roam
Plural: roams
Verb
Verb Forms: roamed, roaming, roams
- To move about aimlessly or without a fixed course.
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- "The gypsies roamed the woods"
- "The cattle roam across the prairie"
- To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- To range or wander over.
- To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
- To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
Noun
- The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination
Examples
- Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.
- Sometimes it’s best to ROAM your tiles until a clear path appears.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble.
Synonyms
cast, drift, ramble, range, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, err, mooch, shrithe
Scrabble Score: 6
roam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordroam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary