Ropenoun
(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. t
‘Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.’;
Rosenoun
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
Ropenoun
(countable) An individual length of such material.
‘The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.’;
Rosenoun
A flower of the rose plant.
Ropenoun
A cohesive strand of something.
Rosenoun
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
Ropenoun
(dated) A continuous stream.
Rosenoun
Something resembling a rose flower.
Ropenoun
(baseball) A hard line drive.
‘He hit a rope past third and into the corner.’;
Rosenoun
(heraldry) The rose flower, usually depicted with five petals, five barbs, and a circular seed.
Ropenoun
(ceramics) A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
Rosenoun
A purplish-red or pink colour, the colour of some rose flowers.
Ropenoun
(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
Rosenoun
A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose.
Ropenoun
(Jainism) A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.s
Rosenoun
The base of a light socket.
Ropenoun
(jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.
Rosenoun
(mathematics) Any of various flower-like polar graphs of sinusoids or their squares.
Ropenoun
(nautical) Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
Rosenoun
A graph with only one vertex.
Ropenoun
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 20 feet.
Rosenoun
alternative spelling of rosé
Ropenoun
(slang) Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.
Roseverb
To make rose-coloured; to redden or flush.
Ropenoun
A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.
Roseverb
To perfume, as with roses.
Ropenoun
(in the plural) The small intestines.
‘the ropes of birds’;
Roseadjective
Having a purplish-red or pink colour. See rosy.
Ropeverb
(transitive) To tie (something) with something.
‘The robber roped the victims.’;
Rose
imp. of Rise.
Ropeverb
(transitive) To throw a rope around (something).
‘The cowboy roped the calf.’;
Rosenoun
A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere
Ropeverb
(intransitive) To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
Rosenoun
A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.
Ropeverb
(slang) To commit suicide
‘My life is a mess, I might as well rope.’;
Rosenoun
A rose window. See Rose window, below.
Ropenoun
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.
Rosenoun
A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump.
Ropenoun
A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.
Rosenoun
The erysipelas.
Ropenoun
The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.
Rosenoun
The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
Ropeverb
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
‘Let us not hang like ropingiciclesUpon our houses' thatch.’;
Rosenoun
The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
Ropeverb
To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods.
Rosenoun
A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
Ropeverb
To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope.
Roseverb
To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.
Ropeverb
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.
Roseverb
To perfume, as with roses.
Ropeverb
To lasso (a steer, horse).
Rosenoun
any of many plants of the genus Rosa
Ropeverb
To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters.
Rosenoun
pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
Ropeverb
To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing.
Rosenoun
a dusty pink color
Ropenoun
a strong line
Roseadjective
having a dusty purplish pink color;
‘the roseate glow of dawn’;
Ropenoun
street names for flunitrazepan
Rosenoun
any light pink wine, coloured by only brief contact with red grape skins
‘a local rosé wine’; ‘a glass of rosé’;
Ropeverb
catch with a lasso;
‘rope cows’;
Roseverb
make rosy
‘a warm flush now rosed her hitherto blue cheeks’;
Ropeverb
fasten with a rope;
‘rope the bag securely’;
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars.
Rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibers or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting.