| NOUN | shape | rut | a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | rut, groove | a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape | |
| state | rut, estrus, oestrus, heat | applies to nonhuman mammals | |
| VERB | stative | rut | be in a state of sexual excitement |
| contact | rut, furrow, groove | hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove |
| Sounds | rah't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | groove, channel | A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) |
| Spanish | rodera, surco | |
| Catalan | rodera | |
| Adjectives | rutty | full of ruts |
| Verbs | rut | hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove |
| Meaning | A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they fell into a conversational rut" | |
| Synonym | groove | |
| Broader | routine, modus operandi | An unvarying or habitual method or procedure |
| Meaning | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual ... / sexual arousal and activity. | |
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| Synonyms | estrus, oestrus, heat | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Opposite | anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum | applies to nonhuman mammals |
| Spanish | brama, celo, estro, rodada, rodera | |
| Catalan | carrilada, rodera, zel | |
| Verbs | rut | be in a state of sexual excitement |
| Meaning | Be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Nouns | rut | applies to nonhuman mammals |
| Meaning | hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | furrow, groove | |
| Broader | dig, delve, cut into, turn over | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| Spanish | surcar | |
| Nouns | rut | a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) |
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