English Vocabulary with Meanings — roast … scant
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 27 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- roast
- negative criticism
- roasted
- (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
- rob
- rip off
- robber
- a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
- robbery
- larceny by threat of violence
- robbins
- United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
- robe
- outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
- robert
- United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
- roberts
- a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
- robin
- large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
- robot
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- robotic
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- robust
- rough and crude
- roc
- mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
- rock
- pitching dangerously to one side
- rocker
- a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
- rockers
- originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s
- rocket
- a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
- rockies
- the chief mountain range of western North America
- rocky
- full of hardship or trials
- rod
- any rod-shaped bacterium
- rodent
- relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
- rodeo
- an exhibition of cowboy skills
- rodgers
- United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
- roe
- the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish
- rogers
- United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987)
- rogue
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- roi
- (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
- role
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- rolf
- Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
- roll
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- rolled
- rolled up and secured
- rolling
- propelling something on wheels
- rom
- (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- roma
- capital and largest city of Italy
- roman
- a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- romance
- an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
- romania
- a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea
- romans
- a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul
- rome
- the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
- romeo
- an ardent male lover
- ron
- a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
- rondo
- a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
- roof
- a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- roofing
- the craft of a roofer
- rooftop
- the top of a (usually flat) roof
- rook
- common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
- rookie
- an awkward and inexperienced youth
- room
- an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- rooms
- apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- roost
- a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
- rooster
- adult male chicken
- root
- the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
- rooting
- the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
- roots
- the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
- rope
- street names for flunitrazepan
- roper
- a craftsman who makes ropes
- rosa
- large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
- rosario
- a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
- rosary
- a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
- rose
- a dusty pink color
- ross
- American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
- roster
- a list of names
- roswell
- a town in southeast New Mexico
- rosy
- presaging good fortune
- rot
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- rotary
- electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
- rotate
- plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
- rotated
- turned in a circle around an axis
- roth
- United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933)
- rotor
- rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils
- rotten
- having decayed or disintegrated
- rotting
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- rouge
- makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
- rough
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- roughly
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- round
- the usual activities in your day
- rounded
- curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
- rounder
- a tool for rounding corners or edges
- roundup
- the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police
- rouse
- cause to become awake or conscious
- rout
- an overwhelming defeat
- route
- an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- router
- a power tool with a shaped cutter
- routine
- an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
- roux
- a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
- rover
- an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
- row
- the act of rowing as a sport
- rowan
- Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
- rowdy
- a cruel and brutal fellow
- rower
- someone who rows a boat
- rowing
- the act of rowing as a sport
- royal
- stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
- royalty
- royal persons collectively
- rpm
- rate of revolution of a motor
- rub
- the act of rubbing or wiping
- rubbish
- nonsensical talk or writing
- ruby
- a deep and vivid red color
- rudd
- European freshwater fish resembling the roach
- rude
- socially incorrect in behavior
- rue
- (French) a street or road in France
- ruff
- (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
- rug
- floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
- ruin
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- ruined
- brought to ruin
- rule
- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
- ruled
- subject to a ruling authority
- ruler
- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
- rum
- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences
- rumble
- a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
- rumor
- gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
- rump
- the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
- run
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- rundown
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- rune
- any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
- rung
- one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
- runner
- fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
- running
- the act of running
- runoff
- a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
- rupee
- the basic unit of money in India
- rupert
- English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
- rural
- living in or characteristic of farming or country life
- rus
- the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century
- ruse
- a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- rush
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- rushed
- done under pressure
- rushing
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- russell
- English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
- russia
- a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital
- russian
- the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia
- rust
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
- rustic
- an unsophisticated country person
- rusty
- of the brown color of rust
- rut
- a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
- ruth
- a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
- rwanda
- a landlocked republic in central Africa
- rye
- whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
- sabbath
- a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians
- saber
- a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
- sabine
- a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
- sabre
- a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
- sac
- a structure resembling a bag in an animal
- sack
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- sacked
- having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
- sacking
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- sacred
- (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
- sad
- experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- saddle
- posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
- sadly
- in an unfortunate way
- sadness
- the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
- safari
- an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
- safe
- free from danger or harm
- safely
- with safety
- safety
- (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
- saffron
- a shade of yellow tinged with orange
- sag
- a shape that sags
- saga
- a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
- sage
- aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
- sahara
- the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
- sahib
- formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India
- saigon
- a city in South Vietnam
- sail
- an ocean trip taken for pleasure
- sailing
- the departure of a vessel from a port
- sailor
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- saint
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind
- sake
- a reason for wanting something done
- salaam
- a deep bow
- salad
- food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing
- salah
- the second pillar of Islam is prayer
- salary
- something that remunerates
- sale
- a particular instance of selling
- salem
- a city in southern India
- sales
- income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
- salient
- (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
- salim
- Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father
- saline
- an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
- saliva
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth
- sally
- a venture off the beaten path
- salmon
- any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
- salon
- elegant sitting room where guests are received
- saloon
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- salsa
- spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
- salt
- the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
- salted
- (used especially of meats) preserved in salt
- salty
- containing or filled with salt
- salute
- an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
- sam
- a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
- samba
- a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
- same
- the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
- sami
- the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
- samoa
- a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia
- sample
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- sampler
- a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
- samson
- a large and strong and heavyset man
- samuel
- (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
- samurai
- feudal Japanese military aristocracy
- sana
- the capital and largest city of Yemen
- sanchez
- Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father
- sand
- fortitude and determination
- sandbox
- a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
- sands
- the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
- sandy
- resembling or containing or abounding in sand
- sane
- marked by sound judgment
- sang
- North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
- sanity
- normal or sound powers of mind
- santa
- the legendary patron saint of children
- santos
- a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
- sap
- a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle
- sarah
- (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
- sarcasm
- witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- sargent
- United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
- sari
- a dress worn primarily by Hindu women
- sas
- a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
- sash
- a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- sat
- the seventh and last day of the week
- satan
- (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God
- satanic
- extremely evil or cruel
- satin
- a smooth fabric of silk or rayon
- satire
- witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- satisfy
- fill or meet a want or need
- saturn
- a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles
- sauce
- flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- saucer
- a disk used in throwing competitions
- saudi
- a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
- saul
- (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles
- sauna
- a Finnish steam bath
- save
- to keep someone or something safe, or to keep for later
- saved
- guarded from injury or destruction
- saver
- someone who saves something from danger or violence
- saving
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- savings
- a fund of money put by as a reserve
- savior
- a person who rescues you from harm or danger
- saviour
- a person who rescues you from harm or danger
- savory
- an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
- savoy
- head of soft crinkly leaves
- savvy
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- saw
- a power tool for cutting wood
- sax
- a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
- saxon
- a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
- say
- the chance to speak
- saying
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- scale
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- scaled
- (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing
- scaling
- ascent by or as if by a ladder
- scalp
- the skin that covers the top of the head
- scam
- a fraudulent business scheme
- scan
- the act of scanning
- scandal
- disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- scanner
- a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
- scant
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities