Charles shouted upstairs to his wife,» Hurry up or we’ll be late.» «Oh, be quiet,» replied his wife. «Haven’t I been telling you for the last hour that I’ll be ready in a minute?»
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RORO attrib. Adj. Roll-on roll-off. [abbreviation]
ROSE n. Light pink wine. [french] - —n. - prickly bush or shrub bearing usu. Fragrant red, pink, yellow, or white flowers. - this flower. - flowering plant resembling this (christmas rose). - a pinkish-red colour. B (usu. In pl.) Rosy complexion (roses in her cheeks). - sprinkling-nozzle of a watering-can etc. - circular electric light mounting on a ceiling. - a representation of a rose in heraldry etc. B rose-shaped design. - (in pl.) Used to express luck, ease, success, etc. (roses all the way; everything's roses). —adj. = *rose-coloured 1. [latin rosa] - past of *rise.
ROSY adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 pink or red. - optimistic, hopeful (rosy future). rosily adv. Rosiness n.
ROTA n. List of duties to be done or names of people to do them in turn; roster. [latin, = wheel]
ROTE n. (usu. Prec. By by; also attrib.) Mechanical or habitual repetition (in order to memorize) (rote learning). [origin unknown]
ROUE n. (esp. Elderly) debauchee. [french]
ROUT —n. - disorderly retreat of defeated troops (put them to rout). - overthrow, defeat. —v. Put to flight, defeat. [french: related to *route] - v. = *root2. [var. Of *root2]
ROUX n. (pl. Same) mixture of fat and flour used in sauces etc. [french]
ROVE v. (-ving) 1 wander without settling; roam, ramble. - (of eyes) look about. [probably scandinavian] - past of *reeve2.
RSPB abbr. Royal society for the protection of birds.
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A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.