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rute

/ɹuːt/

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British/ɹʉwt/

rute noun: a beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.

rute: a beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound...
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Noun

rute (plural rutes)

  1. A beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.
    Synonyms:
    switch, dowel

Synonyms of rute

Forms of rute

pluralrutes
alternative formruthe

Origin of rute

Borrowed from German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”).

Words that rhyme with rute

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Questions about rute

What does rute mean?
Rute means a beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.
What part of speech is rute?
Rute is a noun.
How do you pronounce rute?
Rute is pronounced /ɹuːt/.
What is the plural of rute?
The plural of rute is rutes.

Words near rute in the dictionary

  1. rutates
  2. rutch
  3. rutched
  4. rutches
  5. rutching
  6. rute
  7. rutecarpine
  8. rutelid
  9. rutelids
  10. ruteline
  11. Ruter

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