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rove1 / rōv/ • v. [intr.] travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander: a quarter of a million refugees roved around the country. ∎ [tr.] wander over or through (a place) in such a way: children roving the streets. ∎ [usu. as adj.] (roving) travel for one's work, having no fixed base: he trained as a roving reporter. ∎ (of eyes) look in changing directions in order to see something thoroughly: the policeman's eyes roved around the bar. • n. [in sing.] a journey, esp. one with no specific destination; an act of wandering: a new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove. rove2 • past of reeve2 . rove3 • n. a sliver of cotton, wool, or other fiber, drawn out and slightly twisted, esp. preparatory to spinning. • v. [tr.] form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fiber) into roves. rove4 • n. a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, esp. in boatbuilding. |
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"rove." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rove." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rove.html "rove." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rove.html |
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A. †shoot with arrows at a selected mark for finding the range XV; B. wander at random XVI. poss. form of (dial.) rave stray (XIV), prob. of Scand. orig. (cf. Icel. ráfa); sense B. perh. due to infl. by ROVER. |
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T. F. HOAD. "rove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rove.html T. F. HOAD. "rove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rove.html |
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rove v. travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander: a quarter of a million refugees roved around the country.
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"rove." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rove." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-rove.html "rove." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-rove.html |
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rove, see reeve, to.
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"rove." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rove." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-rove.html "rove." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-rove.html |
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rove •behove, clove, cove, dove, drove, fauve, grove, interwove, Jove, mauve, rove, shrove, stove, strove, trove, wove
•alcove • mangrove
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"rove." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rove." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rove.html "rove." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rove.html |
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