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.
Definitions
- noun. A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.
- noun. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
- transitive verb. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
- transitive verb. To cause to grieve; to afflict.
- transitive verb. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.
- intransitive verb. To have compassion.
- intransitive verb. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.
- transitive verb. Sorrow; repetance.
- noun. (French) a street or road in France
- noun. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
- noun. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- noun. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
- verb. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Synonyms
regret, ruefulness, sorrow, repent
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in rue:
Common word forms
rued, ruer, rues, ruely, ruing, rueful, rueing
Words from these letters
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