rut

/ɹˈʌt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
2. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
   “they fell into a conversational rut”
3. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

verb

1. be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
2. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
   “furrow soil”

Synonyms for rut

• groove
• estrus
• oestrus
• heat
• furrow

Words that rhyme with rut

• cut
• butt
• undercut
• smut
• nut
• chestnut
• uncut
• gut
• shut
• coconut
• glut
• groundnut
• jut
• putt
• strut
• walnut
• doughnut
• haircut
• hazelnut
• hut
• rebut
• slut
• somewhat
• abut
• but
• donut
• mutt
• scuttlebutt
• shortcut
• tut