roe deer (roe deer ) N‑COUNT A roe deer is a small deer which lives in woods in Europe and Asia.
rogue /roʊ g/ (rogues )
1 N‑COUNT A rogue is a man who behaves in a dishonest or criminal way. □ Mr Ward wasn't a rogue at all.
2 N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] If a man behaves in a way that you do not approve of but you still like him, you can refer to him as a rogue . [FEELINGS ] □ …Falstaff, the loveable rogue.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] A rogue element is someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage. □ Computer systems were affected by a series of rogue viruses.
ro gues' ga l|lery
1 N‑SING A rogues' gallery is a collection of photographs of criminals that is kept by the police and used when they want to identify someone. [JOURNALISM ] □ [+ of ] …a Rogues' Gallery of juvenile crime gangs.
2 N‑SING You can refer to a group of people or things that you consider undesirable as a rogues' gallery . [JOURNALISM , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] A rogues' gallery of lazy MPs was exposed by the newspaper.
ro gue state (rogue states ) N‑COUNT When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state , they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security, for example because it supports terrorism. [JOURNALISM , DISAPPROVAL ] □ …possible missile attacks from rogue states.
ro gue trad|er (rogue traders ) N‑COUNT A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses. [BUSINESS , DISAPPROVAL ] □ …the unauthorised dealings by this rogue trader which brought down the bank.
ro|guish /roʊ g I ʃ/ ADJ If someone has a roguish expression or manner, they look as though they are about to behave badly. □ She was a mature lady with dyed ginger hair and a roguish grin.
Ro|hyp|nol /roʊh I pnɒl/ N‑UNCOUNT Rohypnol is a powerful drug that makes a person semi-conscious. [TRADEMARK ]
roil /rɔ I l/ (roils , roiling , roiled )
1 VERB If water roils , it is rough and disturbed. [mainly AM ] □ [V ] The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall.
2 VERB Something that roils a state or situation makes it disturbed and confused. □ [V n] Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets.
role ◆◆◆ /roʊ l/ (roles )
1 N‑COUNT If you have a role in a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it. □ [+ in ] …the drug's role in preventing more serious effects of infection. □ Both sides have roles to play. [Also + of/as ]
2 N‑COUNT A role is one of the characters that an actor or singer can play in a film, play, or opera. □ She has just landed the lead role in The Young Vic's latest production.
ro le mod|el (role models ) N‑COUNT A role model is someone you admire and try to imitate. □ [+ for ] He thinks I'm a good role model for his teenage daughter.
ro le play (role plays , role playing , role played ) also role-play
1 N‑VAR Role play is the act of imitating the character and behaviour of someone who is different from yourself, for example as a training exercise. □ Group members have to communicate with each other through role-play.
2 VERB If people role play , they do a role play. □ [V n] Rehearse and role-play the interview with a friend beforehand. [Also V ] ● role play|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ We did a lot of role playing.
ro le re|ver|sal (role reversals ) N‑VAR Role reversal is a situation in which two people have chosen or been forced to exchange their duties and responsibilities, so that each is now doing what the other used to do. □ Instead of being a helper, I needed help, and I struggled with this role reversal.
roll ◆◆◇ /roʊ l/ (rolls , rolling , rolled )
1 VERB When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. □ [V prep/adv] The ball rolled into the net. □ [V n prep] I rolled a ball across the carpet.
2 VERB If you roll somewhere, you move on a surface while lying down, turning your body over and over, so that you are sometimes on your back, sometimes on your side, and sometimes on your front. □ [V prep/adv] When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg.
3 VERB When vehicles roll along, they move along slowly. □ [V prep/adv] The lorry quietly rolled forward.
4 VERB If a machine rolls , it is operating. □ [V ] He slipped and fell on an airplane gangway as the cameras rolled.
5 VERB If drops of liquid roll down a surface, they move quickly down it. □ [V + down ] She looked at Ginny and tears rolled down her cheeks.
6 VERB If you roll something flexible into a cylinder or a ball, you form it into a cylinder or a ball by wrapping it several times around itself or by shaping it between your hands. □ [V n + into ] He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow and lay down on the grass. □ [V n] He rolled a cigarette. ● PHRASAL VERB Roll up means the same as roll . □ [V P n] Stein rolled up the paper bag with the money inside. [Also V n P ]
7 N‑COUNT A roll of paper, plastic, cloth, or wire is a long piece of it that has been wrapped many times around itself or around a tube. □ [+ of ] The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.