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roam
English
Etymology
From Middle English romen, from Old English r?mian, from Proto-Germanic *raim?n? (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h?reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ?r?man (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German r?m?n (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: r?m, IPA(key): /???m/
- (General American) enPR: r?m, IPA(key): /?o?m/
- Homophones: Rome
- Rhymes: -??m
Verb
roam (third-person singular simple present roams, present participle roaming, simple past and past participle roamed)
- (intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Jack Wilshere scores twice to ease Arsenal to victory over Marseille (in The Guardian, 26 November 2013)[1]
- Wilshere had started as a left-footed right-winger, coming in off the flank, but he and Özil both had the licence to roam. Tomas Rosicky was not tied down to one spot either and, with Ramsey breaking forward as well as Olivier Giroud's considerable presence, Marseille were overwhelmed from the moment Bacary Sagna's first touch of the night sent Wilshere running clear.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Jack Wilshere scores twice to ease Arsenal to victory over Marseille (in The Guardian, 26 November 2013)[1]
- (intransitive, computing, telecommunications) To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
- (transitive, computing, telecommunications) To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
- 2013, Scott Isaacs, Kyle Burns, Beginning Windows Store Application Development
- At first, it seemed counterintuitive to me to roam settings between computers, but my problem at the time was that every example I was considering was a setting that only made sense for a single computer.
- 2013, Scott Isaacs, Kyle Burns, Beginning Windows Store Application Development
- (transitive) To range or wander over.
Synonyms
- (wander freely): err, shrithe, wander
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Amor, Mora, Omar, Oram, Roma, moar, mora, roma
Portuguese
Verb
roam
- third-person plural present subjunctive of roer
- third-person plural imperative of roer
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waddle
English
Etymology
From Middle English *wadlen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade +? -le. Compare Old High German wadal?n (“to roam; wander”), Middle High German wadelen, wedelen (“to wander; rove”), German wedeln (“to waggle”).First known use in English in a version of the Song of Roland around the year 1400. (Source:OED online)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?w?d.?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w?d.?l/, [?w??.??]
- Rhymes: -?d?l
- Rhymes: -æd?l
Noun
waddle (plural waddles)
- A squat, swaying gait.
- the waddle of a duck
Translations
Verb
waddle (third-person singular simple present waddles, present participle waddling, simple past and past participle waddled)
- (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.
Translations
Anagrams
- Dewald, dawdle, dwaled, walded
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