1673 mots
| Mot | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Sens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian | Årābiån | A-rab-ian | Å-rāb-iån | a. of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants n. a native or inhabitant of Arabia |
| rabbit | rabbit | rabb-it | rabb-it | n. a small burrowing animal with long ears |
| rabble | rabble | rabb-le | rabb-le | n. disparaging terms for the common people |
| rabbits | rabbits | rabb-it-s | rabb-it-s | |
| rabbet | rabbėt | rabbet | rabbėt | n. a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together v. join with a rabbet joint |
| rabbi | rabbī | rabbi | rabbī | n. a Jewish religious leader |
| rabbinate | rabbinȧte | rabbin-ate | rabbin-ȧte | n. the office or function of a rabbi |
| rabbis | rabbīṡ | rabbi-s | rabbī-ṡ | |
| rabbinical | råbbinicål | rabbin-ic-al | råbbin-ic-ål | a. of or relating to rabbis or their teachings |
| rabbinic | rabbinic | rabbin-ic | rabbin-ic | a. of or relating to rabbis or their teachings |
| rabid | rabid | rabid | rabid | a. of or infected by rabies a. extreme or fanatical in opinion |
| rabidly | rabidlẏ | rabid-ly | rabid-lẏ | adv. in a rabid manner; with extreme violence |
| rabies | rābĩ𝕖ṡ | rabies | rābĩ𝕖ṡ | n. an acute viral disease of the nervous system |
| race | rāce | race | rāce | n. a competition in speed n. a group of people sharing the same distinct physical characteristics v. to compete in a race |
| racial | rāciål | raci-al | rāci-ål | a. relating to race or races |
| racecar | rāc𝕖càr | race-car | rāc𝕖-càr | n. a fast car used in racing |
| raced | rāc𝕖ḋ | rac-ed | rāc-𝕖ḋ | |
| racer | rāce̊r | rac-er | rāc-e̊r | n. a person or vehicle that competes in races |
| racing | rācing | rac-ing | rāc-ing | n. the sport of competing in contests of speed |
| racism | rāciṡm | rac-ism | rāc-iṡm | n. prejudice or discrimination against someone of a different race |
| racist | rācist | rac-ist | rāc-ist | n. a person who believes one race is superior to others a. showing racial discrimination |
| races | rācėṡ | race-s | rācė-ṡ | |
| raceway | rācewāy | race-way | rāce-wāy | n. a canal for a current of water |
| racy | rācẏ | rac-y | rāc-ẏ | a. lively and spirited |
| racialism | rāciåliṡm | raci-al-ism | rāci-ål-iṡm | n discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race |
| racialist | rāciålist | raci-al-ist | rāci-ål-ist | n. a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others a. of or relating to racialism |
| racially | rāciållẏ | raci-al-ly | rāci-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to race |
| raciness | rācine̊ss | rac-i-ness | rāc-i-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being lively |
| racists | rācists | rac-ist-s | rāc-ist-s | |
| racoons | racoonṡ | rac-oon-s | rac-oon-ṡ | |
| racialized | rāciålīz𝕖d | raci-al-iz-ed | rāci-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. categorized or treated according to race |
| racialization | rāciålīzātio̊n | raci-al-iz-at-ion | rāci-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of ascribing racial identities to a group or individual |
| biracial | bīrāciål | bi-raci-al | bī-rāci-ål | a. consisting of or combining two races |
| interracial | inte̊rrāciål | inter-raci-al | inte̊r-rāci-ål | a. between or involving different races |
| intraracial | intrarāciål | intra-raci-al | intra-rāci-ål | a. occurring within or involving members of the same race |
| interracially | inte̊rrāciȧllẏ | inter-raci-al-ly | inte̊r-rāci-ȧl-lẏ | adv. between or involving different races |
| multiracial | mûltīrāciål | multi-raci-al | mûltī-rāci-ål | a. made up of or involving various races |
| nonracist | nonrācist | non-rac-ist | non-rāc-ist | a. not racist |
| raccoon | raccoon | raccoon | raccoon | n. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America |
| raccoons | raccoonṡ | raccoon-s | raccoon-ṡ | |
| deracinate | dēracināte | de-racin-ate | dē-racin-āte | vt. to pull up by the roots; to destroy completely |
| rack | rack | rack | rack | n. a framework for holding things vt. cause great pain or suffering |
| racket | rackėt | rack-et | rack-ėt | n. a sports implement used to strike a ball n. a loud and disturbing noise n. an illegal enterprise carried on for profit |
| racks | racks | rack-s | rack-s | |
| rackety | rackėtẏ | racket-y | rackėt-ẏ | a. noisy and disorderly |
| racketeer | rackėtēer | rack-et-eer | rack-ėt-ēer | n. someone who commits crimes for profit v. carry on illegal business activities |
| rackets | rackėts | rack-et-s | rack-ėt-s | |
| racquets | racq𝕦ėts | racqu-et-s | racq𝕦-ėt-s | |
| racketeering | rackėtēering | rack-et-eer-ing | rack-ėt-ēer-ing | n. engaging in a racket |
| raclette | ràclette | raclette | ràclette | n. a Swiss dish consisting of melted cheese served with boiled potatoes |
| raconteur | raconte̊ur | racont-eur | racont-e̊ur | n. a person skilled in telling anecdotes |
| racoon | råcoon | racoon | råcoon | n. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America |
| racquet | racq𝕦ėt | racquet | racq𝕦ėt | n. a sports implement used to strike a ball in various games |
| cataract | catåract | cata-ract | catå-ract | n. a large waterfall n. an eye condition causing clouding of the lens |
| rad | rad | rad | rad | n. a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material a. excellent; cool (slang) |
| radish | radish | rad-ish | rad-ish | n. a small edible root with a sharp flavor, usually eaten raw |
| radical | rādicål | rad-ic-al | rād-ic-ål | n. a person who has radical ideas or opinions a. markedly new or introducing radical change a. arising from or going to the root or source |
| radicalism | radicåliṡm | rad-ic-al-ism | rad-ic-ål-iṡm | n. the political orientation favoring revolutionary change in government and society |
| radicalize | radicålīze | rad-ic-al-ize | rad-ic-ål-īze | v. to make more radical in social or political outlook |
| radically | radicållẏ | rad-ic-al-ly | rad-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a thorough or fundamental way |
| radicalized | radicålīz𝕖d | rad-ic-al-iz-ed | rad-ic-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. make more radical in social or political outlook |
| radicalization | radicålizātio̊n | rad-ic-al-iz-at-ion | rad-ic-ål-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of making someone become more radical in political or religious beliefs |
| abrade | åbrāde | ab-rade | åb-rāde | v. wear away |
| abraded | åbrād𝕖d | ab-rad-ed | åb-rād-𝕖d | v. wear away by rubbing |
| comrade | comrāde | com-rade | com-rāde | n. a close companion or fellow member of an organization |
| comradely | comrād𝕖lẏ | com-rade-ly | com-rād𝕖-lẏ | a. heartily friendly and congenial |
| comradeship | comrād𝕖ship | com-rade-ship | com-rād𝕖-ship | n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
| irradicable | irradicåble | ir-rad-ic-able | ir-rad-ic-åble | a. unable to be rooted out |
| radar | rādàr | rad-ar | rād-àr | n. a system for detecting the presence of objects using radio waves |
| radial | rādiål | radi-al | rādi-ål | a. relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius |
| radian | rādiån | radi-an | rādi-ån | n. the plane angle subtended at the center by an arc equal to the radius |
| radiance | rādiånce | radi-ance | rādi-ånce | n. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
| radiant | rādiånt | radi-ant | rādi-ånt | a. radiating or as if radiating light |
| radiate | rādiāte | radi-ate | rādi-āte | v. send out rays or waves v. extend or spread outward from a center |
| radio | rādiō | radi-o | rādi-ō | n. the system of sending and receiving sound through the air using electromagnetic waves n. a device for receiving radio broadcasts v. to send a message by radio |
| radium | rādiům | radi-um | rādi-ům | n. an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores |
| radius | rādiůs | radi-us | rādi-ůs | n. the distance from the center to the circumference of a circle |
| radiated | rādiātėd | radi-at-ed | rādi-āt-ėd | v. send out rays or waves |
| radiating | rādiāting | radi-at-ing | rādi-āt-ing | a. diverging from a common point |
| radiation | rādiātio̊n | radi-at-ion | rādi-āt-io̊n | n. energy emitted in the form of waves or particles |
| radiative | rādiātive | radi-at-ive | rādi-āt-ive | a. relating to or producing radiation |
| radially | rādiållẏ | radi-al-ly | rādi-ål-lẏ | adv. in a radial manner |
| radiantly | rādiåntlẏ | radi-ant-ly | rādi-ånt-lẏ | adv. in a radiant manner |
| radiator | rādiāto̊r | radi-at-or | rādi-āt-o̊r | n. a device for heating rooms n. a mechanism for cooling an engine |
| radios | rādiōṡ | radi-o-s | rādi-ō-ṡ | |
| radiometer | rādiomėte̊r | radi-o-met-er | rādi-o-mėt-e̊r | n. an instrument for detecting and measuring radiant energy |
| radioactive | rādiōactive | radi-o-act-ive | rādi-ō-act-ive | a. exhibiting or caused by radioactivity |
| radiographic | rādiōgraphic | radi-o-graph-ic | rādi-ō-graph-ic | a. relating to or produced by radiography |
| radiometric | rādiōmetric | radi-o-metr-ic | rādi-ō-metr-ic | a. of or relating to the measurement of radiant energy |
| radiations | rādiātio̊nṡ | radi-at-ion-s | rādi-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| radioisotope | rādiōīso̊tōpe | radi-o-iso-tope | rādi-ō-īso̊-tōpe | n. a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially |
| radiotherapy | rādiōtheråpẏ | radi-o-therap-y | rādi-ō-theråp-ẏ | n. the treatment of disease, especially cancer, by exposure to radiation |
| radioactivity | rādiōactivitẏ | radi-o-act-iv-ity | rādi-ō-act-iv-itẏ | n. the spontaneous emission of radiation from atomic nuclei |
| radioactively | rādiōactiv𝕖lẏ | radi-o-act-ive-ly | rādi-ō-act-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a radioactive manner |
| radiographically | rādiōgràphicållẏ | radi-o-graph-ic-al-ly | rādi-ō-gràph-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. by means of radiography |
| irradiate | irrādiāte | ir-radi-ate | ir-rādi-āte | v. cast rays of light upon v. expose to radiation |
| irradiated | irrādiātėd | ir-radi-at-ed | ir-rādi-āt-ėd | v. expose to radiation v. cast rays of light upon |
| irradiation | irrādiātio̊n | ir-radi-at-ion | ir-rādi-āt-io̊n | n. exposure to radiation; the apparent enlargement of a bright object |
| reradiate | rērādiāte | re-radi-ate | rē-rādi-āte | vt. to radiate again |
| eradicate | ēradi̊cāte | e-radic-ate | ē-radi̊c-āte | vt. to destroy completely; to wipe out |
| eradication | ēradi̊cātio̊n | e-radic-at-ion | ē-radi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the complete destruction of every trace of something |
| ineradicable | ine̊radi̊cåble | in-e-radic-able | in-e̊-radi̊c-åble | a. not able to be destroyed or rooted out |
| radicchio | radĩcchiō | radicchio | radĩcchiō | n. prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves |
| radix | rādix | radix | rādix | n. a root or basic value |
| radon | rādon | radon | rādon | n. a radioactive gas |
| raff | raff | raff | raff | n. a large quantity of things |
| raffish | raffish | raff-ish | raff-ish | a. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness |
| raffle | raffle | raff-le | raff-le | n. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money v. dispose of in a lottery |
| raffia | raffiå | raffia | raffiå | n. a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm |
| raft | raft | raft | raft | n. a flat floating structure of logs or planks v. travel by raft |
| rafter | rafte̊r | raft-er | raft-e̊r | n. one of the sloping beams that support a roof |
| rafting | rafting | raft-ing | raft-ing | n. the sport of traveling down a fast-flowing river on a raft |
| rag | rag | rag | rag | n. a piece of old cloth n. a newspaper of low quality |
| rage | rāge | rage | rāge | n. a strong feeling of violent anger vi. to feel or express violent anger |
| ragbag | ragbag | rag-bag | rag-bag | n. a bag in which rags are kept |
| ragged | ragg𝕖d | ragg-ed | ragg-𝕖d | a. being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn a. having an irregular outline |
| raging | rāging | rag-ing | rāg-ing | a. very severe and violent |
| ragout | ragoù𝕥 | rag-out | rag-où𝕥 | n. well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables |
| rages | rāgėṡ | rage-s | rāgė-ṡ | |
| rags | ragṡ | rag-s | rag-ṡ | |
| ragtag | ragtag | rag-tag | rag-tag | n. disparaging terms for the common people |
| ragtop | ragtop | rag-top | rag-top | n. an automobile with a convertible top |
| raggy | raggẏ | ragg-y | ragg-ẏ | a. ragged; rough |
| raggedly | raggėdlẏ | ragg-ed-ly | ragg-ėd-lẏ | adv. in a ragged uneven manner |
| raggedy | ragge̊dẏ | ragg-ed-y | ragg-e̊d-ẏ | a. being or dressed in clothes that are ragged or worn out |
| enrage | enrāge | en-rage | en-rāge | v. put into a rage; make violently angry |
| enraged | enrāg𝕖d | en-rag-ed | en-rāg-𝕖d | a. marked by extreme anger |
| raga | ràgå | raga | ràgå | n. a traditional melodic pattern in Indian classical music |
| rah | rà𝕙 | rah | rà𝕙 | int. an exclamation of encouragement or excitement |
| raid | rāid | raid | rāid | n. a sudden surprise attack v. to make a raid on |
| raider | rāide̊r | raid-er | rāid-e̊r | n. a corporate investor intending to take over a company by buying control |
| raiding | rāiding | raid-ing | rāid-ing | v. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on a. characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding |
| arraign | årrāi𝕘n | ar-raign | år-rāi𝕘n | v. to call before a court to answer an indictment |
| arraignment | årrāi𝕘nme̊nt | ar-raign-ment | år-rāi𝕘n-me̊nt | n. a legal proceeding in which a person is called to answer an indictment |
| rail | rāil | rail | rāil | n. a bar or series of bars, typically wooden, used for fencing n. a track made of steel rails for trains |
| railcar | rāilcàr | rail-car | rāil-càr | n. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad |
| railed | rāil𝕖d | rail-ed | rāil-𝕖d | v. complain bitterly v. enclose with rails |
| railhead | rāilhèad | rail-head | rāil-hèad | n. a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded |
| railing | rāiling | rail-ing | rāil-ing | n. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
| railroad | rāilrōad | rail-road | rāil-rōad | n. a track or set of tracks for trains vt. to transport by railroad |
| railway | rāilwāy | rail-way | rāil-wāy | n. the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of train transportation |
| railyard | rāilyàrd | rail-yard | rāil-yàrd | n. a complex of railway tracks for storing and maintaining trains |
| derail | dērāil | de-rail | dē-rāil | v. to cause a train to run off the tracks v. to obstruct or disrupt a process |
| derailed | dērāil𝕖d | de-rail-ed | dē-rāil-𝕖d | v. cause to run off the tracks |
| derailment | dērāilme̊nt | de-rail-ment | dē-rāil-me̊nt | n. an accident in which a train runs off its track |
| monorail | mono̊rāil | mono-rail | mono̊-rāil | n. a railway having a single track |
| raillery | rāille̊rẏ | raill-er-y | rāill-e̊r-ẏ | n. good-humored teasing |
| raiment | rāime̊nt | raim-ent | rāim-e̊nt | n. fine or decorative clothing |
| rain | rāin | rain | rāin | n. water falling in drops from clouds v. fall as rain from the clouds |
| rainbow | rāinbōw | rain-bow | rāin-bōw | n. an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain |
| raincoat | rāincōat | rain-coat | rāin-cōat | n. a water-resistant coat |
| raindrop | rāindrop | rain-drop | rāin-drop | n. a drop of rain |
| rained | rāin𝕖d | rain-ed | rāin-𝕖d | |
| rainer | rāine̊r | rain-er | rāin-e̊r | n. a device for artificial rain |
| rainfall | rāinfãll | rain-fall | rāin-fãll | n. the amount of rain that falls in a given area |
| raining | rāining | rain-ing | rāin-ing | |
| rainless | rāinlėss | rain-less | rāin-lėss | a. lacking rain |
| rainout | rāinòut | rain-out | rāin-òut | n. an event that is rained out |
| rainproof | rāinproof | rain-proof | rāin-proof | a. not allowing rain to pass through |
| rains | rāinṡ | rain-s | rāin-ṡ | |
| rainy | rāinẏ | rain-y | rāin-ẏ | a. (of weather) wet by periods of rain |
| rainforest | raīnfore̊st | rain-for-est | raīn-for-e̊st | n. a forest with heavy annual rainfall |
| rainmaker | rāinmāke̊r | rain-mak-er | rāin-māk-e̊r | n. American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain |
| rainwater | rāinwãte̊r | rain-wat-er | rāin-wãt-e̊r | n. water that falls as rain |
| rainbows | rāinbōwṡ | rain-bow-s | rāin-bōw-ṡ | |
| rainforests | rāinforėsts | rain-for-est-s | rāin-for-ėst-s | |
| raise | rāiṡe | raise | rāiṡe | v. to lift or move something to a higher level or position n. an increase in salary |
| raised | rāiṡ𝕖d | rais-ed | rāiṡ-𝕖d | a. elevated or lifted up a. increased in amount or degree |
| raiser | rāiṡe̊r | rais-er | rāiṡ-e̊r | n. someone who raises something |
| raisin | rāiṡin | rais-in | rāiṡ-in | n. a dried grape |
| raising | rāiṡing | rais-ing | rāiṡ-ing | n. the act of lifting or raising something |
| raises | rāiṡėṡ | raise-s | rāiṡė-ṡ | |
| raisins | rāiṡi̊nṡ | rais-in-s | rāiṡ-i̊n-ṡ | |
| upraised | ûprāiṡ𝕖d | up-rais-ed | ûp-rāiṡ-𝕖d | a. held up in the air |
| raita | raītå | raita | raītå | n. an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices |
| raja | ràjå | raja | ràjå | n. a prince or king in India |
| rajah | ràjå𝕙 | rajah | ràjå𝕙 | n. a prince or king in India |
| rake | rāke | rake | rāke | n. a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head v. move through with or as if with a rake |
| raked | rāk𝕖ḋ | rak-ed | rāk-𝕖ḋ | v move through with or as if with a rake v level or smooth with a rake v sweep the length of v examine hastily v gather with a rake v scrape gently |
| raking | rāking | rak-ing | rāk-ing | v. move through with or as if with a rake v. sweep the length of |
| rakish | rākish | rak-ish | rāk-ish | a. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners a. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness |
| rakishly | rākishlẏ | rak-ish-ly | rāk-ish-lẏ | adv. in a rakish or dashing manner |
| muckrake | mûckrāke | muck-rake | mûck-rāke | v. to search out and expose corruption |
| raki | ràki | raki | ràki | n. a Turkish alcoholic drink flavored with anise |
| raku | ràkū | raku | ràkū | n. a type of Japanese pottery traditionally used in tea ceremonies |
| rallies | ralli𝕖ṡ | rall-ies | rall-i𝕖ṡ | |
| rally | rallẏ | rall-y | rall-ẏ | n. a large public meeting v. come together for a common purpose |
| rallying | rallẏing | rall-y-ing | rall-ẏ-ing | a. rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort |
| ram | ram | ram | ram | n. a male sheep; a heavy striking tool v. strike or drive with heavy impact |
| rammed | ramm𝕖d | ramm-ed | ramm-𝕖d | v. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
| ramify | rami̊fȳ | ram-ify | ram-i̊fȳ | v. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
| ramification | rami̊fi̊cātio̊n | ram-i-fic-at-ion | ram-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. an arrangement of branching parts n. a consequence of an action or event |
| ramble | ramble | ramble | ramble | n. an aimless amble on a winding course |
| rambler | ramble̊r | rambl-er | rambl-e̊r | n. a person who takes long walks in the country |
| rambling | rambling | rambl-ing | rambl-ing | a. sprawling in various directions; tending to wander from the point |
| ramekin | ramėkin | ramekin | ramėkin | n. a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions n. a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs |
| ramie | ramie | ramie | ramie | n. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia; cultivated for its flax-like fiber |
| ramp | ramp | ramp | ramp | n. a sloping surface connecting two levels |
| rampage | rampāge | ramp-age | ramp-āge | n. violently angry and destructive behavior v. act violently, recklessly, or destructively |
| rampant | rampånt | ramp-ant | ramp-ånt | a. unrestrained and violent |
| ramps | ramps | ramp-s | ramp-s | |
| rampaging | rampāging | ramp-ag-ing | ramp-āg-ing | v act violently, recklessly, or destructively |
| rampantly | rampåntlẏ | ramp-ant-ly | ramp-ånt-lẏ | adv. in an uncontrolled and rampant manner |
| rancid | rancid | ranc-id | ranc-id | a. having a rank smell or taste from decomposition |
| rancor | ranco̊r | ranc-or | ranc-o̊r | n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| rancour | ranco̊ur | ranc-our | ranc-o̊ur | n. bitter hostility |
| rancorous | ranco̊ro̊us | ranc-or-ous | ranc-o̊r-o̊us | a. showing deep-seated resentment |
| ranch | rànch | ranch | rànch | n. a large farm for raising animals |
| rancher | ranche̊r | ranch-er | ranch-e̊r | n. a person who owns or operates a ranch |
| ranchero | rànchèrō | ranch-ero | rànch-èrō | n. a herdsman or peasant employed on a ranch n. the owner and occupant of a ranch |
| ranches | ranchėṡ | ranch-es | ranch-ėṡ | |
| ranchette | ranchette | ranch-ette | ranch-ette | n. a small ranch |
| ranching | ranching | ranch-ing | ranch-ing | n. the activity of running a ranch |
| ranchland | ranchlånd | ranch-land | ranch-lånd | n. land suitable for or used for ranching |
| rancho | ranchō | ranch-o | ranch-ō | n. a rude hut or shelter for herdsmen or farm laborers n. a large grazing farm |
| ranchera | rànchèrå | ranch-er-a | rànch-èr-å | n. a type of traditional Mexican folk song |
| rancheria | ranche̊riå | ranch-er-ia | ranch-e̊r-iå | n. a small settlement or village in Spanish-speaking regions |
| random | rando̊m | rand-om | rand-o̊m | a. made or happening without a definite plan or pattern |
| randy | randẏ | rand-y | rand-ẏ | a. feeling great sexual desire |
| randomize | rando̊mīze | rand-om-ize | rand-o̊m-īze | v. to arrange in random order |
| randomly | rando̊mlẏ | rand-om-ly | rand-o̊m-lẏ | adv. in a way that is not planned or deliberate |
| randomness | rando̊mne̊ss | rand-om-ness | rand-o̊m-ne̊ss | n. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan |
| randomised | rando̊mīṡ𝕖d | rand-om-is-ed | rand-o̊m-īṡ-𝕖d | v. arrange in random order |
| randomized | rando̊mīz𝕖d | rand-om-iz-ed | rand-o̊m-īz-𝕖d | a. set up or distributed in a deliberately random way |
| randomization | rando̊mīzātio̊n | rand-om-iz-at-ion | rand-o̊m-īz-āt-io̊n | n. a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations |
| randan | randan | randan | randan | n. a boat rowed by three people |
| range | rānge | range | rānge | n. the limits within which something can be effective n. a variety of different things n. a large area of open land vi. to vary between limits |
| ranger | rānge̊r | rang-er | rāng-e̊r | n. an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest |
| ranging | rānging | rang-ing | rāng-ing | a. wandering freely |
| rangeland | rāng𝕖land | range-land | rāng𝕖-land | n. land suitable for grazing livestock |
| ranges | rāngėṡ | range-s | rāngė-ṡ | |
| rangy | rāngẏ | rang-y | rāng-ẏ | a. adapted to wandering or roaming a. allowing ample room for ranging |
| rangefinder | rāng𝕖fīnde̊r | range-find-er | rāng𝕖-fīnd-e̊r | n. a measuring instrument for finding the distance of an object |
| arrange | årrānge | ar-range | år-rānge | v. put in order v. make plans or preparations |
| arranged | årrāng𝕖d | ar-rang-ed | år-rāng-𝕖d | a. disposed or placed in a particular kind of order a. planned in advance |
| arranger | årrānge̊r | ar-rang-er | år-rāng-e̊r | n. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments |
| arranging | årrānging | ar-rang-ing | år-rāng-ing | |
| arrangement | årrāng𝕖me̊nt | ar-range-ment | år-rāng𝕖-me̊nt | n. the action of putting things in order n. a plan or preparation |
| arranges | årrāngėṡ | ar-range-s | år-rāngė-ṡ | |
| arrangements | årrāng𝕖me̊nts | ar-range-ment-s | år-rāng𝕖-me̊nt-s | |
| derange | dērānge | de-range | dē-rānge | v. to throw into great confusion or disorder; to make insane |
| deranged | dērāng𝕖d | de-rang-ed | dē-rāng-𝕖d | a. driven insane v. derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane |
| derangement | dėrāng𝕖me̊nt | de-range-ment | dė-rāng𝕖-me̊nt | n. a state of mental disturbance and disorientation |
| midrange | midrānge | mid-range | mid-rānge | n. the middle part of a range of values |
| disarrange | disårrānge | dis-ar-range | dis-år-rānge | v. destroy the arrangement or order of |
| prearrange | prēårrānge | pre-ar-range | prē-år-rānge | vt. to arrange in advance |
| prearranged | prėårrāng𝕖d | pre-ar-rang-ed | prė-år-rāng-𝕖d | v. arrange beforehand |
| prearrangement | prėårrāngeme̊nt | pre-ar-range-ment | prė-år-rānge-me̊nt | n. something arranged in advance |
| rearrange | rėårrānge | re-ar-range | rė-år-rānge | vt. to arrange in a different way |
| rearranging | rėårrānging | re-ar-rang-ing | rė-år-rāng-ing | v put into a new order or arrangement |
| rearrangement | rėårrāngeme̊nt | re-ar-range-ment | rė-år-rānge-me̊nt | n. changing an arrangement |
| rank | rank | rank | rank | n. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another n. relative status v. take or have a position relative to others |
| ranked | rank𝕖ḋ | rank-ed | rank-𝕖ḋ | a. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks |
| ranking | ranking | rank-ing | rank-ing | n. a position in a scale of achievement or status a. having a specified rank |
| rankle | rankle | rank-le | rank-le | v. to cause resentful anger |
| unranked | ûnrank𝕖ḋ | un-rank-ed | ûn-rank-𝕖ḋ | a. not assigned a rank or position |
| ransack | ransack | ransack | ransack | v. to search thoroughly; to plunder |
| ransacked | ransack𝕖ḋ | ransack-ed | ransack-𝕖ḋ | v. steal goods; take as spoils v. search thoroughly |
| ransom | ranso̊m | ransom | ranso̊m | n. money demanded for the release of a captive v. to obtain the release of by paying |
| rant | rant | rant | rant | v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| ranter | rante̊r | rant-er | rant-e̊r | n. someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner |
| ranting | ranting | rant-ing | rant-ing | n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| ranula | ranūlå | ranula | ranūlå | n. a cyst on the underside of the tongue |
| rap | rap | rap | rap | n. a quick sharp knock or blow n. a type of popular music in which words are spoken rhythmically v. to strike sharply |
| raped | rāp𝕖ḋ | rap-ed | rāp-𝕖ḋ | v. force (someone) to have sex against their will a. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence |
| rapped | rapp𝕖ḋ | rapp-ed | rapp-𝕖ḋ | |
| rapper | rappe̊r | rapp-er | rapp-e̊r | n. a person who performs rap music |
| rapid | rapid | rap-id | rap-id | n. a part of a river where the current is very fast a. done or occurring in a brief period of time a. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed |
| rapine | rapīne | rap-ine | rap-īne | n. the violent seizure of property |
| raping | rāping | rap-ing | rāp-ing | v. present participle of rape |
| rapist | rāpist | rap-ist | rāp-ist | n. someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse |
| rapping | rapping | rapp-ing | rapp-ing | v. strike sharply v. perform rap music |
| raps | raps | rap-s | rap-s | |
| rapacious | råpacio̊us | rap-ac-ious | råp-ac-io̊us | a. excessively greedy and grasping |
| rapacity | råpacitẏ | rap-ac-ity | råp-ac-itẏ | n. extreme gluttony; insatiable desire for wealth |
| rapidity | rapiditẏ | rap-id-ity | rap-id-itẏ | n. speed; a rate that is rapid |
| rapidly | rapidlẏ | rap-id-ly | rap-id-lẏ | adv. with rapid movements |
| rapids | rapi̊dṡ | rap-id-s | rap-i̊d-ṡ | n. a fast-flowing part of a river |
| rape | rāpe | rape | rāpe | n. the crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will vt. to force someone to have sex against their will |
| raphe | rāphė | raphe | rāphė | n. a ridge that forms a seam between two parts |
| rapier | rāpiēr | rapi-er | rāpi-ēr | n. a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges |
| rapprochement | rapprōċh𝕖men𝕥 | rapproche-ment | rapprōċh𝕖-men𝕥 | n. the reestablishing of cordial relations |
| rappel | rappel | rappel | rappel | n. (mountaineering) descent of a vertical cliff using a doubled rope fixed above |
| rapt | rapt | rapt | rapt | a. feeling great rapture or delight |
| raptly | raptlẏ | rapt-ly | rapt-lẏ | adv. in a rapt manner; with deep attention or interest |
| raptor | rapto̊r | rapt-or | rapt-o̊r | n. a carnivorous bird that hunts and kills other animals |
| rapturous | raptůro̊us | raptur-ous | raptůr-o̊us | a. feeling great rapture or delight |
| rapture | raptůre | rapt-ure | rapt-ůre | n. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion |
| raptorial | raptoriål | rapt-or-ial | rapt-or-iål | a. relating to birds of prey |
| rapturously | raptůro̊uslẏ | raptur-ous-ly | raptůr-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an ecstatic manner |
| enraptured | enraptůr𝕖d | en-raptur-ed | en-raptůr-𝕖d | v. hold spellbound a. feeling great rapture or delight |
| enrapture | enraptůre | en-rapt-ure | en-rapt-ůre | v. hold spellbound |
| velociraptor | ve̊locirapto̊r | veloci-rapt-or | ve̊loci-rapt-o̊r | n. a small active carnivorous dinosaur, possibly more closely related to birds |
| rare | rāre | rare | rāre | a. not occurring very often a. (of meat) cooked lightly |
| rarer | rare̊r | rar-er | rar-e̊r | a. more rare |
| rarest | rārėst | rar-est | rār-ėst | |
| rarefy | rare̊fȳ | rare-fy | rare̊-fȳ | v. lessen the density or solidity of v. make more subtle or refined |
| raring | råring | rar-ing | rår-ing | a. full of eagerness |
| rarity | rari̊tẏ | rar-ity | rar-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being rare |
| rarely | rār𝕖lẏ | rare-ly | rār𝕖-lẏ | adv. not often; seldom |
| rarefied | rare̊fī𝕖d | rare-fi-ed | rare̊-fī-𝕖d | a. having low density a. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style |
| rarefaction | rårėfactio̊n | rare-fact-ion | rårė-fact-io̊n | n. a decrease in the density of something |
| rarified | rårifī𝕖d | rar-i-fi-ed | rår-i-fī-𝕖d | a. having low density a. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style |
| rasa | råså | rasa | råså | n. (Latin) a clean slate; blank tablet (as in tabula rasa) |
| erase | ērāse | e-rase | ē-rāse | v. to remove something completely v. to rub out written or recorded information |
| erasable | ērāsåble | e-ras-able | ē-rās-åble | a. capable of being effaced |
| erased | ērās𝕖ḋ | e-ras-ed | ē-rās-𝕖ḋ | vt. remove from memory or existence vt. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information |
| eraser | ērāse̊r | e-ras-er | ē-rās-e̊r | n. an implement used to erase something |
| erasing | ērāsing | e-ras-ing | ē-rās-ing | v. remove from memory or existence |
| erases | ėrāṡėṡ | e-rase-s | ė-rāṡė-ṡ | |
| erasure | ėrāsůre | e-ras-ure | ė-rās-ůre | n. a correction made by erasing n. a surface area where something has been erased |
| rascal | ràscål | rasc-al | ràsc-ål | n a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel n one who is playfully mischievous |
| rascally | rascållẏ | rasc-al-ly | rasc-ål-lẏ | a. lacking principles or scruples |
| rash | rash | rash | rash | a. acting too quickly without careful thought n. a red spot on the skin |
| rasher | rashe̊r | rash-er | rash-e̊r | n. a thin slice of bacon a. more rash or reckless |
| rashes | rashėṡ | rash-es | rash-ėṡ | |
| rashly | rashlẏ | rash-ly | rash-lẏ | adv. in a hasty and foolhardy manner |
| rashness | rashnėss | rash-ness | rash-nėss | n. the trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
| rasp | rasp | rasp | rasp | n. a coarse file with sharp projections v. to scrape with a rasp |
| rasping | rasping | rasp-ing | rasp-ing | n. uttering in an irritated tone v. scrape with a rasp a. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound |
| raspy | raspẏ | rasp-y | rasp-ẏ | a. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound |
| raster | raste̊r | rast-er | rast-e̊r | n. the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines on a TV or computer screen |
| rastafarian | raståfåriån | rastafarian | raståfåriån | n. a follower of Rastafarianism, a religious and political movement originating in Jamaica a. of or relating to Rastafarianism |
| rat | rat | rat | rat | n. a rodent that resembles a large mouse n. a person who deserts or betrays someone |
| rate | rāte | rate | rāte | n. a measure, quantity, or frequency relative to another n. a fixed price paid for something |
| rateable | rāte̊able | rate-able | rāte̊-able | a. subject to taxation |
| rated | rāt𝕖d | rat-ed | rāt-𝕖d | v. to assign a rank or rating to; to estimate the value of |
| rater | rāte̊r | rat-er | rāt-e̊r | n. one who rates or evaluates |
| ratify | rati̊fȳ | rat-ify | rat-i̊fȳ | v. to approve and confirm formally |
| rating | rāting | rat-ing | rāt-ing | n. a classification or ranking based on quality or performance |
| ration | ratio̊n | rat-ion | rat-io̊n | n. a fixed allowance of food or other commodity vt. to restrict the consumption of |
| ratio | rātiō | rati-o | rāti-ō | n. the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
| rates | rāt𝕖s | rate-s | rāt𝕖-s | |
| rats | rats | rat-s | rat-s | |
| ratty | rattẏ | ratt-y | ratt-ẏ | a. dirty and infested with rats |
| rational | ratio̊nål | rat-ion-al | rat-io̊n-ål | a. based on reason; logical a. sensible and not emotional |
| rationale | ratio̊nale | rat-ion-ale | rat-io̊n-ale | n. the fundamental reasons for something |
| rationed | ratio̊n𝕖d | rat-ion-ed | rat-io̊n-𝕖d | a. distributed equitably in limited individual portions |
| ratepayer | rāt𝕖pāye̊r | rate-pay-er | rāt𝕖-pāy-e̊r | n. a person who pays local rates especially a householder |
| rationing | ratio̊ning | rat-ion-ing | rat-io̊n-ing | n. the act of rationing |
| ratings | rātingṡ | rat-ing-s | rāt-ing-ṡ | |
| ratifier | ratifīe̊r | rat-i-fi-er | rat-i-fī-e̊r | n. someone who expresses strong approval |
| rationalism | ratio̊nåliṡm | rat-ion-al-ism | rat-io̊n-ål-iṡm | n. the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason |
| rationalist | ratio̊nålist | rat-ion-al-ist | rat-io̊n-ål-ist | n. a person who relies on reason rather than emotion a. of or relating to rationalism |
| rationality | ratio̊nalitẏ | rat-ion-al-ity | rat-io̊n-al-itẏ | n. the quality of being based on reason or good judgment |
| rationalize | ratio̊nålīze | rat-ion-al-ize | rat-io̊n-ål-īze | v. to make rational; to find reasonable explanations for |
| rationally | ratio̊nållẏ | rat-ion-al-ly | rat-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in a rational manner; logically |
| rationalized | ratio̊nålīz𝕖d | rat-ion-al-iz-ed | rat-io̊n-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. make rational or justify by reasoning |
| ratiocination | ratiocinātio̊n | rati-o-cin-at-ion | rati-o-cin-āt-io̊n | n. logical and methodical reasoning |
| ratification | rati̊fi̊cātio̊n | rat-i-fic-at-ion | rat-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the formal confirmation of an agreement |
| rationalistic | ratio̊nålistic | rat-ion-al-ist-ic | rat-io̊n-ål-ist-ic | a. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism |
| rationalization | ratio̊nålizātio̊n | rat-ion-al-iz-at-ion | rat-io̊n-ål-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with reason |
| berate | bērāte | be-rate | bē-rāte | v censure severely or angrily |
| interrater | inte̊rrāte̊r | inter-rat-er | inte̊r-rāt-e̊r | a. between or among raters or evaluators |
| irrational | irratio̊nål | ir-rat-ion-al | ir-rat-io̊n-ål | a. not consistent with or using reason |
| irrationality | irratio̊nali̊tẏ | ir-rat-ion-al-ity | ir-rat-io̊n-al-i̊tẏ | n. the state of being irrational |
| irrationally | irratio̊nållẏ | ir-rat-ion-al-ly | ir-rat-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in an irrational manner |
| muskrat | mûskrat | musk-rat | mûsk-rat | n. beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur |
| overrate | ōve̊rrāte | over-rate | ōve̊r-rāte | v. to make too high an estimate of |
| overrated | ōve̊rrātėd | over-rat-ed | ōve̊r-rāt-ėd | a. rated too highly |
| prorate | prōrāte | pro-rate | prō-rāte | vt. to divide proportionally |
| underrate | ûnde̊rrāte | under-rate | ûnde̊r-rāte | v. to make too low an estimate of |
| underrated | ûnde̊rrātėd | under-rat-ed | ûnde̊r-rāt-ėd | v make too low an estimate of |
| unrated | ûnrātėd | un-rat-ed | ûn-rāt-ėd | a. not having a rating or classification |
| rata | ratå | rata | ratå | n. a New Zealand forest tree with hard dark red wood |
| ratatouille | ratåtoūi𝕝𝕝e | ratatouille | ratåtoūi𝕝𝕝e | n. a vegetable stew made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers and onion |
| ratchet | ratche̊t | ratchet | ratche̊t | n. a toothed wheel with a pawl allowing movement in only one direction v. move by degrees in one direction |
| ratcheting | ratche̊ting | ratchet-ing | ratche̊t-ing | v move by degrees in one direction only |
| rather | ràṫhe̊r | ra-ther | rà-ṫhe̊r | adv. to a certain extent; somewhat; preferably |
| rattled | rattl𝕖d | rattl-ed | rattl-𝕖d | v. make short successive sounds a. thrown into a state of agitated confusion |
| rattler | rattle̊r | rattl-er | rattl-e̊r | n. a rattlesnake |
| rattle | rattle | ratt-le | ratt-le | n. a rapid succession of short sharp sounds v. to make a rapid succession of short sharp sounds |
| rattling | rattling | ratt-ling | ratt-ling | a. extraordinarily good; excellent adv. very; extremely |
| rattan | rattan | rattan | rattan | n. a climbing palm with long stems used for canes and wickerwork n. stems of climbing palms used for furniture and canes |
| raucous | rãuco̊us | rauc-ous | rãuc-o̊us | a. unpleasantly loud and harsh |
| raucously | rãuco̊uslẏ | rauc-ous-ly | rãuc-o̊us-lẏ | adv. with a raucous sound |
| raunchy | rãunchẏ | raunchy | rãunchẏ | a. earthy and sexually explicit |
| raunch | rãunch | raunch | rãunch | n. the quality of lacking taste and refinement |
| raver | rāve̊r | rav-er | rāv-e̊r | n. a participant in a rave dancing party |
| raving | rāving | rav-ing | rāv-ing | a. talking wildly as if delirious n. wild delirious talk |
| ravishment | ravishme̊nt | rav-ish-ment | rav-ish-me̊nt | n. the act of carrying away by force |
| ravage | ravȧge | ravage | ravȧge | v. to cause severe damage n. destructive damage |
| ravaged | ravȧg𝕖d | ravag-ed | ravȧg-𝕖d | a. destroyed or damaged severely |
| ravages | ravȧg𝕖ṡ | ravag-es | ravȧg-𝕖ṡ | n (usually plural) a destructive action v make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes v cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| ravaging | ravȧging | ravag-ing | ravȧg-ing | v. cause extensive destruction a. ruinously destructive |
| rave | rāve | rave | rāve | v. to talk wildly or enthusiastically n. an extravagantly enthusiastic review |
| ravel | rave̊l | ravel | rave̊l | v. disentangle or tangle v. become frayed or separated into threads |
| raveled | rave̊l𝕖d | ravel-ed | rave̊l-𝕖d | v. tangle or complicate |
| unravel | ûnrave̊l | un-ravel | ûn-rave̊l | v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of |
| unraveled | ûnrave̊l𝕖d | un-ravel-ed | ûn-rave̊l-𝕖d | a. undone or untangled |
| unraveling | ûnrave̊ling | un-ravel-ing | ûn-rave̊l-ing | a. coming undone or being disentangled |
| raven | rāve̊n | raven | rāve̊n | n. large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail v. obtain or seize by violence v. prey on or hunt for v. feed greedily |
| ravening | rav𝕖ning | raven-ing | rav𝕖n-ing | v. seek or seize as prey or food a. excessively greedy and grasping |
| ravenous | rave̊no̊us | raven-ous | rave̊n-o̊us | a. extremely hungry |
| ravenously | rave̊no̊uslẏ | raven-ous-ly | rave̊n-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in the manner of someone who is very hungry |
| ravioli | raviōlĩ | ravioli | raviōlĩ | n. small cases of dough with savory fillings |
| ravine | råvĩne | ravine | råvĩne | n. a deep narrow valley with steep sides |
| ravish | ravish | ravish | ravish | v. force (someone) to have sex against their will v. hold spellbound |
| ravishing | ravishing | ravish-ing | ravish-ing | a. stunningly beautiful |
| ravishingly | ravishinglẏ | ravish-ing-ly | ravish-ing-lẏ | adv. in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree |
| raw | rãw | raw | rãw | a. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating a. not processed or refined a. having the surface exposed and painful |
| rawer | rãwe̊r | raw-er | rãw-e̊r | |
| rawest | rãwėst | raw-est | rãw-ėst | |
| rawness | rãwnėss | raw-ness | rãw-nėss | n. the state of being crude or unprocessed n. a chilly dampness |
| rawboned | rãwbōn𝕖d | raw-bon-ed | rãw-bōn-𝕖d | a. having a lean and bony physique |
| ray | rāy | ray | rāy | n. a narrow beam of light n. a type of sea fish with a flat body |
| rayon | rāyo̊n | ray-on | rāy-o̊n | n. a synthetic silklike fabric |
| array | årrāy | ar-ray | år-rāy | n. an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing vt. to arrange things in an orderly way |
| arrayed | årrāy𝕖d | ar-ray-ed | år-rāy-𝕖d | a. in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia v. arrange in a particular order |
| X-ray | X-rāy | X-ray | X-rāy | n. a type of electromagnetic radiation |
| X-rays | X-rāyṡ | X-ray-s | X-rāy-ṡ | |
| disarray | disårrāy | dis-ar-ray | dis-år-rāy | n. untidiness; a state of disorganization |
| raze | rāze | raze | rāze | v tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
| razing | rāzing | raz-ing | rāz-ing | n. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
| razor | rāzo̊r | raz-or | rāz-o̊r | n. edge tool used in shaving v. shave with a razor |
| razored | rāzo̊r𝕖d | raz-or-ed | rāz-o̊r-𝕖d | v. shave with a razor |
| razors | rāzo̊rṡ | raz-or-s | rāz-o̊r-ṡ | |
| razz | razz | razz | razz | n. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt v. harass with persistent criticism |
| razzle | razzle | razz-le | razz-le | n. a wild spree or celebration |
| razzmatazz | razzmåtazz | razz-matazz | razz-måtazz | n. any exciting and complex play intended to confuse the opponent |
| rbi | rbĩ | rbi | rbĩ | n. a run batted in (baseball statistic) |
| re | rè | re | rè | prep. regarding; about |
| reify | rēifȳ | re-ify | rē-ifȳ | v. consider an abstract concept to be real |
| reified | rēifī𝕖d | re-i-fi-ed | rē-i-fī-𝕖d | v. consider an abstract concept to be real |
| reification | rēificātio̊n | re-i-fic-at-ion | rē-i-fic-āt-io̊n | n. regarding something abstract as a material thing |
| reach | rēach | reach | rēach | v. to arrive at or extend to a place or point n. the extent or range of something |
| reachable | rēachåble | reach-able | rēach-åble | a. easily approached or attained |
| reached | rēach𝕖ḋ | reach-ed | rēach-𝕖ḋ | |
| reaches | rēachėṡ | reach-es | rēach-ėṡ | |
| reaching | rēaching | reach-ing | rēach-ing | v. move forward or upward in order to touch v. reach a destination, either real or abstract |
| overreach | ōve̊rrēach | over-reach | ōve̊r-rēach | v. fail by aiming too high or trying too hard |
| overreaching | ōve̊rrēaching | over-reach-ing | ōve̊r-rēach-ing | a. revealing excessive self-confidence v. reach too far or be too ambitious |
| unreachable | ûnrēachåble | un-reach-able | ûn-rēach-åble | a. impossible to reach or access |
| read | rēad | read | rēad | v. look at and understand the meaning of written or printed words v. interpret or understand something in a particular way |
| readable | rēadåble | read-able | rēad-åble | a. easily deciphered |
| reader | rēade̊r | read-er | rēad-e̊r | n. a person who reads n. a book designed for students learning to read |
| reading | rēading | read-ing | rēad-ing | n. the action or skill of reading written or printed material n. a particular interpretation of something |
| readout | rēadòut | read-out | rēad-òut | n. the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device |
| reads | rēadṡ | read-s | rēad-ṡ | |
| ready | rèadẏ | read-y | rèad-ẏ | a. fully prepared for what one is about to do or experience |
| readier | rèadie̊r | read-i-er | rèad-i-e̊r | |
| readiest | rèadiėst | read-i-est | rèad-i-ėst | |
| readability | rēadåbilitẏ | read-abil-ity | rēad-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of written language that makes it easy to read |
| readerly | rēade̊rlẏ | read-er-ly | rēad-e̊r-lẏ | a. of or relating to a reader or readership |
| readily | rèadilẏ | read-i-ly | rèad-i-lẏ | adv. without much difficulty; willingly |
| readymade | rèadẏmāde | read-y-made | rèad-ẏ-māde | a. made for purchase and use without delay n. a manufactured article that is presented as a work of art |
| readiness | rèadine̊ss | read-i-ness | rèad-i-ne̊ss | n. the state of being prepared n. prompt willingness |
| readership | rēade̊rship | read-er-ship | rēad-e̊r-ship | n. the readers of a particular publication |
| readings | rēadingṡ | read-ing-s | rēad-ing-ṡ | |
| already | ãlrèadẏ | al-read-y | ãl-rèad-ẏ | adv. prior to a specified or implied time; by this time |
| misread | misrēad | mis-read | mis-rēad | v. read or interpret wrongly v. interpret wrongly |
| misreading | misrēading | mis-read-ing | mis-rēad-ing | n. misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading |
| proofread | proofrēad | proof-read | proof-rēad | v. to read and correct errors in text |
| proofreader | proofrēade̊r | proof-read-er | proof-rēad-e̊r | n. someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections |
| reread | rērēad | re-read | rē-rēad | v. read anew; read again |
| unread | ûnrèad | un-read | ûn-rèad | a. not informed through reading |
| unreadable | ûnrēadåble | un-read-able | ûn-rēad-åble | a. not easily deciphered |
| unready | ûnrèadẏ | un-read-y | ûn-rèad-ẏ | a. not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond |
| newsreader | new̄ṡrēade̊r | new-s-read-er | new̄-ṡ-rēad-e̊r | n. someone who reads out broadcast news bulletins n. a software application for reading online news |
| reaganesque | reāgånesq𝕦e | reagan-esque | reāgån-esq𝕦e | a. resembling or characteristic of Ronald Reagan or his policies |
| reaganite | reāgånīte | reagan-ite | reāgån-īte | n. a supporter of Ronald Reagan or his policies a. of or relating to Reaganism |
| real | rēal | real | rēal | a. actually existing; genuine; true adv. very; truly |
| realise | rēalīṡe | real-ise | rēal-īṡe | vt. to become aware of |
| realism | rēaliṡm | real-ism | rēal-iṡm | n. the attitude of accepting facts and favoring practicality n. an artistic movement aiming at accurate representation |
| realist | rēalist | real-ist | rēal-ist | n. a person who accepts the world as it is and deals with it accordingly |
| realize | rēalīze | real-ize | rēal-īze | vt. to become fully aware of something as a fact vt. to make something real or actual |
| really | rēållẏ | real-ly | rēål-lẏ | adv. in fact; truly; genuinely; very |
| realness | rēalne̊ss | real-ness | rēal-ne̊ss | n. the state of being actual or real |
| realpolitik | rēalpolitik | real-politik | rēal-politik | n. politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations |
| realtor | rēalto̊r | real-tor | rēal-to̊r | n. a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors |
| realty | rēaltẏ | real-ty | rēal-tẏ | n. property consisting of houses and land |
| realizable | rēalīzåble | real-iz-able | rēal-īz-åble | a. capable of being realized |
| realized | rēalīz𝕖d | real-iz-ed | rēal-īz-𝕖d | v. be fully aware or cognizant of v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to a. successfully completed or brought to an end |
| reality | rėalitẏ | re-al-ity | rė-al-itẏ | n. the state of being real or actual n. the way things actually are |
| realistic | rēalistic | real-ist-ic | rēal-ist-ic | a. having or showing a practical understanding of things as they are a. representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life |
| realizing | rēalīzing | real-iz-ing | rēal-īz-ing | |
| realizes | rēalīzėṡ | real-ize-s | rēal-īzė-ṡ | |
| realization | rēalīzātio̊n | real-iz-at-ion | rēal-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making something real n. the state of becoming aware of something |
| realities | rėaliti𝕖ṡ | re-al-it-ies | rė-al-it-i𝕖ṡ | |
| realistically | rēalisticållẏ | real-ist-ic-al-ly | rēal-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a realistic manner |
| unreal | ûnrēal | un-re-al | ûn-rē-al | a. lacking in reality or substance; not actually such |
| unreality | ûnrēali̊tẏ | un-re-al-ity | ûn-rē-al-i̊tẏ | n. the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively |
| unrealizable | ûnrēalīzåble | un-re-al-iz-able | ûn-rē-al-īz-åble | a. impossible to achieve |
| unrealized | ûnrēalīz𝕖d | un-re-al-iz-ed | ûn-rē-al-īz-𝕖d | a. not realized or achieved |
| unrealistic | ûnrēalistic | un-re-al-ist-ic | ûn-rē-al-ist-ic | a. not realistic |
| unrealistically | ûnrēalisticållẏ | un-re-al-ist-ic-al-ly | ûn-rē-al-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an unrealistic manner |
| realm | rèalm | realm | rèalm | n. a kingdom; a field or area of activity or knowledge |
| ream | rēam | ream | rēam | n. a quantity of paper; 500 sheets |
| reamer | rēame̊r | ream-er | rēam-e̊r | n. a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes n. a squeezer used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit |
| reaming | rēaming | ream-ing | rēam-ing | v. enlarge with a reamer v. squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) |
| reap | rēap | reap | rēap | v. gather, as of natural products v. get or derive |
| reaper | rēape̊r | reap-er | rēap-e̊r | n. farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields n. Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe |
| rear | rēar | rear | rēar | n. the back part of something vt. raise or bring up |
| rearing | rēaring | rear-ing | rēar-ing | n. the process of raising a child or animal |
| rearmost | rėårmōst | rear-most | rėår-mōst | a. located farthest to the rear |
| rearview | rēarview̄ | rear-view | rēar-view̄ | n. a mirror on a vehicle for seeing behind |
| rearward | rėårwård | rear-ward | rėår-wård | a. directed or moving toward the rear adv. in the direction of the rear |
| arrear | årrēar | ar-rear | år-rēar | n. an unpaid or overdue debt |
| arrears | årrėarṡ | ar-rear-s | år-rėar-ṡ | n. money that is owed and should have been paid earlier |
| reason | rēaṡo̊n | reas-on | rēaṡ-o̊n | n. a cause or explanation for an action or event n. the power of the mind to think and form judgments logically |
| reasonable | rēaso̊nåble | reas-on-able | rēas-o̊n-åble | a. showing reason or sound judgment a. marked by sound judgment |
| reasoned | rēaṡo̊n𝕖d | reas-on-ed | rēaṡ-o̊n-𝕖d | a. logically valid |
| reasoner | rēaṡo̊ne̊r | reas-on-er | rēaṡ-o̊n-e̊r | n. someone who reasons logically |
| reasoning | rēaṡo̊ning | reas-on-ing | rēaṡ-o̊n-ing | n. thinking that is coherent and logical |
| reasons | rēaṡo̊nṡ | reas-on-s | rēaṡ-o̊n-ṡ | |
| reasonably | rēaṡo̊nåblẏ | reas-on-ab-ly | rēaṡ-o̊n-åb-lẏ | adv. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree |
| reasonableness | rēaṡo̊nåblenėss | reas-on-able-ness | rēaṡ-o̊n-åble-nėss | n. goodness of reason and judgment n. the property of being moderate in price or expenditures |
| unreasonable | ûnrēaṡo̊nåble | un-reason-able | ûn-rēaṡo̊n-åble | a. not guided by or based on good sense |
| unreason | ûnrēaṡo̊n | un-reas-on | ûn-rēaṡ-o̊n | n. the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding |
| unreasoning | ûnrēaṡo̊ning | un-reas-on-ing | ûn-rēaṡ-o̊n-ing | a. not based on reason or evidence |
| unreasonably | ûnrēaṡo̊nåblẏ | un-reason-ab-ly | ûn-rēaṡo̊n-åb-lẏ | adv. not in a reasonable or intelligent manner adv. to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation |
| unreasonableness | ûnrēaṡo̊nåblenėss | un-reason-able-ness | ûn-rēaṡo̊n-åble-nėss | n. the state of being unreasonable |
| reaumur | rèȧůmūr | reaumur | rèȧůmūr | n. a temperature scale |
| reave | rēave | reave | rēave | vt. to seize and carry off |
| bereave | be̊rēave | be-reave | be̊-rēave | vt. to deprive of a loved one through death |
| bereft | be̊reft | be-reft | be̊-reft | a. deprived of something; lacking |
| bereaved | be̊rēav𝕖d | be-reav-ed | be̊-rēav-𝕖d | a. sorrowful through loss or deprivation n. a person who has suffered the death of a loved one |
| bereavement | bėrēav𝕖me̊nt | be-reave-ment | bė-rēav𝕖-me̊nt | n. the state of sorrow over the death of a loved one |
| rebbe | rēbbe̊ | rebbe | rēbbe̊ | n. a Jewish religious teacher or leader |
| rec | rec | rec | rec | n. a recreation area or facility |
| recency | rēc𝕖ncẏ | rec-ency | rēc-𝕖ncẏ | n. a time immediately before the present n. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago |
| reck | reck | reck | reck | v. to take heed or care |
| reckless | recklėss | reck-less | reck-lėss | a. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences |
| reckon | recko̊n | reck-on | reck-o̊n | v. take account of v. judge to be probable |
| reckoned | recko̊n𝕖d | reck-on-ed | reck-o̊n-𝕖d | |
| reckoning | recko̊ning | reck-on-ing | reck-o̊n-ing | n. the act of calculating or estimating n. a settling of accounts |
| recklessly | reckle̊sslẏ | reck-less-ly | reck-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a reckless manner |
| recklessness | reckle̊ssne̊ss | reck-less-ness | reck-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. the trait of giving little thought to danger |
| reckons | recko̊nṡ | reck-on-s | reck-o̊n-ṡ | |
| rectus | rectůs | rectus | rectůs | n. any of various straight muscles |
| rectal | rectål | rect-al | rect-ål | a. of or involving the rectum |
| rectangle | rectangle | rect-angle | rect-angle | n. a parallelogram with four right angles |
| rectify | rectifȳ | rect-ify | rect-ifȳ | vt. to put right; correct |
| rectitude | rectitūde | rect-itude | rect-itūde | n. righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest |
| rector | recto̊r | rect-or | rect-o̊r | n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship |
| rectory | recto̊rẏ | rect-ory | rect-o̊rẏ | n. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector |
| rectum | rectům | rect-um | rect-ům | n. the terminal section of the alimentary canal |
| rectangular | rectangūlår | rect-ang-ul-ar | rect-ang-ūl-år | a. having four right angles; shaped like a rectangle |
| rectifier | recti̊fīe̊r | rect-i-fi-er | rect-i̊-fī-e̊r | n. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current |
| rectification | recti̊fi̊cātio̊n | rect-i-fic-at-ion | rect-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation n. the conversion of alternating current to direct current n. finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve |
| anorectal | anōrectål | ano-rect-al | anō-rect-ål | a. pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together |
| correct | co̊rrect | cor-rect | co̊r-rect | a. free from error; in accordance with fact or truth v. put right; amend |
| colorectal | cōlōrectål | colo-rect-al | cōlō-rect-ål | a. relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum |
| correctable | co̊rrectåble | cor-rect-able | co̊r-rect-åble | a. capable of being corrected or set right |
| corrected | co̊rrect𝕖d | cor-rect-ed | co̊r-rect-𝕖d | a. having been made right or accurate |
| correcting | co̊rrecting | cor-rect-ing | co̊r-rect-ing | v. make right or correct |
| correction | co̊rrectio̊n | cor-rect-ion | co̊r-rect-io̊n | n. the act of correcting a mistake |
| corrective | co̊rrective | cor-rect-ive | co̊r-rect-ive | a. intended to correct n. something that corrects |
| correctly | co̊rrectlẏ | cor-rect-ly | co̊r-rect-lẏ | adv. in a correct manner |
| correctness | co̊rrectne̊ss | cor-rect-ness | co̊r-rect-ne̊ss | n. conformity to fact or truth |
| corrector | co̊rrecto̊r | cor-rect-or | co̊r-rect-o̊r | n. one who or that which corrects |
| corrects | co̊rrects | cor-rect-s | co̊r-rect-s | |
| correctional | co̊rrectio̊nål | cor-rect-ion-al | co̊r-rect-io̊n-ål | a. concerned with or providing correction |
| corrections | co̊rrectio̊nṡ | cor-rect-ion-s | co̊r-rect-io̊n-ṡ | |
| direct | direct | di-rect | di-rect | a. extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction v. control the operations of; manage or guide |
| directed | di̊rect𝕖d | di-rect-ed | di̊-rect-𝕖d | a. having a specified direction |
| directer | dīrecte̊r | di-rect-er | dī-rect-e̊r | |
| directest | dīrectėst | di-rect-est | dī-rect-ėst | |
| directing | di̊recting | di-rect-ing | di̊-rect-ing | a. showing the way by conducting or leading v. give directions for |
| direction | directio̊n | di-rect-ion | di-rect-io̊n | n. the course along which someone moves or points n. instructions on how to do something |
| directive | di̊rective | di-rect-ive | di̊-rect-ive | n. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity |
| directly | directlẏ | di-rect-ly | di-rect-lẏ | adv. in a direct manner adv. without delay; immediately |
| directness | di̊rectne̊ss | di-rect-ness | di̊-rect-ne̊ss | n. trueness of course toward a goal |
| director | directo̊r | di-rect-or | di-rect-o̊r | n. a person who is responsible for managing or controlling an organization n. a person who supervises the making of a film or show |
| directory | directo̊ry | di-rect-ory | di-rect-o̊ry | n. an alphabetical list of names and addresses |
| directs | dīrects | di-rect-s | dī-rect-s | |
| directional | di̊rectio̊nål | di-rect-ion-al | di̊-rect-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or indicating directions in space a. relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal |
| directorate | di̊recto̊råte | di-rect-or-ate | di̊-rect-o̊r-åte | n. a group chosen to govern a corporation or institution |
| directorial | di̊rectoriål | di-rect-or-ial | di̊-rect-or-iål | a. relating to a director or direction |
| directionless | di̊rectio̊nle̊ss | di-rect-ion-less | di̊-rect-io̊n-le̊ss | a. aimlessly drifting |
| directions | dīrectio̊nṡ | di-rect-ion-s | dī-rect-io̊n-ṡ | |
| directors | dīrecto̊rṡ | di-rect-or-s | dī-rect-o̊r-ṡ | |
| directorship | di̊recto̊rship | di-rect-or-ship | di̊-rect-o̊r-ship | n. the position of a director of a business concern |
| directionality | directio̊nali̊tẏ | di-rect-ion-al-ity | di-rect-io̊n-al-i̊tẏ | n. the property of being directional or maintaining a direction |
| erect | ėrect | e-rect | ė-rect | a. standing straight up v. to build or construct something |
| erection | ērectio̊n | e-rect-ion | ē-rect-io̊n | n. a building or structure that has been erected |
| erector | ērecto̊r | e-rect-or | ē-rect-o̊r | n. a muscle that raises a body part n. a device or person that erects something |
| erectus | ērectůs | e-rect-us | ē-rect-ůs | a. upright; standing |
| erections | ėrectio̊nṡ | e-rect-ion-s | ė-rect-io̊n-ṡ | |
| bidirectional | bīdirectio̊nål | bi-di-rect-ion-al | bī-di-rect-io̊n-ål | a. functioning or allowing movement in two opposite directions |
| incorrect | inco̊rrect | in-cor-rect | in-co̊r-rect | a. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth |
| incorrectly | inco̊rrectlẏ | in-cor-rect-ly | in-co̊r-rect-lẏ | adv. in an inaccurate manner |
| incorrectness | inco̊rrectne̊ss | in-cor-rect-ness | in-co̊r-rect-ne̊ss | n. lack of conformity to social expectations n. the quality of not conforming to fact or truth |
| indirect | indirect | in-di-rect | in-di-rect | a. not direct; avoiding clear reference |
| indirection | indirectio̊n | in-di-rect-ion | in-di-rect-io̊n | n. indirect procedure or action n. deceitful action that is not straightforward |
| indirectly | indi̊rectlẏ | in-di-rect-ly | in-di̊-rect-lẏ | adv. not directly; in a roundabout way |
| insurrectionary | insurrectio̊nårẏ | in-sur-rect-ion-ary | in-sur-rect-io̊n-årẏ | a. of or relating to or given to insurrection |
| misdirect | misdirect | mis-di-rect | mis-di-rect | v. put a wrong address on |
| misdirected | misdirectėd | mis-di-rect-ed | mis-di-rect-ėd | vt. lead someone in the wrong direction vt. put a wrong address on |
| misdirection | misdirectio̊n | mis-di-rect-ion | mis-di-rect-io̊n | n. an incorrect direction or instruction |
| multidirectional | mûltidirectio̊nål | multi-di-rect-ion-al | mûlti-di-rect-io̊n-ål | a. involving or moving in many directions |
| omnidirectional | omnidirectio̊nål | omni-di-rect-ion-al | omni-di-rect-io̊n-ål | a. not directional |
| redirect | rēdi̊rect | re-di-rect | rē-di̊-rect | v. to change the direction or destination of |
| redirected | rēdi̊rectėd | re-di-rect-ed | rē-di̊-rect-ėd | v. channel into a new direction |
| redirection | rēdi̊rectio̊n | re-di-rect-ion | rē-di̊-rect-io̊n | n. the act of redirecting or the state of being redirected |
| uncorrected | ûnco̊rrectėd | un-cor-rect-ed | ûn-co̊r-rect-ėd | a. not corrected or adjusted a. not subjected to discipline |
| undirected | ûndirectėd | un-di-rect-ed | ûn-di-rect-ėd | a. aimlessly drifting a. not administered or directed |
| unidirectional | ūnidirectio̊nål | uni-di-rect-ion-al | ūni-di-rect-io̊n-ål | a. operating or moving in one direction only |
| recto | rectō | recto | rectō | n. right-hand page |
| red | red | red | red | a. of a color at the end of the spectrum, resembling blood or fire n. red color or pigment |
| redbrick | redbrick | red-brick | red-brick | a. relating to newer British universities |
| redden | redde̊n | redd-en | redd-e̊n | v. turn red or redder |
| redder | redde̊r | redd-er | redd-e̊r | |
| reddest | reddėst | redd-est | redd-ėst | |
| red-hot | red-hot | a. heated until glowing red | ||
| reddish | reddish | redd-ish | redd-ish | a. of a color resembling red |
| redly | redlẏ | red-ly | red-lẏ | adv. displaying a red color |
| redness | redne̊ss | red-ness | red-ne̊ss | n. the quality or state of being red |
| redox | rėdox | red-ox | rėd-ox | n. a reversible reaction where one is oxidation and the reverse is reduction |
| redwing | redwing | red-wing | red-wing | n. a European thrush with red flanks |
| reddened | redd𝕖n𝕖d | redd-en-ed | redd-𝕖n-𝕖d | v. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame a. having a red or flushed color |
| reddening | redd𝕖ning | redd-en-ing | redd-𝕖n-ing | v. turn red |
| infrared | infrår𝕖d | infra-red | infrå-r𝕖d | a. relating to electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light n. the infrared region of the spectrum |
| redd | redd | redd | redd | v. put in order or tidy |
| irredeemably | irrėdēemåblẏ | ir-redeem-ab-ly | ir-rėdēem-åb-lẏ | adv. in a manner that cannot be remedied or corrected |
| irredentism | irre̊dentiṡm | ir-redent-ism | ir-re̊dent-iṡm | n. the doctrine that territory should be controlled by its ethnic or historical country |
| irredentist | irrėdentist | ir-redent-ist | ir-rėdent-ist | n. an advocate of irredentism |
| redolence | redo̊le̊nce | redol-ence | redo̊l-e̊nce | n. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property |
| redolent | redo̊le̊nt | redol-ent | redo̊l-e̊nt | a. (used with of or with) noticeably odorous a. serving to bring to mind |
| reductio | reductio | n. a method of disproving by absurdity | ||
| reed | rēed | reed | rēed | n. a tall, slender plant growing in wet places; a thin strip that vibrates |
| reedy | rēedẏ | reed-y | rēed-ẏ | a. having a tone of a reed instrument a. resembling a reed in being upright and slender |
| reef | rēef | reef | rēef | n. a ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water |
| reefer | rēefe̊r | reef-er | rēef-e̊r | n. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
| reek | rēek | reek | rēek | v. to smell strongly and unpleasantly n. a strong unpleasant smell |
| reeking | rēeking | reek-ing | rēek-ing | a. giving off a strong unpleasant smell a. wet with secreted moisture |
| reeky | rēekẏ | reek-y | rēek-ẏ | a. full of smoke or steam |
| reel | rēel | reel | rēel | n. a cylinder on which something is wound v. lose one's balance and stagger |
| reeling | rēeling | reel-ing | rēel-ing | v. walk as if unable to control one's movements v. wind onto or off a reel |
| unreel | ûnrēel | un-reel | ûn-rēel | v unwind from or as if from a reel |
| newsreel | new̄ṡrēel | new-s-reel | new̄-ṡ-rēel | n. a short film and commentary about current events |
| ref | ref | ref | ref | n. the chief official in sports, expected to ensure fair play |
| reflet | re̊fle𝕥 | reflet | re̊fle𝕥 | n. a lustrous finish on pottery |
| irrefutable | irre̊fūtåble | ir-refut-able | ir-re̊fūt-åble | a. impossible to deny or disprove |
| irrefutably | irrefūtåblẏ | ir-refut-ab-ly | ir-refūt-åb-lẏ | adv. in an irrefutable manner |
| regal | rēgål | reg-al | rēg-ål | a. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler |
| regency | rēge̊ncẏ | reg-ency | rēg-e̊ncẏ | n. the period during which a regent governs n. the office of a regent |
| regent | rēge̊nt | reg-ent | rēg-e̊nt | n. someone who rules during the absence of a monarch |
| regime | regĩme | reg-ime | reg-ĩme | n. a government or system of rule n. a systematic plan for therapy or diet |
| regimen | regi̊me̊n | reg-imen | reg-i̊me̊n | n. a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) |
| region | rēgio̊n | reg-ion | rēg-io̊n | n. an area of a country or the world; a district |
| regional | rēgio̊nål | reg-ion-al | rēg-io̊n-ål | a. relating to a particular region or area |
| registrant | regi̊strånt | reg-istr-ant | reg-i̊str-ånt | n. a person who is formally entered in a register |
| registrar | registràr | reg-istr-ar | reg-istr-àr | n. someone responsible for keeping records |
| regular | regūlår | reg-ul-ar | reg-ūl-år | a. arranged in a constant or predictable pattern a. happening or done frequently |
| regulate | regūlāte | reg-ul-ate | reg-ūl-āte | vt. to control or supervise by means of rules and regulations |
| regiment | regime̊nt | reg-im-ent | reg-im-e̊nt | n. a military unit consisting of a large number of soldiers v. to control tightly and strictly |
| register | registe̊r | reg-ist-er | reg-ist-e̊r | n. an official written record of names or events or transactions n. a book in which names and transactions are listed v. record in writing; enter into a book of names or events |
| regally | rēgållẏ | reg-al-ly | rēg-ål-lẏ | adv. in a regal manner |
| regions | rēgio̊nṡ | reg-ion-s | rēg-io̊n-ṡ | |
| registry | registrẏ | reg-istr-y | reg-istr-ẏ | n. an official written record of names or events or transactions |
| regimental | regi̊mentål | reg-im-ent-al | reg-i̊m-ent-ål | a. belonging to or concerning a regiment |
| regulated | regūlāt𝕖d | reg-ul-at-ed | reg-ūl-āt-𝕖d | a. controlled or governed according to rules |
| regimented | regi̊mentėd | reg-im-ent-ed | reg-i̊m-ent-ėd | a. strictly controlled |
| registered | registe̊r𝕖d | reg-ist-er-ed | reg-ist-e̊r-𝕖d | a. officially recorded or listed |
| regionalism | rēgio̊nåliṡm | reg-ion-al-ism | rēg-io̊n-ål-iṡm | n. loyalty to the interests of a particular region |
| regionalist | rēgio̊nålist | reg-ion-al-ist | rēg-io̊n-ål-ist | n. an advocate of regionalism |
| regionalize | rēgio̊nålīze | reg-ion-al-ize | rēg-io̊n-ål-īze | v. to divide into regions or districts |
| registration | registrātio̊n | reg-istr-at-ion | reg-istr-āt-io̊n | n. the action of registering n. a document certifying an act of registering |
| regularity | regūlaritẏ | reg-ul-ar-ity | reg-ūl-ar-itẏ | n. the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| regularize | regūlårīze | reg-ul-ar-ize | reg-ūl-år-īze | v. make regular or more regular |
| regulating | regūlāting | reg-ul-at-ing | reg-ūl-āt-ing | n. the act of controlling or directing according to rules v. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
| regulation | regūlātio̊n | reg-ul-at-ion | reg-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority n. the act of controlling or directing |
| regulative | regūlātive | reg-ul-at-ive | reg-ūl-āt-ive | a. restricting according to rules or principles |
| registering | registe̊ring | reg-ist-er-ing | reg-ist-e̊r-ing | |
| regionally | rēgio̊nållẏ | reg-ion-al-ly | rēg-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in a regional manner |
| regularly | regūlårlẏ | reg-ul-ar-ly | reg-ūl-år-lẏ | adv. in a regular manner adv. in a regular way without variation |
| regulator | regūlāto̊r | reg-ul-at-or | reg-ūl-āt-o̊r | n. a device for controlling the rate or power of a mechanism n. an official who supervises a particular activity |
| regulatory | regūlåtorẏ | reg-ul-at-ory | reg-ūl-åt-orẏ | a. relating to the control or regulation of an activity |
| registers | registe̊rṡ | reg-ist-er-s | reg-ist-e̊r-ṡ | |
| regionalized | rēgio̊nålīz𝕖d | reg-ion-al-iz-ed | rēg-io̊n-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. divided or organized into regions |
| regularized | regūlårīz𝕖d | reg-ul-ar-iz-ed | reg-ūl-år-īz-𝕖d | v. bring into conformity with rules or principles (regularize的过去式和过去分词) |
| regimentation | regi̊mentātio̊n | reg-im-ent-at-ion | reg-i̊m-ent-āt-io̊n | n. the imposition of strict order or discipline |
| registrations | registrātio̊nṡ | reg-istr-at-ion-s | reg-istr-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| regionalization | rēgi̊o̊nålīzātio̊n | reg-ion-al-iz-at-ion | rēg-i̊o̊n-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the division of an area into regions for administrative purposes |
| regularization | regūlårīzātio̊n | reg-ul-ar-iz-at-ion | reg-ūl-år-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the condition of having been made regular (or more regular) |
| bioregion | bīorēgio̊n | bio-reg-ion | bīo-rēg-io̊n | n. an area constituting a natural ecological community |
| bioregional | bīorēgio̊nål | bio-reg-ion-al | bīo-rēg-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to a bioregion |
| deregulate | dēregūlāte | de-reg-ul-ate | dē-reg-ūl-āte | v. lift the regulations on |
| deregulated | dēregūlātėd | de-reg-ul-at-ed | dē-reg-ūl-āt-ėd | v. lift the regulations on |
| deregulation | dēregūlātio̊n | de-reg-ul-at-ion | dē-reg-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) |
| dysregulation | dẏṡregūlātio̊n | dys-reg-ul-at-ion | dẏṡ-reg-ūl-āt-io̊n | n. impairment of a physiological regulatory mechanism |
| deregulatory | dēregūlåtorẏ | de-reg-ul-at-ory | dē-reg-ūl-åt-orẏ | a. relating to the removal of government controls from an industry or activity |
| ecoregion | ēcōrēgio̊n | eco-reg-ion | ēcō-rēg-io̊n | n. a region defined by its ecology and environmental conditions |
| ecoregional | ēcōrēgio̊nål | eco-reg-ion-al | ēcō-rēg-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to an ecoregion |
| interregional | inte̊rrēgio̊nål | inter-reg-ion-al | inte̊r-rēg-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or occurring between different regions |
| irregular | irregūlår | ir-reg-ul-ar | ir-reg-ūl-år | a. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice a. not occurring at expected times |
| irregularity | irregūlaritẏ | ir-reg-ul-ar-ity | ir-reg-ūl-ar-itẏ | n. not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; an irregular spatial pattern |
| irregularly | irregūlårlẏ | ir-reg-ul-ar-ly | ir-reg-ūl-år-lẏ | adv. in an irregular manner |
| subregion | sûbrēgio̊n | sub-reg-ion | sûb-rēg-io̊n | n. a subdivision of a region |
| subregional | sûbrēgio̊nål | sub-reg-ion-al | sûb-rēg-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to a subregion |
| unregulated | ûnregūlātėd | un-reg-ul-at-ed | ûn-reg-ūl-āt-ėd | a. not regulated or controlled |
| unregistered | ûnregiste̊r𝕖d | un-reg-ist-er-ed | ûn-reg-ist-e̊r-𝕖d | a. not registered or recorded |
| regalia | rėgāliå | regal-ia | rėgāl-iå | n. paraphernalia indicative of royalty |
| Regan | Rēgån | Regan | Rēgån | n. a surname |
| reggae | reggāe | reggae | reggāe | n. West Indian popular music with repetitive bass riffs and off-beat guitar chords |
| regnant | regnånt | regn-ant | regn-ånt | a. exercising power or authority |
| interregnum | inte̊rregnům | inter-regn-um | inte̊r-regn-ům | n. the time between two reigns, governments, etc. |
| reign | rèign | reign | rèign | n. the period during which a monarch rules v. hold royal office |
| reigning | rèi𝕘ning | reign-ing | rèi𝕘n-ing | a. currently holding power or authority |
| reiki | rèikĩ | reiki | rèikĩ | n. a healing technique based on the principle of channeling energy through touch |
| rein | rèin | rein | rèin | n. one of a pair of long straps used to control a horse v. stop or slow up one's horse by pulling the reins |
| reishi | rèishĩ | reishi | rèishĩ | n. a type of mushroom used in traditional Asian medicine |
| relacion | relàciōn | relac-ion | relàc-iōn | n. (Spanish) a relation or account |
| irrelevance | irrele̊vånce | ir-relev-ance | ir-rele̊v-ånce | n. the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand |
| irrelevant | irrele̊vånt | ir-relev-ant | ir-rele̊v-ånt | a. not connected with or relevant to something |
| irrelevantly | irrele̊våntlẏ | ir-relev-ant-ly | ir-rele̊v-ånt-lẏ | adv. in an irrelevant manner |
| irrelevancy | irrele̊våncẏ | ir-relev-anc-y | ir-rele̊v-ånc-ẏ | n. the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand |
| relic | relic | relic | relic | n. an antiquity that has survived from the distant past |
| derelict | dère̊lict | de-relict | dè-re̊lict | n. a person without a home or job a. failing in what duty requires |
| dereliction | dère̊lictio̊n | de-relict-ion | dè-re̊lict-io̊n | n. willful negligence |
| relievo | rėliēvō | relievo | rėliēvō | n. sculpture in which forms stand out |
| irreligion | irrėligio̊n | ir-relig-ion | ir-rėlig-io̊n | n. the quality of not being devout |
| relish | relish | relish | relish | n. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth v. enjoy with pleasure |
| rem | rem | rem | rem | n. a unit of radiation dosage |
| remnant | remnånt | remn-ant | remn-ånt | n. a small remaining part of something |
| renminbi | renminbĩ | renminbi | renminbĩ | n. the basic unit of money in China |
| renal | rēnål | ren-al | rēn-ål | a. of or relating to the kidneys |
| adrenal | ådrēnål | ad-renal | åd-rēnål | a. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions a. near the kidneys |
| adrenaline | ådrenåli̊ne | ad-renal-ine | åd-renål-i̊ne | n. a hormone produced by the body in times of stress or excitement |
| rend | rend | rend | rend | v. tear or be torn violently |
| render | rende̊r | rend-er | rend-e̊r | vt. to provide or give something; to cause to be or become vt. to translate or perform |
| rending | rending | rend-ing | rend-ing | v. tear or pull apart violently a. extremely distressing or harsh-sounding |
| rendering | rende̊ring | rend-er-ing | rend-e̊r-ing | n. a performance or interpretation n. a translation into another language |
| rendition | renditio̊n | rend-it-ion | rend-it-io̊n | n. a performance or interpretation of a piece of music or drama |
| surrender | sůrrende̊r | sur-rend-er | sůr-rend-e̊r | v. to cease resistance and submit to authority v. to give up or hand over something |
| surrendered | surrende̊r𝕖d | sur-rend-er-ed | sur-rend-e̊r-𝕖d | v. give up to the power or possession of another |
| surrendering | sůrrende̊ring | sur-rend-er-ing | sůr-rend-e̊r-ing | |
| surrenders | surrende̊rṡ | sur-rend-er-s | sur-rend-e̊r-ṡ | |
| rendezvous | rendė𝕫voūs | rendezv-ous | rendė𝕫v-oūs | n. a meeting planned at a certain time and place v. meet at a rendezvous |
| rennin | rennin | rennin | rennin | n. an enzyme that curdles milk |
| rennet | renne̊t | rennet | renne̊t | n. a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket |
| rent | rent | rent | rent | n. a payment made for the use of property v. to pay for the use of something |
| rentier | rentièr | rentier | rentièr | n. someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments |
| rentable | rentåble | rent-able | rent-åble | a. capable of being rented |
| rental | rentål | rent-al | rent-ål | n. the action of renting something a. available to rent or lease |
| rented | rent𝕖d | rent-ed | rent-𝕖d | a. occupied or used in return for payment |
| renter | rente̊r | rent-er | rent-e̊r | n. someone who rents property |
| renting | renting | rent-ing | rent-ing | |
| rents | rents | rent-s | rent-s | |
| rep | rep | rep | rep | n. a representative |
| reps | reps | rep-s | rep-s | |
| irreparable | irrepåråble | ir-repar-able | ir-repår-åble | a. impossible to repair, rectify, or amend |
| irreparably | irrepåråblẏ | ir-repar-ab-ly | ir-repår-åb-lẏ | adv. in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree |
| repo | rēpō | repo | rēpō | n. repurchase agreement; also repossessed vehicle (informal) |
| repp | repp | repp | repp | n a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs |
| reptile | reptīle | rept-ile | rept-īle | n. a cold-blooded vertebrate such as a snake or lizard |
| reptilian | reptiliån | rept-il-ian | rept-il-iån | a. of or relating to the class Reptilia |
| subreption | sûbreptio̊n | sub-rept-ion | sûb-rept-io̊n | n. a deliberate misrepresentation |
| disreputable | disrepūtåble | dis-reput-able | dis-repūt-åble | a. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance |
| disrepute | disrėpūte | dis-repute | dis-rėpūte | n. the state of being held in low esteem |
| res | res | n. (Latin) a thing, object, matter, or affair | ||
| reservior | reṡe̊rvio̊r | |||
| resin | reṡi̊n | resin | reṡi̊n | n. a solid or semisolid substance obtained from certain plants or by chemical processes |
| resinous | reṡino̊us | resin-ous | reṡin-o̊us | a. having the characteristics of pitch or tar |
| rest | rest | rest | rest | n. a period of inactivity or relaxation v. to cease work or movement in order to relax |
| rested | rest𝕖d | rest-ed | rest-𝕖d | a. not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing |
| restful | restfůl | rest-ful | rest-fůl | a. affording physical or mental rest |
| resting | resting | rest-ing | rest-ing | a. in a state of rest |
| restive | restive | rest-ive | rest-ive | a. impatient especially under restriction or delay |
| restless | restlėss | rest-less | rest-lėss | a. unable to rest or be still a. lacking peace of mind |
| restroom | restroom | rest-room | rest-room | n. a toilet available to the public |
| rests | rests | rest-s | rest-s | |
| restaurant | reståurånt | rest-aur-ant | rest-åur-ånt | n. a building where people go to eat |
| restlessly | restle̊sslẏ | rest-less-ly | rest-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a restless manner |
| restiveness | restiv𝕖nėss | rest-ive-ness | rest-iv𝕖-nėss | n the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters n characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright |
| restlessness | restle̊ssne̊ss | rest-less-ness | rest-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active n. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay n. inability to rest or relax or be still |
| restrooms | restroomṡ | rest-room-s | rest-room-ṡ | |
| restaurateur | reståuråte̊ur | rest-aur-at-eur | rest-åur-åt-e̊ur | n. the proprietor of a restaurant |
| restaurants | reståurånts | rest-aur-ant-s | rest-åur-ånt-s | |
| armrest | àrmrest | arm-rest | àrm-rest | n. a support for the arm |
| arrest | årrest | ar-rest | år-rest | v. seize someone by legal authority n. the act of arresting someone |
| arrested | årrest𝕖d | ar-rest-ed | år-rest-𝕖d | v. take into custody v. cause to stop |
| arrestee | årrestēe | ar-rest-ee | år-rest-ēe | n. a person who has been arrested |
| arresting | årresting | ar-rest-ing | år-rest-ing | a. commanding attention; striking |
| arrests | årrests | ar-rest-s | år-rest-s | |
| arrestingly | årrestinglẏ | ar-rest-ing-ly | år-rest-ing-lẏ | adv. in a striking or eye-catching manner |
| unrest | ûnrest | un-rest | ûn-rest | n. a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation |
| resveratrol | resve̊råtrol | resv-er-atrol | resv-e̊r-åtrol | n. a compound found in grapes and red wine with antioxidant properties |
| ret | ret | ret | ret | v. place flax, hemp, or jute in liquid to loosen the fibers from the woody tissue |
| reticle | reticle | ret-ic-le | ret-ic-le | n. a network of fine lines in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument |
| reticule | reticūle | ret-ic-ule | ret-ic-ūle | n. a woman's drawstring handbag, used in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| reticular | rėticūlår | ret-ic-ul-ar | rėt-ic-ūl-år | a. resembling or forming a network |
| reticulum | rėticùlům | ret-ic-ul-um | rėt-ic-ùl-ům | n. any fine network in the body n. the second compartment of a ruminant's stomach |
| reticulated | rėticūlȧt𝕖d | ret-ic-ul-at-ed | rėt-ic-ūl-ȧt-𝕖d | a. resembling a network |
| retch | retch | retch | retch | v. to make an unsuccessful effort to vomit n. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting |
| retching | retching | retch-ing | retch-ing | v. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit |
| retinitis | retinītis | retin-itis | retin-ītis | n. inflammation of the retina |
| subretinal | sûbreti̊nål | sub-retin-al | sûb-reti̊n-ål | a. situated beneath the retina of the eye |
| retina | reti̊nå | retina | reti̊nå | n. the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye |
| retro | retrō | retro | retrō | a. imitative of a style from the recent past n. a style reminiscent of the past |
| rev | rev | rev | rev | n. rate of revolution of a motor v. increase the number of rotations per minute |
| irreverence | irreve̊re̊nce | ir-rever-ence | ir-reve̊r-e̊nce | n. an irreverent mental attitude n. a disrespectful act |
| irreverent | irreve̊re̊nt | ir-rever-ent | ir-reve̊r-e̊nt | a. showing lack of due respect or veneration |
| irreverently | irreve̊re̊ntlẏ | ir-rever-ent-ly | ir-reve̊r-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. without respect |
| T-Rex | T-Rex | n. Tyrannosaurus Rex | ||
| Reykjavik | Reykjavik | n. the capital of Iceland | ||
| rhapsodic | r𝕙apsodic | rhapsod-ic | r𝕙apsod-ic | a. feeling great rapture or delight |
| rhapsodize | r𝕙apso̊dīze | rhapsod-ize | r𝕙apso̊d-īze | v. say (something) with great enthusiasm |
| rhapsody | r𝕙apso̊dẏ | rhapsod-y | r𝕙apso̊d-ẏ | n. an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| rhea | r𝕙ēa | rhea | r𝕙ēa | n. a large South American flightless bird similar to an ostrich |
| rhenish | r𝕙ēnish | rhen-ish | r𝕙ēn-ish | a. of or relating to the Rhine River or the region around it |
| rhesus | r𝕙ēsůs | rhesus | r𝕙ēsůs | n. a small brown monkey of southern Asia used in medical research |
| rhetoric | r𝕙eto̊ric | rhetor-ic | r𝕙eto̊r-ic | n. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing n. language designed to persuade or impress |
| rhetorical | r𝕙ėtoricål | rhetor-ic-al | r𝕙ėtor-ic-ål | a. of or relating to rhetoric |
| rhetorician | r𝕙etoriciån | rhetor-ic-ian | r𝕙etor-ic-iån | n. a person who delivers a speech or oration |
| rhetorically | r𝕙e̊toricållẏ | rhetor-ic-al-ly | r𝕙e̊tor-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a rhetorical manner |
| rheumy | r𝕙eūmẏ | rheum-y | r𝕙eūm-ẏ | a. moist, damp, wet |
| rheumatic | r𝕙eūmatic | rheumat-ic | r𝕙eūmat-ic | a. of or relating to rheumatism n. a person suffering from rheumatism |
| rheumatism | r𝕙eūmåtiṡm | rheumat-ism | r𝕙eūmåt-iṡm | n. any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues |
| rheumatoid | r𝕙eūmåtoid | rheumat-oid | r𝕙eūmåt-oid | a. relating to rheumatoid disease |
| rheumatologist | r𝕙eūmåtolo̊gi̊st | rheumat-o-log-ist | r𝕙eūmåt-o-lo̊g-i̊st | n. a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases |
| rheumatology | r𝕙eūmåtolo̊gẏ | rheumat-o-log-y | r𝕙eūmåt-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of medicine dealing with pathologies of muscles, tendons and joints |
| rhinitis | r𝕙īnītis | rhin-itis | r𝕙īn-ītis | n. an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose |
| rhinoceros | r𝕙īnoce̊ro̊s | rhin-o-ceros | r𝕙īn-o-ce̊ro̊s | n. a large herbivorous mammal of Africa and Asia with thick skin and horns |
| rhinovirus | r𝕙īnōvīrůs | rhin-o-virus | r𝕙īn-ō-vīrůs | n. any of a group of picornaviruses responsible for many upper respiratory infections |
| entorhinal | ento̊r𝕙īnål | ento-rhin-al | ento̊-r𝕙īn-ål | a. of or relating to the entorhinal cortex (an area of the brain) |
| rhino | r𝕙īnō | rhino | r𝕙īnō | n. massive herbivorous ungulate with thick skin and one or two horns |
| rhizome | r𝕙īzōme | rhiz-ome | r𝕙īz-ōme | n. a horizontal stem with shoots above and roots below for reproduction |
| rhizomatous | r𝕙īzomåto̊us | rhizom-at-ous | r𝕙īzom-åt-o̊us | a. producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes |
| rho | r𝕙ō | rho | r𝕙ō | n. the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| rhodesian | r𝕙ōdēs̃i̊ån | rhodes-ian | r𝕙ōdēs̃-i̊ån | a. of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
| rhodium | r𝕙ōdiům | rhod-ium | r𝕙ōd-iům | n. a white hard metallic element of the platinum group |
| rhododendron | r𝕙ōdo̊dendro̊n | rhod-o-dendron | r𝕙ōd-o̊-dendro̊n | n. a shrub with large clusters of bell-shaped flowers |
| rhodopsin | r𝕙ōdopsi̊n | rhod-ops-in | r𝕙ōd-ops-i̊n | n. a red photopigment in retinal rods; dissociates into retinene when exposed to light |
| rhomboid | r𝕙omboid | rhomb-oid | r𝕙omb-oid | n. a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths a. shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid |
| rhombus | r𝕙ombůs | rhomb-us | r𝕙omb-ůs | n. a shape with four equal sides |
| rhubarb | r𝕙ūbàrb | rhubarb | r𝕙ūbàrb | n. a plant with long acidic leafstalks; stems edible when cooked; leaves poisonous |
| rhumba | r𝕙ůmbå | rhumba | r𝕙ůmbå | n. a ballroom dance of Cuban origin v. dance the rhumba |
| rhymed | r𝕙ȳm𝕖d | rhym-ed | r𝕙ȳm-𝕖d | a. having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds |
| rhyming | r𝕙ȳming | rhym-ing | r𝕙ȳm-ing | n. the use of words that sound alike a. having corresponding terminal sounds |
| rhyme | r𝕙ȳme | rhy-me | r𝕙ȳ-me | n. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines v. compose rhymes |
| rhymes | r𝕙ȳm𝕖ṡ | rhy-me-s | r𝕙ȳ-m𝕖-ṡ | |
| rhyolite | r𝕙ȳo̊līte | rhyol-ite | r𝕙ȳo̊l-īte | n. a volcanic rock |
| rhythm | r𝕙ẏṫhm | rhy-thm | r𝕙ẏ-ṫhm | n. a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements |
| rhythmic | r𝕙ẏṫhmic | rhy-thm-ic | r𝕙ẏ-ṫhm-ic | a. recurring with measured regularity |
| rhythms | r𝕙ẏṫhmṡ | rhy-thm-s | r𝕙ẏ-ṫhm-ṡ | |
| rhythmical | r𝕙ẏṫhmicål | rhy-thm-ic-al | r𝕙ẏ-ṫhm-ic-ål | a. recurring with measured regularity |
| rhythmically | r𝕙ẏṫhmicållẏ | rhy-thm-ic-al-ly | r𝕙ẏ-ṫhm-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a rhythmic manner |
| arrhythmia | årr𝕙ẏṫhmiå | ar-rhythm-ia | år-r𝕙ẏṫhm-iå | n. an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart |
| arrhythmic | årr𝕙ẏṫhmic | ar-rhythm-ic | år-r𝕙ẏṫhm-ic | a. lacking a steady rhythm a. without regard for rhythm |
| biorhythm | bīōr𝕙ẏṫhm | bio-rhythm | bīō-r𝕙ẏṫhm | n. an innate periodic biological rhythm that affects behavior or activity |
| eurhythmic | eūr𝕙ẏṫhmic | eu-rhythm-ic | eū-r𝕙ẏṫhm-ic | a. relating to rhythmic movement and dance |
| eurhythmics | eūr𝕙ẏṫhmics | eu-rhythm-ic-s | eū-r𝕙ẏṫhm-ic-s | n. the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions |
| rib | rib | rib | rib | n. one of the curved bones in the chest n. a cut of meat including a rib |
| ribbed | ribb𝕖d | ribb-ed | ribb-𝕖d | a. furnished or strengthened with ribs |
| ribbing | ribbing | ribb-ing | ribb-ing | n. a framework of ribs |
| ribs | ribṡ | rib-s | rib-ṡ | |
| ribosome | rībo̊sōme | rib-o-some | rīb-o̊-sōme | n. an organelle in the cytoplasm that synthesizes proteins |
| ribald | rībàld | ribald | rībàld | n. a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language |
| ribaldry | rībàldrẏ | ribald-ry | rībàld-rẏ | n. coarse and indecent language |
| ribavirin | ribavirin | ribav-ir-in | ribav-ir-in | n. an antiviral drug used to treat viral infections |
| ribbon | ribbo̊n | ribb-on | ribb-o̊n | n. a long, narrow strip of fabric used for tying things or for decoration n. something resembling a ribbon in form |
| ribboned | ribbo̊n𝕖d | ribb-on-ed | ribb-o̊n-𝕖d | a. decorated or tied with ribbons |
| ribbons | ribbo̊nṡ | ribb-on-s | ribb-o̊n-ṡ | |
| beribboned | bēribbo̊n𝕖d | be-ribb-on-ed | bē-ribb-o̊n-𝕖d | a. decorated with ribbons |
| ribose | rībōse | ribose | rībōse | n. a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid |
| rice | rīce | rice | rīce | n. grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished n. annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food |
| ricer | rīce̊r | ric-er | rīc-e̊r | n. a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes |
| rices | rīcėṡ | rice-s | rīcė-ṡ | |
| rich | rich | rich | rich | a. having a lot of money or property a. containing a large amount of a desirable substance a. full and pleasing in quality |
| richer | riche̊r | rich-er | rich-e̊r | |
| riches | rich𝕖ṡ | rich-es | rich-𝕖ṡ | n. wealth and possessions |
| richest | richėst | rich-est | rich-ėst | |
| richly | richlẏ | rich-ly | rich-lẏ | adv. in a rich manner |
| richness | richne̊ss | rich-ness | rich-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being rich; abundance |
| enrich | ėnrich | en-rich | ėn-rich | v. to improve the quality of something v. to make someone wealthier |
| enriched | enrich𝕖ḋ | en-rich-ed | en-rich-𝕖ḋ | a. improved in quality or value |
| enriching | enriching | en-rich-ing | en-rich-ing | v. to make better or improve in quality; to make wealthier |
| enrichment | enrichme̊nt | en-rich-ment | en-rich-me̊nt | n. act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding |
| superrich | sūpe̊rrich | super-rich | sūpe̊r-rich | n. extremely wealthy people a. extremely wealthy |
| ricin | rīcin | ricin | rīcin | n. a toxic protein extracted from castor beans |
| rickshaw | rickshãw | rick-shaw | rick-shãw | n. a small two-wheeled cart pulled by one person |
| rickets | rickėts | rick-et-s | rick-ėt-s | n. a childhood disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, leading to soft and deformed bones |
| rickety | ricke̊tẏ | ricket-y | ricke̊t-ẏ | a. likely to collapse or shake a. suffering from rickets |
| ricochet | rico̊ċhè𝕥 | rico-chet | rico̊-ċhè𝕥 | n. a glancing rebound |
| ricocheting | rico̊ċhè𝕥ing | rico-chet-ing | rico̊-ċhè𝕥-ing | v. spring back; spring away from an impact |
| ricotta | ricottå | ricotta | ricottå | n. soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese |
| rictus | rictůs | rictus | rictůs | n. a gaping grimace |
| rid | rid | rid | rid | v. relieve from |
| ridden | ridde̊n | ridden | ridde̊n | |
| ride | rīde | ride | rīde | n. a journey made on horseback, by bicycle, or in a vehicle v. sit on and control a horse or bicycle, or travel in a vehicle |
| riddance | riddånce | rid-dance | rid-dånce | n. the act of removing or getting rid of something |
| ridded | riddėd | ridd-ed | ridd-ėd | |
| rider | rīde̊r | rid-er | rīd-e̊r | n. a person who rides a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle n. an additional clause added to a legal document |
| riding | rīding | rid-ing | rīd-ing | n. the sport or activity of riding horses |
| ridley | ridlēy | rid-ley | rid-lēy | n. a small marine turtle |
| rides | rīd𝕖ṡ | ride-s | rīd𝕖-ṡ | |
| rids | ridṡ | rid-s | rid-ṡ | |
| riderless | rīde̊rlėss | rid-er-less | rīd-e̊r-lėss | a. having no rider |
| ridership | rīde̊rship | rid-er-ship | rīd-e̊r-ship | n. the number of passengers who ride a public transport system |
| riddings | riddingṡ | ridd-ing-s | ridd-ing-ṡ | |
| ridicule | ridicūle | rid-ic-ule | rid-ic-ūle | n. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate v. subject to laughter or ridicule |
| ridiculed | ridi̊cūl𝕖d | rid-ic-ul-ed | rid-i̊c-ūl-𝕖d | v. subject to laughter or ridicule |
| ridiculous | ridicūlo̊us | rid-ic-ul-ous | rid-ic-ūl-o̊us | a. deserving to be laughed at; absurd |
| ridiculously | ri̊dicūlo̊uslẏ | rid-ic-ul-ous-ly | ri̊d-ic-ūl-o̊us-lẏ | adv. so as to arouse laughter; absurdly |
| ridiculousness | ridicūlo̊usne̊ss | rid-ic-ul-ous-ness | rid-ic-ūl-o̊us-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being absurd or contrary to reason |
| corridor | corridor | cor-rid-or | cor-rid-or | n. a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms |
| deride | dērīde | de-ride | dē-rīde | vt. to express contempt for; ridicule |
| derided | dērīdėd | de-rid-ed | dē-rīd-ėd | v treat or speak of with contempt |
| derision | de̊risio̊n | de-ris-ion | de̊-ris-io̊n | n. contemptuous laughter |
| derisive | de̊risive | de-ris-ive | de̊-ris-ive | a. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule |
| derisively | de̊risiv𝕖lẏ | de-ris-ive-ly | de̊-ris-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a disrespectful and mocking manner |
| joyride | joẏrīde | joy-ride | joẏ-rīde | n. a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure v. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it |
| joyriding | joẏrīding | joy-riding | joẏ-rīding | v. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it |
| override | ōve̊rrīde | over-ride | ōve̊r-rīde | vt. to use authority to reject or cancel; to prevail over |
| overriding | ōve̊rrīding | over-rid-ing | ōve̊r-rīd-ing | a. having superior power and influence; more important than anything else |
| rode | rōde | rode | rōde | v. past tense of ride |
| riddled | riddl𝕖d | riddl-ed | riddl-𝕖d | a. (often followed by 'with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes a. spread throughout |
| riddle | riddle | ridd-le | ridd-le | n. a puzzling question or problem v. to fill with holes |
| ridge | ridge | ridge | ridge | n. a long, narrow hilltop or mountain range n. a long, narrow elevation |
| ridged | ridg𝕖d | ridg-ed | ridg-𝕖d | a. having a ridge or shaped like a ridge |
| ridgeline | ridg𝕖līne | ridge-line | ridg𝕖-līne | n. a long narrow mountain crest |
| ridgepole | ridg𝕖pōle | ridge-pole | ridg𝕖-pōle | n. a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top |
| ridgetop | ridg𝕖top | ridge-top | ridg𝕖-top | n. the top or crest of a ridge |
| rifampin | rīfampin | rifampin | rīfampin | n. an antibacterial drug used to treat tuberculosis |
| rife | rīfe | rife | rīfe | a. widespread or common a. full of something unpleasant |
| riff | riff | riff | riff | n. a short repeated phrase in jazz or rock music |
| riffle | riffle | riff-le | riff-le | n. a shallow part of a stream where water flows swiftly v. shuffle playing cards by riffling |
| riffraff | riffraff | riff-raff | riff-raff | n. disparaging terms for the common people |
| rifled | rīfl𝕖d | rifl-ed | rīfl-𝕖d | a. of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel |
| riflery | rīfle̊rẏ | rifl-ery | rīfl-e̊rẏ | n. the sport of shooting at targets with a rifle |
| rifle | rīfle | rif-le | rīf-le | n. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore v. go through in search of something; search through belongings in an unauthorized way |
| rifling | rīfling | rif-ling | rīf-ling | n. the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm |
| rifleman | rīfl𝕖mån | rif-le-man | rīf-l𝕖-mån | n. someone skilled in the use of a rifle n. a soldier whose weapon is a rifle |
| riflescope | rīfl𝕖scōpe | rif-le-scope | rīf-l𝕖-scōpe | n. a telescopic sight mounted on a rifle |
| rift | rift | rift | rift | n. a narrow fissure or gap n. a serious disagreement in relations |
| adrift | ådrift | ad-rift | åd-rift | a. floating freely without direction adv. floating without anchor |
| rig | rig | rig | rig | n. gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise v. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit |
| rigged | rigg𝕖d | rigg-ed | rigg-𝕖d | a. fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc) |
| rigger | rigge̊r | rigg-er | rigg-e̊r | n. someone who rigs ships n. someone who works on an oil rig |
| rigging | rigging | rigg-ing | rigg-ing | n. gear consisting of ropes supporting a ship's masts and sails |
| rigid | rigid | rig-id | rig-id | a. stiff and not bending a. strict and not willing to change |
| rigor | rigo̊r | rig-or | rig-o̊r | n. the quality of being strict and severe n. something hard to endure |
| rigour | rigo̊ur | rig-our | rig-o̊ur | n. the quality of being strict |
| rigs | rigṡ | rig-s | rig-ṡ | |
| rigidity | rigidi̊tẏ | rig-id-ity | rig-id-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being stiff and not bending |
| rigidly | rigidlẏ | rig-id-ly | rig-id-lẏ | adv. in a rigid manner |
| rigorous | rigo̊ro̊us | rig-or-ous | rig-o̊r-o̊us | a. strictly applied or enforced; severe a. thorough and careful |
| rigorously | rigo̊ro̊uslẏ | rig-or-ous-ly | rig-o̊r-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a rigorous manner |
| corrigendum | corrigendům | cor-rig-end-um | cor-rig-end-ům | n. a correction to be made in a printed text |
| downrigger | dòwnrigge̊r | down-rigg-er | dòwn-rigg-e̊r | n. a device used in fishing to lower bait to a specific depth |
| dirigible | dirigi̊ble | di-rig-ible | di-rig-i̊ble | n. a steerable self-propelled aircraft a. capable of being steered or directed |
| irrigate | irri̊gāte | ir-rig-ate | ir-ri̊g-āte | v. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid |
| irrigated | irri̊gātėd | ir-rig-at-ed | ir-ri̊g-āt-ėd | v. to supply with water, as with channels or ditches |
| irrigation | irrigātio̊n | ir-rig-at-ion | ir-rig-āt-io̊n | n. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches or pipes |
| irrigator | irri̊gāto̊r | ir-rig-at-or | ir-ri̊g-āt-o̊r | n. a device used for irrigation or washing out a body cavity |
| incorrigibility | incorrigi̊bilitẏ | in-cor-rig-ib-ility | in-cor-rig-i̊b-ilitẏ | n. the state of being beyond correction |
| incorrigibly | incorrigi̊blẏ | in-cor-rig-ib-ly | in-cor-rig-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an incorrigible manner |
| overirrigation | ōve̊rirrigātio̊n | over-ir-rig-at-ion | ōve̊r-ir-rig-āt-io̊n | n. excessive irrigation of land |
| rigatoni | rigåtōnĩ | rigatoni | rigåtōnĩ | n. a type of pasta in the form of short ribbed tubes |
| right | rī𝕘𝕙t | right | rī𝕘𝕙t | a. correct; morally good; appropriate; on the right side adv. correctly; completely; toward the right n. a moral or legal entitlement; the right side vt. to correct or restore |
| righteous | rī𝕘𝕙t𝕖o̊us | right-eous | rī𝕘𝕙t-𝕖o̊us | a. morally right or justifiable |
| rightfield | rī𝕘𝕙tfiēld | right-field | rī𝕘𝕙t-fiēld | n. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right |
| rightful | rī𝕘𝕙tfůl | right-ful | rī𝕘𝕙t-fůl | a. legally valid or entitled |
| right-hand | right-hand | a. located on the right side | ||
| rightist | rī𝕘𝕙tist | right-ist | rī𝕘𝕙t-ist | n. a member of a right wing political party a. believing in or supporting tenets of the political right |
| rightly | rī𝕘𝕙tlẏ | right-ly | rī𝕘𝕙t-lẏ | adv. with honesty; correctly |
| rightmost | rī𝕘𝕙tmōst | right-most | rī𝕘𝕙t-mōst | a. farthest to the right |
| rightness | rī𝕘𝕙tnėss | right-ness | rī𝕘𝕙t-nėss | n. according with conscience or morality |
| rights | rī𝕘𝕙ts | right-s | rī𝕘𝕙t-s | |
| right-wing | rī𝕘𝕙t-wing | right-wing | rī𝕘𝕙t-wing | a. holding conservative political views |
| rightward | rī𝕘𝕙twård | right-ward | rī𝕘𝕙t-wård | adv. toward the right a. moving or directed to the right |
| righteously | rī𝕘𝕙t𝕖o̊uslẏ | right-eous-ly | rī𝕘𝕙t-𝕖o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a righteous manner |
| rightfully | rī𝕘𝕙tfůllẏ | right-ful-ly | rī𝕘𝕙t-fůl-lẏ | adv. by right; justly |
| righteousness | rī𝕘𝕙t𝕖o̊usnėss | right-eous-ness | rī𝕘𝕙t-𝕖o̊us-nėss | n. adhering to moral principles |
| alright | ãlrī𝕘𝕙t | al-right | ãl-rī𝕘𝕙t | a. satisfactory; acceptable |
| aright | årī𝕘𝕙t | a-right | å-rī𝕘𝕙t | adv. in an accurate manner |
| alrighty | ãlrī𝕘𝕙tẏ | al-right-y | ãl-rī𝕘𝕙t-ẏ | |
| downright | dòwnrī𝕘𝕙t | down-right | dòwn-rī𝕘𝕙t | adv. completely; thoroughly a. outright; absolute |
| unrighteous | ûnrī𝕘𝕙t𝕖o̊us | un-right-eous | ûn-rī𝕘𝕙t-𝕖o̊us | a. not righteous; morally wrong |
| copyright | copẏrī𝕘𝕙t | cop-y-right | cop-ẏ-rī𝕘𝕙t | n. the exclusive legal right to publish or sell a creative work |
| copyrighted | copẏrī𝕘𝕙tėd | cop-y-right-ed | cop-ẏ-rī𝕘𝕙t-ėd | a. protected by copyright |
| righty | rī𝕘𝕙tẏ | righty | rī𝕘𝕙tẏ | |
| rigmarole | rigmårōle | rigmarole | rigmårōle | n. a set of confused and meaningless statements n. a long and complicated and confusing procedure |
| rile | rīle | rile | rīle | v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations v make turbid by stirring up the sediments of |
| riled | rīl𝕖d | ril-ed | rīl-𝕖d | v. cause annoyance in; disturb a. aroused to impatience or anger |
| rill | rill | rill | rill | n. a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) |
| rille | rille | rille | rille | n. one of certain narrow, crooked valleys on the surface of the moon |
| rim | rim | rim | rim | n. the outer edge of something vt. form an edge around |
| rimmed | rimm𝕖d | rimm-ed | rimm-𝕖d | a. having a rim or a rim of a specified kind |
| rimless | rimlėss | rim-less | rim-lėss | a. lacking a rim or frame |
| rimose | rīmōse | rim-ose | rīm-ōse | a. full of cracks or fissures |
| rimrock | rimrock | rim-rock | rim-rock | n. a cliff formed by the outcrop of a hard layer of rock |
| rima | rĩmå | rima | rĩmå | n. a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts |
| rime | rīme | rime | rīme | n. frost formed on cold surfaces |
| acrimonious | acri̊mōnio̊us | ac-rimon-ious | ac-ri̊mōn-io̊us | a. marked by strong resentment or cynicism |
| acrimony | acrimōnẏ | ac-rimon-y | ac-rimōn-ẏ | n. a rough and bitter manner |
| rind | rīnd | rind | rīnd | n. the natural outer covering of food |
| rinderpest | rinde̊rpest | rinder-pest | rinde̊r-pest | n. an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal) |
| ring | ring | ring | ring | n. a small circular band, typically made of metal, worn on the finger n. a circular band or sound v. make a clear resonant or vibrating sound |
| ringed | ring𝕖d | ring-ed | ring-𝕖d | a. having colored rings around the body a. wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married |
| ringer | ringe̊r | ring-er | ring-e̊r | n. a person who is almost identical to another n. a contestant entered under false pretenses |
| ringing | ringing | ring-ing | ring-ing | a. having a clear resonant sound n. the sound of a bell |
| ringless | ringlėss | ring-less | ring-lėss | a. having no ring or rings |
| ringlet | ringlėt | ring-let | ring-lėt | n. a long curl of hair; a small ring |
| rings | ringṡ | ring-s | ring-ṡ | |
| ringside | ringsīde | ring-side | ring-sīde | n. first row of seating with an unobstructed view |
| ringworm | ringwo̊rm | ring-worm | ring-wo̊rm | n. a fungal infection of the skin appearing as itching circular patches |
| ringleader | ringlēade̊r | ring-lead-er | ring-lēad-e̊r | n. a person who leads (especially in illicit activities) |
| ringmaster | ringmaste̊r | ring-mast-er | ring-mast-e̊r | n. the person in charge of performances in a circus ring |
| earring | ēarring | ear-ring | ēar-ring | n. a piece of jewelry worn on the ear |
| earrings | ēarringṡ | ear-ring-s | ēar-ring-ṡ | |
| rang | rang | rang | rang | |
| rung | rûng | rung | rûng | n. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair or ladder |
| rink | rink | rink | rink | n. a smooth surface for ice skating or roller skating |
| rinse | rinse | rinse | rinse | v. to wash lightly without soap n. the act of rinsing |
| rinsed | rins𝕖ḋ | rins-ed | rins-𝕖ḋ | a. washed lightly |
| rinsing | rinsing | rins-ing | rins-ing | n. the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing v. wash off soap or remaining dirt |
| riot | rīo̊t | ri-ot | rī-o̊t | n. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd v. to take part in a violent public disturbance |
| rioter | rīo̊te̊r | ri-ot-er | rī-o̊t-e̊r | n. troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace |
| rioting | rīo̊ting | ri-ot-ing | rī-o̊t-ing | n. a state of disorder involving group violence |
| riotous | rīo̊to̊us | ri-ot-ous | rī-o̊t-o̊us | a. produced or growing in extreme abundance; characterized by unrest or disorder |
| riots | rīo̊ts | ri-ot-s | rī-o̊t-s | |
| riotously | rīo̊to̊uslẏ | ri-ot-ous-ly | rī-o̊t-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a tumultuous and riotous manner |
| rip | rip | rip | rip | v. to tear something quickly and forcefully n. a long tear or cut |
| ripe | rīpe | ripe | rīpe | a. fully developed and ready to be eaten a. fully prepared or ready |
| ripcord | ripcord | rip-cord | rip-cord | n. a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack |
| ripen | rīpe̊n | rip-en | rīp-e̊n | v. to become or make ripe |
| ripped | ripp𝕖ḋ | ripp-ed | ripp-𝕖ḋ | a. very drunk; having well-defined muscles |
| ripper | rippe̊r | ripp-er | ripp-e̊r | n. a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife |
| ripping | ripping | ripp-ing | ripp-ing | v. tear or be torn violently a. excellent; splendid (informal) |
| ripeness | rīp𝕖nėss | ripe-ness | rīp𝕖-nėss | n. the state of being ripe |
| rip-off | rip-off | rip-off | rip-off | |
| riprap | riprap | rip-rap | rip-rap | n. a foundation or wall of stones thrown together without order |
| rips | rips | rip-s | rip-s | |
| riptide | riptīde | rip-tide | rip-tīde | n. a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore |
| ripened | rīpe̊n𝕖d | rip-en-ed | rīp-e̊n-𝕖d | v. cause to ripen or develop fully v. grow ripe a. having reached a desired or final condition |
| riparian | ripåriån | rip-ar-ian | rip-år-iån | a. of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream |
| ripening | rīpe̊ning | rip-en-ing | rīp-e̊n-ing | n. the process of becoming ripe |
| rip-offs | rip-offs | rip-off-s | rip-off-s | |
| overripe | ōve̊rrīpe | over-ripe | ōve̊r-rīpe | a. too ripe and beginning to turn soft |
| unripe | ûnrīpe | un-ripe | ûn-rīpe | a. not fully developed or prepared; not ripe |
| rippled | rippl𝕖d | rippl-ed | rippl-𝕖d | a. shaken into waves or undulations as by wind |
| ripple | ripple | ripp-le | ripp-le | n. a small wave on the surface of a liquid v. stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
| rippling | rippling | ripp-ling | ripp-ling | n a small wave on the surface of a liquid v stir up (water) so as to form ripples v flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
| risible | riṡible | ris-ible | riṡ-ible | a. arousing or provoking laughter |
| derisory | dērīso̊rẏ | de-ris-ory | dē-rīs-o̊rẏ | a. incongruous; inviting ridicule |
| rise | rīse | rise | rīse | v. to move from a lower to a higher position; to increase n. an upward movement; an increase |
| risen | riṡe̊n | ris-en | riṡ-e̊n | a. (of celestial bodies) above the horizon |
| riser | rīṡe̊r | ris-er | rīṡ-e̊r | n. a person who rises early n. the vertical part of a stair step |
| rising | rīṡing | ris-ing | rīṡ-ing | a. going up or increasing a. newly becoming prominent |
| rises | rīṡėṡ | rise-s | rīṡė-ṡ | |
| arise | årīṡe | a-rise | å-rīṡe | v. originate or come into being v. rise to one's feet v. result or issue |
| uprising | ûprīṡing | up-ris-ing | ûp-rīṡ-ing | n. an act of resistance or rebellion |
| risk | risk | risk | risk | n. a situation involving exposure to danger or harm vt. to expose someone or something to danger |
| risked | risk𝕖ḋ | risk-ed | risk-𝕖ḋ | |
| risking | risking | risk-ing | risk-ing | |
| riskless | riskle̊ss | risk-less | risk-le̊ss | a. thought to be devoid of risk |
| risks | risks | risk-s | risk-s | |
| risky | riskẏ | risk-y | risk-ẏ | a. involving danger or risk |
| riskier | riskie̊r | risk-i-er | risk-i-e̊r | |
| riskiest | riskiėst | risk-i-est | risk-i-ėst | |
| riskiness | riskine̊ss | risk-i-ness | risk-i-ne̊ss | n. a state of danger involving risk |
| risotto | rĩsottō | risotto | rĩsottō | n. rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese |
| risque | risq𝕦è | risque | risq𝕦è | a. suggestive of sexual impropriety |
| risqué | rĩsqué | risqué | rĩsqué | a. slightly indecent |
| ritual | ritūål | rit-u-al | rit-ū-ål | n. a ceremony or series of actions performed in a prescribed order a. relating to or done as a ritual |
| ritualize | ritūålīze | rit-u-al-ize | rit-ū-ål-īze | v. make or evolve into a ritual |
| ritually | ritūållẏ | rit-u-al-ly | rit-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. in a ceremonial manner |
| rituals | ritūålṡ | rit-u-al-s | rit-ū-ål-ṡ | |
| ritualized | ritūålīz𝕖d | rit-u-al-iz-ed | rit-ū-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. made into a ritual; formalized |
| ritualistic | ritūålistic | rit-u-al-ist-ic | rit-ū-ål-ist-ic | a. of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism |
| ritualistically | ritūålisticållẏ | rit-u-al-ist-ic-al-ly | rit-ū-ål-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a ritualistic manner |
| ritualization | ritūålīzātio̊n | rit-u-al-iz-at-ion | rit-ū-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of making something into a ritual |
| irritable | irri̊tåble | ir-rit-able | ir-ri̊t-åble | a. easily annoyed or made angry |
| irritant | irri̊tånt | ir-rit-ant | ir-ri̊t-ånt | n. something that causes irritation a. causing irritation |
| irritate | irritāte | ir-rit-ate | ir-rit-āte | v. excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame |
| irritated | irri̊tāt𝕖d | ir-rit-at-ed | ir-ri̊t-āt-𝕖d | a. aroused to impatience or anger |
| irritability | irritåbili̊tẏ | ir-rit-abil-ity | ir-rit-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. an irritable petulant feeling |
| irritating | irri̊tāting | ir-rit-at-ing | ir-ri̊t-āt-ing | a. causing annoyance or physical discomfort |
| irritation | irritātio̊n | ir-rit-at-ion | ir-rit-āt-io̊n | n. the state of feeling annoyed; a thing that annoys |
| irritably | irritåblẏ | ir-rit-ab-ly | ir-rit-åb-lẏ | adv. in an irritable manner |
| irritatingly | irritātinglẏ | ir-rit-at-ing-ly | ir-rit-āt-ing-lẏ | adv. in an irritating manner |
| rite | rīte | rite | rīte | n. a religious or other solemn ceremony |
| arithmetic | årithme̊tic | a-rith-met-ic | å-rith-me̊t-ic | n. the branch of mathematics dealing with numerical calculations |
| ritzy | ritzẏ | ritz-y | ritz-ẏ | a. luxuriously elegant |
| rive | rīve | rive | rīve | v. tear or be torn violently v. separate or cut with a sharp instrument |
| rival | rīvål | riv-al | rīv-ål | n. a person competing with another v. compete with |
| riven | rive̊n | riv-en | riv-e̊n | a. torn apart or split |
| river | rive̊r | riv-er | riv-e̊r | n. a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) |
| riverine | rive̊rīne | river-ine | rive̊r-īne | a. of or relating to or located on the banks of a river |
| rivalrous | rīvålro̊us | rivalr-ous | rīvålr-o̊us | a. eager to surpass others |
| riverbank | rive̊rbank | riv-er-bank | riv-e̊r-bank | n. the bank of a river |
| riverbed | rive̊rb𝕖d | riv-er-bed | riv-e̊r-b𝕖d | n. a channel occupied by a river |
| riverboat | rive̊rbōat | riv-er-boat | riv-e̊r-bōat | n. a boat used on rivers |
| rivulet | rivūlėt | riv-ul-et | riv-ūl-ėt | n. a small stream |
| riverfront | rive̊rfrônt | riv-er-front | riv-e̊r-frônt | n. the land or district along a river |
| rivalry | rīvålrẏ | riv-al-ry | rīv-ål-rẏ | n. competition for the same objective or superiority |
| rivers | rive̊rṡ | riv-er-s | riv-e̊r-ṡ | |
| riverside | rive̊rsīde | riv-er-side | riv-e̊r-sīde | n. a bank of a river |
| riverway | rive̊rwāy | riv-er-way | riv-e̊r-wāy | n. a river or a section of a river used as a waterway |
| arrive | årrīve | ar-rive | år-rīve | vi. to reach a place at the end of a journey or stage of a journey |
| archrival | àrchrīvål | arch-riv-al | àrch-rīv-ål | n. a chief rival |
| arrival | årrīvål | ar-riv-al | år-rīv-ål | n. the act of reaching a place n. a person or thing that has arrived |
| arrived | årrīv𝕖d | ar-riv-ed | år-rīv-𝕖d | |
| arriving | årrīving | ar-riv-ing | år-rīv-ing | v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress |
| arrives | årrīv𝕖ṡ | ar-rive-s | år-rīv𝕖-ṡ | |
| arrivals | årrīvålṡ | ar-riv-al-s | år-rīv-ål-ṡ | |
| derive | dėrīve | de-rive | dė-rīve | v. obtain v. come from v. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood |
| derived | de̊rīv𝕖d | de-riv-ed | de̊-rīv-𝕖d | a. formed or developed from something else; not original |
| derivation | derivātio̊n | de-riv-at-ion | de-riv-āt-io̊n | n. the source of derivation; the process of forming new words from existing ones |
| derivative | de̊rivåtive | de-riv-at-ive | de̊-riv-åt-ive | n. something derived from another thing a. imitative of the work of others |
| unrivalled | ûnrivåll𝕖d | un-rivall-ed | ûn-rivåll-𝕖d | a. eminent beyond or above comparison |
| upriver | ûprive̊r | up-riv-er | ûp-riv-e̊r | adv. toward the source or against the current |
| unrivaled | ûnrīvål𝕖d | un-riv-al-ed | ûn-rīv-ål-𝕖d | a. eminent beyond or above comparison |
| rivet | rive̊t | rivet | rive̊t | n. a metal pin used to fasten plates together vt. to fix firmly in one's attention |
| riveted | rive̊tėd | rivet-ed | rive̊t-ėd | a. held firmly in place v. fasten with a rivet |
| riveter | rivėte̊r | rivet-er | rivėt-e̊r | n. a worker who inserts and hammers rivets |
| riveting | rive̊ting | rivet-ing | rive̊t-ing | a. capable of arousing and holding the attention |
| rna | rna | n. ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells | ||
| roach | rōach | roach | rōach | n. a cockroach; the butt of a marijuana cigarette |
| road | rōad | road | rōad | n. a wide way leading from one place to another n. a way or means of achieving something |
| roadbed | rōadbed | road-bed | rōad-bed | n. a bed supporting a road |
| roadblock | rōadblock | road-block | rōad-block | n. a barrier set up to stop traffic |
| roadhouse | rōadhòuse | road-house | rōad-hòuse | n. an inn usually outside city limits providing meals and liquor and dancing |
| roadie | rōadiē | road-ie | rōad-iē | n. a person who sets up and maintains equipment for a touring band |
| roadkill | rōadkill | road-kill | rōad-kill | n. an animal killed on a road by a vehicle |
| roadless | rōadlėss | road-less | rōad-lėss | a. lacking pathways |
| roadmap | rōadmap | road-map | rōad-map | n. a detailed plan or guide to achieve a particular goal n. a map showing roads for travel |
| roads | rōadṡ | road-s | rōad-ṡ | |
| roadshow | rōadshōw | road-show | rōad-shōw | n. a promotional tour or presentation |
| roadside | rōadsīde | road-side | rōad-sīde | n. the edge of a road |
| roadster | rōadste̊r | road-ster | rōad-ste̊r | n. an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat |
| roadway | rōadwāy | road-way | rōad-wāy | n. the part of a road used by vehicles |
| roadwork | rōadwo̊rk | road-work | rōad-wo̊rk | n. road construction or maintenance n. training by running on roads |
| roadrunner | rōadrûnne̊r | road-runn-er | rōad-rûnn-e̊r | n. a speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California to Texas |
| inroad | inrōad | in-road | in-rōad | n. a hostile invasion or attack |
| inroads | inrōadṡ | in-road-s | in-rōad-ṡ | n. an advance or intrusion into something n. a hostile invasion |
| roam | rōam | roam | rōam | v. to move about without a definite destination |
| roamer | rōame̊r | roam-er | rōam-e̊r | n. someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
| roan | rōan | roan | rōan | a. having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey n. a horse with such a coat |
| roar | rōar | roar | rōar | n. a loud deep sound v. to make a loud deep sound v. to laugh unrestrainedly |
| roaring | rōaring | roar-ing | rōar-ing | a. very lively or noisy n. a deep loud sound |
| rip-roaring | rip-rōaring | rip-roar-ing | rip-rōar-ing | a. very lively and exciting |
| uproarious | ûprōario̊us | up-roar-ious | ûp-rōar-io̊us | a. uncontrollably noisy a. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter |
| uproariously | ûprōario̊uslẏ | up-roar-ious-ly | ûp-rōar-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a hilarious manner |
| roast | rōast | roast | rōast | n. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting v. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven |
| roasted | rōast𝕖d | roast-ed | rōast-𝕖d | a. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven |
| roaster | rōaste̊r | roast-er | rōast-e̊r | n. a cook who roasts food n. flesh of a large young chicken suitable for roasting |
| roasting | rōasting | roast-ing | rōast-ing | n. cooking meat by dry heat in an oven a. very hot |
| roasts | rōasts | roast-s | rōast-s | |
| rob | rob | rob | rob | v. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner |
| robe | rōbe | robe | rōbe | n. a long loose outer garment |
| robot | rōbo̊t | ro-bot | rō-bo̊t | n. a machine that can perform tasks automatically |
| robbed | robb𝕖d | robb-ed | robb-𝕖d | |
| robber | robbe̊r | robb-er | robb-e̊r | n. a person who steals by force |
| robed | rōb𝕖d | rob-ed | rōb-𝕖d | v. clothe formally, especially in ecclesiastical robes a. dressed in fine attire |
| robbin | robbin | robb-in | robb-in | n. a rope band used on a ship |
| robbing | robbing | robb-ing | robb-ing | v. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner |
| robin | robi̊n | rob-in | rob-i̊n | n. a small bird with a reddish breast |
| robes | rōb𝕖ṡ | robe-s | rōb𝕖-ṡ | |
| robs | robṡ | rob-s | rob-ṡ | |
| robotic | rōbotic | ro-bot-ic | rō-bot-ic | a. of or relating to mechanical robots |
| robberies | robbe̊ri𝕖ṡ | robb-er-ies | robb-e̊r-i𝕖ṡ | |
| robots | rōbots | ro-bot-s | rō-bot-s | |
| robbers | robbe̊rṡ | robb-er-s | robb-e̊r-ṡ | |
| robbery | robbe̊rẏ | robb-er-y | robb-e̊r-ẏ | n. the crime of stealing from someone by force or threat |
| robotics | rōbotics | ro-bot-ic-s | rō-bot-ic-s | n. the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots |
| robotically | rōboticållẏ | ro-bot-ic-al-ly | rō-bot-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a mechanical or automated manner, lacking emotion or individuality |
| disrobe | disrōbe | dis-robe | dis-rōbe | v. get undressed |
| acrobat | acro̊bat | ac-robat | ac-ro̊bat | n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility |
| acrobatic | acro̊batic | ac-robat-ic | ac-ro̊bat-ic | a. relating to acrobatics |
| acrobatics | acro̊batics | ac-robat-ic-s | ac-ro̊bat-ic-s | n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat |
| corroborant | co̊rrobo̊rånt | cor-robor-ant | co̊r-robo̊r-ånt | a. strengthening; corroborating |
| corroborate | co̊rrobo̊rāte | cor-robor-ate | co̊r-robo̊r-āte | v. to confirm or support with evidence |
| corroborating | co̊rrobo̊rāting | cor-robor-at-ing | co̊r-robo̊r-āt-ing | v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| corroboration | co̊rrobo̊rātio̊n | cor-robor-at-ion | co̊r-robo̊r-āt-io̊n | n. confirmation that some fact or statement is true |
| corroborative | co̊rrobo̊råtive | cor-robor-at-ive | co̊r-robo̊r-åt-ive | a. serving to support or corroborate |
| uncorroborated | ûnco̊rrobo̊rātėd | un-cor-robor-at-ed | ûn-co̊r-robo̊r-āt-ėd | a. unsupported by other evidence |
| robust | rōbûst | robust | rōbûst | a. strong and healthy; able to withstand difficult conditions |
| robusta | robùstå | robust-a | robùst-å | n. a species of coffee plant known for its strong flavor and high caffeine content |
| robustly | rōbûstlẏ | robust-ly | rōbûst-lẏ | adv. in a robust and sturdy manner |
| robustness | rōbûstne̊ss | robust-ness | rōbûst-ne̊ss | n. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution |
| roc | roc | roc | roc | n. mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength |
| rock | rock | rock | rock | n. the solid mineral material forming part of the earth v. to move gently from side to side |
| rocked | rock𝕖ḋ | rock-ed | rock-𝕖ḋ | |
| rocker | rocke̊r | rock-er | rock-e̊r | n. a person who performs rock music; a curved piece on which something rocks |
| rocket | rockėt | rock-et | rock-ėt | n. a vehicle propelled by a rocket engine vi. rise or increase rapidly |
| rockface | rockfāce | rock-face | rock-fāce | n. a steep vertical rock surface |
| rockfall | rockfãll | rock-fall | rock-fãll | n. a collapse of rock from a cliff or steep slope |
| rockfish | rockfish | rock-fish | rock-fish | n. a marine food fish found among rocks |
| rocking | rocking | rock-ing | rock-ing | v. move back and forth or sideways |
| rocks | rocks | rock-s | rock-s | |
| rockslide | rockslīde | rock-slide | rock-slīde | n. a landslide of rocks |
| rocky | rockẏ | rock-y | rock-ẏ | a. full of rocks a. difficult and full of problems |
| rocketeer | rockėtėe̊r | rock-et-eer | rock-ėt-ėe̊r | n. a person who works with or designs rockets |
| rock-bottom | rock-botto̊m | rock-bott-om | rock-bott-o̊m | a. at the very lowest level |
| rocketry | rocke̊trẏ | rock-et-ry | rock-e̊t-rẏ | n. the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation |
| rockets | rocke̊ts | rock-et-s | rock-e̊t-s | |
| rocketship | rockėtship | rock-et-ship | rock-ėt-ship | n. a spacecraft propelled by a rocket engine |
| rockabilly | rockåbillẏ | rock-a-bill-y | rock-å-bill-ẏ | n. a fusion of black music and country music popular in the 1950s |
| rococo | ro̊cōcō | rococo | ro̊cōcō | n. fanciful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture from 18th century France a. having excessive ornamentation |
| rod | rod | rod | rod | n. a long thin straight piece of wood or metal |
| rodent | rōde̊nt | rod-ent | rōd-e̊nt | n. a small mammal with large incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| rods | rodṡ | rod-s | rod-ṡ | |
| corrode | co̊rrōde | cor-rode | co̊r-rōde | v. to cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or acid |
| corroded | co̊rrōdėd | cor-rod-ed | co̊r-rōd-ėd | a. eaten away as by acid or oxidation |
| erode | ērōde | e-rode | ē-rōde | v. to wear away gradually |
| eroded | ērōd𝕖d | e-rod-ed | ē-rōd-𝕖d | a. worn away as by water or ice or wind |
| eroding | ērōding | e-rod-ing | ē-rōd-ing | v. wear away gradually by erosion |
| ramrod | ramrod | ram-rod | ram-rod | n. a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm n. a harshly demanding overseer |
| rodeo | rōdēō | rodeo | rōdēō | n. an exhibition of cowboy skills |
| rodeos | rōdėōṡ | rodeo-s | rōdėō-ṡ | |
| Roderick | Rode̊rick | Roderick | Rode̊rick | n. a male given name |
| roe | rōe | roe | rōe | n. fish eggs or egg-filled ovary |
| roentgen | ro𝕖ntgen | roent-gen | ro𝕖nt-gen | n. a unit of radiation exposure |
| abrogate | abro̊gāte | ab-rog-ate | ab-ro̊g-āte | v. revoke formally |
| arrogance | arro̊gånce | ar-rog-ance | ar-ro̊g-ånce | n. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| arrogant | arro̊gånt | ar-rog-ant | ar-ro̊g-ånt | a. having or showing an exaggerated sense of one's importance |
| arrogate | arrōgāte | ar-rog-ate | ar-rōg-āte | v. make undue claims to having |
| abrogation | abro̊gātio̊n | ab-rog-at-ion | ab-ro̊g-āt-io̊n | n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation |
| arrogantly | arro̊gåntlẏ | ar-rog-ant-ly | ar-ro̊g-ånt-lẏ | adv. in an arrogant manner |
| derogate | derōgāte | de-rog-ate | de-rōg-āte | v. cause to seem less serious; play down |
| derogation | dèro̊gātio̊n | de-rog-at-ion | dè-ro̊g-āt-io̊n | n. the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal |
| derogatory | de̊rogåtorẏ | de-rog-at-ory | de̊-rog-åt-orẏ | a. expressive of low opinion |
| interrogate | interro̊gāte | inter-rog-ate | inter-ro̊g-āte | v. to ask questions in a thorough or aggressive manner |
| interrogation | interro̊gātio̊n | inter-rog-at-ion | inter-ro̊g-āt-io̊n | n. the process of questioning someone systematically |
| interrogative | inte̊rrogåtive | inter-rog-at-ive | inte̊r-rog-åt-ive | a. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation |
| interrogator | interro̊gāto̊r | inter-rog-at-or | inter-ro̊g-āt-o̊r | n a questioner who is excessively harsh |
| interrogatory | interrogåtorẏ | inter-rog-at-ory | inter-rog-åt-orẏ | n. formal systematic questioning a. relating to or having the nature of an interrogation |
| prorogue | pro̊rōgue | pro-rogue | pro̊-rōgue | vt. to discontinue a parliamentary session |
| prerogative | prērogåtive | pre-rog-at-ive | prē-rog-åt-ive | n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group |
| prorogation | prōro̊gātio̊n | pro-rog-at-ion | prō-ro̊g-āt-io̊n | n. the discontinuing of a session |
| roger | roge̊r | roger | roge̊r | int. message received and understood |
| rogue | rōg𝕦e | rogue | rōg𝕦e | n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| roguish | rōguish | rogu-ish | rōgu-ish | a. playful in an appealingly bold way a. lacking principles or scruples |
| roil | roil | roil | roil | v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of |
| roiling | roiling | roil-ing | roil-ing | v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments v. be agitated |
| roily | roilẏ | roil-y | roil-ẏ | a. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence |
| roister | roiste̊r | roist-er | roist-e̊r | v. to act in a swaggering way |
| role | rōle | role | rōle | n. the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a situation |
| roll | rōll | roll | rōll | n. something that is rolled up into a cylinder n. an act of rolling vt. to move by turning over vi. to move by turning over |
| rollback | rōllback | roll-back | rōll-back | n. the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw; reducing prices back to an earlier level |
| rolled | rōll𝕖d | roll-ed | rōll-𝕖d | a. shaped by rolling |
| roller | rōlle̊r | roll-er | rōll-e̊r | n. a cylinder that rotates, used for moving, pressing, or shaping things |
| rolling | rōlling | roll-ing | rōll-ing | a. moving by turning over a. rising and falling in waves |
| rollout | rōllòut | roll-out | rōll-òut | n. the first public performance or showing of a new product |
| rollover | rōllōve̊r | roll-over | rōll-ōve̊r | n. the act of rolling over |
| roles | rōl𝕖ṡ | role-s | rōl𝕖-ṡ | |
| rolls | rōllṡ | roll-s | rōll-ṡ | |
| rolling-pin | rōlling-pin | roll-ing-pin | rōll-ing-pin | n. a cylinder for rolling dough |
| rollers | rōlle̊rṡ | roll-er-s | rōll-e̊r-ṡ | |
| rolling-stock | roll-ing-stock | n. all the vehicles used on a railway | ||
| rollerblader | rōlle̊rblāde̊r | roll-er-blad-er | rōll-e̊r-blād-e̊r | n. a skater who uses Rollerblades |
| enrol | ėnrōl | en-rol | ėn-rōl | vt. to register or enter as a member |
| enroll | ėnrōll | en-roll | ėn-rōll | v. to officially register as a member of an institution or course |
| enrolled | enrōll𝕖d | en-roll-ed | en-rōll-𝕖d | v. register formally as a participant or member |
| enrollee | enrōllēe | en-roll-ee | en-rōll-ēe | n. a person who enrolls in a class or course of study |
| enrollment | enrōllme̊nt | en-roll-ment | en-rōll-me̊nt | n. the act of officially joining a school or organization |
| enrolment | ėnrōlme̊nt | en-rol-ment | ėn-rōl-me̊nt | n. the act of registering for a course or membership |
| unroll | ûnrōll | un-roll | ûn-rōll | v. to unfold or spread out from a furled state |
| unrolled | ûnrōll𝕖d | un-roll-ed | ûn-rōll-𝕖d | v. unfold or spread out from a furled state |
| jellyroll | jellyrōll | jell-y-roll | jell-y-rōll | n. thin sponge cake spread with jelly and rolled into a cylinder |
| rollicking | rollicking | rollick-ing | rollick-ing | a. given to merry frolicking; boisterous and cheerful |
| rolodex | rōlo̊dex | rolo-dex | rōlo̊-dex | n. a desktop card index used for storing contact information |
| Rome | Rōme | Rome | Rōme | n. the capital of Italy |
| romance | rōmånce | rom-ance | rōm-ånce | n. a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love n. a love story or adventure |
| romanian | rōmāniån | roman-ian | rōmān-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of Romania a. of or relating to Romania |
| Roman | Rōmån | Ro-man | Rō-mån | a. relating to ancient Rome or its people n. a citizen of ancient Rome |
| romancer | rōmance̊r | rom-anc-er | rōm-anc-e̊r | n. a writer of romances |
| romanesque | rōmånesq𝕦e | rom-an-esque | rōm-ån-esq𝕦e | a. of a style of architecture prevailing in Europe from the 11th to 13th centuries |
| romanize | rōmånīze | rom-an-ize | rōm-ån-īze | vt. to write in Roman characters |
| romantic | rōmantic | rom-ant-ic | rōm-ant-ic | n. a soulful or amorous idealist a. belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts |
| romances | rōmåncėṡ | rom-ance-s | rōm-åncė-ṡ | |
| romanticism | rōmanti̊cism | rom-ant-ic-ism | rōm-ant-i̊c-ism | n. a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries |
| romanticist | rōmanticist | rom-ant-ic-ist | rōm-ant-ic-ist | n. an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism |
| romanticize | rōmanti̊cīze | rom-ant-ic-ize | rōm-ant-i̊c-īze | v. to make something seem romantic |
| romanticized | rōmanti̊cīz𝕖d | rom-ant-ic-iz-ed | rōm-ant-i̊c-īz-𝕖d | v. interpret romantically v. make romantic in style |
| romantically | rōmanticållẏ | rom-ant-ic-al-ly | rōm-ant-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a romantic manner |
| romanticization | rōmånticīzātio̊n | rom-ant-ic-iz-at-ion | rōm-ånt-ic-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of romanticizing something |
| unromantic | ûnro̊mantic | un-rom-ant-ic | ûn-ro̊m-ant-ic | a. neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance |
| rumanian | rūmāniån | ruman-ian | rūmān-iån | a. of or relating to or characteristic of Romania |
| romaine | rōmāine | romaine | rōmāine | n. lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head |
| roman | rōmån | a. relating to ancient Rome or its people n. a citizen of ancient Rome | ||
| romp | romp | romp | romp | n. noisy play v. to run easily and fairly fast |
| romper | rompe̊r | romp-er | romp-e̊r | n. a person who romps or frolics n. a one-piece garment for children; lower part shaped like bloomers |
| romulan | romūlàn | romul-an | romūl-àn | n. a fictional alien species in Star Trek |
| rondo | rondō | rondo | rondō | n. a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata |
| roo | roo | roo | roo | n. a kangaroo (Australian informal) |
| rood | rood | rood | rood | n. representation of the cross on which Jesus died |
| roof | roof | roof | roof | n. the covering on top of a building or vehicle v. cover with a roof |
| roofer | roofe̊r | roof-er | roof-e̊r | n. a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs |
| roofing | roofing | roof-ing | roof-ing | n. material used to construct a roof |
| roofless | rooflėss | roof-less | roof-lėss | a. not having a roof |
| roofline | rooflīne | roof-line | roof-līne | n. the outline or shape of a roof |
| roofs | roofs | roof-s | roof-s | |
| rooftop | rooftop | roof-top | roof-top | n. the top of a (usually flat) roof |
| rook | rook | rook | rook | n. common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow |
| rookery | rooke̊rẏ | rook-ery | rook-e̊rẏ | n. a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks) |
| rookie | rookiē | rook-ie | rook-iē | n. a new and inexperienced member of a group or profession |
| room | room | room | room | n. a space within a building; space for movement; opportunity |
| roomful | roomfùl | room-ful | room-fùl | n. the quantity a room will hold |
| roomie | roomie | room-ie | room-ie | n. an associate who shares a room with you |
| rooming | rooming | room-ing | room-ing | v. live and take one's meals at or in |
| roommate | roommāte | room-mate | room-māte | n. a person with whom one shares a room |
| rooms | roomṡ | room-s | room-ṡ | |
| roomy | roomẏ | room-y | room-ẏ | a. having ample space |
| roominess | roomine̊ss | room-i-ness | room-i-ne̊ss | n. spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building) |
| roommates | roommāt𝕖s | room-mate-s | room-māt𝕖-s | |
| ante-room | antē-room | ante-room | antē-room | n. a waiting room; an outer room leading to a main room |
| anteroom | antēroom | ante-room | antē-room | n. a large entrance or reception room or area |
| barroom | bàrroom | bar-room | bàr-room | n. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter |
| dayroom | dāyroom | day-room | dāy-room | n. a room used for leisure activities in a residential institution |
| legroom | le̊groom | leg-room | le̊g-room | n. space in which to stretch one's legs while seated |
| mudroom | mûdroom | mud-room | mûd-room | n. an entry room where wet or muddy clothes and footwear are removed |
| elbowroom | elbōwroom | el-bow-room | el-bōw-room | n. room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action |
| newsroom | new̄ṡroom | new-s-room | new̄-ṡ-room | n. the office where journalists work to prepare news |
| roost | roost | roost | roost | n. a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds v. settle down or stay, as if on a roost |
| roosted | roostėd | roost-ed | roost-ėd | v. sit, as on a branch |
| rooster | rooste̊r | roost-er | roost-e̊r | n. an adult male chicken |
| roosting | roosting | roost-ing | roost-ing | v. sit, as on a branch |
| roosters | rooste̊rṡ | roost-er-s | roost-e̊r-ṡ | |
| root | root | root | root | n. the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground n. the basic cause or origin of something v. cause a plant to grow roots |
| rootball | rootbãll | root-ball | root-bãll | n. the mass of roots and soil that surrounds a plant when it is dug up |
| rooted | root𝕖d | root-ed | root-𝕖d | a. firmly established |
| rooter | roote̊r | root-er | root-e̊r | n. an enthusiastic devotee of sports |
| rooting | rooting | root-ing | root-ing | n. the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow |
| rootless | rootle̊ss | root-less | root-le̊ss | a. wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community |
| rootlet | rootlėt | root-let | root-lėt | n. small root or division of a root |
| roots | roots | root-s | root-s | |
| rootstock | rootstock | root-stock | root-stock | n. a root used for plant propagation; the part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots |
| rootworm | rootwo̊rm | root-worm | root-wo̊rm | n. a worm or larva that feeds on the roots of plants |
| rooty | rootẏ | root-y | root-ẏ | a. full of roots |
| rootedness | rootėdne̊ss | root-ed-ness | root-ėd-ne̊ss | n. the state of having deep roots; firmly established |
| rootlessness | rootlėssnėss | root-less-ness | root-lėss-nėss | n. the state of having no roots or ties to a place |
| rootsy | rootsẏ | root-s-y | root-s-ẏ | a. having an earthy, traditional quality |
| uproot | ûproot | up-root | ûp-root | v. to pull up by the roots v. to destroy completely |
| uprooted | ûprootėd | up-root-ed | ûp-root-ėd | a. pulled up by the roots; removed from a native habitat |
| uprooting | ûprooting | up-root-ing | ûp-root-ing | v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots v. pull up by or as if by the roots |
| arrowroot | arrōwroot | arr-ow-root | arr-ōw-root | n. a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant |
| gingerroot | ginge̊rroot | ging-er-root | ging-e̊r-root | n. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning |
| rope | rōpe | rope | rōpe | n. a strong thick cord made by twisting together strands of fiber vt. to tie or fasten with a rope |
| roped | rōp𝕖ḋ | rop-ed | rōp-𝕖ḋ | v. catch with a lasso v. fasten with a rope |
| roper | rōpe̊r | rop-er | rōp-e̊r | n. a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle |
| roping | rōping | rop-ing | rōp-ing | n. capturing cattle or horses with a lasso |
| ropes | rōp𝕖s | rope-s | rōp𝕖-s | |
| ropeway | rōpewāy | rope-way | rōpe-wāy | n. a transportation system using cables |
| ropy | rōpẏ | rop-y | rōp-ẏ | a. of or resembling rope in being long and strong a. forming viscous or glutinous threads |
| ropey | ro̊pėy | rope-y | ro̊pė-y | a. (British informal) very poor in quality |
| rose | rōṡe | rose | rōṡe | n. a fragrant flowering shrub of the genus Rosa n. a light pink color |
| rosacea | rōṡācėå | ros-acea | rōṡ-ācėå | n. a skin disease of adults in which blood vessels of the face enlarge |
| rosary | rōṡårẏ | ros-ary | rōṡ-årẏ | n. a string of beads used in praying (especially by Roman Catholics) |
| roseate | rōṡēate | rose-ate | rōṡē-ate | a. having a dusty purplish pink color |
| rosebud | rōṡ𝕖bûd | rose-bud | rōṡ𝕖-bûd | n. the bud of a rose |
| rosebush | rōṡ𝕖bùsh | rose-bush | rōṡ𝕖-bùsh | n. any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses |
| rosette | ro̊sette | ros-ette | ro̊s-ette | n. an ornament resembling a rose; leaves growing in circles from a common center |
| rosemary | rōṡ𝕖marẏ | rose-mary | rōṡ𝕖-marẏ | n. a fragrant herb used in cooking |
| roses | rōṡėṡ | rose-s | rōṡė-ṡ | |
| rosewood | rōṡewood | rose-wood | rōṡe-wood | n. a valuable dark reddish wood used for making furniture |
| rosy | rōṡẏ | ros-y | rōṡ-ẏ | a. having the pinkish flush of health a. reflecting optimism |
| corrosion | co̊rrōsio̊n | cor-ros-ion | co̊r-rōs-io̊n | n. the process of gradual destruction by chemical action |
| corrosive | co̊rrōsive | cor-ros-ive | co̊r-rōs-ive | n. a substance that causes corrosion a. eating away gradually; sarcastic |
| erose | ėrōse | e-rose | ė-rōse | |
| erosion | ėrōsio̊n | e-ros-ion | ė-rōs-io̊n | n. the gradual wearing away of land by water or wind n. a gradual decline of something |
| erosive | ērōsive | e-ros-ive | ē-rōs-ive | a. wearing away by friction |
| erosional | ērōsio̊nål | e-ros-ion-al | ē-rōs-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or caused by erosion |
| Rosalyn | Roṡålẏn | Rosalyn | Roṡålẏn | n. a female given name |
| rosicrucian | rōṡicrùciån | rosi-cruc-ian | rōṡi-crùc-iån | n. a member of a secret society devoted to metaphysical and mystical study |
| rosin | roṡi̊n | rosin | roṡi̊n | v. rub rosin onto |
| roster | roste̊r | rost-er | rost-e̊r | n. a list of people's names |
| rostrum | rostrům | rostr-um | rostr-ům | n. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it |
| rot | rot | rot | rot | n. the process of decaying v. decay or cause to decay |
| rotary | rōtårẏ | rot-ary | rōt-årẏ | a. relating to or characterized by rotation n. a machine that rotates |
| rotate | rōtāte | rot-ate | rōt-āte | v. to turn around a central point or axis v. to take turns in a regular order |
| rotted | rottėd | rott-ed | rott-ėd | a. damaged by decay; unsound and useless |
| rotten | rotte̊n | rott-en | rott-e̊n | a. having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness |
| rotter | rotte̊r | rott-er | rott-e̊r | n. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
| rotgut | rotgût | rot-gut | rot-gût | n. any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality |
| rotting | rotting | rott-ing | rott-ing | n. the process of decay |
| rotor | rōto̊r | rot-or | rōt-o̊r | n. a rotating part of a machine |
| rotatable | rōtātåble | rot-at-able | rōt-āt-åble | a. capable of being rotated |
| rotorcraft | rōto̊rcràft | rot-or-craft | rōt-o̊r-cràft | n. an aircraft that uses rotating wings to provide lift, such as a helicopter |
| rotated | rōtātėd | rot-at-ed | rōt-āt-ėd | v. turn in a circle around an axis |
| rottener | rotte̊ne̊r | rott-en-er | rott-e̊n-e̊r | |
| rottenest | rotte̊nėst | rott-en-est | rott-e̊n-ėst | |
| rotisserie | rōtisse̊riē | rot-iss-erie | rōt-iss-e̊riē | n. an oven equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns |
| rototiller | rōto̊tille̊r | roto-till-er | rōto̊-till-e̊r | n. a motorized cultivator with rotating blades for breaking up soil |
| rotifer | rōtife̊r | rot-i-fer | rōt-i-fe̊r | n. a minute aquatic organism with a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion |
| rotating | rōtāting | rot-at-ing | rōt-āt-ing | a. turning on or around an axis |
| rotation | rōtātio̊n | rot-at-ion | rōt-āt-io̊n | n. the action of rotating around an axis or center n. a regular cycle or sequence |
| rottenness | rotte̊nnėss | rott-en-ness | rott-e̊n-nėss | n. the quality of rotting and becoming putrid |
| rotator | rōtāto̊r | rot-at-or | rōt-āt-o̊r | n. something that rotates or causes rotation |
| rotational | rōtātio̊nål | rot-at-ion-al | rōt-āt-io̊n-ål | a. of or pertaining to rotation |
| rota | rōtå | rota | rōtå | n. a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties |
| rote | rōte | rote | rōte | n. memorization by repetition |
| rotenone | rōte̊nōne | rotenone | rōte̊nōne | n. a white crystalline insecticide extracted from the roots of derris and cube |
| rottweiler | rottweīle̊r | rottweil-er | rottweīl-e̊r | n. a breed of large powerful dog |
| rotund | rōtûnd | rotund | rōtûnd | a. spherical in shape |
| rotunda | rōtûndå | rotund-a | rōtûnd-å | n. a large circular room or building |
| rouge | roūge | rouge | roūge | n. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks v. redden by applying rouge to |
| rouged | roùg𝕖d | roug-ed | roùg-𝕖d | a. marked by the use of red makeup |
| rough | rôugh | rough | rôugh | a. having or caused by an irregular surface a. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse n. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short v. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form |
| roughage | rôughȧge | rough-age | rôugh-ȧge | n. coarse, indigestible plant food that stimulates intestinal peristalsis |
| roughen | rôughe̊n | rough-en | rôugh-e̊n | v. make rough or rougher |
| rougher | rôughe̊r | rough-er | rôugh-e̊r | n. a machine for rough finishing |
| roughest | rôughėst | rough-est | rôugh-ėst | |
| roughhouse | rôughhòuse | rough-house | rôugh-hòuse | n. violent or rowdy behavior v. engage in rough or disorderly play |
| roughly | rôughlẏ | rough-ly | rôugh-lẏ | adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct adv. with rough motion as over a rough surface |
| roughneck | rôughneck | rough-neck | rôugh-neck | n. a cruel and brutal fellow |
| roughness | rôughne̊ss | rough-ness | rôugh-ne̊ss | n. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven n. harsh or severe speech or behavior |
| roughshod | rôughshod | rough-shod | rôugh-shod | a. (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping |
| roughened | rôughe̊n𝕖d | rough-en-ed | rôugh-e̊n-𝕖d | a. used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure |
| rouille | roūille | rouille | roūille | n. a spicy garlic and chili pepper sauce from Provence |
| roulade | roùlàde | roul-ade | roùl-àde | n. a dish consisting of a slice of meat rolled around a filling n. an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable |
| roulette | roùlette | roul-ette | roùl-ette | n. a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around another n. a wheel with teeth for making perforations n. a gambling game betting on where a ball lands in a revolving wheel |
| round | ròund | round | ròund | n. a charge of ammunition for a single shot n. a regular journey for some purpose prep. so as to form a circle a. having a circular shape |
| roundabout | ròundåbòut | round-about | ròund-åbòut | n. a road junction at which traffic flows circularly around a central island a. not direct; deviating from a straight course |
| rounded | ròund𝕖d | round-ed | ròund-𝕖d | a. curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged |
| roundel | ròundel | round-el | ròund-el | n. English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third n. round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit |
| rounder | ròunde̊r | round-er | ròund-e̊r | n. a tool for rounding corners or edges |
| roundest | ròundėst | round-est | ròund-ėst | |
| roundhouse | ròundhòuse | round-house | ròund-hòuse | n. workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives n. a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing |
| rounding | ròunding | round-ing | ròund-ing | n. the process of replacing a number with an approximation |
| roundish | ròundish | round-ish | ròund-ish | a. somewhat round in appearance or form |
| roundly | ròundlẏ | round-ly | ròund-lẏ | adv. in a round manner |
| roundness | ròundnėss | round-ness | ròund-nėss | n. the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular |
| rounds | ròundṡ | round-s | ròund-ṡ | |
| roundup | ròundûp | round-up | ròund-ûp | n. a gathering of scattered things; a summary of news |
| roundworm | ròundwo̊rm | round-worm | ròund-wo̊rm | n. unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; some are parasitic |
| roundtable | ròundtāble | round-tab-le | ròund-tāb-le | n. a meeting of people for discussion on equal terms |
| rounders | ròunde̊rṡ | round-er-s | ròund-e̊r-ṡ | n. an English ball game similar to baseball |
| around | åròund | a-round | å-ròund | prep. on all sides of; about; approximately adv. in a circle; nearby; in the vicinity |
| surround | sůrròund | sur-round | sůr-ròund | v. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle |
| surrounded | surròund𝕖d | sur-round-ed | sur-ròund-𝕖d | a. confined on all sides |
| surrounding | surròunding | sur-round-ing | sur-ròund-ing | a. that is around something n. the area around a place |
| surrounds | surròundṡ | sur-round-s | sur-ròund-ṡ | |
| surroundings | sůrròundingṡ | sur-round-ing-s | sůr-ròund-ing-ṡ | n. the conditions or environment in which someone or something exists |
| rouse | ròuṡe | rouse | ròuṡe | v. to wake someone up v. to stir up or excite |
| rouser | ròuṡe̊r | rous-er | ròuṡ-e̊r | n. someone who rouses others from sleep |
| rousing | ròuṡing | rous-ing | ròuṡ-ing | a. capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement |
| arouse | åròuṡe | a-rouse | å-ròuṡe | v. to awaken a feeling or emotion v. to cause to become active |
| arousal | åròuṡål | a-rous-al | å-ròuṡ-ål | n. the act of arousing; a state of heightened activity |
| aroused | åròuṡ𝕖d | a-rous-ed | å-ròuṡ-𝕖d | a. awakened or stimulated to action a. brought to a state of tension |
| arousing | åròuṡing | a-rous-ing | å-ròuṡ-ing | v. call forth emotions or responses v. stimulate or excite |
| roust | ròust | roust | ròust | v. to drive or force out; to rouse |
| roustabout | ròuståbòut | roust-about | ròust-åbòut | n. a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor |
| rout | ròut | rout | ròut | n. an overwhelming defeat v. to cause to flee |
| route | roūte | route | roūte | n. a way or course taken to get from one place to another v. send along a specified course |
| routed | roùtėd | rout-ed | roùt-ėd | v. defeat disastrously |
| router | roùte̊r | rout-er | roùt-e̊r | n. a device that forwards data between networks; a woodworking tool |
| routine | roūtĩne | rout-ine | roūt-ĩne | n. an unvarying or habitual method or procedure a. occurring at fixed times or regular intervals |
| routing | ròuting | rout-ing | ròut-ing | n. the act of sending someone or something to a particular destination v. send via a specific route |
| routes | roūt𝕖s | route-s | roūt𝕖-s | |
| routinely | roūtĩn𝕖lẏ | rout-ine-ly | roūt-ĩn𝕖-lẏ | adv. according to routine or established practice |
| routines | roūtĩn𝕖ṡ | rout-ine-s | roūt-ĩn𝕖-ṡ | |
| routinized | roùtinīz𝕖d | rout-in-iz-ed | roùt-in-īz-𝕖d | a. made routine or habitual |
| routinization | roùtĩnīzātio̊n | rout-in-iz-at-ion | roùt-ĩn-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making something routine or standard |
| nonroutine | nonroùtĩne | non-rout-ine | non-roùt-ĩne | a. not routine or customary |
| rerouting | rēroùting | re-rout-ing | rē-roùt-ing | n. the process of routing again or differently |
| subroutine | sûbroùtĩne | sub-rout-ine | sûb-roùt-ĩne | n. a set sequence of steps, part of a larger computer program |
| roux | roū𝕩 | roux | roū𝕩 | n. a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| rove | rōve | rove | rōve | v. move about aimlessly or without any destination v. pass a rope through |
| rover | rōve̊r | rov-er | rōv-e̊r | n. a person who wanders from place to place |
| roving | rōving | rov-ing | rōv-ing | a. travelling about without any clear destination |
| microrover | mīcrōrōve̊r | micro-rov-er | mīcrō-rōv-e̊r | n. a small robotic vehicle used for exploration |
| row | rōw | row | rōw | n. a number of people or things in a straight line n. a noisy argument or dispute v. propel a boat with oars |
| rowan | rōwån | row-an | rōw-ån | n. a Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits |
| rowboat | rōwbōat | row-boat | rōw-bōat | n. a small boat propelled by oars |
| rower | rōwe̊r | row-er | rōw-e̊r | n. someone who rows a boat |
| rowhouse | rōwhòuse | row-house | rōw-hòuse | n. a house that is one of a row of similar houses joined on both sides |
| rowing | rōwing | row-ing | rōw-ing | n. the act of rowing as a sport |
| rows | rōwṡ | row-s | rōw-ṡ | |
| rowdie | rōwdīe | rowd-ie | rōwd-īe | n. a hooligan or rough person |
| rowdy | ròwdẏ | rowd-y | ròwd-ẏ | a. noisy and disorderly n. a noisy rough person |
| rowdiness | ròwdine̊ss | rowd-i-ness | ròwd-i-ne̊ss | n. rowdy behavior |
| royal | roẏål | roy-al | roẏ-ål | a. relating to a king or queen a. of excellent quality; magnificent |
| royalist | roẏålist | roy-al-ist | roẏ-ål-ist | n. an advocate of the principles of monarchy |
| royally | roẏållẏ | roy-al-ly | roẏ-ål-lẏ | adv. in a royal manner |
| royalty | roẏåltẏ | roy-al-ty | roẏ-ål-tẏ | n. members of a royal family n. a payment made for the right to use property |
| haemorrhagic | h𝕒èmo̊rr𝕙ȧgic | haem-o-rrhag-ic | h𝕒èm-o̊-rr𝕙ȧg-ic | a. of or relating to a hemorrhage |
| diarrhea | dīårr𝕙ēå | di-a-rrhea | dī-å-rr𝕙ēå | n. frequent and watery bowel movements |
| diarrheal | dīårr𝕙ēål | di-a-rrhe-al | dī-å-rr𝕙ē-ål | a. of or relating to diarrhea |
| diarrheas | dīårr𝕙ēåṡ | di-a-rrhea-s | dī-å-rr𝕙ēå-ṡ | |
| gonorrhea | gono̊rr𝕙ēa | gon-o-rrhea | gon-o̊-rr𝕙ēa | n. a venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| otorrhea | ōto̊rr𝕙ēå | ot-o-rrhea | ōt-o̊-rr𝕙ēå | n. discharge from the external ear |
| rhinorrhea | r𝕙īno̊rr𝕙ēå | rhin-o-rrhea | r𝕙īn-o̊-rr𝕙ēå | n. persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose |
| RSVP | RSVP | abbr. please reply (French) | ||
| ruination | rùinātio̊n | ru-in-at-ion | rù-in-āt-io̊n | n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction |
| rub | rûb | rub | rûb | n. the act of rubbing or wiping v. move over something with pressure v. cause friction |
| rubdown | rûbdòwn | rub-down | rûb-dòwn | n. the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes |
| rubbed | rûbb𝕖d | rubb-ed | rûbb-𝕖d | |
| rubber | rûbbe̊r | rubb-er | rûbb-e̊r | n. a tough elastic substance made from the sap of tropical plants n. an eraser made of rubber |
| rubbing | rûbbing | rubb-ing | rûbb-ing | n. a copy made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal |
| rubbish | rûbbish | rubb-ish | rûbb-ish | n. waste material; nonsense |
| rubble | rûbble | rubb-le | rûbb-le | n. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
| rubs | rûbṡ | rub-s | rûb-ṡ | |
| ruby | rūbẏ | rub-y | rūb-ẏ | n. a deep red precious stone a. of a deep red color |
| rubella | rūbellå | rub-ell-a | rūb-ell-å | n. a contagious viral disease, a milder form of measles |
| rubberneck | rûbbe̊rneck | rubb-er-neck | rûbb-e̊r-neck | n. a person who stares inquisitively v. strain to watch; stare curiously |
| rubbers | rûbbe̊rṡ | rubb-er-s | rûbb-e̊r-ṡ | |
| rubicund | rūbicûnd | rub-ic-und | rūb-ic-ûnd | a. having a healthy reddish color |
| rubbery | rûbbe̊rẏ | rubb-er-y | rûbb-e̊r-ẏ | a. having an elastic texture resembling rubber |
| rubberized | rûbbe̊rīz𝕖d | rubb-er-iz-ed | rûbb-e̊r-īz-𝕖d | v coat or impregnate with rubber |
| rubbernecker | rûbbe̊rnecke̊r | rubb-er-neck-er | rûbb-e̊r-neck-e̊r | n. a person who stares inquisitively |
| rubefacient | rūbėfācie̊nt | rub-ef-ac-i-ent | rūb-ėf-āc-i-e̊nt | a. causing redness of the skin |
| rubato | rūbàtō | rubato | rūbàtō | n. a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat |
| rube | rūbe | rube | rūbe | n. an awkward, unsophisticated person |
| rubidium | rūbidiům | rubid-ium | rūbid-iům | n. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group |
| rubric | rūbric | rubr-ic | rūbr-ic | n. a title or heading printed in a special style n. an authoritative rule |
| rubrum | rūbrům | rubr-um | rūbr-ům | n. a Latin word meaning red, used in biological nomenclature |
| ruched | rūċh𝕖ḋ | ruch-ed | rūċh-𝕖ḋ | a. having a gathered ruffle or pleat |
| ruck | rûck | ruck | rûck | n. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things |
| ruckus | rûckûs | ruckus | rûckûs | n. the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| rude | rūde | rude | rūde | a. offensively impolite or bad-mannered a. roughly or crudely made |
| ruder | rūde̊r | rud-er | rūd-e̊r | |
| rudest | rūdėst | rud-est | rūd-ėst | |
| rudely | rūd𝕖lẏ | rude-ly | rūd𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an impolite manner |
| rudiment | rūdime̊nt | rudi-ment | rūdi-me̊nt | n. the elementary stages of any subject n. the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life |
| rudeness | rūd𝕖nėss | rude-ness | rūd𝕖-nėss | n a manner that is rude and insulting n a wild or unrefined state |
| rudimentary | rūdi̊mentårẏ | rudi-ment-ary | rūdi̊-ment-årẏ | a. being in the earliest stages of development; basic |
| rudiments | rūdime̊nts | rudi-ment-s | rūdi-me̊nt-s | n. the first principles of a subject |
| erudite | èrūdīte | e-rud-ite | è-rūd-īte | a. having or showing profound knowledge |
| erudition | èrūditio̊n | e-rud-it-ion | è-rūd-it-io̊n | n. profound scholarly knowledge |
| rudder | rûdde̊r | rudd-er | rûdd-e̊r | n. a hinged airfoil at the tail of an aircraft for horizontal course changes n. a hinged vertical plate at the stern for steering a vessel |
| ruddy | rûddẏ | rudd-y | rûdd-ẏ | a. inclined to a healthy reddish color |
| rudderless | rûdde̊rle̊ss | rudd-er-less | rûdd-e̊r-le̊ss | a. aimlessly drifting |
| rue | rūe | rue | rūe | n. a type of plant with bitter-tasting leaves vt. to feel regret or remorse for |
| rueful | rū𝕖fůl | rue-ful | rū𝕖-fůl | a. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses |
| ruefully | rū𝕖fůllẏ | rue-ful-ly | rū𝕖-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a rueful manner |
| ruff | rûff | ruff | rûff | n. an ornamental frilled collar worn in the 16th and 17th centuries n. (in card games) the act of playing a trump card |
| ruffed | rûff𝕖ḋ | ruff-ed | rûff-𝕖ḋ | a. having a frill or ruff around the neck |
| ruffled | rûffl𝕖d | ruffl-ed | rûffl-𝕖d | v. to disturb the smoothness of; to become irritated a. having decorative ruffles |
| ruffian | rûffiån | ruff-ian | rûff-iån | n. a cruel and brutal fellow |
| ruffle | rûffle | ruff-le | rûff-le | n. a strip of gathered or pleated material v. to disturb the smoothness of |
| ruffly | rûfflẏ | ruff-ly | rûff-lẏ | a. covered with or resembling ruffles |
| unruffled | ûnrûffl𝕖d | un-ruffl-ed | ûn-rûffl-𝕖d | a. free from emotional agitation or nervous tension a. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves |
| rug | rûg | rug | rûg | n. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) |
| rugby | rûgbẏ | rug-by | rûg-bẏ | n. a form of football played with an oval ball |
| rugged | rûgg𝕖d | rugg-ed | rûgg-𝕖d | a. having a rough uneven surface a. strong and sturdy; able to endure difficult conditions |
| rugger | rûgge̊r | rugg-er | rûgg-e̊r | n. rugby football (informal) |
| rugs | rûgṡ | rug-s | rûg-ṡ | |
| ruggedize | rûggėdīze | rugg-ed-ize | rûgg-ėd-īze | vt. to make sturdy or durable |
| ruggedly | rûgge̊dlẏ | rugg-ed-ly | rûgg-e̊d-lẏ | adv. in a rugged manner |
| ruggedness | rûggėdnėss | rugg-ed-ness | rûgg-ėd-nėss | n. the quality of being uneven and rugged |
| corrugate | corrůgāte | cor-rug-ate | cor-růg-āte | v. to fold or wrinkle into alternating ridges and grooves |
| corrugated | corrůgāt𝕖d | cor-rug-at-ed | cor-růg-āt-𝕖d | a. shaped into parallel folds or ridges |
| corrugation | corrùgātio̊n | cor-rug-at-ion | cor-rùg-āt-io̊n | n. a ridge on a corrugated surface |
| ruined | rūin𝕖d | ruin-ed | rūin-𝕖d | a. destroyed; brought to ruin |
| ruin | rūin | ru-in | rū-in | n. the state of being destroyed vt. cause great damage to |
| ruinous | rūino̊us | ruin-ous | rūin-o̊us | a. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin |
| ruining | rūining | ru-in-ing | rū-in-ing | |
| ruinously | rūino̊uslẏ | ruin-ous-ly | rūin-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree |
| ruins | rūinṡ | ru-in-s | rū-in-ṡ | |
| rule | rūle | rule | rūle | n. a principle or regulation governing conduct or procedure v. to exercise authority over; to control |
| rulebook | rūl𝕖book | rule-book | rūl𝕖-book | n. a collection of rules or prescribed standards |
| ruled | rūl𝕖d | rul-ed | rūl-𝕖d | a. subject to a ruling authority a. marked with lines |
| ruler | rūle̊r | rul-er | rūl-e̊r | n. a person who rules or governs n. a straight strip for drawing straight lines |
| ruling | rūling | rul-ing | rūl-ing | n. an official decision made by a judge or authority a. exercising power or authority |
| rules | rūl𝕖ṡ | rule-s | rūl𝕖-ṡ | |
| rulership | rūle̊rship | rul-er-ship | rūl-e̊r-ship | n. the position of ruler |
| misrule | misrūle | mis-rule | mis-rūle | n. government that is inefficient or dishonest |
| overrule | ōve̊rrūle | over-rule | ōve̊r-rūle | v. rule against |
| unruly | ûnrūlẏ | un-rul-y | ûn-rūl-ẏ | a. disorderly and difficult to control |
| unruliness | ûnrūlinėss | un-rul-i-ness | ûn-rūl-i-nėss | n. the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline |
| rum | rûm | rum | rûm | n. a strong alcoholic drink made from sugar cane |
| rummage | rûmmȧge | rumm-age | rûmm-ȧge | v. to search thoroughly by moving things around n. a thorough search |
| rumble | rûmble | rumb-le | rûmb-le | n. a loud low dull continuous noise v. make a low noise |
| rumbling | rûmbling | rumb-ling | rûmb-ling | n. a loud low dull continuous noise |
| rumor | rūmo̊r | rum-or | rūm-o̊r | n. an unverified piece of information spread by word of mouth vt. to spread a rumor |
| rumour | rūmo̊ur | rum-our | rūm-o̊ur | n. an unverified story |
| rums | rûmṡ | rum-s | rûm-ṡ | |
| rummy | rûmmẏ | rumm-y | rûmm-ẏ | n. a card game based on collecting sets and sequences a. relating to or resembling rum |
| rumored | rūmo̊r𝕖d | rum-or-ed | rūm-o̊r-𝕖d | v. tell or spread rumors |
| rumors | rūmo̊rṡ | rum-or-s | rūm-o̊r-ṡ | |
| rumba | rûmbå | rumba | rûmbå | n. a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance n. syncopated music for dancing the rumba |
| rumen | rūme̊n | rumen | rūme̊n | n. the first stomach of a ruminant, where food is collected and returned as cud |
| ruminant | rūmi̊nånt | rumin-ant | rūmi̊n-ånt | n. a cud-chewing hoofed mammal a. relating to or characteristic of ruminants |
| ruminate | rūmināte | rumin-ate | rūmin-āte | v. to chew the cud v. to think deeply about something |
| rumination | rūminātio̊n | rumin-at-ion | rūmin-āt-io̊n | n. deep or careful thought n. the act of chewing the cud |
| ruminative | rūminåtive | rumin-at-ive | rūmin-åt-ive | a. deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| rump | rûmp | rump | rûmp | n. fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round |
| rumpled | rûmpl𝕖d | rumpl-ed | rûmpl-𝕖d | a. in disarray; extremely disorderly |
| rumple | rûmple | rump-le | rûmp-le | v. to become wrinkled or crumpled |
| rumpus | rûmpûs | rumpus | rûmpûs | n. a disturbance; a noisy argument |
| run | rûn | run | rûn | v. to move swiftly on foot; to operate; to manage; to flow n. an act of running; a continuous period |
| rundown | rûndòwn | run-down | rûn-dòwn | n. a concluding summary |
| runner | rûnne̊r | runn-er | rûnn-e̊r | n. a person who runs, especially in races |
| runic | rūnic | run-ic | rūn-ic | a. relating to or consisting of runes |
| running | rûnning | runn-ing | rûnn-ing | n. the act or state of moving fast on foot a. happening continuously; in operation |
| runoff | rûnoff | run-off | rûn-off | n. water that flows away from an area n. a final election to resolve an earlier one |
| runs | rûnṡ | run-s | rûn-ṡ | |
| runty | rûntẏ | run-ty | rûn-tẏ | a. well below average height |
| runway | rûnwāy | run-way | rûn-wāy | n. a strip of paved surface where planes take off and land |
| runny | rûnnẏ | runn-y | rûnn-ẏ | a. liquid; flowing easily |
| runabout | rûnåbòut | run-a-bout | rûn-å-bòut | n. a small light automobile |
| runaround | rûnåròund | run-a-round | rûn-å-ròund | n. an evasive or ambiguous reply |
| runners | rûnne̊rṡ | runn-er-s | rûnn-e̊r-ṡ | |
| runways | rûnwāyṡ | run-way-s | rûn-wāy-ṡ | |
| runner-up | runn-er-up | n. one who finishes second in a contest | ||
| runaway | rûnåwāy | run-a-way | rûn-å-wāy | n. a person who has run away a. completely out of control |
| forerunner | for𝕖rûnne̊r | fore-runn-er | for𝕖-rûnn-e̊r | n. a person or thing that precedes or announces another |
| overrun | ōve̊rrûn | over-run | ōve̊r-rûn | v. to spread over in large numbers; to exceed a limit n. the amount by which something exceeds its limit |
| rerun | rērûn | re-run | rē-rûn | n. a program that is broadcast again v. to broadcast again or run again |
| ran | ran | ran | ran | |
| rune | rūne | rune | rūne | n. a character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia until the Middle Ages |
| runnel | rûnnel | runn-el | rûnn-el | n. a small stream |
| runt | rûnt | runt | rûnt | n. disparaging terms for small people |
| rupture | rûptůre | rupt-ure | rûpt-ůre | n. a break or tear v. to break or burst |
| ruptured | rûptůr𝕖d | rupt-ur-ed | rûpt-ůr-𝕖d | a. broken or burst |
| abrupt | åbrûpt | ab-rupt | åb-rûpt | a. markedly sudden and unexpected a. extremely steep |
| abruptly | åbrûptlẏ | ab-rupt-ly | åb-rûpt-lẏ | adv. quickly and without warning |
| abruptness | åbrûptne̊ss | ab-rupt-ness | åb-rûpt-ne̊ss | n. the quality of happening suddenly and without warning n. an abrupt discourteous manner |
| corrupt | co̊rrûpt | cor-rupt | co̊r-rûpt | a. dishonest or immoral; containing errors v. to cause to become dishonest or immoral |
| corrupted | co̊rrûptėd | cor-rupt-ed | co̊r-rûpt-ėd | a. ruined in character or quality |
| corruptible | co̊rrûptible | cor-rupt-ible | co̊r-rûpt-ible | a. capable of being corrupted |
| corrupting | co̊rrûpting | cor-rupt-ing | co̊r-rûpt-ing | a. harmful to the mind or morals a. that infects or taints |
| corruption | co̊rrûptio̊n | cor-rupt-ion | co̊r-rûpt-io̊n | n. dishonest or illegal behavior, especially involving bribery |
| corruptive | co̊rrûptive | cor-rupt-ive | co̊r-rûpt-ive | a. tending to corrupt or pervert |
| corruptly | co̊rrûptlẏ | cor-rupt-ly | co̊r-rûpt-lẏ | adv. in a corrupt manner |
| disrupt | disrûpt | dis-rupt | dis-rûpt | v. to interrupt or throw into disorder |
| disrupted | disrûptėd | dis-rupt-ed | dis-rûpt-ėd | a. marked by breaks or gaps |
| disrupter | disrûpte̊r | dis-rupt-er | dis-rûpt-e̊r | n. someone or something that disrupts an established order |
| disruption | disrûptio̊n | dis-rupt-ion | dis-rûpt-io̊n | n. disturbance or interruption to a process or system |
| disruptive | disrûptive | dis-rupt-ive | dis-rûpt-ive | a. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination |
| disruptor | disrûpto̊r | dis-rupt-or | dis-rûpt-o̊r | |
| disruptiveness | disrûptiv𝕖nėss | dis-rupt-ive-ness | dis-rûpt-iv𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of being disruptive or causing disruption |
| erupt | ērûpt | e-rupt | ē-rûpt | v. to burst forth suddenly and violently v. to force out or release suddenly |
| erupting | ērûpting | e-rupt-ing | ē-rûpt-ing | v. start abruptly v. become active and spew forth lava and rocks |
| eruption | ērûptio̊n | e-rupt-ion | ē-rûpt-io̊n | n. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava n. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible |
| eruptive | ērûptive | e-rupt-ive | ē-rûpt-ive | a. producing or characterized by eruptions a. actively spewing out lava |
| irruption | irrûptio̊n | ir-rupt-ion | ir-rûpt-io̊n | n. a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in n. a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population |
| incorruptible | inco̊rrûptible | in-cor-rupt-ible | in-co̊r-rûpt-ible | a. incapable of being morally corrupted |
| incorruptibility | inco̊rrûpti̊bili̊tẏ | in-cor-rupt-ibil-ity | in-co̊r-rûpt-i̊bil-i̊tẏ | n. the incapability of being corrupted |
| interrupt | inte̊rrûpt | in-ter-rupt | in-te̊r-rûpt | v. to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing |
| interrupted | inte̊rrûptėd | in-ter-rupt-ed | in-te̊r-rûpt-ėd | a. discontinued temporarily |
| interrupter | inte̊rrûpte̊r | in-ter-rupt-er | in-te̊r-rûpt-e̊r | n. a device for automatically interrupting an electric current |
| interruptible | inte̊rrûptible | in-ter-rupt-ible | in-te̊r-rûpt-ible | a. capable of being interrupted |
| interrupting | inte̊rrûpting | in-ter-rupt-ing | in-te̊r-rûpt-ing | |
| interruption | inte̊rrûptio̊n | in-ter-rupt-ion | in-te̊r-rûpt-io̊n | n. something that breaks the continuity of an activity |
| interrupts | inte̊rrûpts | in-ter-rupt-s | in-te̊r-rûpt-s | |
| uncorrupt | ûnco̊rrûpt | un-cor-rupt | ûn-co̊r-rûpt | a. not corrupt |
| uncorrupted | ûnco̊rrûptėd | un-cor-rupt-ed | ûn-co̊r-rûpt-ėd | a. not having its purity or excellence debased a. not decayed or decomposed |
| uninterrupted | ûninte̊rrûptėd | un-in-ter-rupt-ed | ûn-in-te̊r-rûpt-ėd | a. having undisturbed continuity |
| uninterruptedly | ûninte̊rrûptėdlẏ | un-in-ter-rupt-ed-ly | ûn-in-te̊r-rûpt-ėd-lẏ | adv. without interruption |
| rural | rūrål | rur-al | rūr-ål | a. relating to the countryside rather than the town |
| ruse | rūṡe | ruse | rūṡe | n. a deceptive maneuver especially to avoid capture |
| rush | rûsh | rush | rûsh | v. move with urgent haste n. a sudden rapid movement a. done in a hurry |
| rushed | rûsh𝕖ḋ | rush-ed | rûsh-𝕖ḋ | v. move with haste a. done under pressure |
| rusher | rûshe̊r | rush-er | rûsh-e̊r | n. a person who rushes; someone in a hurry |
| rushes | rûshėṡ | rush-es | rûsh-ėṡ | |
| rushing | rûshing | rush-ing | rûsh-ing | a. moving with great speed |
| onrush | onrûsh | on-rush | on-rûsh | n. a forceful forward rush or flow |
| onrushing | onrûshing | on-rush-ing | on-rûsh-ing | a. moving with great speed and force |
| Russia | Rûṡsi̊å | Russia | Rûṡsi̊å | n. a country in eastern Europe and Asia |
| Russian | Rûssiån | Russ-ian | Rûss-iån | a. relating to Russia or its people or language n. the language of Russia n. a native or inhabitant of Russia |
| Russians | Rûssiånṡ | Russ-ian-s | Rûss-iån-ṡ | |
| byelorussian | byelōrûssiån | byelo-russ-ian | byelō-rûss-iån | a. of or relating to Belarus or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Belarus |
| russet | rûssėt | russet | rûssėt | n. a reddish brown homespun fabric a. of brown with a reddish tinge |
| russian | rûṡsi̊ån | a. relating to Russia or its people or language n. the language of Russia n. a native or inhabitant of Russia | ||
| rust | rûst | rust | rûst | n. a reddish-brown coating on iron caused by oxidation v. become coated with rust |
| rusted | rûst𝕖d | rust-ed | rûst-𝕖d | a. covered with rust; corroded |
| rustler | rûs𝕥le̊r | rustl-er | rûs𝕥l-e̊r | n. someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) |
| rustic | rûstic | rust-ic | rûst-ic | n. an unsophisticated country person a. of or relating to the countryside |
| rusting | rûsting | rust-ing | rûst-ing | n. formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron through oxidation in water |
| rustle | rûs𝕥le | rust-le | rûs𝕥-le | n. a light noise like the noise of leaves blowing in the wind v. make a dry crackling sound |
| rustling | rûs𝕥ling | rust-ling | rûs𝕥-ling | n. a light noise like the noise of silk clothing moving n. the stealing of cattle |
| rustproof | rûstproof | rust-proof | rûst-proof | a. treated against rusting |
| rusty | rûstẏ | rust-y | rûst-ẏ | a. covered with rust; impaired by neglect or disuse |
| rusticate | rûsticāte | rust-ic-ate | rûst-ic-āte | v. to go to live in the country |
| rustier | rûstie̊r | rust-i-er | rûst-i-e̊r | |
| rustiest | rûstiėst | rust-i-est | rûst-i-ėst | |
| rusticity | rûsticitẏ | rust-ic-ity | rûst-ic-itẏ | n. the quality of being rustic or gauche |
| rut | rût | rut | rût | n. a deep track made by wheels; a fixed boring routine |
| rutted | rûttėd | rutt-ed | rûtt-ėd | a. full of ruts |
| rutting | rûtting | rutt-ing | rûtt-ing | v. be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals |
| rutabaga | rūtåbāgå | rutabaga | rūtåbāgå | n. the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food |
| ruth | rūth | ruth | rūth | |
| ruthless | rūthlėss | ruth-less | rūth-lėss | a. having no pity or compassion |
| ruthlessly | rūthle̊sslẏ | ruth-less-ly | rūth-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a ruthless manner |
| ruthlessness | rūthle̊ssne̊ss | ruth-less-ness | rūth-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity |
| rye | rȳe | rye | rȳe | n. a hardy cereal grass; whiskey made from rye grain |
| ryegrass | rȳ𝕖grass | rye-grass | rȳ𝕖-grass | n any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses |
