ruts
Meaning of ruts
plural noun
- a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.
a stretch of road made impassable by ruts, holes, or waterlogging
- a habit or pattern of behaviour that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.
the EC was stuck in a rut and was losing its direction
late 16th century: probably from Old French rute (see route).
plural noun- an annual period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.
a moose in rut
- (of a deer or other mammal) engage in the rut or annual period of sexual activity.
researchers say the deer are rutting earlier
rutting stags
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin rugitus, from rugire ‘to roar’.
Information about ruts
- The singular form of ruts is: rut.
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Hyphenation of ruts
ruts
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- ruts is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
ruts synonyms
Meaning a rut, groove, or trail in the ground or another surface:
Meaning a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material:
Meaning a rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed:
Meaning a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of:
Meaning a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water:
Meaning a long, narrow ditch:
Meaning a shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater:
Meaning a chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery:
Meaning a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart:
Meaning a hole or depression in something:
Meaning a hollow place in a solid body or surface:
Meaning a deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water:
Meaning an empty space within a solid object:
Meaning a large bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on a celestial object, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite:
Meaning a crushing or grating sound or motion:
Meaning a large wheel turned by the weight of people or animals treading on steps fitted into its inner surface, formerly used to drive machinery:
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