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raad electric catfish
rabanna raffia fabric of Madagascar
rabbet groove cut to receive an
edge
rabble device for stirring molten
iron in a furnace
rabelaisian coarsely hilarious
rabiator A violent, noisy, greedy
person
rabic of, like or pertaining to
rabies
rabulistic characterized by railing or
pettifoggery
racemation cluster or bundle of grapes
or any other thing
raceme central stem with flowers
on small stalks
racemiferous bearing clusters or bunches
rach dog that hunts by scent
rachidian of or concerning the spine
rachiometer instrument for measuring
the spine
rachis spine or axis of a feather;
the spinal cord
rachitogenic causing rickets
raciology study of racial differences
rackensack a native of Arkansas
rackrent excessive rent
rack-rent a rent equal or nearly
equal to the full annual value of the property; an excessive or
unreasonably high rent
racloir scraper used by early
hominids
raconteur one skilled in telling
stories or anecdotes
radappertization treatment of food with
ionizing radiation to kill bacteria
radarscope instrument for detecting
radar signals
raddle flexible rod used to make
hurdles or fences; red ochre used to make marks
raddled confused, befuddled, worn
radicated rooted; established
radiciform like a root
radicivorous eating roots
radicle rootlike organ or part
radicolous living on roots
radiesthesia sensitivity to radiation
from any source
radiogenic produced by radioactive
disintegration
radiogoniometer instrument for finding
direction through radio signals
radiology study of X-rays and their
medical applications
radiometeorograph instrument for measuring
atmospheric conditions at high altitude
radiometer instrument measuring
radiation energy
radiophobia the fear of radiation
radioscope instrument for viewing
objects using X-rays
radiosonde radio transmitter in
balloon used to gather weather data
radix root; root-number or
numerical base; root word or stem
radular coarse; scraping; raspy
raduliform like a rasp or file
rafale burst of artillery in quick
rounds
raffish disreputable; vulgar
ragabash an idle worthless fellow; a
ragamuffin; collectively, rabble, riff-raff
raglan having sleeves going all
the way to the neck
ragmatical wild; ill-behaved
raguly in heraldry, having short
alternating projections and depressions
railophone telephone installed in a
train
raisonneur person in a play or book
embodying author's viewpoint
raith a quarter of a year
rake the inclination of a mast
or another part of a ship
ramage boughs of a tree
ramageous wild, untamed
ramate branched
rameal of, like or pertaining to
branches
ramellose having small branches
ramentum chaffy scale on plants
ramfeezled exhausted, worn out
ramie strong lustrous fabric
resembling linen or silk
ramiferous bearing branches
ramiform branching; shaped like
branches
rampallion good-for-nothing scoundrel;
wretch; villain
rampant heraldic animal portrayed
on its hind legs
rampasture a room in which several
unmarried men reside, usually in a boarding house or inn
rampick dead tree or tree decayed
at top
ramsquaddle to beat, thrash
ramsquaddled unkempt and in disarray;
drunk
ramuliferous bearing small branches
ramulus small branch
ramus branch of anything
ranarian froggy; frog-like
ranarium place where frogs are kept
rancelman local constable or law
officer in Orkney and Shetland
rancescent becoming rancid
rand border; edge; margin
randan uproar; din;
riotous conduct
randem with three horses in single
file
rangiferine of, like or pertaining to
or like reindeer
raniform frog-like; frog-shaped
ranine of, like or pertaining to
or like frogs
ranivorous frog-eating
rannygazoo a prank, trick; horseplay
rantipole a wild, reckless person;
characterized by a wild, unruly manner
rantize to sprinkle with water
during baptism
ranunculaceous of, like or pertaining to
buttercups
raploch coarse undyed woollen cloth
rapparee an Irish irregular soldier
or bandi; vagabond, plunderer
rappel call to arms by the beating
of a drum
rapprochement establishment of or state
of cordial relations
raptorial predacious; of, like or
pertaining to a bird of prey
raptus trance; rapture; seizure
raree-show peep show; street show
rarissima extremely rare books
ras headland
rasceta the creases on the inside
of the wrist
raschel light loosely kitted cloth
rasophore lowest rank of Greek
Orthodox monk
rasorial scratching the ground in
search of food
rastaquouere a social climber who tries
too hard to be in fashion
raster pattern of parallel lines
or grid used in certain scanning devices
rasure act of scraping; erasure;
obliteration
rataplan the iterative sound of
beating or drumming
ratemeter instrument for measuring
counting rate of electronic counters
rath prehistoric hill fort
rathe 1. appearing or ripening
early in the year
rathe 2. quick; early; eager
ratheripe early ripe
rathskeller a tavern or restaurant
that's below street level
raticide substance or person who
kills rats
ratihabition ratification
ratiné rough bulky plain-woven
fabric
ratiocinate to reason or argue
logically
ratiocination the process of exact
thinking; reasoning; a reasoned train of thought
rationalism belief that reason is the
fundamental source of knowledge
ratite of, like or pertaining to
flightless birds
ratline small rope forming a rung
of a rope ladder on a ship
ratten to practise sabotage
against
ravanastron ancient Hindu stringed
instrument played with a bow
ravelin a projecting out-work in a
fortification, having two embankments forming a salient angle; half-moon
rawky foggy, damp and cold
razbliuto a feeling a person has for
someone he or she once loved but no longer feels the same way about
razoo 1. an imaginary coin of
trivial value, a farthing
razoo 2. ridicule; the arousing
of indignation, provocation; a sound of contempt, a 'raspberry'
realism doctrine that objects of
cognition are real
reast become rancid
reasty something which is covered
in rust or has a rusty taste to it
rebarbative repellent, irritating,
crabbed
rebatement abatement; reduction;
discount
rebec medieval musical instrument
like a mandolin or viol
reboant marked by reverberation;
resounding
rebozo a long scarf worn chiefly
by Mexican women
rebullition act of boiling up or
effervescing
rebus picture puzzle representing
a word
recadency relapsing; falling back
recalesce to display again a state of
glowing heat
recaption reprisal; taking back that
which is unlawfully obtained
recense to revise critically
recension an editorial revision of a
literary work
recept idea or imaged formed by
repeated similar perceptions
receptacular serving as a receptacle
réchauffé something that is rehashed;
a warmed-over dish of food
recherché carefully chosen, rare or
exotic
recherché exquisite, choice; exotic,
rare; excessively refined, affected; overblown, pretentious
recidivism habit of relapsing into
crime
recidivist one who continually commits
crime and seems incurable of criminal tendencies
recipiangle old instrument with two
arms used for measuring angles
reciprocornous having horns that turn
backward and then forward
recision cutting back; rescinding
récit solo part for voice or
instrument; narrative tale
reck worry, care
reckling a weak child or animal; the
runt of the litter
réclame art or practice by which
publicity or notoriety is secured
reclinate bent down or back
recoct to cook again; to concoct;
to improvise
recondite concealed; deep; having to
do with something obscure
recreancy mean-spiritedness;
apostasy; treachery
recreant coward; apostate, deserter;
craven; false; apostate
recremen the superfluous or useless
portion of any substance; refuse, dross, scum, off-scouring
recrement waste; dross; secretion
that is reabsorbed; excess matter
recrementitious pertaining to recrement
recriminate to charge one's accuser
recrudescence the reappearance of a
disease or illness after being cured
rectalgia a pain in the rectum, cf.
proctalgia
rectigrade moving in a straight line
rectiphobia a fear of being corrected
rectirostal describing a bird (or other
animal) with a straight beak
rectirostral having a straight beak
rectiserial in vertical ranks
rectitudinous manifesting overly obvious
moral correctness
recto the front side of a printed
sheet; the right-hand page of an open book
rectopathic easily hurt emotionally;
thin-skinned
rectrix quill feathers of a bird's
tail
recumbent reclining; lying
comfortably
recumbentibus a knockout punch, either
verbal or physical
recure to cure; to heal; to bring
back to health
recusant one who refuses to attend
Catholic church services; nonconformist
recuse to excuse a judge from
their duties
redact to edit; work into shape;
to frame
redaction an act of redacting (to put
in writing); an edit; redacted material
redactophobia the fear of editing or of
editors
redan field fortification with
two parapets meeting at an angle
redargue to refute; to confute
reddendum reserving clause in a lease
rede to counsel or advise
redeless without counsel or advice;
foolish, heedless; resourceless, perplexed, confused
redhibition the cancellation of a sale
due to the product being defective
redintegrate to make whole again; to
restore
redivivus resuscitated; come to life
again; reborn
redolent fragrant; smelling of;
suggestive of
redoubt rough and temporary
fortification
redoubtable formidable; valiant
redound recoil back on; make
contribution for own benefit
redshort brittle at red-heat
redubber a person who steals cloths
and resells them
reductionism belief that complex
phenomena are reducible to simple ones
reduit inner fortified retreat for
a garrison
reef to reduce area of a sail by
rolling or folding part of it
reel lively dance of the
Scottish Highlands
reest to smoke or cure either
meat or fish
reeve to pass a rope through a
ring
refactory a place for remaking or
restoring an object through reanalysis of its structure without changing
its behavior
refection refreshment of the mind or
spirit; nourishment; the taking of food and drink; repast
refectory a communal dining hall (as
in a monastery or college)
refel to refute; to disprove; to
confute
reflation increase in amount of
economic activity and spending
reflectometer instrument for measuring
reflectance of radiant energy
reflet iridescent or metallic
lustre
reflexology study of reflexes
refluctuation a flowing back; reflux
refluent flowing back; ebbing; tidal
reflux an ebb; boiling using a
condenser to avoid liquid loss
refocillate to refresh; to cherish
refractometer instrument measuring
refraction of light
refractory 1. resistant to control or
authority; stubborn, unmanageable
refractory 2. resistent to treatment;
unresponsive; immune
refractory 3. capable of enduring high
temperature
refragable that which may be refuted
or gainsaid
refrangible capable of being refracted
refringency refractivity
refugium area that has retained
earlier geographic conditions
refulgent casting a flood of light;
radiant; beaming
regal a small portable organ
regalism doctrine of the monarch's
supremacy in church affairs
regardant in profile and looking to
the rear
regargletate to spew forth the same old
arguments
regelation freezing together again
reginal of, like or pertaining to a
queen
regiphobia the fear of a king or kings
régisseur stage manager; director;
manager
regius royal
reglementation regulation
reglet strip for spacing between
lines in printing
regnal of a reign
regolith the unconsolidated solid
material covering the bedrock of a planet
regorge to disgorge; to regurgitate
regrate to buy and sell again in or
near the same market
regrede to retrograde
regreet to exchange greetings
reguerdon to reward
regula rule of a religious order
regulus impure metal; intermediate
product in ore smelting
rehibition the act of taking back
defective products
reify to regard (something
abstract) as a material thing
reinfund to flow in again
rejectamenta refuse; excrement
rejoinder sharp and clever answer
relâche relaxation; rest; no
performance
relative indicating relation or a
prepositional object
relexification replacing a word (or
phrase) in one language with a word (or phrase) from another language
that corresponds to it
relict 1. widow
relict 2. a persistent remnant of
an otherwise extinct organism
relict 3. something left unchanged
reliction recession of sea leaving
bare land
religate to tie together; to
restrain
reliquary a small box or shrine used
to hold relics
reliquiae remains
relucent reflecting; shining
reluct 1. to make a determined
resistance; struggle
reluct 2. to feel or show
repugnance or reluctance; revolt
reluctate to offer resistance; to
strive or struggle against something; to show reluctance
relume to light or light up again;
rekindle
remanent a remainder; a remnant
remanet postponed case or
parliamentary bill
remeant returning; coming back
remex quill feather of a bird's
wing
remiform oar-shaped
remigate to row
remiped having legs or arms which
act like oars - especially referring to insects
remittitur act of sending case from
appellate court back to trial court
remonstrate to protest; to expostulate
remontado a person who lives in the
forest or mountains and avoid civilization
remontant flowering more than once
per season
remora delay; obstacle
remplissage the padding of literary
works or of musical works
remuant restless; fidgety
remueur person who turns the
bottles in wine-making
renable fluent, eloquent
renal of, like or pertaining to
the kidneys
renascent coming into renewed life or
vitality
renascible capable of being
reproduced; able to spring again into being
rencounter chance meeting; encounter;
casual combat
renegacy the action of renouncing;
renegation
renidification the action of building a
nest a second time
renidify to make another nest
reniform shaped like a kidney
renitent resisting physical
pressure; resisting constraint or compulsion; recalcitrant
renverse to reverse; to upset
rep plain-woven fabric with
crosswise ribs
repetend figures, words, notes or
numbers that are repeated
repine to feel or express
discontent or dejection
replevin repossession of stolen
goods pending outcome of lawsuit
repository side altar in Catholic
church
repoussé raised in relief by
hammering from behind or within
reprehend to rebuke
representamen the product of
representation
representationalism doctrine that ideas rather
than external objects are basis of knowledge
reprobate reprehensible or immoral
person
reprography reproduction of graphic or
typeset material
reptant creeping; crawling
reptation act of squirming along a
smooth-walled narrow passage
repugn to fight against; to oppose
repunit number consisting of two or
more identical integers
requiem lament or mass for the dead
requiescat prayer for the dead
requital act of payment in return;
repayment; vengeance
rere-dorter a privy situated at the
rear of the dormitory in a convent or monastery
reredos a usually ornamental
wood/stone screen or wall behind an altar
reremouse bat
rescript answer of pope or emperor
to any legal question; edict or decree
réseau network of lines used in
star photographs
resection cutting away a part of;
especially the end
resiant resident
resile to recoil; to rebound; to
draw back from a position
resiniferous bearing resin
resipiscence repentance for misconduct;
return to a sane, sound, or correct view or position
resipiscent to learn from experience or
have one's sanity restored
resistentialism humorous theory that
inanimate objects display malice towards humans
resofincular resembling a wire hanger
resorb to absorb again; reabsorb;
to dissolve and assimilate
respirometer instrument for measuring
and studying respiration
respondentia loan on ship's cargo
payable on safe arrival
responsory set of responses sung or
said after liturgical reading
restiform shaped like a cord
resupine lying on the back
ret to expose to moisture; to
soak; to soften by soaking
retable shelf or ornamental setting
for panels behind an altar
retardataire behind the times (usually
refers to artistic styles)
rete network or net; stylized
star-map of an astrolabe
retection the act of disclosing or
uncovering something concealed
retiarius a Roman gladiator armed
with a net for entangling his adversary (and a trident for dispatching
him)
retiary of nets; using nets as a
weapon; catching insects in webs
reticella old Venetian lace-like
fabric
reticello glass formed with
decorative network of fine glass threads
reticle set of intersecting wires
used to facilitate accurate observations
reticular of, like or pertaining to
nets; intricate
reticulate divide or be divided into a
network
reticule small woven lady's handbag
reticulem the second of the four
stomachs of a ruminant
reticulose of the nature of a network
retiform shaped like a net
retinaculum connecting band; means of
retention
retinise to read mechanically by
sight alone
retinoid like resin
retinoscope instrument for measuring
and viewing the retina
retiracy retirement, seclusion;
sufficient means or property to make possible retirement
retorse bent backwards
retrad backwards
retrahent drawing back
retral at or toward the rear
retree slightly damaged paper
retrenchment cutting down on; reduction
in amount of
retrocede to move back; to cede back;
to grant back
retrochoir space in choir behind high
altar
retrocognition extrasensory knowledge of
past events
retrogenesis the loss of mental
abilities in old age in the opposite order in which they are gained in
childhood, esp. as exhibited by Alzheimer's patients
retrograde moving or directed
backwards; degenerating; inverse
retrogress backward movement;
degeneration
retroition re-entrance or the act of
returning; to return to a party after all the goodbyes to retrieve
something you forgot or left behind
retroitive directed backwards
retroject to throw backwards
retromancy fortunetelling by looking
over one's shoulder
retromingent passing urine in a backward
direction
retromorphosis change for the worse
retronym a term consisting of a noun
and a modifier that specifies the original meaning of the noun eg "film
camera"
retrophilia love of things of the past
retropulsion pushing backwards
retrorse turned back or downward
retroussé turned up; especially of
the nose
retrovert to turn back
revalescent convalescent
revalorize to give new value to; to
restore value of currency
revanche a usually political policy
designed to recover lost territory or status
revanchist one who advocates a policy
of revanche
revehent carrying back
revenant one that returns after
death or a long absence
revendicate to make formal claim to; to
try to retrieve lost goods
revers any part of a garment which
is turned back
revest reinstate; reinvest
revet to face with masonry
revetment retaining wall
revie to stake more than an
opponent has proposed on
revirescent growing young or strong
again; reviving
revolute rolled back at the edges
rhabdoid rodlike
rhabdology knowledge or learning
concerning divining rods
rhabdomancy fortune telling using a
stick or rod, such as dowsing for water
rhabdomantist one who practices
divination by means of a rod to locate underground water; a dowser
rhabdophobia the fear of magic; the fear
of sticks or rods, or of being beaten with them
rhabdos magic wand
rhadamanthine being completely fair and
incorruptible; like a stern judge
rhaebosis curvature; bandiness
rhagades small fissures or chaps on
the skin
rhamphoid hooked beak shaped
rhapsodomancy fortunetelling by opening
works of poetry at random
rhathymia personality factor leading
to optimism and cheerfulness
rheid substance that flows
viscously when below its melting point
rhema word; verb
rhematic of words or verbs; forming
a word or words
rheme speech element that
expresses an idea
rheology science of the deformation
or flow of matter
rheometer instrument that measures
current
rheophile living or thriving in
running water
rheostat instrument for measuring
electric resistance
rheotaxis direction of movement by
water
rheotropism change in orientation or
location of an organism due to running water
rhetoricaster petty rhetorician
rhetorication the action of speaking or
writing rhetorically; a piece of rhetoric, a rhetorical flourish
rheum watery discharge from eyes
and nose
rheumatology study of rheumatism
rhexis rupture of a blood-vessel
rhigosis sensation of cold; ability
to feel cold
rhinal of, like or pertaining to
the nose
rhinarium the hairless and moist nose
of many mammals
rhinocerial very heavy; of or like a
rhinoceros
rhinocerotic of, like or pertaining to
the rhinoceros
rhinogenous deriving from the nose
rhinology study of the nose
rhinophonia an extreme nasal sound in
one's voice
rhinoscope instrument for examining
the nose
rhinotillexomania compulsive nose picking
rhipidate fan-shaped
rhizic of the root of an equation
rhizogenic producing or growing roots
rhizoid root-like
rhizome root-like stalk or stem of
a plant
rhizophagous root-eating
rhizophilous growing or thriving on or
near roots
rhochrematics science of inventory
management and the movement of products
rhodopsin visual purple
rhombicosidodecahedron an Archimedean solid
composed of sixty two faces
rhomboid shaped like a parallelogram
rhombos bull-roarer
rhonchial of, like or pertaining to
snoring
rhonchisonant making a snorting or
snoring noise
rhonchus a whistling or snoring
sound heard when the air channels are partially obstructed
rhopalic having each word one
syllable longer than that before
rhopography painting in still life
rhotacism excessive or incorrect
pronunciation of the letter "r"
rhumb compass point
rhynchodont having a toothed beak
rhyparographer an artist whose subject
matter is of sorrowful or unpleasant topics
rhyparography genre or still-life
pictures of sordid subjects
rhypophagy eating filth
rhysimeter instrument for measuring
speed of current or watercraft
rhythmometer instrument for measuring
speed of rhythms
rhytidectomy wrinkle-removing operation
rhytiscopia an obsession with, or fear
of, one's facial wrinkles
rhyton drinking cup with hole in
the point to drink by
ria normal drowned valley; long
wide creek
riant laughing; merry; smiling
ribazuba walrus ivory
ribibe an old crone, past the age
of sexual attractiveness
ricercar any of various contrapuntal
instrumental forms esp of the 16th and 17th centuries
rictal of the gape; of the corner
of the mouth
rictus gaping mouth; orifice
rideau ridge or mound of earth
used for defense
ridel altar curtain
rident laughing or smiling
radiantly; beaming
ridgeling half-castrated animal
ridibund easily moved to laughter
ridotto social gathering with music
and dancing
riem rawhide thong
rifacimento recasting of a literary or
musical work
riffler small file with curved ends
used in woodworking
rigadoon lively Baroque period dance
rigescent becoming numb or stiff
rigidulous somewhat stiff
rillet small brook or stream
rillmark marking produced by water
running down a bank or beach
rima narrow fissure
rimbombo a booming roar
rimiform having a long furrow
rimose full of chinks; covered
with cracks
rimple to wrinkle
rindle small watercourse
ringent gaping
rinkafadda an Irish dance resembling
the Virginia reel
rinkomania obsession with skating
riometer instrument for measuring
absorbed cosmic radio waves
riparian relating to or living or
located on the bank of a stream or river
ripienist supplementary
instrumentalist
ripieno supplementary or
reinforcing music
ripple toothed tool for removing
seeds from flax or hemp
risible capable of or disposed to
laughing; provoking laughter; funny; associated with laughter
risorgimento a time of renewal or
renaissance; revival; rebirth
risorial of, like or pertaining to
or causing laughter
risus a laugh; a grin
ritornel short instrumental prelude
or interlude in opera
rittmaster captain of a troop of horse
rivage shore; bank
rivel to shrivel; to shrink
rivulation irregular marks of colour
rivulose marked with winding and
haphazard lines
rixation quarreling, brawling
rixatrix a nasty old women, usually
with a tendency to natter and scold
riziform shaped like a grain of rice
roach curved cut in edge of sail
for preventing chafing
roadster light carriage
roband piece of yarn used to
fasten a sail to a spar
robinet ancient light cannon
roborant 1. healthful; restoring
vigor or strength
roborant 2. strengthening drug or
tonic
roborate to strengthen; to
corroborate
roborean strong; like an oak
robur hard-wooded oak
roc enormous legendary Arabian
bird
rocaille artificial rockwork or
similar ornament
rocambolesque incredible, fantastic
roche rock or cliff; a rocky
height
rochet surplice-like vestment of a
bishop or abbot
rockaway light four-wheeled carriage
with fixed top and open sides
rodenticide killing of rodents
rodomontade a bragging speech; vain
boasting or bluster; rant
roentgen unit of x-radiation or
gamma radiation
rogation asking or supplication,
especially in an ecclesiastical sense
rogatory asking for the intervention
of a foreign court in examining a witness
roil to make muddy by stirring
or to disturb sediment
roky misty; foggy; cloudy
rollick exuberant jollity; to
frolic gaily
rolly truck; trolley
rom a gypsy man
romage tumult
romal handkerchief or headcloth;
silk or cotton fabric
roman-fleuve a novel in the form of a
long chronicle of a social group (as a family or a community) often in
many volumes
rondeau poem of thirteen lines
rondure gracefully rounded
curvature
ronyon a mangy or scabby creature
rood 1. cross or crucifix at
entrance to church chancel
rood 2. old unit of land area
equal to 1/4 acre
roodge to push or lift with effort
rookery state of confusion
roorback an ugly rumor of fabricated
news story created to discredit a political opponent
roric dewy
roriferous producing or bearing dew
rorifluent flowing with dew
rorulent dew-covered
rosacea a condition in which a
person has a large red nose
rosarian rose-fancier
rosarium rose garden
roscian famous or eminent in
regards to acting
roscid dewy
roseaceous of the rose family;
roselike
roseate resembling a rose; overly
optimistic
rosette knot or radiating loops of
ribbon concentrically arranged
rosin resin applied to bows for
stringed instruments
rosmarine mythical walrus-like sea
animal that feeds on dew
rosorial rodentine
rostel small beak or similar
outgrowth
rostelliform shaped like a small beak
rostrum platform for public
speaking; conductor's dais; spike on prow of warship for ramming
rota roster
rotameter 1. instrument consisting of
glass tube with free float for measuring liquid flow
rotameter 2. old instrument for
measuring length of curved lines
rote the sound of the surf
crashing on the shore
rotifer minute multicellular
aquatic organism of the phylum Rotifera, having at the anterior end a
wheellike ring of cilia.
rotiferous bearing rotifers
rotocracy government by those who
control rotten boroughs
rotograph photograph made by laying
negative on sensitive paper
rotula kneecap
rotundate rounded off; orbicular
roturier plebeian
roué man devoted to life of
pleasure; rake
roulade melodic embellishment sung
to one syllable
rouleau a cylinder of coins rolled
in paper
rounce handle for moving carriage
on hand printing press
rounceval a large, boisterous woman;
a mannish woman; a lesbian
round dance in a ring
roundel anything circular; circle;
disc; ring-dance
roundelay song with a refrain
roup poultry disease
roussette fruit-bat
rowdy-dow to be noisy or boisterous
rowel a revolving disk with sharp
marginal points at the end of a spur
rowen second mowing of grass in
the same season; aftermath
rowlock contrivance serving as a
fulcrum for an oar
royal small sail on royal mast
just above topgallant sail
roynish mangy, scabby; coarse,
mean, base
rubedinous reddish colored
rubefaction reddening
rubefy to redden
rubescent growing red; blushing
rubican of a horse, black or red
with flecks of white
rubicund inclining to redness;
ruddy; red
rubiginous rusty-coloured
rubious ruby red; rusty
rubor redness of body part due to
excess blood
rubricality ceremony
rubricate to mark in red; to fix like
a ritual
ruche frill of lace or other
material
ructation belching or burping
ruction a noisy fight; disturbance,
uproar
rudas a hideous, vile and
loathsome old woman
ruderal growing in wasteland or
among rubbish
rudery rudeness; a rude remark,
comment, practical joke, etc.
rudesby an uncivil, turbulent
fellow
ruelle space between bed and wall
rufescent inclining to redness
rufous reddish or brownish-red
rugate wrinkled
rugine surgeon's scraping
instrument
rugous wrinkled; covered with
sunken lines
rugulous having small wrinkles
ruiniform having the form or
appearance of ruins
rulley flat four-wheeled wagon for
carrying goods
rullion a rawhide shoe
ruly obedient, orderly a ruly
crowd
rumbelow a song or refrain sung by
sailors while rowing a boat
rumble-bumble a miscellaneous mass or
mixture; jumble, hodgepodge
rumbustious boisterous or unruly
rumchunder fine silk
rumen the first of the four
stomachs of a ruminant (see abomasums)
ruminant a mammal which chews the
cud
rumfustian hot alcoholic drink made
from rum and various spices
rummer large drinking-glass
rumpy-pumpy humorous sexual activity
runagate fugitive, runaway; vagabond
runcation the act of weeding
runcible a sharp-edged with three
broad curved prongs
runcinate having irregular
saw-toothed divisions
rundale system of holding land in
single detached pieces
rundle rung of a ladder
rundlet old liquid measure equal to
about 15 gallons
runnel little brook
runology study of runes
rupellary rocky
rupestrian composed of rock; inscribed
on rock
rupicaprine of, like or pertaining to
chamoises
rupicoline living among or growing on
rocks
rupicolous living among, inhabiting,
or growing on rocks
rupophobia the fear of dirt
ruptile easily breakable
ruridecanal concerning a rural dean and
his jurisdiction
rurigenous living or born in the
country
rushlight a type of candle dipped in
grease
russel ribbed cotton and wool
russet coarse homespun cloth;
reddish brown
Russophile one who admires Russia or
the Russians
Russophobia the fear of Russia or
Russians
rusticate to send into the country;
to banish to rural areas; to retire into the country
rustication taking a trip to the
countryside
rusticity rustic manner; simplicity;
rudeness
ruth pity; remorse; sorrow
rutherford unit of radioactive decay
equal to 1 million disintegrations per second
ruthful full of sorrow; woeful;
full of ruth; pitiful
rutidosis wrinkling
rutilant shining; having a reddish
glow
ruvid rough; tough; barbaric
rya colourful Scandinavian
knotted-pile rug
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