ROE

roe

(noun) the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish

roe

(noun) the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster

roe

(noun) eggs of female fish

roe, hard roe

(noun) fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ROE (plural ROEs)

(accounting) Initialism of return on equity. — A measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings.

(military) Initialism of rule(s) of engagement. — a/the rule(s) governing when to fire or return fire

Anagrams

• EOR, ORE, Ore, Ore., REO, o'er, ore, öre, øre

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Roe (plural Roes)

A surname.

Usage notes

• This is often used as a pseudonymous surname, especially in legal proceedings.

Coordinate terms

• (English-language pseudonymous surname): Doe

Proper noun

Roe (plural Roes)

(US politics, informal) Roe vs. Wade, the US Supreme Court case which legalized abortion.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Roe (plural Roes)

A river in Northern Ireland, Londonderry.

Anagrams

• EOR, ORE, Ore, Ore., REO, o'er, ore, öre, øre

Etymology 1

Noun

roe (countable and uncountable, plural roes)

The eggs of fish.

The sperm of certain fish.

The ovaries of certain crustaceans.

Synonyms

• (sperm): milt

Etymology 2

Noun

roe (plural roe or roes)

Short for roe deer.

A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Anagrams

• EOR, ORE, Ore, Ore., REO, o'er, ore, öre, øre

Source: Wiktionary


Roe, n. Etym: [OE. ro, AS. rah; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. ra, SW. rå.] (Zoöl.) (a) A roebuck. See Roebuck. (b) The female of any species of deer.

Roe, n. Etym: [For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG. rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. gravel.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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