—adj. Reddish-brown. —n. - russet colour.

- rough-skinned russet-coloured apple. [latin russus]

—adj. - of or like country people or country life.

- unsophisticated.

- of rude or rough workmanship.

- made of untrimmed branches or rough timber (rustic bench).

- archit. With a roughened or rough-hewn surface. —n. Country person, peasant. rusticity n. [latin rus the country]

—v. (-ling) 1 (cause to) make a gentle sound as of dry blown leaves.

- (also absol.) Steal (cattle or horses). —n. Rustling sound. rustle up colloq. Produce at short notice. rustler n. (esp. In sense 2 of v.). [imitative]

var. Of *racoon.

var. Of *racket1.

heat n. Heat transmitted by radiation.

- —adj. - emitting rays of light.

- (of eyes or looks) beaming with joy, hope, or love.

- (of beauty) splendid or dazzling.

- (of light) issuing in rays. —n. Point or object from which light or heat radiates. radiance n. Radiantly adv.

—v. (-ting) 1 a emit rays of light, heat, etc. B (of light or heat) be emitted in rays.

- emit (light, heat, etc.) From a centre.

- transmit or demonstrate (joy etc.).

- diverge or spread from a centre. —adj. Having divergent rays or parts radially arranged.

—adj. - fundamental (a radical error).

- far-reaching; thorough (radical change).

- advocating thorough reform; holding extreme political views; revolutionary.

- forming the basis; primary.

- of the root of a number or quantity.

- (of surgery etc.) Seeking to ensure the removal of all diseased tissue.

- of the roots of words.

- bot. Of the root. —n. - person holding radical views or belonging to a radical party.

- chem. A = *free radical. B atom or a group of these normally forming part of a compound and remaining unaltered during the compound's ordinary chemical changes.

- root of a word.

- math. Quantity forming or expressed as the root of another. radicalism n. Radically adv. [latin: related to *radix]

n. Part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root; rootlet. [latin: related to *radix]

adj. - disreputable, rakish.

- tawdry. [raff rubbish]