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   railing
         n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn:
               {railing}, {rail}]
         2: material for making rails or rails collectively

English Dictionary: relinquish	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rallying adj rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort; "a rallying cry" n the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood" the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" Synonym(s): rally, rallying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rallying cry n a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" Synonym(s): war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle Synonym(s): war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry
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rallying point n a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together
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real McCoy n informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: real McCoy, real thing, real stuff]
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realness n the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" Synonym(s): reality, realness, realism Antonym(s): irreality, unreality
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reliance n certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" Synonym(s): reliance, trust the state of relying on something
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquish v part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" Synonym(s): release, relinquish, resign, free, give up do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" Synonym(s): waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" Synonym(s): foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" Synonym(s): let go of, let go, release, relinquish Antonym(s): hold, take hold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquished adj that has been withdrawn or retreated from
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquishing n a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. Synonym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. Synonym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquishment n a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. Synonym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. Synonym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roiling adj (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" Synonym(s): churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rolling adj uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish" Synonym(s): rolled, rolling, trilled n a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal, pealing, roll, rolling] the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park" propelling something on wheels Synonym(s): wheeling, rolling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rolling hitch n a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope
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rolling mill n steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars
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rolling paper n a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette Synonym(s): cigarette paper, rolling paper
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rolling pin n utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough
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rolling stock n collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rolling wave n a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore Synonym(s): roller, roll, rolling wave
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royal mast n topmast immediately above the topgallant mast
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ruling adj exercising power or authority [syn: regnant, reigning, ruling] n the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) Synonym(s): opinion, ruling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruling class n the class of people exerting power or authority [syn: ruling class, people in power]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Railed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Railing}.] 1. To inclose with rails or a railing. It ought to be fenced in and railed. --Ayliffe. 2. To range in a line. [Obs.] They were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a team of horses in a cart. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railing \Rail"ing\, a. Expressing reproach; insulting. Angels which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them. --2 Pet. ii. 11.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railing \Rail"ing\, n. 1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails. 2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railingly \Rail"ing*ly\, adv. With scoffing or insulting language.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ralliance \Ral"li*ance\, n. [Cf. OF. raliance. See {Rally} to reunite.] The act of rallying.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rally \Ral"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rallied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rallying}.] [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See {Ra-}, and 1st {Ally}.] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Realliance \Re`al*li"ance\, n. A renewed alliance.
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Realness \Re"al*ness\, n. The quality or condition of being real; reality.
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Reel \Reel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reeled} (r?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reeling}. ] 1. To roll. [Obs.] And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel. --Spenser. 2. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relay \Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaid} (-l?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaying}.] [Pref. re- + lay, v.] To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliance \Re*li"ance\ (-ans), n. [From {Rely}.] 1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. --Macaulay. 2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. --Richardson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquent \Re*lin"quent\ (r?-l?n"kwent), a. [L. relinquens, p. pr. of relinqquere. See {Relinquish}.] Relinquishing. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquent \Re*lin"quent\, n. One who relinquishes. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquish \Relin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.] 1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish* a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb[?]ar; forego. See {Resign}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquish \Relin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.] 1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish* a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb[?]ar; forego. See {Resign}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquisher \Relin"quisher\ (-r?r), n. One who relinquishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquish \Relin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.] 1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish* a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb[?]ar; forego. See {Resign}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquishment \Relin"quishment\ (-ment), n. The act of relinquishing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rely \Re*ly"\ (r?-l?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relied} (-l?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relying}.] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.] To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in. Go in thy native innocence; rely On what thou hast of virtue. --Milton. On some fond breast the parting soul relies. --Gray. Syn: To trust; depend; confide; repose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rile \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riled} (r[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Riling}.] [See {Roil}.] 1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil. 2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex. Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roiling}.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {Rile}.] 1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. 2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. --R. North. Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roll \Roll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rolling}.] [OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr. L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. {Control}, {Roll}, n., {Rotary}.] 1. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel. 2. To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball. 3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel. 4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean. The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over Europe. --J. A. Symonds. 5. To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences. Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --Tennyson. 6. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc. 7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels. 8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon. 9. (Geom.) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal. 10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve. Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down The beauty of these florins new and bright. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, [or] {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolling-pin \Roll"ing-pin`\, n. A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rowel \Row"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roweled}or {Rowelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roweling} or {Rowelling}.] (Far.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse). --Mortimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rowel \Row"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roweled}or {Rowelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roweling} or {Rowelling}.] (Far.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse). --Mortimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak. 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}. {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.) {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}. {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See {Osmund}. {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast. {Royal metal}, an old name for gold. {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida. {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}. {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna maxima}). {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}. {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscadine \Mus"ca*dine\, n. [See {Muscadel}.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See {Grapevine}. 2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear. 3. (Zo[94]l.) See {Muscardin}. {Northern muscadine} (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it. {Royal muscadine} (Bot.), a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color. Called also {golden chasselas}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See {Rule}, n., and cf. {Regulate}.] 1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer. A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection. --1 Tim. iii. 2, 4. 2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. --Shak. 3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. --Atterbury. 4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. 5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book. {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a {scroll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruling \Rul"ing\, a. 1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign. 2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen. Syn: Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding; governing; prevailing; prevalent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruling \Rul"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines. 2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Bow pen}. See {Bow-pen}. {Dotting pen}, a pen for drawing dotted lines. {Drawing}, [or] {Ruling}, {pen}, a pen for ruling lines having a pair of blades between which the ink is contained. {Fountain pen}, {Geometric pen}. See under {Fountain}, and {Geometric}. {Music pen}, a pen having five points for drawing the five lines of the staff. {Pen and ink}, [or] {pen-and-ink}, executed or done with a pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch. {Pen feather}. A pin feather. [Obs.] {Pen name}. See under {Name}. {Sea pen} (Zo[94]l.), a pennatula. [Usually written {sea-pen}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elder \Eld"er\, n. [AS. ealdor an elder, prince, fr. eald old. See {Old}, and cf. {Elder}, a., {Alderman}.] 1. One who is older; a superior in age; a senior. --1 Tim. v. 1. 2. An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor. Carry your head as your elders have done. --L'Estrange. 3. A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church. Note: In the modern Presbyterian churches, elders are lay officers who, with the minister, compose the church session, with authority to inspect and regulate matters of religion and discipline. In some churches, pastors or clergymen are called elders, or presbyters. 4. (M. E. Ch.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder. {Presiding elder} (Meth. Ch.), an elder commissioned by a bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers in a certain district. {Ruling elder}, a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian church session. --Schaff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rulingly \Rul"ing*ly\, adv. In a ruling manner; so as to rule.
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Rawlings, MD Zip code(s): 21557 Rawlings, VA Zip code(s): 23876
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Rawlins, WY (city, FIPS 63900) Location: 41.78451 N, 107.22789 W Population (1990): 9380 (3948 housing units) Area: 18.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82301
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Rawlins County, KS (county, FIPS 153) Location: 39.78952 N, 101.07387 W Population (1990): 3404 (1744 housing units) Area: 2770.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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Reliance, SD (town, FIPS 54020) Location: 43.88036 N, 99.60227 W Population (1990): 169 (84 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57569 Reliance, TN Zip code(s): 37369 Reliance, VA Zip code(s): 22649
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Rolling Fields, KY (city, FIPS 66486) Location: 38.26905 N, 85.67016 W Population (1990): 593 (259 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Rolling Fork, MS (city, FIPS 63560) Location: 32.90692 N, 90.87697 W Population (1990): 2444 (770 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39159
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Rolling Hills, CA (city, FIPS 62602) Location: 33.76175 N, 118.34180 W Population (1990): 1871 (674 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rolling Hills, KY (city, FIPS 66504) Location: 38.28260 N, 85.57781 W Population (1990): 1135 (446 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rolling Hills, WY (town, FIPS 67440) Location: 42.90239 N, 105.84600 W Population (1990): 330 (138 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Rolling Hills Estates, CA (city, FIPS 62644) Location: 33.78259 N, 118.35206 W Population (1990): 7789 (2873 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Rolling Meadows, IL (city, FIPS 65338) Location: 42.07503 N, 88.02502 W Population (1990): 22591 (8584 housing units) Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60008 Rolling Meadows, TX (city, FIPS 62990) Location: 32.41257 N, 94.80759 W Population (1990): 291 (111 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Rolling Prairie, IN Zip code(s): 46371
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Rollingstone, MN (city, FIPS 55276) Location: 44.09990 N, 91.81911 W Population (1990): 697 (234 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55969
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Rollingwood, TX (city, FIPS 63008) Location: 30.27383 N, 97.78683 W Population (1990): 1388 (475 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Rollins, MT Zip code(s): 59931
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Rollinsford, NH Zip code(s): 03869
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Rollinsville, CO Zip code(s): 80474
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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