rue
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
rue
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
rue
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
rueful
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
ruefully
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
ruefulness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ 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
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ 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
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
ruffed grouse
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
Raffia ruffia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
ruffian
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a cruel and brutal fellow
ruffianism
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ violent lawless behavior
ruffianly
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"