| roving | | |
| n. (act) | 1. roving, vagabondage, wandering | travelling about without any clear destination.; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ drifting | aimless wandering from place to place. |
| adj. | 2. mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering | migratory.; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" |
| ~ unsettled | not settled or established.; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
| robe | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. robe | any loose flowing garment. |
| ~ abaya | (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women. |
| ~ bathrobe | a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim. |
| ~ dressing gown, lounging robe, robe-de-chambre | a robe worn before dressing or while lounging. |
| ~ garment | an article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk" |
| ~ kimono | a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. gown, robe | outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ academic gown, academic robe, judge's robe | a gown worn by academics or judges. |
| ~ outerwear, overclothes | clothing for use outdoors. |
| ~ vestment | gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy. |
| v. (body) | 3. robe, vest | clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes. |
| ~ apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | provide with clothes or put clothes on.; "Parents must feed and dress their child" |
| ~ vest | clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments. |
| v. (contact) | 4. cloak, clothe, drape, robe | cover as if with clothing.; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" |
| ~ spread over, cover | form a cover over.; "The grass covered the grave" |
| rove | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ maunder | wander aimlessly. |
| ~ gad, gallivant, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. |
| ~ drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
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