Roo Definition

roos
noun

Abbreviation of kangaroo.

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(UK dialectal) Rest; stillness.

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Short form of kangaroo.

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abbreviation

Quintana Roo, a state of Mexico.

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Other Word Forms of Roo

Noun

Singular:
roo
Plural:
roos

Origin of Roo

  • From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōwō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (“quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

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  • A shortening of kangaroo.

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  • From kangaroo.

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Roo Sentence Examples

  • In America a gradient of r in roo is often known as a r% grade, one of 2 in roo as a 2% grade, and so on; thus a 0-25% grade corresponds to what in England would be known as a gradient of r in 400.

  • An incline of r in 400 is reckoned easy, of r in 200 moderate and of r in roo heavy.

  • In 1910 there was another revolt with some initial successes, such as the capture of Valladolid, but then the Indians withdrew to the unknown fastnesses of Quintana Roo.

  • Quintana Roo was separated from the state of Yucatan in 1902 and received a territorial government under the immediate supervision of the national executive.

  • In 1882, at Reading, a gold medal was given for a cream separator for horse power, whilst a prize of roo guineas offered for the most efficient and most economical method of drying hay or corn crops artificially, either before or after being stacked, was not awarded.

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Words Starting With

RROROO

Words Ending With

OOOROO

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Words Starting With R and Ending With O

Starts With R & Ends With OStarts With RO & Ends With OStarts With R & Ends With OO

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With R3 Letter Words Ending With O