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Ruhr
- noun - a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
- a tributary of the Rhine
Ruin
- noun - a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
- an event that results in destruction
- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"
- deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
- destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
- destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- fall into ruin
- reduce to bankruptcy;
- reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
- the process of becoming dilapidated
Rule
- noun - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
- be larger in num
Ruly
- adjective - neat and tidy; "a small ruly beard"
Rum
- adjective - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
- liquor distilled from fermented molasses
Rump
- noun - fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
Rums
- noun - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- liquor distilled from fermented molasses
Run
- noun - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
- a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
- a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
- a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"
- a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
- a short trip; "take a run into town"
- a small stream
- an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"
- an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had
Rune
- noun - any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance"