🔄 Synonyms of "Rummage"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| diggingnoun | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| ransackingnoun | An act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search. |
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| Word | Definition |
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| diggingnoun | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| ransackingnoun | An act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search. |
| routnoun | (originally military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing. |
| rollnoun | The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. |
| rumplenoun | A wrinkle. |
| rumblenoun | A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. |
| scrummagenoun | (rugby) An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum. |
| rumpnoun | The buttocks. |
| scrumnoun | (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. |
| foragenoun | An act or instance of foraging. |
| rufflenoun | Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. |
| rat throughverb | (transitive) To rummage; to pick over. |
| roolnoun | (transitive) To raggle; to ruffle. |
| ripe | Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature. |
| ramshackle | In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles. |
| labournoun | An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. |
| round inverb | (nautical) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. |
| rumple upverb | (intransitive) to become rumpled |
| rucknoun | A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. |
| give the stemverb | (transitive, nautical, obsolete) To ram with a ship. |
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