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roam::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cast, drift, ramble, range, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander |
| Type of | move, travel, go, locomote |
| Has types | maunder, gad, jazz around, gallivant |
| Verb group | wander, err, stray, drift |
| Derivation | roamer |
The gypsies roamed the woods.
The cattle roam across the prairie.
Examples of roam
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For security purposes, the public is rarely permitted to roam the campus freely.
From the news-journalonline.com
Scores of men with bandages on their heads or an arm in a sling roam the square.
From the tennessean.com
They'll need that much room to roam to enjoy the 6th annual Hannaford Kidz Expo.
From the timesunion.com
The homeless roam the streets pushing shopping carts, some even lugging luggage.
From the charlotteobserver.com
About 33,700 wild horses roam freely in 10 Western states, about half in Nevada.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Dogs are not allowed to roam, while most cats go where they please at all hours.
From the kentucky.com
Prisoners have been released from jail to roam the city, shooting and pillaging.
From the time.com
Black-tailed deer roam the lawns, acorn woodpeckers knockety-knock in the trees.
From the sacbee.com
A few Valley legislative aides might still roam the halls at the Burns building.
From the fresnobee.com
- Roll: 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"
- "Roam" was the fourth single from The B-52's' 1989 hit album Cosmic Thing, following "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing", "Channel Z" and "Love Shack". Roam was a number-three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1990. ...
- Real-time optimally adapting mesh (ROAM), is a continuous level of detail algorithm that optimizes terrain meshes. ...
- The Town of Banff, in Banff National Park in Alberta's Rockies, Canada, launched a new rebranded local bus system called Roam in June 2008. There are three routes in the summer connecting the town, Tunnel Mountain, the Banff Springs Hotel, and the Banff Gondola. ...
- (Roaming) In wireless telecommunications, roaming is a general term referring to the extension of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. ...
- To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination; To use a network or service from different locations or devices
- (roaming) An instance of wandering; The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone; The use of a network or service from different locations or devices
- (Roaming) Using your wireless phone in an area outside its home coverage area. There is usually an additional charge for roaming.
- (Roaming) The ability to make and receive calls and SMS on the same mobile phone when travelling outside the area of the home network operator.
