About The Word Roam
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Roam
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What's The Definition Of Roam?
[v] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Roam: cast | drift | ramble | range | rove | stray | swan | tramp | vagabond | wander Related Terms | Find terms related to Roam: See Also | gad | gallivant | go | jazz around | locomote | maunder | move | travel Roam In Webster's Dictionary \Roam\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Roaming}.] [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. [=a]r?man to raise,
rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r?m?n to strive after,
OHG. r[=a]men. But the word was probably influenced by Rome;
cf. OF. romier a pilgrim, originally, a pilgrim going to
Rome, It. romeo, Sp. romero. Cf. {Ramble}.]
To go from place to place without any certain purpose or
direction; to rove; to wander.
He roameth to the carpenter's house. --Chaucer.
Daphne roaming through a thorny wood. --Shak.
Syn: To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.
\Roam\, v. t. To range or wander over. And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. --Milton. \Roam\, n. The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale. --Milton. |
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