Definition of RHEUM

rheum

Plural: rheums

Noun

  • A watery discharge, especially from the eyes or nose.
  • a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
  • rhubarb
  • Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
  • Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.
  • Tears.

Examples

  • After a particularly devastating play, his opponent’s eyes welled with rheum.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”). Doublet of stream.

Synonyms

genus Rheum

Scrabble Score: 10

rheum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rheum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rheum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

rheum: valid Words With Friends Word