rue

Nouns

(n) European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy herb of grace, Ruta graveolens,
(n) leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
(n) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
regret, ruefulness, sorrow,
(n) (French) a street or road in France

Verbs

(v) feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about regret, repent,

Synonyms

regret repent herb of grace Ruta graveolens ruefulness sorrow

Words of close approximity

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rad RAF rag raj ram rap RAS rat raw ray RBC rbi Reb red ref REM rep RES ret rev Rex RFD RHD rho rib rid rig rim Rio rip rit. RNA rob roc rod roe ROI ROM Ron rot row rpm rub RUF rug rum run Rus rut rya rye

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