roam
to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
to wander over or through: to roam the countryside.
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Origin of roam
1synonym study For roam
Other words for roam
Other words from roam
- roamer, noun
- un·roam·ing, adjective
Words Nearby roam
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How to use roam in a sentence
It really should be included with the roam itself, like the one included with Sonos’ Move speaker, both to give the tiny gadget a more permanent spot for home playback and keep it topped off when you need to grab it and go.
Sonos’ Roam Is a Pretty, Portable and Pricey Speaker That Could Enhance Your Summer Plans | Patrick Lucas Austin | July 6, 2021 | TimeThis includes the Move and the all-new roam, which is smart, lightweight, waterproof, and ready for any adventure.
Reports this week said they were free to roam around Qatar and were not confined to house arrest.
U.S. Spies Worry Qatar Will ‘Magically Lose Track’ of Released Taliban | Eli Lake | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAngels begin consorting with human women, and giants roam the earth.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God | Tim Townsend | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSure, brutes and warlords still roam the region, but the worst enemies no longer wear uniforms or wield guerrilla manuals.
The evening before, Mischief Night, pranksters roam the dark.
When Mars Attacked 75 Years Ago—And Everyone Believed It | Marc Wortman | October 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the script, the cheetahs drift from their owner and roam suburban Mexico unattended.
The Best Scenes From Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Counselor’ Screenplay | Thomas Flynn | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThus four thousand Indians at most roam through, rather than occupy, these vast stretches of inland territory and sea-shore.
It would be too dismal for Gwynne to roam through the purlieus with a policeman—and he cannot come down often.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe does not keep them in barns, or feed them with hay, but they roam over the hills, and feed on grass both in winter and summer.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX | VariousHe hasn't the nerve to forsake his native heath and roam the wide world, a free and independent gentleman.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanOverwhelming it was, furious, relentless; his thoughts strove to roam, but it seized him by the hair and dragged him back.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for roam
/ (rəʊm) /
to travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wander
the act of roaming
Origin of roam
1Derived forms of roam
- roamer, noun
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