Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
ramming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Ram |
ramadan |
noun |
The ninth Mohammedan month., The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month. |
rambled |
imp. & past participle |
of Ramble |
rambler |
noun |
One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer. |
ramekin |
noun |
See Ramequin. |
ramenta |
noun pl. |
Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns. |
rameous |
adjective |
Ramal. |
ramline |
noun |
A line used to get a straight middle line, as on a spar, or from stem to stern in building a vessel. |
rammish |
adjective |
Like a ram; hence, rank; lascivious. |
ramping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Ramp |
rampage |
verb |
Violent or riotous behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage., To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage. |
rampant |
verb |
Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious., Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant., Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; — said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left. |
rampart |
noun |
That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark., A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification., To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts. |
rampier |
noun |
See Rampart. |
rampion |
noun |
A plant (Campanula Rapunculus) of the Bellflower family, with a tuberous esculent root; — also called ramps. |
rampire |
noun |
A rampart., To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire. |
rampler |
noun |
A rambler., Roving; rambling. |
ramsted |
noun |
A yellow-flowered weed; — so named from a Mr. Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See Toad flax. Called also Ramsted weed. |
ramulus |
noun |
A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms. |