ROVE

Meaning of ROVE in English

n. & v.

n. a sliver of cotton, wool, etc., drawn out and slightly twisted.

v.tr. form into roves.

[ 18th c.: orig. unkn. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

ROVE — inigrar, vagar
English interlingue dictionary
ROVE — laaglaag
English-Visayan vocabulary
ROVE — I. verb (~d; roving) Etymology: earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin Date: 1536 intransitive verb to move …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROVE — I. Etymology: Middle English roof past of rive II. ˈrōv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rewe, rufe, rove, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROVE — (v. i.) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being …
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (v. i.) Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, …
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (v. i.) To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (v. t.) To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (v. t.) To draw through an eye or aperture.
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — (imp. & p. p.) of Reeve
Английский словарь Webster
ROVE — rove 1 /rohv/ , v. , roved, roving , n. v.i. 1. to wander about without definite destination; move hither …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — vt to wander over or through. 2. rove ·noun the act of wandering; a ramble. 3. rove ·vt to draw …
Webster English vocab
ROVE — [rove] vb roved ; rov.ing [ME roven to shoot at random, wander] vi (1536): to move aimlessly: roam ~ vt: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROVE — rove, Rove BrE AmE rəʊv AmE roʊv ▷ roved rəʊvd AmE roʊvd ▷ roves rəʊvz AmE roʊvz ▷ roving ˈrəʊv …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROVE — / rəʊv; NAmE roʊv/ verb 1. ( formal ) to travel from one place to another, often with no particular …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROVE — Rove, Karl /kɑːl $ kɑːrl/ BrE AmE (1950–) a US Republican political ↑ strategist , who worked for George W. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROVE — rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from rave 'to wander' (14-19 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROVE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. wander without a settled destination, roam, ramble. 2 intr. (of eyes) look in changing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROVE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. wander without a settled destination, roam, ramble. 2 intr. (of eyes) look in changing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROVE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. intr. wander without a settled destination, roam, ramble. 2 intr. (of eyes) look in …
Oxford English vocab
ROVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN eye ▪ His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body. ▪ But by now …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROVE — verb Rove is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ROVE — I 1. сущ. 1) (бесцельная) прогулка, скитания, странствие Syn : wandering, travel 2) редк. шотл. грезы, фантазии 3) диал., с.-х. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROVE — rove.ogg _I 1. rəʋv n 1. (бесцельная) прогулка, скитания to be on the rove - бродить, скитаться 2. с.-х. мелкая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROVE — _I 1. rəʋv n 1. (бесцельная) прогулка, скитания to be on the rove - бродить, скитаться 2. с.-х. мелкая пахота, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROVE — I [Ї†Ќђ] rove.wav 1. сущ. 1) (бесцельная) прогулка, скитания, странствие Syn: wandering, travel 2) редк. шотл. грезы, фантазии 3) диал., с.-х. мелкая пахота 2. гл. 1) скитаться; странствовать; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ROVE — I 1. сущ. 1) (бесцельная) прогулка, скитания, странствие Syn : wandering, travel 2) редк. шотл. грезы, фантазии 3) диал., с.-х. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROVE — ( v. t. ) To wander over or through.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. t. ) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. t. ) To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. t. ) To draw through an eye or aperture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. t. ) To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. i. ) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. i. ) To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( v. i. ) Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( n. ) The act of wandering; a ramble.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( n. ) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( n. ) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Reeve
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE — v. wander aimlessly, roam, meander; stretch and twist fibers to prepare them for spinning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROVE — n. cotton or wool fiber that has been stretched and twisted prior to being spun into yarn
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROVE — I. ˈrōv verb ( roved ; rov·ing ) Etymology: earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin Date: 1536 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROVE — n. Function: noun Date: 1789 : ROVING
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROVE — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: roved ; rov · ing Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1789 : to join (textile …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROVE — n. past and past part of reeve
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROVE — n. Function: noun Date: 1606 : an act or instance of wandering
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROVE — n. Pronunciation: ' r ō v Function: verb Inflected Form: roved ; rov · ing Etymology: earlier, to shoot at …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROVE — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander. ↘[usu. as adjective roving ] travel for one's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROVE — n. a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, esp. in boat-building. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROVE — n. & v. --n. a sliver of cotton, wool, etc., drawn out and slightly twisted. --v.tr. form into roves. [18th …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROVE — past of REEVE(2).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROVE — n. a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, esp. in boat-building. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROVE — past of REEVE(2).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROVE — ( roves, roving, roved) 1. If someone roves about an area or roves an area, they wander around it. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROVE — (~s, roving, ~d) 1. If someone ~s about an area or ~s an area, they wander around it. (LITERARY) ...roving …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ROVE — [verb] - to move, travel or look around esp. a large area; to wander(literary) His eye/gaze roved hungrily about the …
Cambridge English vocab
ROVE — Synonyms and related words : Wanderjahr, afoot and lighthearted, bat around, bum, bumming, count ties, discursion, divagate, divagation, drift, drifting, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROVE — n. Function: verb Synonyms: WANDER 1, drift, gallivant, meander, ramble, range, roam, stray, traipse, vagabond
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ROVE — v. n. Roam, ramble, stroll, range, wander, stray, straggle.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ROVE — verb Synonyms: wander 1, drift, gallivant, meander, ramble, range, roam, stray, traipse, vagabond
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROVE — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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