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Can you give me a rough idea how much it will cost? a rough drawing

rough • ly / ' rAfli / adverb

about; not exactly

The drive should take roughly two hours. —SYNONYM approximately —ANTONYM exactly

not gently

He pushed me away roughly.

round 1Ф / raund / adjective

having the shape of a circle or a ball a round table

round 2 / raund / noun [ count ]

a number or set of events another round of peace talks

a lot of visits, one after another, for example as part of yourjob

The mail carrier starts his round at seven o'clock.

one part of a game or competition the third round of the boxing match

round-trip / ' raund trip / adjective

for a trip to a place and back again

How much is a round-trip ticket to Portland?

—Look at one-way .

route ©ДуП / rut; raut / noun [count ]

a way from one place to another

What is the quickest route from Philadelphia to Boston? rou • tine 1 / ru ' tin / noun [ count ]

your usual way of doing things

Make exercise a part of your daily routine .

rou • tine2 / ru ' tin / adjective

normal and regular a routine medical exam

row l Ф / rou / noun [ count ]

PRONUNCIATION

The word row sounds like no .

a line of people or things

We sat in the front row of the theater (= the front line of seats ) .

a row of books

in a row

one after another

It rained for four days in a row.

row 2 / rou / verb ( rows , row - ing , rowed )

to move a boat through water using long pieces of wood with flat ends (called oars ) We rowed across the lake. ► row • ing / ' rouwig / noun [ noncount ] a rowing machine

row • boat / roubout / noun

[count ]

a small boat that you move through water using long, thin pieces of wood with flat ends (called oars )

row • dy / ' raudi / adjective ( row di - er , row - di - est )

(used about people) noisy and likely to cause trouble The crowd was getting rowdy.

ГОУ .al О / го1э1/ adjective ( POLITICS ) connected with a king or queen the royal family

roy • al • ty / ' roislti / noun [ noncount ]

kings, queens, and their families

RSVP / ,ar es vi ' pi / abbreviation

You write RSVP on an invitation to mean "please reply."

rub О / гаЬ / verb ( ubs , rub - bing , rubbed )

to move something backward and forward on another thing I rubbed my hands together to keep them warm. The cat rubbed its head against my leg.

rub.ber © / ' rAbsr / noun [ noncount ]

a strong material that we use to make things like car tires a pair of rubber gloves

rub•ber band / ,rAbsr ' band / noun [ count ]

a thin circle of rubber that you use for holding things together

ru • by / ' rubi / noun [ count ] ( plural ru - bies )

a dark red stone that is used in jewelry a ruby ring

rud • der / ' rAdsr / noun [ count ] a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or an airplane. It moves to make the boat or airplane go left or right.

rude О / rud / adjective ( ud - er , "ud - est )

not polite

It's rude to walk away when someone is talking to you. —SYNONYM impolite

rude • ly / ' rudli / adverb "Shut up!" she said rudely.

iifS&Ys

rude • ness / ' rudnss / noun [ noncount ] I would like to apologize for my rudeness.

rug

rug / rAg / noun [ count ]

a piece of thick material that you put on the floor

rowboat

—Look at carpet .

rug • by / ' rAgbi/ noun [ noncount ]

( SPORTS ) a game like football for two teams of 13 or 15 players. In rugby , you can kick and carry the ball.

rug • ged / ' rAgad / adjective

Rugged land is not smooth, and has a lot of rocks and not many plants on it.

TU .ill 1®/ 'rum / verb ( ru - ins , ru - in - ing , ru - ined )