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.

Noun
rute (plural rutes)
Synonyms of rute
Forms of rute
| plural | rutes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ruthe |
Origin of rute
Borrowed from German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”).
Words that rhyme with rute
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- cute
- moot
- overshoot
- recruit
- salute
- volute
- dispute
- impute
- pollute
- scoot
- snoot
- substitute
- chute
- depute
- dilute
- hoot
- loot
- pursuit
- reboot
- scute
- uproot
- Beirut
- cahoot
- Clute
- convolute
- lute
- zoot
- ablute
- Aleut
- argute
- astute
- beaut
- bruit
- compute
- coot
- doot
- en route
- glout
- jute
- minute
- newt
- poot
- refute
- repute
- resolute
- 'tute
- angel lute
- butte
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.
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