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ruminate

Short Definition : chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)

Definition
(verb) chew the cuds
Example Sentence
  • cows ruminate
Definition
(verb) reflect deeply on a subject
Example Sentence
  • I mulled over the events of the afternoon
  • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
  • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ruminate

if in ROOMS of hostel there is interNET, we will start to think(mull over)

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Roaming-at:means ur mind is roaming. ruminate = roam-in-it. "I just had a wonderful party, but I dont want my mind to roam-in-it for too long, for i have to study for GRE"

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my RUMmy ATE my food, u gotta think over what you can do

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split it as RUM+I+ATE...si i ate rum and kept PONDERING and BROODING about it

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Ruminate and Meditate rhyme.....

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RUM+i+ate- so after drinking lots rum and eating most ppl start to ruminate abt there X-gf/bf's

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rum+in+ate—when we sin IN RUM(room) alone, we think deeply

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rum i ate: u drank rum and ate toasted octopus (which u have to chew over and over again ^^)

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sounds like masticate which means chewing

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# विचार करना # जुगाली करना

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rummage

Short Definition : ransack; thoroughly search

Definition
(noun) a jumble of things to be given away Definition
(noun) a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
Synonyms : ransacking
Example Sentence
  • he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
Definition
(verb) search haphazardly
Example Sentence
  • We rummaged through the drawers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rummage

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if yu drink RUM at small age then definetlty yu loose yur way to home and yu have to SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH now

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RUMMAGE rhymes with PILLAGE meaning PLUNDERING and RANSACK

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rum+mage.......after driniking RUM....ramiz ransaked the maize field

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In a MAZE U have to Repeatedly thoroughly search for the exit.

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The drunkard's last bottle of RUM fell in the GARBAGE, so he rummaged through the garbage to find his bottle. :D

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rum+mage.......after driniking RUM....ramiz ransaked the maize field

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its like a police rading some underAGE kids, for rum

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rummage: Rum+Mate when a guy want to drink rum, he first needs to find a mate, or someone to drinks with him.

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run-down

Short Definition : (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted

Definition
(adj) worn and broken down by hard use
Example Sentence
  • a creaky shack
  • a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
  • a flea-bitten sofa
  • a run-down neighborhood
  • a woebegone old shack
Definition
(adj) having the spring unwound
Example Sentence
  • a run-down watch
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for run-down

when your buisness RUN in a very bad or DOWN CONDITION....your buisness in bad condition...

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runic

Short Definition : mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm

Definition
(adj) relating to or consisting of runes
Example Sentence
  • runic inscription
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for runic

in Lab yu have RUINED the IC(integrated chip)..now teachers asks who did this and all keep mysterious faces..hahaha

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Run in Munich.U will run in Munich since it is mysterious to u

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"rune" means old alphabet. "prune" means cut off. <br> Rune letters are pruned from alphabet.

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RUIN-IC.. Imagine going through newly discovered ruins of a civilization, it'll be enchanting and mysterious at the same time.

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think of rubik's cube..originally called magic cube..its a puzzle ,mystery-like..not easy ,perplexing ,magical

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Old RUINS have RUNIC inscriptions on them...

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runic=mystic(rhyming) just remember that way

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pertaining to runes..(heard of them in games?)

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ruse

Short Definition : trick to deceive; stratagem

Definition
(noun) a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Synonyms : artifice
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ruse

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ruse: re+ use, in a shop the shopkeeper reused the old goods, which is deceptive

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His ruse made the opponents lose the match.

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(Tag: hindi) subterfuge: 'sub taraf fuse', if you see electrial fuses everywhere its certainly a misrepresentation, and not the true nature of connections---subterfuge. r u fuse?ruse.. both are deceptions.Sounds odd though.

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Jese Ladkiyan RUSE laga kar ladko ko trick kar ke thagti hain

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RUSE(sullen in marathi)....most of the women pretend to be sullen to gain value and hence it's a kind of deceiving...

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sar pe laal TOPI RUSE(russian)... from the topi a magician does a TRICK

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Ruse - Russia (in Hindi) .. It's antics were conceptualized to outsmart/trick USA ..

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ruse gaya fuse(Hindi)

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rustic

Short Definition : pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person

Definition
(noun) an unsophisticated country person Definition
(adj) characteristic of rural life
Example Sentence
  • countrified clothes
  • rustic awkwardness
Definition
(adj) awkwardly simple and provincial
Example Sentence
  • bumpkinly country boys
  • rustic farmers
  • a hick town
  • the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
Definition
(adj) characteristic of the fields or country
Synonyms : agrestic
Example Sentence
  • agrestic simplicity
  • rustic stone walls
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rustic

Think of RUST, which reminds us of something which is old or has worn out, hence country people are old fashioned, rural or slightly backwards

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rustic=ruralistic

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Picture an old RUSTING tractor.

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# गँवार # गंवार # देहाती

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rusticate

Short Definition : banish to the country; dwell in the country

Definition
(verb) live in the country and lead a rustic life Definition
(verb) send to the country
Example Sentence
  • He was rusticated for his bad behavior
Definition
(verb) suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
Synonyms : send down
Definition
(verb) give (stone) a rustic look Definition
(verb) lend a rustic character to
Example Sentence
  • rusticate the house in the country
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rusticate

rusticate - made/banished to become rustic

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rustle

Short Definition : make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together

Definition
(noun) a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind Definition
(verb) make a dry crackling sound
Example Sentence
  • rustling silk
  • the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze
Definition
(verb) take illegally
Synonyms : lift
Example Sentence
  • rustle cattle
Definition
(verb) forage food
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rustle

Sounds close to whistle.

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Sounds like WRESTLE .. when fighters wrestle in WWF matches their costumes made of silk rub against each other ...

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ruthless

Short Definition : pitiless; merciless; cruel

Definition
(adj) without mercy or pity
Example Sentence
  • an act of ruthless ferocity
  • a monster of remorseless cruelty
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ruthless

RuthLESS is a synonym of relentLESS

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