runes

Noun

• any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
• plural of rune

Verb

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
• have a particular form
• move along, of liquids
• perform as expected when applied
• change or be different within limits
• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
• cause to emit recorded audio or video
• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
• be operating, running or functioning
• change from one state to another
• cause to perform
• be affected by; be subjected to
• continue to exist
• occur persistently
• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
• include as the content; broadcast or publicize
• carry out
• pass over, across, or through
• cause something to pass or lead somewhere
• make without a miss
• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
• cause an animal to move fast
• be diffused
• sail before the wind
• cover by running; run a certain distance
• extend or continue for a certain period of time
• set animals loose to graze
• keep company
• run with the ball; in such sports as football
• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
• travel a route regularly
• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
• compete in a race
• progress by being changed
• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
• become undone

Synonyms

be given, black market, bleed, break away, bunk, campaign, carry, consort, course, die hard, draw, endure, escape, execute, extend, feed, flow, fly the coop, function, go, guide, head for the hills, hightail it, hunt, hunt down, incline, ladder, lam, lead, lean, melt, melt down, move, operate, pass, persist, play, ply, prevail, race, range, run, run away, run for, rune, runic letter, scarper, scat, take to the woods, tend, track down, turn tail, unravel, work

Antonyms

idle, malfunction