2 N‑COUNT A roadshow is a show presented by travelling actors. [AM ]
3 N‑COUNT A roadshow is a group of people who travel around a country, for example as part of an advertising or political campaign. [mainly AM ] □ The Democratic Presidential ticket plans another road show, this time through the industrial Midwest.
road|side /roʊ dsa I d/ (roadsides ) N‑COUNT [usu sing, N n] The roadside is the area at the edge of a road. □ Bob was forced to leave the car at the roadside and run for help.
road|ster /roʊ dstə r / (roadsters ) N‑COUNT A roadster is a car with no roof and only two seats. [OLD-FASHIONED ]
roa d tax N‑UNCOUNT In Britain, road tax is a tax paid every year by the owners of every motor vehicle which is being used on the roads.
road|way /roʊ dwe I / (roadways ) N‑COUNT The roadway is the part of a road that is used by traffic. □ Marks in the roadway seem to indicate that he skidded taking a sharp turn.
road|works /roʊ dwɜː r ks/ N‑PLURAL Roadworks are repairs or other work being done on a road.
roam /roʊ m/ (roams , roaming , roamed ) VERB If you roam an area or roam around it, you wander or travel around it without having a particular purpose. □ [V n] Barefoot children roamed the streets. □ [V prep/adv] They're roaming around the country shooting at anything that moves. □ [V ] Farmers were encouraged to keep their livestock in pens rather than letting them roam freely.
roam|ing /roʊ m I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Roaming refers to the service provided by a mobile phone company which makes it possible for you to use your mobile phone when you travel abroad.
roan /roʊ n/ (roans ) N‑COUNT A roan is a horse that is brown or black with some white hairs.
roar /rɔː r / (roars , roaring , roared )
1 VERB If something, usually a vehicle, roars somewhere, it goes there very fast, making a loud noise. [WRITTEN ] □ [V adv/prep] The plane roared down the runway for takeoff.
2 VERB If something roars , it makes a very loud noise. [WRITTEN ] □ [V ] The engine roared, and the vehicle leapt forward. □ [V -ing] …the roaring waters of Niagara Falls. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Roar is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …the roar of traffic.
3 VERB If someone roars with laughter, they laugh in a very noisy way. □ [V + with ] Max threw back his head and roared with laughter. [Also V ] ● N‑COUNT Roar is also a noun. □ [+ of ] There were roars of laughter as he stood up.
4 VERB If someone roars , they shout something in a very loud voice. [WRITTEN ] □ [V with quote] 'I'll kill you for that,' he roared. □ [V ] During the playing of the national anthem the crowd roared and whistled. □ [V n] The audience roared its approval. [Also V for n] ● N‑COUNT Roar is also a noun. □ [+ of ] There was a roar of approval.
5 VERB When a lion roars , it makes the loud sound that lions typically make. □ [V ] The lion roared once, and sprang. ● N‑COUNT Roar is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …the roar of lions in the distance.
roar|ing /rɔː r I ŋ/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] If something is a roaring success, it is very successful indeed. □ The government's first effort to privatize a company has been a roaring success.
3 → see also roar
4 PHRASE If someone does a roaring trade in a type of goods, they sell a lot of them. □ Salesmen of unofficial souvenirs have also been doing a roaring trade.
roast /roʊ st/ (roasts , roasting , roasted )
1 VERB When you roast meat or other food, you cook it by dry heat in an oven or over a fire. □ [V n] I personally would rather roast a chicken whole.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Roast meat has been cooked by roasting. □ …roast chicken.
3 N‑COUNT A roast is a piece of meat that is cooked by roasting. □ Come into the kitchen. I've got to put the roast in.
roast|ing /roʊ st I ŋ/ N‑SING If someone gives you a roasting , they criticize you severely about something in a way that shows that they are very annoyed with you. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ The team was given a roasting by the manager.
rob /rɒ b/ (robs , robbing , robbed )
1 VERB If someone is robbed , they have money or property stolen from them. □ [be V -ed + of ] Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home. □ [V n] Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier. [Also V ]
2 VERB If someone is robbed of something that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them. □ [be V -ed + of ] She was robbed of a carefree childhood. □ [V n + of ] I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of a gold medal.
rob|ber /rɒ bə r / (robbers ) N‑COUNT A robber is someone who steals money or property from a bank, a shop, or a vehicle, often by using force or threats. □ Armed robbers broke into a jeweller's through a hole in the wall.
ro b|ber ba r|on (robber barons ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a robber baron , you mean that they have made a very large amount of money and have been prepared to act illegally or in an immoral way in order to do so.