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RU'BY, n. [L. rubeo, to be red.] 1. A precious stone; a mineral of a carmine red...
RUCK, v.t. [l. rugo, to wrinkle, to fold; ruga, a fold.] 1. To cower; to bend an...
RUCTA'TION, n. [L. ructo, to belch.] The act of belching wind from the stomach.
RUD, to make red, used by Spenser, is a different spelling of red. Obs. [See Rud...
RUDD, n. [probably from red, ruddy.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, with a deep b...
RUD'DER, n. [See Row . The oar was the first rudder used by man, and is still th...
RUD'DINESS, n. [from ruddy.] The state of being ruddy; redness, or rather a live...
RUD'DLE, n. The name of a species of chalk or red earth, colored by iron.
RUD'DLE-MAN, n. One who digs ruddle.
RUD'DOC, n. A bird; otherwise called red-breast.
RUD'DOCK, n. [from red, ruddy, which see.] A bird, the red-breast.
RUD'DY, a. 1. Of a red color; of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human...
RUDE, a. [L. rudis. The sense is probably rough, broken, and this word may be al...
RU'DELY, adv. 1. With roughness; as a mountain rudely formed. 2. Violently; fier...
RU'DENESS, n. 1. A rough broken state; unevenness; wildness; as the rudeness of ...
RU'DENTURE, n. [L. rudens, a rope.] In architecture, the figure of a rope or sta...