rue
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~ European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
rue
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~ leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
ruefulness
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~ sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
ruf
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~ a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia
ruff
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~ an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
ruff
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~ (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
ruff
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~ common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
ruffed grouse
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~ valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Raffia ruffia
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~ a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
ruffian
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~ a cruel and brutal fellow
ruffianism
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~ violent lawless behavior