Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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royal
adjective
to do with a king, queen, or
members of his or her family.

rub
rubs rubbing rubbed verb
to press something backward
and forward over the surface
of something else.

She rubbed her wet hair with
a towel.

rubbish
noun

the things that people throw
away because they no longer
have use for them.

rude
adjective
speaking or behaving in a way
that does not show respect.
N opposite polite

rug
rugs noun
a small carpet made of
thick material.

a cotton bath rug

rugged

adjective

1 having a rough, uneven

surface.

A rugged landscape.

2 not regular, or tough and

strong.

The actor had a rugged face.

3 stormy.

Rugged weather.

N say rug-id

ruin

ruins noun

the broken remains of

a building.

ruined adjective

ruin

ruins ruining ruined verb

to spoil or damage something.

She ruined her top by spilling

ink on it.

rule

rules noun

an instruction of what must

or must not be done, for

example, in a game.

rule

rules ruling ruled verb

to govern a country

or a group of people.

ruler

rulers noun

1 a straight piece

of wood, metal,

or plastic that is

used for measuring

and drawing

straight lines.

2 a person, such

as a king or

queen, who

rules a country.

rumble

rumbles rumbling rumbled verb

to make a long, low sound,

like the noise thunder makes.

rumble noun

rumor

rumors noun

a tale passed from one person

to another about something

that may not be true.

run

runs running

ran verb

1 to move

quickly on

your legs.

2 to organize something.

He runs a swim club.

runway

runways noun

a long, flat strip of ground

with a hard surface from

which aircraft take off

and land.

rural

adjective

to do with the countryside

or farms.

A rural village.

N say roor-ul

rush

rushes rushing rushed verb

to hurry, or to do

something quickly.

rust

noun

the red-brown coating

that forms on some

metals when they

get wet.

The sickle was covered

with rust.

rustle

rustles rustling rustled verb

to make a soft,

whispering sound.

The leaves on the tree rustled

in the wind.

rye

noun

a grass with

light-brown

grains, grown

to make bread

and food

for cattle.

rye

runway