Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roar on

present participle of roar on

simple past tense and past participle of roar on

(informal) Exciting, energetic, enthusiastic, with gusto.

plural of Roaring Meg

A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9.

A natural phenomenon picked up as a radio signal from outer space, and sounding like a loud hiss.

The area of the earth between 40 and 50 degrees south, prone to gale-force westerly winds.

The 1920s, referring to the rapid economic expansion and modernization of the period.

(archaic) Synonym of roarer (“brawling young man”)