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RUE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(French) a street or road in France

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rue" is a kind of...):

street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

Example:

to his rue, the error cost him the game

Synonyms:

regret; rue; ruefulness; sorrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("rue" is a kind of...):

sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rue"):

attrition; contriteness; contrition (sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation)

compunction; remorse; self-reproach (a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed))

Derivation:

rue (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("rue" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("rue" is a part of...):

herb of grace; rue; Ruta graveolens (European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy)

Sense 4

Meaning:

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

Synonyms:

herb of grace; rue; Ruta graveolens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rue" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "rue"):

rue (leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy)

Holonyms ("rue" is a member of...):

genus Ruta; Ruta (type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Synonyms:

regret; repent; rue

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "rue" is one way to...):

experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rue (sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment)

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