rovings
Long meandering journeys
Rovings are loose strands or rolls of fiber—wool, cotton, or synthetic—prepared for spinning into yarn.
The fibers have been carded and drawn out but not yet twisted.
In a different sense, rovings are wanderings or travels without fixed destination: His rovings took him across three continents.
This sense comes from the verb rove, to wander.
Moving without purpose
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- strollingWalking at ease
ambling · peregrination · vagabondage · footloose · gallivanting · jaunt · itinerant · nomadic
Plant-based digestive aid
- sliverThin split-off piece
- cardingPreparing fibers for spinning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- woolSheared animal fiber
cotton · drafting · yarn · fleece · combing · twist · bobbin · spindle
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- questSeeking journey for something
- surveySystematic data collection
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
fieldwork · reconnaissance · scouting · mapping · charting · pioneering · forays · ranging
drifting
Moving without purpose
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
strolling · ambling · peregrination · vagabondage · footloose · gallivanting · jaunt · itinerant · nomadic · aimless
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
wool · cotton · drafting · yarn · fleece · combing · twist · bobbin · spindle · worsted
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
prospecting · fieldwork · reconnaissance · scouting · mapping · charting · pioneering · forays · ranging · patrol
tribes
Ancestral social groups
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
- pastoralistGrazer of livestock
herder · caravan · migration · hunter-gatherer · clan · steppe · tundra · yurt · seasonal · encampment
rovingsstaying
Continuing in place
remaining · fixed routes · staying put · settling · dwelling
rovingswoven fabric
rovingssettlements
Established communities or agreements
settling down · rootedness · sedentary life · permanent residence · staying home
- roving eyeFlirtatious tendency to notice others
- roving reporterJournalist who travels for stories