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amish, raamiesh, raamis, raamised, raamish, raamish, raamished, raimeis, raimeise, ramas, ramesh, ramish, ramist, rammage, rammaged, rammis, rammish, rammisht, ramse, ramse, ramsh, raumished, reemis, reemish, rummis, rummish, rummiss, rumse,
rammage [ˈramədʒ, ˈraməʃ]
adj. Frenzied, crazed with drink, hunger, or rage. Sexually excited, voluptuous. Of people: wild, excited, unruly, unmanageable, rough, coarse in manner. Of people or animals: headstrong, impetuous, rash, uncontrolled, wanton. Of children: boisterous, romping. Of the ground: rough, broken, uneven.
adv. Vigorously, furiously.
v. To rush about in a frenzied state.
pt. pp. rammaged [ˈraməʃt] adj. I. Fretful or waspish trough lack of sleep.
ramble, ramel, ramlack, rammack, rammel, rammle, rammle, rammock,
rammel [ˈraməl]
also n. rammock
n. A small or crooked branch of a tree or the timber from such, a rough piece of wood, a stunted scraggy tree. A strong, crooked stick. A big-boned scraggy animal.
adj. Of straw: coarse and rank.
rammle, rummel,
rammle [ˈraməl]
n. A piece of noisy or riotous behaviour, a row, uproar.
v. To ramble, to wander without direction or purpose.
ramp, rampan, rampin, rampin$, rample,
ramp [ramp]
n. A romp or scuffle. A boisterous struggle. An outburst of temper, a violent mood.
v. To romp, to sport in a boisterous manner. To stamp, beat the floor with the feet. Of plants: to climb, ramble. Of milk: to form into a glutinous or viscid consistency, to become ropy. I.Sh. To boil vigourously.
 
rample [ˈrampl]
v. To romp, sport. To stamp noisily with the feet by way of applause.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
rampin [ˈrampɪn]: Raging in action.
rampaaj, rampaaje, rampage, rampauge,
rampage [ramˈpedʒ, ramˈpadʒ]
n. An outburst of rage or fury. Violent, disorderly behaviour, riotous living.
v. To rage furiously, rave, storm about, rush about in a furious manner, to play roughly or boisterously.
ramp-leeks, ramplicks, ramps, ramsh,
ramps [ramps]
n. pl. Ramsons or wild garlic Allium ursinum.
also ramp-leeks
ramscallion, ramscullion,
ramscallion [ramˈskəlɪən]
n. A rapscallion, a playfully mischievous scoundrel.
ramscooter, ramscootrifee, ramscootrify, ramscouter, ramscuiter, ramskweeter,
ramscuiter [ramˈskutər, MN. ramˈskwitər]
n. A state of dither or distracted activity. A clumsy fellow.
v. To beat, drive off in terror.
rammish, ramse, ramsh, ramsk,
ramsh [ramʃ]
n. A munch.
v. To eat greedily.
adj. Of eatables: rank or unpleasant to the palate, coarse. Of spirits: fiery, raw. Brusque, testy, rough and coarse-textured.
ramsackle, ramsackle, ramshackle, ransackle, ransackle, ranshackle,
ramshackle [ramˈʃakl, ranˈʃakl]
adj. Of people: unkempt, untidy, rough.
v. To throw into confusion or disorder, to search, ransack.

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