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rook³ v [T] infml to cheat (someone), especially by charging a very high price or by winning money at card games: Five pounds for that! You've been rooked!
rook·ery /'rʊkəri/ n a collection of rooks' nests, high up in a group of trees
rook·ie /'rʊki/ n AmE infml 1 someone who is new to and has no experience of an activity, especially a new soldier or policeman: a rookie cop 2 a player in his first year of professional sports: As a rookie he batted 386.
room¹ /ruːm, rʊm/ n 1 [C] (often in comb.) a division of a building, which has its own walls, floor, and CEILING and is usually used for a particular purpose: There are three rooms on the first floor and two on the top floor. | the bathroom/ bedroom/dining room | a changing room | the billiard room | I'd like a single/a double room (=for one/two people in a hotel) with a bath. | I could hear a telephone in the next room/the adjoining room. | She locked the bedroom door. | Room 107 (=the people in this room in a hotel) have asked for coffee. 2 [U(ǀof)] space that could be filled, or that is enough for the stated purpose: There's room for three on the back seat. | Move along and make room for me. | A piano takes up a lot of room. | [+to-v] There's hardly room to breathe in here. | (fig.) He needs room (=a chance) to develop his skill as a painter. → see also ELBOWROOM, LEGROOM, and PLACE (USAGE) 3 [U+for] the need or possibility for something to happen or be done; SCOPE: His work isn't bad but there's still plenty of room for improvement. | I'm afraid the facts leave little room for doubt as to her guilt. | They want to reduce taxes, but the bad state of the economy has left them little room for manoeuvre. → see PLACE (USAGE) 4 [U] the people in a room: The speaker held the room enthralled. 5 no room at the inn no room in a place, especially one open to the public (from the Bible story in which Mary and Joseph are told that there is no room at the INN in Bethlehem): We got to the cinema only ten minutes late, and already there was no room at the inn. 6 not enough room to swing a cat infml very little space 7 -roomed /ruːmd, rʊmd/ having the stated number or size of rooms: a six-roomed house → see also ROOMS, COMMON ROOM, DRAWING ROOM, FRONT ROOM —-ful /fʊl/ n [(ǀof)] a roomful of noisy children
room² v [I+adv/prep] AmE to have lodgings; have a room or rooms: He's rooming at our house/with us.
,room and 'board n [U] BED AND BOARD
room·er /'ruːmər, 'rʊm-/ n AmE for LODGER
'rooming house n AmE a LODGING HOUSE
room·mate /'ruːmmeɪt, 'rʊm-/ n 1 BrE a person, not a member of one's family, with whom one shares a bedroom for a period of time, for example at school or on holiday: Bill and Ben are roommates. | My roommate is very untidy. 2 AmE a person with whom one shares a room, APARTMENT, or house → compare FLATMATE
rooms /ruːmz, rʊmz/ n [P] old-fash, especially BrE a rented set of rooms in a building; LODGINGS
'room service n [U] 1 a service provided by a hotel, by which food, drink etc, are sent up to a person's room: Does this hotel have/provide room service? 2 [+sing./pl. v] the people who provide this service: She called room service and ordered some champagne.
Room with a View, A (1908) a novel by E.M. FORSTER about a group of English people who meet while staying at a small hotel in Florence in Italy. It was made into a successful film in 1985.
room·y /'ruːmi, 'rʊmi/ adj apprec with plenty of space inside it; SPACIOUS: a roomy house/cupboard/car —-iness n [U]
Roo·se·velt, El·ea·nor /'rəʊzəvelt, 'elənɔː/ (1884-1962) a US writer and politician who was the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She actively supported improvements in the social and economic conditions of ordinary people, and is thought to have influenced the 'New Deal' policy of her husband's government. She was also interested in HUMAN RIGHTS, and was part of the group that produced the UN (United Nations) Declaration of Human Rights in 1945.
Roosevelt, Frank·lin D.
/'fræŋklɪn diː/ (1882-1945) a US politician in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY, also known as FDR, who was the President of the US from 1933 to 1945. He helped to end the GREAT DEPRESSION by starting a programme of social and economic changes called the NEW DEAL. He also tried to give support to the ALLIES without getting the US involved in World War II, but when Japan attacked the US in 1941 he was forced to join the war.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
CULTURAL NOTE Roosevelt is the only person who has ever been elected President of the US four times. In 1921 he had POLIO (=a serious illness which affects your nerves) and was unable to walk afterwards, so he used a WHEELCHAIR. He was extremely popular when he was president, and many people listened to his FIRESIDE CHATS on the radio, in which he explained his plans and policies. His wife was Eleanor Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, The·o·dore /'θiːədɔː/ (1858-1919) a US politician in the Republican Party who was the 26th president of the US from 1901 to 1909. He became famous for his military achievements during the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR of 1898, when he formed and led a group of soldiers called the 'Rough Riders' in Cuba. He was a popular president, and is remembered for having a large MOUSTACHE and for saying things were 'bully' when he liked them. During his period as president, the US organized the building of the Panama Canal, and Roosevelt described US foreign policy using the phrase 'Speak softly and carry a big stick'. He was informally called Teddy Roosevelt, and the TEDDY BEAR (=a soft toy bear) is named after him.
roost¹ /ruːst/ n 1 a bar, branch etc, on which birds settle at night, especially one for hens in a HEN HOUSE 2 come home to roost (of a bad or unwise action) to have a bad effect on the doer, especially after a period of time: Their lack of financial planning is now coming home to roost. → see also rule the roost (RULE)
roost² v [I] (of a bird) to sit and sleep for the night
roost·er /'ruːstər/ n especially AmE for COCK
root¹ /ruːt/ n 1 [often pl.] the part of a plant that grows down into the soil in search of food and water: Pull the plant up by the/its roots. | Do you think the new rosebush has taken root? (=started to grow) | (fig.) How did these strange ideas take root? (=become established) → compare STEM 2 the part of a tooth, hair, fingernail etc, that holds it to the rest of the body 3 [(ǀof)] the fact or condition from which something begins, or by which something is caused; origin: Let's try to get to the root of this problem. | Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness. | His illness has its roots in unhappiness. 4 [(ǀof)] tech (in MATHEMATICS) a number that when multiplied by itself a stated number of times gives another stated number: 2 is the fourth root of 16 (because 2 x 2 x 2 x 2=16) → see also CUBE ROOT, SQUARE ROOT 5 [(ǀof)] tech the base part of a word, from which it originally comes or to which other parts can be added: The Latin word 'videre', meaning 'to see', is the root of the English words video, vista, vision, visionary, and revision. → compare STEM 6 root and branch fml (of something bad that must be got rid of) thoroughly: This evil system must be destroyed root and branch. → see also ROOTS, GRASS ROOTS
root² v 1 [I;T] to (cause to) form roots: Do roses root easily? 2 [I+adv/prep] also roo·tle /'ruːtl/ BrE — (especially of a pig) to search for food by digging with the nose 3 [I+adv/prep] infml to search for something by turning things over: Who's been rooting about among my papers? → see also ROOTED
root for sbdy./sthg. phr v [T] especially AmE to give strong support to (someone who is competing): Good luck — we'll all be rooting for