roves in English

verb

1

travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.

a quarter of a million refugees roved around the country

synonyms: wander, roam, ramble, drift, meander, range, travel

2

form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fiber) into roves.

noun

1

a journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering.

a new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove

2

a sliver of cotton, wool, or other fiber, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning.

3

a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, especially in boatbuilding.

Each nail was driven through the two planks, the rove was placed over the end of the nail, and the point was knocked down over the rove to ‘clench’ the two planks together.

verb

• wander, roam, ramble, drift, meander, range, travel
• drift, stray, roam, cast, swan, roll, ramble, tramp, wander, range, vagabond

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