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abbreviation
- rare
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abbreviation
- road
| | Rod |
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proper noun
- (given name, male)
| | Roman mile |
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noun
- an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards.
| | | rule |
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noun
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- Something to keep order.
verb (rul, ing)
- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
| | ruler |
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noun (wikipedia, ruler, ruler (measuring device))
- A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement, a rule, a straightedge with markings, a measure
- A leader of a nation, one who rules
| | rundlet |
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noun
- A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons.
- A measure for liquids, as for wine, usually 18.5 gallons.
- 1882, Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, p. 205.
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noun
- The action of the verb to run.
- His running of the business leaves something to be desired.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise or as a sport.
- Running is good exercise.
verb
- (present participle of, run)
adjective
- That which runs or run.
- running paint
- running taps
adverb
- (context, informal) consecutively; in a row
- Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years .
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