| NOUN | group | ruck, herd | a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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