English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 1 of 430

rcharacter

The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

r'snoun

plural of r

R0noun

R₀ (“basic reproductive rate”)

R9name

Ronaldo (a Brazilian footballer).

raintj

Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).

Raabname

A surname from German.

raadnoun

An assembly in one of the Boer republics of South Africa.

Rabname

An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.

rabatnoun

A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.

Rabaulname

A town and former provincial capital in northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Rabbname

A title used for God.

Rabbaniname

A surname from Arabic.

rabbinoun

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabbinicadj

Relating to rabbis.

rabbinicaladj

Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work.

rabbitnoun

A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

rabbleverb

To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense

rabenoun

The budding shoot of a brassica that has bolted.

Rabelaisname

A surname from French.

rabinoun

Spring.

Rabianame

A female given name from Arabic, meaning spring, meant to symbolize the beginning of life, hope and the advent of happiness after a dark winter. The name of the first female Sufi saint, Rabia El Basri.

rabidadj

Affected with rabies.

rabidlyadv

In a rabid manner.

rabiesnoun

An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

Rabindranathname

A male given name from Bengali.

raccoonnoun

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

racenoun

A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

racecoursenoun

A course over which races are run.

racedadj

Pertaining to or marked in terms of race.

racehorsenoun

A horse that competes in races.

racemicadj

Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.

racernoun

Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.

racesnoun

plural of race

racetracknoun

A course over which any type of races are run.

racewaynoun

A place where races are held; a racetrack.

rachnoun

a dog that hunts by scent

Rachaelname

A female given name from Hebrew, a spelling variant of Rachel first recorded in the 17th century.

Rachelname

Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.

Rachellename

A female given name from Hebrew.

Rachidname

A male given name from French [in turn from Arabic], variant of Rashid.

rachisnoun

The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.

Rachmaninoffname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Рахма́нинов (Raxmáninov).

racialadj

Of or relating to a race (or a people).

racializedadj

Connected to race or a specific race.

raciallyadv

Relating to race.

Racinename

A surname from French.

racingnoun

The sport of competing in races.

racismnoun

The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior.

racistnoun

A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.

racknoun

A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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