As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife"s voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there"s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful!"
"Heck," said Herman, "It"s not just one car. It"s hundreds of them!"
n. Frill or gathering of lace etc. ruched adj. [french, = beehive]
RUDDY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 (of a person, complexion, etc.) Freshly or healthily red.
- reddish.
- colloq. Bloody, damnable. ruddily adv. Ruddiness n. [old english]
RUGBY
league n. Partly professional rugby with teams of 13.
- n. (in full rugby football) team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked or carried. [rugby school, where it was first played]
- union n. Amateur rugby with teams of 15.
RULER
n. - person exercising government or dominion.
- straight usu. Graduated strip of wood, metal, or plastic used to draw or measure.
RUMBA
n. - latin american ballroom dance orig. From cuba.
- music for this. [american spanish]
RUMMY
n. Card-game played usu. With two packs. [origin unknown]
RUMOR
(brit. Rumour) —n. (often foll. By of or that) general talk, assertion, or hearsay of doubtful accuracy (heard a rumour that you are leaving). —v. (usu. In passive) report by way of rumour (it is rumoured that you are leaving). [latin rumor noise]
