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Showing words for ROUSE using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Rouse

euros, roues, rouse

4 Letter Words for Rouse

eros, euro, ores, ours, roes, rose, roue, rous, rues, ruse, seor, sero, sore, sour, suer, sure, ures, user

3 Letter Words for Rouse

eos, ers, esr, esu, oer, oes, ore, ors, ose, our, ous, res, roe, ros, rue, ser, sou, sue, sur, ure, urs, use

Definitions for Rouse

[1] to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
[2] to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
[3] to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
[4] Nautical . to pull by main strength; haul.
[5] to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
[6] to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
[7] a rousing.
[8] a signal for rousing; reveille.
[9] Archaic . a carouse.
[10] Obsolete . a bumper of liquor.
[11] to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
[12] (tr) to provoke, stir, or excite to rouse someone's anger
[13] rouse oneself to become active or energetic
[14] hunting to start or cause to start from cover to rouse game birds
[15] (intr) falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
[16] (raʊs ) (intr foll by on ) Australian to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
[17] mainly US another term for reveille
[18] an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
[19] another word for carousal

Words related to Rouse

arouse, awake, awaken, stir, disturb, provoke, trigger, incite, rile, agitate, inflame, startle, heighten, galvanize, kindle, rise, call, raise, urge, move

Words nearby Rouse

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Origin of Rouse

21595–1605; perhaps variant of carouse (drink carouse being wrongly analyzed as drink a rouse )

Other words from Rouse

rous·ed·ness [rou -zid-nis] /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/ , noun
rous·er , noun
un·roused , adjective

Word origin for Rouse

C17: probably a variant of carouse (as in the phrase drink a rouse , erroneous for drink carouse ); compare Danish drikke en rus to become drunk, German Rausch drunkenness

Synonyms for Rouse

arouse, awake, awaken, get up, stir, wake up, call, raise, rise