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Definition & Synonyms
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• Rove
- (imp. & p. p.) of Reeve
- (v. t.) To draw through an eye or aperture.
- (v. t.) To wander over or through.
- (v. i.) To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.
- (v. t.) To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.
- (n.) The act of wandering; a ramble.
- (v. i.) Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.
- (v. i.) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range).
- (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.
- (v. t.) To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
- (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
- (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
Synonyms:
Cast, Drift, Ramble, Range, Roam, Stray, Swan, Tramp, Vagabond, Wander,
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• Rover
- (v. i.) Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.
- (v. i.) Casual marks at uncertain distances.
- (v. i.) One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler.
- (v. i.) A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball.
- (v. i.) One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
- (v. i.) A sort of arrow.
Synonyms:
Roamer, Wanderer,
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Ant, Compliance, Orgasm, Australian, Stolening, Target, Tripping, Rectify, Examined, Provident, Promissory, Stolend, Pagan, Paganism, Than, Appear, Presumptive, Roars, Compliance, Deficiency, War, Testify, Pleasant, Suspect, Crib, Tense, Devilment, Pact, Bitter, Chocolate Tree, Crib, Budget, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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