ROVING Synonyms

• aimless wandering from place to place

• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

• a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

• traveling from place to place to work

• the act of traveling from one place to another

• of a path e.g.

• migratory

• of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy

• a person who walks from place to place

• a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

• traveling especially on foot

• spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

• of a path e.g.

• the act of going from one place to another

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

• a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

• a period of time spent in military service

• make a tour of a certain place

• the actors in a play

• container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

• the distinctive form in which a thing is made

• the visual appearance of something or someone

• bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

• object formed by a mold

• the act of throwing dice

• the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

• a violent throw

• put or send forth

• deposit

• select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

• throw forcefully

• assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

• to remove

• choose at random

• formulate in a particular style or language

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• a force that moves something along

• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

• a process of linguistic change over a period of time

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

• an aimless amble on a winding course

• continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limits within which something can be effective

• a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

• a series of hills or mountains

• a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

• a variety of different things or activities

• (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

• the limit of capability

• a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

• change or be different within limits

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

• range or extend over; occupy a certain area

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• let eat

• assign a rank or rating to

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• rotary motion of an object around its own axis

• a list of names

• a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

• photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

• a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

• small rounded bread either plain or sweet

• a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

• the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

• a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

• anything rolled up in cylindrical form

• the act of throwing dice

• walking with a swaying gait

• a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

• the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

• move by turning over or rotating

• move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

• occur in soft rounded shapes

• flatten or spread with a roller

• emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

• arrange or coil around

• begin operating or running

• shape by rolling

• execute a roll, in tumbling

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• move, rock, or sway from side to side

• cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

• pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

• boil vigorously

• take the shape of a roll or cylinder

• show certain properties when being rolled

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

• not close together in time

• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• wander from a direct course or at random

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

• stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• sweep majestically

• anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

• a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

• wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community

• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment