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- English Word Ruck Definition The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.
- English Word Rucked Definition of Ruck
- English Word Rucking Definition of Ruck
- English Word Ructation Definition The act of belching wind.
- English Word Ruction Definition An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak.
- English Word Rud Definition Redness; blush.
- English Word Rud Definition Ruddle; red ocher.
- English Word Rud Definition The rudd.
- English Word Rud Definition To make red.
- English Word Rudd Definition A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach.
- English Word Rudder Definition A riddle or sieve.
- English Word Rudder Definition The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment.
- English Word Rudder Definition Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
- English Word Rudderhead Definition The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.
- English Word Rudderhole Definition The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.
- English Word Rudderless Definition Without a rudder.
- English Word Rudderpost Definition The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
- English Word Rudderstock Definition The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.
- English Word Ruddied Definition Made ruddy or red.
- English Word Ruddily Definition In a ruddy manner.