| ALARUMING | • alaruming v. (Archaic, rare) present participle of alarum. • ALARUM v. (archaic) to alarm, also LARUM. |
| CERUMINOUS | • ceruminous adj. Having to do with cerumen (earwax). • CERUMINOUS adj. pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands. |
| NONRUMINANT | • nonruminant adj. Not ruminant. • nonruminant n. Any animal that is not a ruminant. • NONRUMINANT n. an animal that is not a ruminant. |
| NONRUMINANTS | • nonruminants n. Plural of nonruminant. • NONRUMINANT n. an animal that is not a ruminant. |
| RUMINA | • rumina n. Plural of rumen. • RUMEN n. (Latin) a part of the stomach of a ruminant. |
| RUMINAL | • ruminal adj. Of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen. • ruminal adj. That chews the cud. • RUMINAL adj. of or like the rumen. |
| RUMINANT | • ruminant adj. Chewing cud. • ruminant adj. Pondering; ruminative. • ruminant n. An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer. |
| RUMINANTLY | • ruminantly adv. In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud. • RUMINANT adv. chewing the cud. |
| RUMINANTS | • ruminants n. Plural of ruminant. • RUMINANT n. an animal that chews the cud. |
| RUMINATE | • ruminate v. (Intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. • ruminate v. (Intransitive) To meditate or reflect. • ruminate v. (Transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. |
| RUMINATED | • ruminated v. Simple past tense and past participle of ruminate. • ruminated adj. (Botany) ruminate. • RUMINATE v. to chew again. |
| RUMINATES | • ruminates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruminate. • RUMINATE v. to chew again. |
| RUMINATING | • ruminating v. Present participle of ruminate. • ruminating n. An act of pondering over, meditation, or reflection. • RUMINATE v. to chew again. |
| RUMINATINGLY | • ruminatingly adv. While ruminating; with thought or meditation. • RUMINATING adv. RUMINATE, to chew again. |
| RUMINATION | • rumination n. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. • rumination n. (Figuratively) Deep thought or consideration. • rumination n. (Psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding. |
| RUMINATIONS | • ruminations n. Plural of rumination. • RUMINATION n. the act of ruminating. |
| RUMINATIVE | • ruminative adj. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. • RUMINATIVE adj. tending to ruminate. |
| RUMINATIVELY | • ruminatively adv. In a ruminative way. • RUMINATIVE adv. tending to ruminate. |
| RUMINATOR | • ruminator n. One who ruminates; one who meditates or reflects. • RUMINATOR n. one who ruminates. |
| RUMINATORS | • ruminators n. Plural of ruminator. • RUMINATOR n. one who ruminates. |