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▸ noun: (French) a street or road in France
▸ noun: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
▸ noun: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
▸ noun: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment ("To his rue, the error cost him the game")
▸ verb: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5767)
▸ Also see ruing
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▸ noun: (French) a street or road in France
▸ noun: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
▸ noun: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
▸ noun: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment ("To his rue, the error cost him the game")
▸ verb: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5767)
▸ Also see ruing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rue
▸ Usage examples for rue
▸ Idioms related to rue (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rue
▸ Words that often appear near rue
▸ Rhymes of rue
▸ Invented words related to rue