fold or wrinkle. See {Rumple}. | |
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Rimple \Rim"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rimpling}.] To rumple; to wrinkle. | |
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Rimple \Rim"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rimpling}.] To rumple; to wrinkle. | |
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Rimple \Rim"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rimpling}.] To rumple; to wrinkle. | |
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Romble \Rom"ble\, v.& n. Rumble. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. [Written also {rumbowline}.] | |
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Roomful \Room"ful\, a. Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. [bd]A roomful house.[b8] [R.] --Donne. | |
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Roomful \Room"ful\, n.; pl. {Roomfuls}. As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of men. --Swift. | |
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Roomful \Room"ful\, n.; pl. {Roomfuls}. As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of men. --Swift. | |
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Ruinable \Ru"in*a*ble\, a. Capable of being ruined. | |
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Rumble \Rum"ble\, v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G. rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.] 1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance. In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore. --Surrey. The people cried and rombled up and down. --Chaucer. 2. To murmur; to ripple. To rumble gently down with murmur soft. --Spenser. | |
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Rumble \Rum"ble\, n. 1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.] Delighting ever in rumble that is new. --Chaucer. 2. A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railroad train. Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter. --Tennyson. Merged in the rumble of awakening day. --H. James. 3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind. --Dickens. 4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. | |
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Rumble \Rum"ble\, v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See {Rumble}, n., 4. | |
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Rumbler \Rum"bler\, n. One who, or that which, rumbles. | |
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Rumbling \Rum"bling\, a. & n. from {Rumble}, v. i. | |
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Rumblingly \Rum"bling*ly\, adv. In a rumbling manner. | |
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Rumbowline \Rum*bow"line\, n. (Naut.) Same as {Rombowline}. | |
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Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. [Written also {rumbowline}.] | |
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Rumbowline \Rum*bow"line\, n. (Naut.) Same as {Rombowline}. | |
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Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. [Written also {rumbowline}.] | |
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Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. & vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r[81]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG. r[81]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, [?] to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. --Burke. | |
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Rumple \Rum"ple\, n. A fold or plait; a wrinkle. --Dryden. | |
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Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. & vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r[81]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG. r[81]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, [?] to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. --Burke. | |
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Rumpled \Rum"pled\, a. Wrinkled; crumpled. --Pope. | |
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Rumpless \Rump"less\, a. Destitute of a rump. | |
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Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. & vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r[81]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG. r[81]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, [?] to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. --Burke. | |
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Rumply \Rum"ply\, a. Rumpled. --Carlyle. | |
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