v. (-ting) 1 move round an axis or centre, revolve.

- take or arrange (esp. Crops) in rotation.

- act or take place in rotation (chairmanship will rotate). rotatable adj. Rotatory adj. [latin: related to *rota]

n. Slang cheap harmful alcohol.

adj. (-er, -est) 1 rotting or rotted; fragile from age or use.

- morally or politically corrupt.

- slang a disagreeable, unpleasant, bad (had a rotten time). B worthless (rotten idea). C ill (feel rotten). rottenly adv. Rottenness n. [old norse: related to *rot]

- borough n. Hist. (before 1832) english borough electing an mp though having very few voters.

n. Slang nasty or contemptible person. [from *rot]

adj. - plump, podgy.

- (of speech etc.) Sonorous, grandiloquent. rotundity n. [latin rotundus: related to *rota]

n. (also ruble) chief monetary unit of russia etc. [french from russian]

eye n. Tendency to infidelity.

n. Mus. (pl. -s or -ti) temporary disregarding of strict tempo. [italian, = robbed]

band n. Loop of rubber for holding papers etc. Together.

- plant n. - evergreen tropical plant often cultivated as a house-plant.

- (also rubber tree) tropical tree yielding latex.

- stamp —n. - device for inking and imprinting on a surface.

- a person who mechanically copies or endorses others' actions. B indication of such endorsement. —v. (rubber-stamp) approve automatically.

- n. - tough elastic substance made from the latex of plants or synthetically.

- piece of this or a similar substance for erasing esp. Pencil marks.

- colloq. Condom.

- (in pl.) Us galoshes. rubbery adj. Rubberiness n. [from *rub]

- n. Match of esp. Three successive games between the same sides or persons at whist, bridge, cricket, etc. [origin unknown]

n. Rough fragments of stone, brick, etc., esp. From a demolished building. [french robe spoils]