Roust

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To rout, especially out of bed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to rout out of bed; to rouse
  • v. to arrest
  • n. A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To rouse; to disturb.
  • n. A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To rouse or disturb; rout out; stir or start up.
  • To stir or act briskly; move or work energetically. Compare roustabout.
  • n. A tidal current.
  • To drive fiercely, as a current.
  • Word Usage
    "I fancied that I could even hear the deep "roust" she made as she respired the air, without which she cannot exist any more than animals of the land or air."
    Verb Form
    rousted    rousting    rousts   
    Variant
    rost    roost   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rouse    disturb   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    `discovered'    lur    wyn    novel    treadeth    Bor.    fresche    castel    burde    dok