Index of English words, starting with "ru"

(1) - Rupture (v. i.) To suffer a breach or disruption.
(2) - Rupture (v. t.) To produce a hernia in.
(3) - Rupture (v. t.) To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
(4) - Rupture (n.) A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
(5) - Rupture (n.) Hernia. See Hernia.
(6) - Rupture (n.) Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
(7) - Rupture (n.) The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.

(1) - Rural (a.) Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.
(2) - Rural (a.) Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect.

(1) - Ruralist (n.) One who leads a rural life.

(1) - Rurality (n.) A rural place.
(2) - Rurality (n.) The quality or state of being rural.