Rue vs. Rum

Ruenoun

Sorrow; repentance; regret.

Ruenoun

Pity; compassion.

Ruenoun

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

Rueverb

To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.

Rueverb

To cause to feel sorrow or pity.

Rueverb

(transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.

Rueverb

To feel compassion or pity.

Rueverb

To feel sorrow or regret.

Ruenoun

A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.

Ruenoun

Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.

Ruenoun

Sorrow; repetance.

Rueverb

To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.

Rueverb

To cause to grieve; to afflict.

Rueverb

To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.

Rueverb

To have compassion.

Rueverb

To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.

Ruenoun

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

Ruenoun

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

Ruenoun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;

Ruenoun

(French) a street or road in France

Rueverb

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Rumnoun

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

Rumnoun

(countable) A serving of rum.

Rumnoun

(countable) A kind or brand of rum.

Rumnoun

A queer or odd person or thing.

Rumnoun

A country parson.

Rumnoun

Any odd person or thing.

Rumnoun

(rare) The card game rummy.

Rumadjective

(obsolete) Fine, excellent, valuable.

Rumadjective

Strange, peculiar.

Rumnoun

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.

Rumnoun

A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson.

Rumadjective

Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.

Rumnoun

distilled from fermented molasses

Rumnoun

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

Rumadjective

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;

Rum

Rum is a liquor made by fermenting then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels.