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Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. Arbuthnot. Even now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear. Milton.

Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire; -- said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used.

Abounding with rime; frosty.

To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned. BAcon.

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences. Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. Tennyson.

Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. "A roomful house." [R.] Donne.

Full of, or abounding in, dew. [R.]

To whisper. [obs.] Shak. Holland. The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man," . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here" Calderwood.

Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie. [Colloq.]

The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points. With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood. Cowper.

Abounding or covered with rushes.

The quality or state of abounding with rushes.

Abounding with rushes.

Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals." Sir T. Browne.

Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. "Salt tears." Chaucer.

fly (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus Simulium, abounding on sandy shores, especially Simulium nocivum of the United States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits. Called also no-see-um, punky, and midge. -- Sand gall (Geol.) See Sand pipe, below. -- Sand…

Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.

Abounding with blood; sanguine.

Abounding in sap; sappy.