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RUDDLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ruddle" is a kind of...):
iron ore (an ore from which iron can be extracted)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they ruddle ... he / she / it ruddles
Past simple: ruddled
Past participle: ruddled
-ing form: ruddling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Redden as if with a red ocher color
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "ruddle" is one way to...):
redden (make red)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Twist or braid together, interlace
Synonyms:
raddle; ruddle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "ruddle" is one way to...):
interweave; weave (interlace by or as if by weaving)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
