rut, n.
(ruts)
freq. cnt. 2
(ruts)
freq. cnt. 2
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
groove rut
sample sentences
"they fell into a conversational rut"
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hypernym
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
rut
semantic pointers
hypernym
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
estrus heat oestrus rut
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derivationally related form
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