Word
Rummage
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
rum-mage
Definition
- n. - A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also,
the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages
incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.
- n. - A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by
turning things over.
- v. t. - To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move
about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow
closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage.
- v. t. - To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every
corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine,
as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.
- v. i. - To search a place narrowly.
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