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Royal Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace. |
| 2. | descended from or related to a king or line of kings: a royal prince. |
| 3. | noting or having the rank of a king or queen. |
| 4. | established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign: a royal society. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign. |
| 6. | proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant. |
| 7. | appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately: royal splendor. |
| 8. | (usually initial capital letter) British. in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth: Royal Marines; Royal Air Force. |
| 9. | fine; excellent: in royal spirits. |
| 10. | Informal. extreme or persistent; unmitigated: a royal nuisance; a royal pain. |
–noun | 11. | Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast. |
| 12. | Informal. a royal person; member of the royalty. |
| 13. | Usually, royals. Chiefly British. a member of England's royal family. |
| 14. | a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 in. (51 × 64 cm). |
| 15. | a size of writing p
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| 16. | Numismatics. any of various former coins, as the real or ryal. |
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From Dictionary Caribbean Definition–adjective | 1. | pertaining to the Caribs, the Lesser Antilles, or the Caribbean Sea and its islands. |
–noun
| 4. | the, Informal. the islands and countries of the Caribbean Sea collectively. |
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From Dictionary Cruise Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to sail about on a pleasure trip. |
| 2. | to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water. |
| 3. | to travel about without a particular purpose or destination. |
| 4. | to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel. |
| 5. | to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery. |
| 6. | to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area. |
| 7. | to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert. |
| 8. | Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner. |
–verb (used with obj
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ect) | 9. | to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean. |
| 10. | Informal. | a. | to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner. |
| b. | to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of. |
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| 11. | to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential. |
–noun | 12. | the act of cruising. | |
| 13. | a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports. |
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