rouse

  • 21rouse — verb 1 raise sb (from their sleep/slumbers) to wake someone up with difficulty because they are sleeping deeply 2 (T) to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it: rouse sb into action: The …

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  • 22rouse — UK [raʊz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rouse : present tense I/you/we/they rouse he/she/it rouses present participle rousing past tense roused past participle roused 1) formal to wake someone up He was fast asleep and could not be roused. 2) …

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  • 23rouse — I. /raʊz / (say rowz) verb (roused, rousing) –verb (t) 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc. 2. to stir to strong indignation or anger. 3. to cause (game) to start from a… …

  • 24rouse — rouse1 rousedness /row zid nis/, n. rouser, n. /rowz/, v., roused, rousing, n. v.t. 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words. 2. to… …

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  • 25rouse — 1. noun /ˈɹaʊz/ a) an arousal And the Kings rouse the heaven shall bruit again, b) an official ceremony over drinks Re speaking earthly thunder. Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2 lines 127 128 2. verb …

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  • 26Rouse — This unusual name it is claimed, is a nickname for a person with red hair. Certainly it derives from the Old French pre 10th century word Rous translating as red, but the precise meaning is open to some conjecture. Our opinion is that in many… …

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  • 27rouse — verb Rouse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conscience, ↑passion …

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  • 28rouse — v. 1 a tr. (often foll. by from, out of) bring out of sleep, wake. b intr. (often foll. by up) cease to sleep, wake up. 2 (often foll. by up) a tr. stir up, make active or excited, startle out of inactivity or confidence or carelessness (roused… …

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  • 29Rouse (surname) — Rouse is a surname, and may refer to* Alan Rouse, British climber * Alfred Rouse, British convicted murderer * Andy Rouse, British racing driver * Charlie Rouse, American jazz saxophonist * Christopher Rouse (composer), American music composer *… …

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  • 30Rouse High School — Address 1501 CR 271 Leander, Texas, 78641 United States Information School type Public high school School …

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