int. Colloq. Expressing agreement or assent.

n. (us rigor) 1 a severity, strictness, harshness. B (in pl.) Harsh measures or conditions.

- logical exactitude.

- strict enforcement of rules etc. (utmost rigour of the law).

- austerity of life. [latin: related to *rigor1]

n. Colloq. Outfit of clothes.

n. Bell-ringer. be a ringer (or dead ringer) for slang resemble (a person) exactly.

n. Colloq. Swindle, financial exploitation.

n. - person or thing that rips.

- murderer who mutilates the victims' bodies.

—n. - ruffling of the water's surface, small wave or waves.

- gentle lively sound, e.g. Of laughter or applause.

- wavy appearance in hair, material, etc.

- slight variation in the strength of a current etc.

- ice-cream with veins of syrup (raspberry ripple). —v. (-ling) 1 (cause to) form or flow in ripples.

- show or sound like ripples. ripply adj. [origin unknown]

n. Coarse saw for sawing wood along the grain.

damp n. Moisture absorbed from the ground into a wall.

- —adj. - advancing to maturity or high standing (rising young lawyer).

- approaching a specified age (rising five).

- (of ground) sloping upwards. —n. Revolt or insurrection.

adj. (of a story etc.) Slightly indecent. [french: related to *risk]