Word Meanings - ROUNDRIDGE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
To form into round ridges by plowing. B. Edwards.
Related words: (words related to ROUNDRIDGE)
- ROUNDWORM
A nematoid worm. - ROUNDISH
Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n. - ROUNDABOUTNESS
The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness. - PLOWFOOT; PLOUGHFOOT
An adjustable staff formerly attached to the plow beam to determine the depth of the furrow. Piers Plowman. - ROUNDFISH
Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes. A lake whitefish , less compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America and Alaska. - ROUND-UP
The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. - PLOWGATE; PLOUGHGATE
The Scotch equivalent of the English word plowland. Not having one plowgate of land. Sir W. Scott. - ROUNDSMAN
A patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen. - PLOWTAIL; PLOUGHTAIL
The hind part or handle of a plow. - ROUNDHEADED
Having a round head or top. - PLOWLAND; PLOUGLAND
the quantity of land allotted for the work of one plow; a hide. (more info) 1. Land that is plowed, or suitable for tillage. - ROUNDHEAD
A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Toone. - ROUND
To whisper. Shak. Holland. The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man," . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here" Calderwood. - ROUNDURE
Roundness; a round or circle. Shak. - ROUNDEL
A rondelay. "Sung all the roundel lustily." Chaucer. Come, now a roundel and a fairy song. Shak. 2. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . . . made a flying march to Calais. Bacon. - PLOWWRIGHT; PLOUGHWRIGHT
One who makes or repairs plows. - PLOWGANG; PLOUGHGANG
See PLOWGATE - PLOWHEAD; PLOUGHHEAD
The clevis or draught iron of a plow. - ROUNDNESS
1. The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc. 2. Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone. - PLOW; PLOUGH
An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. (more info) ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. plogr, Sw. plog, Dan. 1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare - MISGROUND
To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall. - SNOWPLOW; SNOWPLOUGH
An implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc. - TRENCH-PLOW; TRENCH-PLOUGH
To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual. - GROUNDWORK
That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden. - UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
Wildcat insurance. - PLAYGROUND
A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school. - GROUNDEN
p. p. of Grind. Chaucer. - QUARTER ROUND
An ovolo. - FOREGROUND
On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6. - GROUNDNUT
The fruit of the Arachis hypogæa ; the peanut; the earthnut. A leguminous, twining plant , producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. The dwarf ginseng . Gray. A European plant of the genus - ENROUND
To surround. Shak. - GROUNDLESS
Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion. -- Ground"less*ly, adv. -- Ground"less*ness, n.