| round robin |
an athletic contest or tournament in which each participant has a turn competing with every other one. [2 definitions] |
| round-shouldered |
having the shoulders and upper back bent forward; hunched. |
| round steak |
a cut of beef from between the rump and the top of the hind leg. |
| Round Table |
in the Arthurian legends, the table about which King Arthur and his knights sat, or this group collectively. [2 definitions] |
| round-the-clock |
continuous throughout the day and night. |
| round trip |
a trip to a given destination and back to the starting point. |
| roundup |
the herding of cattle for branding or shipping to market. [3 definitions] |
| round up |
to bring together; collect. [2 definitions] |
| roundworm |
a worm with a long, cylindrical, unsegmented body that is a parasite in mammal intestines. |
| rouse |
to waken from sleep, apathy, depression, or the like; arouse. [5 definitions] |
| roustabout |
a manual laborer on a wharf or ship's deck; longshoreman or deckhand. [3 definitions] |
| rout1 |
a disorderly and confused retreat of defeated troops. [5 definitions] |
| rout2 |
to root about with the snout, as swine. [5 definitions] |
| route |
a way, such as a road, by which persons travel or by which goods are shipped or delivered. [4 definitions] |
| router |
in computing, a device located where two or more networks meet that transmits and routes data from one network to another. |
| routine |
standard or customary procedure or course of action. [7 definitions] |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| roux |
a mixture of melted fat or oil and flour, usu. in equal proportions, used to thicken liquids such as gravy or soup. |
| rove |
to wander widely, without a fixed destination; roam. [3 definitions] |
| roven |
a past participle of reeve2. |
| rover |
one who roves; wanderer. [2 definitions] |