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rue
rue is a 3-letter English word with 13 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Face value is 3 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 3 · Words With Friends 4 · 13 senses
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- 1noun
A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.
- 2noun
Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
- 3transitive verb
To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
- 4transitive verb
To cause to grieve; to afflict.
- 5transitive verb
To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.
- 6intransitive verb
To have compassion.
- 7intransitive verb
To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.
- 8transitive verb
Sorrow; repetance.
- 9noun
(French) a street or road in France
- 10noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
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- 11noun
leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- 12noun
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
- 13verb
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
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