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roos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bullseye noun The very center of a target, or a shot that hits it dead-center.
  • clout noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
  • dandruff noun Small white flakes of dead skin that shed from the scalp.
  • rose noun A shrub or climbing plant, or its flower, prized for its fragrance and often thorny stems.

Senses

roos is used for these senses in English:

  • bullseye A shot which hits the centre of a target.
  • clout (archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
  • dandruff scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis
  • rose Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.
  • rose A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
  • rose (countable, uncountable) A purplish-red or pink color, the color of some rose flowers.

bullseye — full definition

  1. noun The very center of a target, or a shot that hits it dead-center.
  2. noun A hard, striped, peppermint-flavored boiled sweet, popular in the UK.
  3. intj An exclamation used when someone hits a target exactly, or makes a completely accurate statement.

clout — full definition

  1. noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
  2. noun A blow struck with the hand or fist (informal).
  3. verb To hit someone or something, especially with the fist.

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