Words Containing Rove
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Definition of rove
- imp. & p. p. - of Reeve
- v. t. - To draw through an eye or aperture.
- v. t. - To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.
- v. t. - To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool
or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
- n. - A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in
boat building.
- n. - A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty
twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.
- v. i. - To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the
seas in piracy.
- v. i. - Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or
pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking,
riding, flying, or otherwise.
- v. i. - To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of
elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the
point-blank range).
- v. t. - To wander over or through.
- v. t. - To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows
together.
- n. - The act of wandering; a ramble.
Syllable Information
The word rove is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for rove is: rove