| roquet |
to knock (one's croquet ball) against another ball. [2 definitions] |
| rorqual |
any of a related group of whales, such as the blue whale, that have lengthwise grooves on the underside and a small, well-developed dorsal fin; finback. |
| Rorschach test |
a psychological test in which a profile of the patient is formed on the basis of the patient's subjective interpretation of standardized designs that resemble ink blots. |
| rosacea |
a chronic skin condition affecting the face that is characterized by redness, pimples, swelling, and dilation of blood vessels; acne rosacea. |
| rosaceous |
of or belonging to the rose family of plants. [2 definitions] |
| Rosa Parks |
U.S. civil rights activist and icon, whose arrest in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to obey segregation laws on a municipal bus inspired a wave of civil rights activism; born Rosa Louise McCauley (b.1913--d.2005). |
| rosary |
a prescribed series of prayers recited by Roman Catholics to the Virgin Mary. [3 definitions] |
| rosé |
a pale pink, light table wine made from red grapes from which the skins have been removed before fermentation is completed. |
| rose1 |
any of numerous wild or cultivated shrubs or vines that have compound leaves and usu. thorny stems and bear showy, usu. fragrant flowers composed of many petals. [7 definitions] |
| rose2 |
past tense of rise. |
| rose acacia |
a shrub found in the southern United States that has brittle, prickling branches and bears clusters of large, rose-colored flowers. |
| roseate |
suffused or tinged with a rose color; rosy. [2 definitions] |
| Roseau |
the capital of Dominica. |
| rose-breasted grosbeak |
a North American grosbeak, the male of which has a triangular, rosy patch on the breast. |
| rosebud |
the bud of a rose, or something resembling it. |
| rosebush |
a bush that bears roses. |
| rose chafer |
a long-legged gray beetle that feeds on and damages roses and other plants; rose bug; rose beetle. |
| rose-colored |
deep reddish pink; rosy. [2 definitions] |
| rose-colored glasses |
an optimistic or overly favorable attitude. |
| rose fever |
a form of hay fever that occurs in spring or early summer as an allergic reaction to rose pollen. |
| rose geranium |
any of several geraniums that bear small pink or rose-colored flowers and are grown for their fragrant leaves, used in flavorings and perfumes. |