ROAMING

Verb

roaming

present participle of roam

Noun

roaming (countable and uncountable, plural roamings)

(countable) An instance of wandering.

(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

(uncountable, computing, telecommunications) The use of a network or service from different locations or devices.

(uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.

Anagrams

• moringa

Source: Wiktionary


ROAM

Roam, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Roaming.] Etym: [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. ar to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r to strive after, OHG. ramen. But the word was probably influenced by Rome; cf. OF. romier a pilgrim, originally, a pilgrim going to Rome, It. romeo, Sp. romero. Cf. Ramble.]

Definition: To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander. He roameth to the carpenter's house. Chaucer. Daphne roaming through a thorny wood. Shak.

Syn.

– To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.

Roam, v. t.

Definition: To range or wander over. And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton.

Roam, n.

Definition: The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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