NOUN | group | ruck, herd | a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things |
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shape | ruck, pucker | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) | |
VERB | contact | ruck, pucker, ruck up | become wrinkled or drawn together |
Sounds | rah'k | |
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Rhymes | aeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk... |
Meaning | A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things. | |
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Example | "his brilliance raised him above the ruck" | |
Synonym | herd | |
Broader | multitude, throng, concourse | A large gathering of people |
Spanish | manada, masa, multitud, turba | |
Catalan | manada, massa, munió, turba |
Meaning | An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth). | |
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Synonym | pucker | |
Broader | fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend | An angular or rounded shape made by folding |
Spanish | arruga | |
Catalan | arruga, rufa, ruga | |
Verbs | ruck | become wrinkled or drawn together |
Meaning | Become wrinkled or drawn together. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | pucker, ruck up | |
Broader | wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface |
Spanish | fruncir | |
Nouns | ruck | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
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