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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

3 entries under this word

Roam

Rōam, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. ROAMED; p. pr. & vb. n. ROAMING.] [O. Fr. romier, romien, Pr. romieu, romeu, It. romero, romeo, Sp. romero, O. Sp. romeo, a pilgrim, originally a pilgrim going to Rome.] To walk or move about from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove. “Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.” Shak.

Synonyms—To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble; stray.

Rōam, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To range or wander over. And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton.

Rōam, n.

noun

n. The act of roaming; a wandering. He . . . began Through wood, through waste, o’er hill, o’er dale, his roam. Milton.