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ram_stan, ram_tam, ramstam, ram-stam, ramstamin, ramstan, ramstan, ram-stan, ramtam, ranstan,
ramstam [ramˈstam, ramˈstan]
adj. Headstrong, rash, heedless.
adv. In a headlong, precipitate manner, rashly, rudely, in confusion.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ramstamin: In a rash headlong rush.
ramstampish: Rough and ready, unrefined, unceremonious.
ramstooger, ramstougar, ramstouger,
ramstouger [ramˈstugər]
adj. Rough in manner, boisterous, disorderly.
ranagant, rannigant,
ranagant [MN. ˈranəgant]
n. A wild, loose-living person, a good-for-nothing.
Ranal, Ranald,
Ranal [ˈranəl]
n. The personal name Ronald.
rance,
rance [rans]
n. A diagonal supporting bar on chair or gate.
v. To prop up, brace, stay a building etc. To make fast, to jam, close up, especially by wedging a bar across an opening, to barricade, to fasten firmly to prevent motion, To obstruct, block or choke up.
rancour,
rancour [ˈraŋkər]
n. Rancour.
raand, raandeet, ran, rand, randit, rann, ranned, rawn, rawnit,
rand [ˈrand]
n. A border or rim. A strip or narrow section. A strip of ground at the edge of a river. A stripe or streak of a different colour or texture. A mark or stain. A dirty streak left after imperfect cleaning. A scratch or furrow.
 
randit
adj. Striped or streaked with different colours. Of a rope or twine coiled into a hank with the latter part wound transversely to prevent unwinding.
randan, ran-dan,
randan [ˈrandan]
n. A wrangling. A drinking session.
rander, ranner, ranter, ranther, render, renner, renther,
rander [ˈrandər]
n. Orderliness, restraint, decorousness, strict limit or conformity to rule. Order, tidiness.
v. To tidy, set in order. With oot: to lay out ready for use.
rander, ranner, ranter, ranther, render, renner, renther,
rander [ˈrandər]
n. Clarified fat, dripping.
v. To beat or cream butter. To discharge pus.

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