English words: Rossi to Rothrock

300 English words, part 85 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words Rossi to Rothrock

Rossi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Rossignol proper noun: A surname.
Rossiian adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Rossiyan.
Rossington proper noun: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK6298).
Rossinian adjective: Of or relating to Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian composer of operas and other music.
rossite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
Rossiter proper noun: A surname.
Rossiter-McLaughlin effect noun: A spectroscopic phenomenon observed when an object moves across the face of a rotating star which is seen to undergo a redshift anomaly caused by the...
Rossiya proper noun: Synonym of Russia: A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Rossiyan adjective, noun: Synonym of Russian (“of or pertaining to Russia”).
Rosslare proper noun: A village and coastal resort in County Wexford, Ireland.
Rossman proper noun /ˈɹɒsmən/: A surname from German.
rossmanite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, and silicon.
Rossmann proper noun /ˈɹɒsmən/: A surname from German.
Rossmoor proper noun: A census-designated place in Orange County, California, United States.
Rossmore proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Camden council area and the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Rosso proper noun: A surname.
rosso corsa noun: A bright red colour commonly used on sports cars.
rossogolla noun: Alternative form of rasgulla.
rossoliside noun: A naphthoquinone glycoside present in Drosera rotundifolia
rossomalai noun: Alternative form of ras malai.
Rosson proper noun: A surname.
Rossoneri proper noun: A.C. Milan
Rossow proper noun: A surname.
Rossum proper noun: An American surname from Dutch.
Rossville proper noun: A city in Walker County, Georgia, named after John Ross (Cherokee chief).
Rossy proper noun: A diminutive of the male given name Ross
rost noun /ɹɔst/: Alternative form of roust (“strong tide or current”).
rostafuroxin noun: A derivative of digitoxigenin associated with salt gradients across membranes
Rostam proper noun: A legendary Iranian hero.
Rostandian adjective: Of or relating to Edmond Rostand (1868–1918), French poet and dramatist.
rostel noun: A rostellum.
rostellar adjective: Pertaining to a rostellum.
rostellate adjective: Having a rostellum, or small beak; terminating in a beak.
rostellated adjective: Alternative form of rostellate.
rostelliform adjective: Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak.
rostellum noun: A small beak-like process or extension; a small rostrum.
roster noun, verb /ˈɹɒs.tə/: A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a...
roster on verb: To roster someone to work a particular shift, time, or day
rosterable adjective: Capable of being rostered, or included in a lineup.
rostered on adjective, verb: Scheduled to work a particular shift, time, or day; unavailable due to work.
rostering noun, verb: The process of forming a roster.
rosterite noun: A blue variety of beryl.
rosti noun /ˈɹɜːstɪ/: A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely...
rosticceria noun: An Italian rotisserie (cooking device).
Rostislav proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Ростисла́в (Rostisláv), equivalent to Rostislav.
rostite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
Rostock proper noun: An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Roston proper noun: A hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).
Rostov proper noun: A city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.
rostrad adverb: Toward the rostral side.
rostral adjective, noun /ˈɹɑ.stɹəl/: Relating to the rostrum.
rostral bone noun: The edentulous ossification that forms the ceratopsian beak.
rostral pars distalis noun: The frontmost region of the pituitary gland.
rostralization noun: The formation and development of a rostrum (beak)
rostrally adverb: In a rostral direction
rostralmost adjective: Most rostral.
rostralward adjective, adverb: In the rostral direction.
rostralwards adverb: In a rostral direction
rostrate adjective: Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.
rostrated adjective: rostrate
rostrately adverb: In a rostrate manner.
rostratulid noun: Any bird in the family Rostratulidae.
Rostrevor proper noun: A village on Carlingford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 1718).
rostriferous adjective: Having a rostrum.
rostriform adjective: Having the form of a beak.
rostro- prefix: rostrum
rostro-ventro-lateral adjective: Alternative form of rostroventrolateral.
rostro-ventrolateral adjective: Alternative form of rostroventrolateral.
rostrocaudal adjective: With a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.
rostrocaudally adverb: In a rostrocaudal manner.
rostroconch noun: Any mollusc of the class Rostroconchia.
rostrodorsal adjective: Near the back of the beak or of any beak-like projection
rostrodorsally adverb: In a rostrodorsal direction
rostrodorsolateral adjective: rostral and dorsolateral
rostrodorsomedial adjective: rostral and dorsomedial
rostroid adjective: Resembling a rostrum.
rostrolateral adjective: lateral (or alongside) of the rostrum
rostrolaterally adverb: In a rostrolateral direction
rostrolateroventral adjective: rostral, lateral and ventral
rostrolatus noun: In barnacles, the name for one of two large shell plates immediately lateral to the rostrum.
rostromedial adjective: medial to the rostrum
rostromedially adverb: In a rostromedial fashion.
rostromedulla noun: rostral medulla
Rostron proper noun: A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.
rostronasal adjective: Relating to the rostrum and the nose
rostrotemporal adjective: rostral and temporal
rostrotentorial adjective: rostral and tentorial
rostroventral adjective: Near the front of the beak or of any beak-like projection
rostroventrally adverb: In a rostroventral direction
rostroventrolateral adjective: Both rostral and ventrolateral
rostroventrolaterally adverb: In a rostroventrolateral direction
rostroventromedial adjective: rostral and ventromedial
rostrular adjective: Relating to a rostrulum.
rostrulum noun: A little rostrum (beak-like projection of an insect).
rostrum noun /ˈɹɒstɹəm/: A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
rosula noun: A small rose.
rosular adjective: rosulate
rosulate adjective: Arranged in small rose-like clusters.
rosuvastatin noun /ɹoʊˈsu.vəˌstæt.n̩/: A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hypercholesterolemia.
Roswell proper noun /ˈɹɒzˌwɛl/: A surname.
Roswellian adjective /ˌɹɒzˈwɛliən/: Of or relating to the Roswell UFO incident and related conspiracy theories.
rosy adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹəʊzi/: Rose-coloured.
rosy apple aphid noun: Dysaphis plantaginea, an aphid that is a pest on apple trees.
rosy barb noun: Pethia conchonius, a subtropical freshwater cyprinid fish of southern Asia.
rosy boa noun: Lichanura trivirgata, a snake of the Boidae family.
rosy-cheeked adjective: Having cheeks (skin on side of the face) of a healthy, ruddy complexion.
rosy drop noun: rosacea
rosy-eyed adjective: Optimistic; idealistic.
rosy feather star noun: Antedon bifida, a crinoid in the family Antedonidae.
rosy finch noun: Any of a number of finches of the genus Leucosticte, having pinkish plumage.
rosy garlic noun: Allium roseum, a wild garlic of the Mediterranean region.
Rosy Lee noun: Alternative spelling of Rosie Lee (“tea”).
rosy-lipped batfish noun: Ogcocephalus porrectus
rosy marsh moth noun: The noctuid moth Coenophila subrosea.
rosy minivet noun: The bird Pericrocotus roseus.
rosy pastor noun: Synonym of rosy starling.
rosy periwinkle noun: Catharanthus roseus, a plant native and endemic to Madagascar.
rosy-red adjective: Having a color like that of a red rose.
rosy-red minnow noun: A strain of the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas).
rosy rustic noun: The noctuid moth Hydraecia micacea.
rosy starling noun: Pastor roseus, a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae, of much of Eurasia.
rosy tern noun: the roseate tern.
rosy thrush-tanager noun: A bird of the species Rhodinocichla rosea.
rosy wave noun: The geometrid moth Scopula emutaria.
rosybells noun: The perennial plant Streptopus lanceolatus.
rosybill noun: The rosy-billed pochard, Netta peposaca.
Rosyth proper noun /ɹəˈsaɪθ/: A town on the Firth of Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1183).
rot noun, verb /ɹɒt/: To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
rot-13 noun: Alternative form of ROT13.
rot away verb: To spend a long period of time in an unproductive manner.
rot-goose noun: Synonym of brent goose.
rot gut adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of rotgut.
rot in hell verb: To suffer a fate worse than death.
rot me interjection: Synonym of I'll be damned.
rot off verb: To fall off by rotting.
rot-proof adjective: Alternative form of rotproof.
rot-scape noun: An environment of rotting vegetation.
rot-steep verb: To steep (cotton) to remove impurities.
rot through verb: To rot so as to create holes in the substance that's rotting.
rot13 noun: A simple Caesar cipher where each letter is replaced by the letter 13 positions beyond it in the alphabet (wrapping at Z to A).
rota noun /ˈɹəʊtə/: A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
rotablation noun: rotary ablation (as a technique to remove plaque from an artery
rotablator noun: A device used in rotablation
rotable adjective, noun: Of a component: that can be repeatedly restored to a fully serviceable condition.
rotaceous adjective: Synonym of rotate (“wheel-shaped”).
rotacism noun: Alternative spelling of rhotacism.
rotaevaporator noun: Alternative form of rotoevaporator.
rotal adjective: Of or relating to wheels.
rotalic adjective, noun: Having letters rotated for emphasis, rather than slanted as in traditional italic.
rotaliid noun: Any foraminiferan of the order Rotaliida
rotaliine adjective: Belonging or relating to the Rotaliina.
rotalite noun: Any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae, abundant in chalk formations.
rotamer noun /ˈɹəʊ.tə.mə/: any of a set of conformers that arise from restricted rotation around a single bond
rotameric adjective: Of or pertaining to rotamers
rotamerically adverb: In a rotameric manner
rotamerisation noun: Alternative form of rotamerization.
rotamerization noun: The process, or the result of rotamerizing
rotamerize verb: To convert into a rotamer
rotamerized adjective, verb: Converted into a rotamer
rotameter noun: A device used to measure fluid flow, in which a float rises in a tapered vertical tube to a height dependent on the rate of flow through the tube
rotan noun /ˈɹotɑn/: A long rattan cane used for corporal punishment.
rotane noun: Any of a class of hydrocarbons consisting of spiro-linked cyclopropane units only, but with a common [n]membered ring in the middle; they are named...
rotaplane noun: An aircraft which creates lift by means of rotors
rotaprint noun /ˌɹəʊ̯.təˈpɹɪnt/: A duplicating machine.
Rotarian noun /ɹəʊˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/: A member of a Rotary Club.
Rotarianism noun: The activities and mission of Rotary Clubs.
rotarily adverb: In a rotary fashion.
rotarod noun: A rotating rod used to measure the balance, grip, and motor coordination of small laboratory animals.
rotary adjective, noun /ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/: Capable of rotation.
rotary beater noun: Synonym of eggbeater.
Rotary Club noun: A club that is part of Rotary International.
rotary converter noun: A machine which converts alternating current to direct current, or vice versa.
rotary dial adjective, noun: a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back
rotary dialing noun: Synonym of pulse dialing.
rotary encoder noun: An electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.
rotary engine noun: Any of several types of internal combustion engine in which the power output is directly rotational.
rotary evaporator noun: A piece of laboratory equipment used to gently evaporate solvents from a chemical solution in a temperature controlled environment.
rotary phone noun: A telephone with a rotary dial.
rotary press noun: A rotary printing press
rotary printing press noun: A printing press that uses cylinders for carrying ink onto the printed surface, used in flexography, gravure and offset printing.
rotary razor noun: Synonym of rotary shaver.
rotary saw noun: A mechanical saw used for accurate cuts without a pilot hole.
rotary shaver noun: An electric shaver with three or more circular heads that rotate to capture and cut hairs; designed to allow the shaver to easily follow the curves of the face.
rotary switch noun: A switch that is operated by turning a knob.
rotary table noun: A device for precisely positioning the workpiece, enabling the operator to drill or cut at exact intervals around a fixed axis.
rotary wing noun: A primary lift surface that produces lift in rotation, such as found in helicopters and heli-type drones.
rotary-wing aircraft noun: Synonym of helicopter (its technical term)
rotary-wing intercept noun: An intercept performed by rotary-wing aircraft.
rotascope noun: gyroscope
rotatability noun: The ability of something to be rotated
rotatable adjective: Having the ability to rotate.
rotatably adverb: So as to be movable by rotation.
rotate adjective, verb /ɹəʊˈteɪt/: To spin, turn, or revolve.
rotateable adjective: Alternative spelling of rotatable.
rotated adjective, verb: Having undergone rotation about an axis.
rotated question mark noun: Synonym of inverted question mark.
rotatee noun: An employee who is rotated from one place or duty to another.
rotately adverb: In a rotate or wheel-shaped manner.
rotating adjective, verb: undergoing physical rotation
rotating beacon noun: A rotating location light installed at an airport, allowing the type of airport to be determined by the color and speed of the rotation.
rotating chair noun: A swivel chair.
rotating magnetic field noun: The resultant magnetic field produced by coils symmetrically placed and supplied with polyphase electric current which is often used in electromechanical...
rotating radio transient noun: Sources of short, bright radio pulses, thought to be pulsars.
rotatingly adverb: So as to rotate.
rotation noun /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/: The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
rotation curve noun: for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two
rotation government noun: A form of government, typically in a parliamentary system with a coalition of parties, where the position of prime minister or head of government is...
rotation period noun: rotational period
rotation-powered pulsar noun: A type of neutron star powered by its loss of rotational energy in its magnetic field.
rotation time noun: The time allowed to elapse between successive occurrences of a stand of trees being logged.
rotational adjective, noun /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/: Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
rotational axis noun: The spin axis of a freely rotating body. In the case of the Earth, it differs from the figure axis by a few meters. This difference being a partial cause of...
rotational dining noun: The practice of having passengers eat in several different restaurants during a cruise.
rotational energy noun: The kinetic energy of a rotating rigid body otherwise at rest.
rotational molding noun: A form of molding/moulding in which molten plastic is placed inside a rotating mold/mould.
rotational moulding noun: Alternative spelling of rotational molding.
rotational period noun: The time taken to rotate about its axis relative to the background stars.
rotational symmetry noun: The property a shape has when it looks the same after some rotation by a partial turn.
rotationality noun: The quality of being rotational.
rotationally adverb /ɹə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃənəli/: In a rotational manner.
rotationplasty noun: A type of autograft in which a portion of an arm or leg is removed, while the remaining limb below the excised portion is rotated and reattached.
rotative adjective: Turning; rotary; rotational.
rotatively adverb: In a rotative manner.
rotativity noun: The quality of being rotative; ability to rotate.
rotator noun: One who or that which rotates.
rotator cuff noun: A set of four smaller muscles in the shoulder responsible for rotating the humerus (upper arm bone).
rotatores noun: A group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the...
rotatorial adjective: Of or relating to the Rotatoria.
rotatorian noun: Any member of the Rotatoria.
rotatory adjective /ɹəʊˈteɪtəɹi/: Alternative form of rotational.
rotavap noun, verb: Alternative form of rotovap.
rotavape noun, verb: Alternative form of rotovap.
rotavapor noun: A rotary evaporator
rotavaporate verb: To evaporate in a rotavapor
rotavaporation noun: Alternative form of rotoevaporation.
rotavapour noun: Alternative form of rotavapor.
rotavate verb: To till the soil using a rotavator
rotavation noun: The action, or the result, of rotavating
rotavator noun: A machine with rotating blades designed to break up or till soil.
rotaviral adjective: Of or pertaining to rotaviruses.
rotavirion noun: An individual particle of a rotavirus.
rotavirologist noun: A scientist who studies rotaviruses.
rotavirology noun: The scientific study of rotaviruses.
rotavirus noun /ˈɹəʊtəˌvaɪɹəs/: Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.
rotaviruslike adjective: Resembling a rotavirus.
rotaxane noun: A complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to...
rotch noun: Alternative form of rotche.
rotche noun: A small alcid of the north Atlantic, the little auk, Alle alle.
rotchet noun /ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪt/: A fish, the European red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus).
rotchie noun: Alternative form of rotche.
rote adjective, noun, verb /ɹəʊt/: Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
Rote boobook noun: A species of boobook owl, Ninox rotiensis, endemic to Rote Island south-west of Timor in the Lesser Sundas.
rotelike adjective: Like a rote, repetitious.
rotella noun: A disc.
rotelle noun /ɹəʊˈtɛleɪ/: pasta in the shape of little wheels
rotely adverb: By rote, in rote fashion; machine-like.
Rotenberg proper noun: A surname from German.
roteness noun: Synonym of rote.
rotenoid noun: Any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to rotenone
rotenolone noun: The 12a-hydroxy derivative of rotenone
rotenone noun: A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.
rotework noun: Dreary, tedious work done by rote.
ROTFC phrase: Initialism of rolling on the floor crying.
ROTFL phrase: Alternative form of ROFL; initialism of rolling on the floor, laughing.
ROTFLOL phrase: Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing out loud.
rotge noun: Alternative form of rotchie.
ROTGLOL phrase: Initialism of rolling on the ground laughing out loud.
rotgut noun: Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor.
Roth proper noun: A surname.
Roth IRA noun: A particular kind of IRA (individual retirement account), used for its tax-related benefits.
Rothbard proper noun: A surname from German.
Rothbardian adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to, or advocating the political or economic theories of Murray Rothbard.
Rothbardianism noun: The philosophical or political theories of Murray Rothbard.
Rothbardism noun: Synonym of Rothbardianism.
Rothbaum proper noun: A surname.
Rothberg proper noun: A surname.
Rothbury proper noun: A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).
Rothchild proper noun: A surname from German.
rothe noun: A kind of fictional cattle in various role-playing games and roguelike video games.
Rothenberg proper noun: A surname.
Rothenberger proper noun: A surname.
rother noun /ˈɹɒðə/: A horned animal, especially an ox.
rother nail noun: A nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships.
Rotheram proper noun: A surname.
Rotherfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5529).
Rotherham proper noun /ˈɹɒðəɹəm/: A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
Rotherhithe proper noun /ɹɒðəɹhʌɪð/: An urban area by the Thames in the borough of Southwark, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3579).
Rothermel proper noun: A surname.
Rothery proper noun: A surname.
Rothes proper noun /ˈɹɒθɪs/: A small town in Moray council area, in northeastern Scotland (OS grid ref NJ2749).
Rothesay proper noun /ˈɾɔθse/: A town on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0864).
Rothian adjective: Of or relating to Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist.
Rothko proper noun: A surname
Rothkoesque adjective: Reminiscent of the style of Mark Rothko (1903–1970), American painter of Latvian Jewish descent, generally identified as an abstract expressionist.
Rothkopf proper noun: A surname from German.
Rothley proper noun /ˈɹɒθli/: A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5812).
Rothman proper noun: A surname.
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome noun: A form of poikiloderma sometimes associated with osteosarcoma.
Rothrock proper noun: A surname.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under R: 28,843 words, in 97 parts.