Ruth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sorrow or misery about one\'s own misdeeds or flaws.
  • n. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness.
  • n. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Sorrow; misery; grief.
  • n. That which brings ruth; cruel or barbarous conduct.
  • n. Sorrow for the misery of another; compassion; pity; mercy; tenderness.
  • n. Repentance; regret.
  • n. A pitiful sight; a pity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
  • n. a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
  • n. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
  • n. United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
  • Hypernym
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    Synonym
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    pity    tenderness    misery    distress    compassion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Booth    Duluth    Truth    Youth    booth    luth    sleuth    tooth    truth    uncouth   
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    Delaware    Ann    onery    commiseration    sticklike    citty    lyche