Rut

/ɹʌt/

Synonyms for "rut" (150 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Noun(4 words)

alamedabe in heatbeatbeaten pathbeaten trackberm bezelbicycle pathboardwalkbridle pathbump bureaucracy bureaucratism canal canalize carve catwalk chamfer channel chase

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chink chinoiserie chisel chuckholecome incorrugate

Strong matches (45)

corrugation crack cranny crimp cut dadodaily grinddesire dike ditch engrave engraving esplanadeestral cycleestruate estruation estrum estrus fastwalk fever

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fever heatfever of excitementfire flute flutingfoot pavementfootpath footway furrowfury of lustgarden pathgash goffer gouge grind groove gully

Noun(6 words)

courtship seasoncycle entrench estrus furrow grooves

Verb(2 words)

furrow groove

Related words (75)

Noun(17 words)

habit habituate heat indentation mark matemating seasonoestrus pattern plod rills routinerutting periodsettle tracks tramline treadmills

heathiking trailincise incisionitch forjog trotlustlust aftermall microgroove mudhole pace parade path pathway pitchhole pleat plow pothole prado

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promenadepublic walkrabbetred tapered-tapeism rifle rifling rote round routine ruck run runway score scratchsexual excitementsidewalk sinkhole slitsquirrel cagestreak stria striate striation sulcation sulcustowing pathtowpath track trail treadmill trench trottoir trough walk walkwaywell-worn groovewrinkle

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More general

26 entries

behavior breeding channelcut intodelve dig experience feelgeological featuregroove habit habituationmarking actionmodus operandipattern period

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More specific

16 entries

breeding peakcopulationcourtship perioddaily routinefixed patternfurrow groove habit matingmating windowmorning routineroutinetire rutwagon rutwheel rutwork routine

Collocations

8 entries

deep rutfurrow formationgroove formationrut marksrutted roadrutting seasonwheel rutwheel ruts

Inflections

3 entries

ruts rutted rutting

Derivations

4 entries

rutlike rutted rutting rutty

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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I'm stuck in a rut in my boring job and need to do something new.

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She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school, but she feels their relationship is in a rut, so she's become discontented.

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What I dread most is to get into a rut.

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I'm stuck in a rut.

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