roguery |
the conduct or an act of a rogue. [2 definitions] |
rogues' gallery |
a collection of photographs of criminals kept by police to aid in the identification of suspects. |
roguish |
of or having a roguelike nature; rascally. [2 definitions] |
Rohwer Relocation Center |
an internment camp located in southeastern Arkansas that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II between 1942 and 1944. At its peak in late 1942, there were 8,500 people being held there. |
roil |
to make (a liquid) turbid by stirring; make cloudy or muddy. [3 definitions] |
roily |
showing the effects of roiling; cloudy, muddy, or the like. [2 definitions] |
roister |
to revel boisterously, noisily, and without constraint. [2 definitions] |
role |
the character played by an actor or actress. [3 definitions] |
role model |
one who serves as an example in the performance of a particular role. |
role-playing |
the acting out of a role, esp. by mental health professionals or their clients as a technique for training or therapy. |
Rolfing |
trademark for an often painful massage technique used to relieve emotional and physical stress. |
roll |
to move by rotating or turning over repeatedly. [32 definitions] |
roll around |
to come into existence or happen as part of a repeated cycle. |
rollaway |
having rollers or casters for ease in bringing out from or returning to storage. |
rollback |
an act or instance of returning prices or wages to a previous level, as by government order. |
roll bar |
a very strong metal bar fitted over and across the width of a car or other vehicle that minimizes injury to occupants in the event the vehicle rolls over. |
roll call |
the reading aloud of a list of names of those expected to be present, such as students in a classroom, soldiers in a unit, or members at a meeting. [2 definitions] |
rolled oats |
hulled oats that have been crushed by rollers. |
roller |
a wheel or caster attached to the bottom of a heavy object, for ease in moving. [4 definitions] |
roller bearing |
a bearing in which the shaft turns with steel rollers that lessen friction. |
roller coaster |
an amusement park ride in which a small, gravity-propelled train of open cars rides rapidly up and down a curving, winding, track built on trestles. |