Index of English words, starting with "ru"

(1) - Ruminator (n.) One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.

(1) - Rummage (v. i.) To search a place narrowly.
(2) - Rummage (v. t.) To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.
(3) - Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage.
(4) - Rummage (n.) A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
(5) - Rummage (n.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.

(1) - Rummager (n.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager.
(2) - Rummager (n.) One who rummages.