English words: rainjacket to Raleighan

300 English words, part 9 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words rainjacket to Raleighan

rainjacket noun: The jacket counterpart of a raincoat; (loosely) any raincoat.
rainland noun: An area, especially in Africa, in which water for growing crops is supplied by rain (as contrasted with irrigated land and with floodland).
rainless adjective: Without rain.
rainlessly adverb: In a rainless way; without rain.
rainlessness noun: The state or condition of being rainless; lack of rain; drought
rainlight noun: The dim light that occurs on an overcast and rainy day.
rainlike adjective: Resembling rain.
rainmaker noun /ˈɹeɪnmeɪkə/: Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall.
rainmaking noun: The attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds.
rainmeter noun: A pluviometer.
Rainn proper noun: A male given name.
rainout noun: Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
rainpants noun: Waterproof pants to protect the wearer from rain.
rainpit noun: Alternative form of rain pit.
rainpond noun: A pond which is fed by rain, such as a dewpond.
rainpool noun: A pool of fallen rain; a puddle.
rainpour noun: A heavy rainfall.
rainprint noun: One of the small pits seen on the surface of some argillaceous rocks, believed to be the impressions of raindrops.
rainproof adjective, verb /ˈɹeɪnpɹuːf/: waterproof (for use outdoors); resistant to rain
rainproofer noun: One who, or that which, makes rainproof.
rains noun, verb /ɹeɪnz/: A rainy season; monsoon
rainscald noun: A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus...
rainscape noun: A landscape dominated by rain.
rainscaping noun: The use of water management and landscape design techniques to manage rainwater runoff.
rainscreen noun: Synonym of rainshade.
Rainsford proper noun: A surname.
rainshade noun /ˈɹeɪnˌʃeɪd/: An umbrella; any covering to protect or shield from the elements; an awning to keep out rain
rainshadow noun: Alternative form of rain shadow.
rainshower noun: Alternative form of rain shower.
rainslicker noun: A waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather.
rainsoaked adjective: Saturated with rainwater.
rainsome adjective: Marked by rain or raininess; rainy
rainspout noun /ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/: A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc.
rainsquall noun: A rainstorm.
rainstick noun /ˈreɪnstɪk/: A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like...
rainstorm noun /ˈɹeɪnstɔːm/: A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
rainstormy adjective: Undergoing a rainstorm.
rainsuit noun: A waterproof suit.
rainswept adjective: Describing a place where it is raining heavily
raintight adjective: So tight as to exclude rain.
raintop noun: A rainproof top (item of clothing).
raintree noun: Alternative form of rain tree.
rainwash noun, verb: The washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil.
rainwashed adjective: washed by the rain
rainwater noun: Rainfall.
rainwater goods noun: Fittings, such as gutters and downpipes, added to a building to protect it from the rain.
rainwear noun: Clothing worn as protection from rain.
rainworm noun: An earthworm.
Rainworth proper noun: A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England; a westward extension of the village is Mansfield district (OS grid ref...
rainy adjective /ˈɹeɪni/: Pouring with rain; wet; showery
rainy day noun: A difficult period of need, in reference to a time when money will be needed.
rainy season noun: The portion of the year during which the most rain falls.
raion noun /ɹaɪˈjɒn/: An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.
Raipur proper noun: A city, the state capital of Chhattisgarh, India.
raird noun: Alternative form of reird.
rais noun: Alternative form of reis (“holder of military rank”).
Raisa proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian female given name Раи́са (Raísa).
raisable adjective: Capable of being raised.
Raisbeck proper noun: A hamlet in Orton parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6407).
raise noun, verb /ɹeɪz/: To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
raise a finger verb: Synonym of lift a finger.
raise a finger against verb: Synonym of lift a finger against
raise a flag verb: Alternative form of raise red flags.
raise a hand verb: Alternative form of raise one's hand.
raise a red flag verb: Alternative form of raise red flags.
raise a stink verb: To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
raise an eyebrow verb: To show scepticism, surprise or as a result of being mildly scandalised.
raise borer noun: A machine used to excavate a circular hole between two levels of an underground mine without the use of explosives.
raise Cain verb: Synonym of raise hell.
raise cane verb: Eggcorn of raise Cain.
raise eyebrows verb: To cause surprise.
raise flags verb: Alternative form of raise red flags.
raise from the dead verb: To make (someone) alive after having died, to bring (someone) back to life.
raise hell verb: To cause a considerable disturbance.
raise hob verb: Synonym of raise hell.
raise one's eyebrows verb: Of a person, to be surprised.
raise one's game verb: Synonym of step up one's game.
raise one's glass verb: To toast; to acknowledge as something or someone to be celebrated.
raise one's hand verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, hand.
raise one's head verb: Synonym of rear one's head.
raise one's voice verb: To speak loudly, especially in anger.
raise oneself up by one's bootstraps verb: Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps verb: Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
raise red flags verb: To serve as a sign or signal indicating potential danger or trouble.
raise someone's consciousness verb: To increase a person's awareness of, and often sympathy for, an issue, cause, or condition.
raise someone's hackles verb: To annoy or anger someone.
raise someone's shackles verb: Misconstruction of raise someone's hackles.
raise someone's shag verb: To anger or annoy someone.
raise someone's spirits verb: To make someone feel in a better mood
raise steam verb: To build up a useful head (pressure level) of steam in a steam-engined vehicle's boiler.
raise the alarm verb: To call attention to a problem; to warn.
raise the ante verb: Synonym of up the ante.
raise the bar verb: To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.
raise the dead verb: To resurrect a dead person, or dead people in general; to reanimate the corpse of someone, rendering them undead.
raise the devil verb: Synonym of raise hell.
raise the flag and see who salutes verb: To float an idea, (or otherwise do some action) to see what response or controversy it generates, usually as a preliminary step.
raise the line verb: To take measures to increase healthcare capacity.
raise the roof verb: To cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.
raise the specter verb: Alternative form of raise the spectre.
raise the spectre verb: To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen.
raise the stakes verb: To increase in significance or risk.
raise the white flag verb: Alternative form of wave the white flag.
raise the wind verb: To procure ready money by some temporary expedient.
raise to the ermine verb: To ennoble; to appoint someone to the House of Lords or the judiciary.
raise to the purple verb: To become a cardinal.
raise unshirted hell verb: A superlative form of raise hell
raise up verb: To raise (put at a higher level)
raiseable adjective: Alternative form of raisable.
raised adjective, verb /ɹeɪzd/: Embossed, in relief.
raised beach noun: A terrace of gravel etc. marking the margin of an ancient sea.
raised bed noun: A garden that is planted in soil raised above the ground level, typically enclosed by a frame made of wood, rock, bricks, or concrete blocks.
raised bog noun: A type of bog in which the center is higher than the edges, resulting in ombrotrophic, acidic, wet habitat that is poor in mineral salts.
raised bread noun: Synonym of yeast bread.
raised by wolves phrase: Uncivilized, unmannered.
raised dot noun: Synonym of high point: · or · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English).
raised fist noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raised, fist.
raised in a barn phrase: Uncivilized, unmannered.
raised panel noun: A woodworking technique, primarily used in door design, that improves durability and allows wood to expand and contract with humidity, preventing warping...
raised paneling noun: Alternative spelling of raised panelling.
raised panelling noun: The application of raised panels.
raised point noun: · (middle dot) (or sometimes . (full stop)) (the punctuation mark used as a raised decimal point in British English).
raised ranch noun: A two-storey house in which a finished basement serves as an additional floor, and which has a flight of steps to the main living floor (unlike a...
raisedness noun: Quality of being raised.
Raisen proper noun: A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
raiser noun /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)/: A person or thing that raises.
Raisi proper noun: A transliteration of the Persian surname رئیسی (ra'isi)
raisin noun, verb /ˈɹeɪzən/: A dried grape.
raisin black noun: A faintly purplish or brownish shade of black, like that of raisins.
raisin bran noun: A mixture of bran flakes and raisins eaten as a breakfast cereal.
raisin bread noun: Bread with raisins in it.
raisin moth noun: A pyralid moth of species Cadra figulilella that is a pest on dried fruits.
raisin tree noun: Any East Asian deciduous tree, of genus Hovenia, with glossy leaves and edible fruits that can be dried like raisins.
raisin wine noun: Synonym of straw wine
raisinate adjective, verb: To take on the qualities of raisins
raisiné noun /ɹeɪzɪˈneɪ/: A type of conserve made from grapes.
raisinet noun /ˈɹeɪzənɛt/: A chocolate-covered raisin, usually one of the brand of the same name.
Raisinette noun: Misconstruction of Raisinet.
raising noun, verb /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/: Elevation.
raising agent noun: A leavening agent.
raising board noun: A ribbed board by which to raise the grain of leather.
raising gig noun: A machine for raising a nap on cloth.
raising piece noun: A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.
raising plate noun: A horizontal timber supporting the heels of rafters.
raising sim noun: A life simulation game in which the player acts as the custodian of a subordinate non-player character (typically a child, student, pet, etc.) and manages...
raisinish adjective: Like or characteristic of a raisin.
raisinless adjective: Without raisins.
raisinlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a raisin.
raisiny adjective: Resembling or containing raisins.
raison d'etat noun /ɹeɪˌzɒ̃ deɪˈtɑː/: A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations.
raison d'etre noun /ˌɹeɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/: A reason for being; the claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.
raisonné adjective: Arranged systematically, or according to classes or topics.
raisonneur noun: A person in a play or book embodying an author's viewpoint.
raita noun: A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.
raite noun: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
raitha noun: Alternative form of raita (condiment)
raiyat noun /ˈɹaɪət/: A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia.
raiyatwari noun: Alternative form of ryotwari.
raiyot noun: Alternative form of ryot.
raj noun /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/: Reign; rule.
raja noun /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/: Alternative spelling of rajah.
raja shelduck noun: Alternative spelling of radjah shelduck
Rajab proper noun: The seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
rajadhiraja noun: A prestigious royal ruler in South and Southeast Asia.
rajadom noun: Alternative form of rajahdom.
Rajagopal proper noun: A surname from Tamil.
Rajagopalan proper noun: A surname from Tamil.
rajah noun /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/: A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
Rajah Brooke's birdwing noun: Trogonoptera brookiana, a birdwing butterfly of Asian rainforests.
rajahdom noun: The territory ruled by a rajah.
Rajahmundry proper noun: A city in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
rajahnate noun: A state ruled by a rajah.
rajahship noun: The office or dignity of a rajah.
Rajala proper noun: A surname from Finnish.
rajamuffin noun: Synonym of Raggastani.
Rajan proper noun: A surname.
rajanate noun: Alternative form of rajahnate.
Rajani proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
rajanigandha noun: The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa (now Agave amica).
Rajanpur proper noun: One of the four districts in the Dera Ghazi Khan Division of Punjab in Pakistan.
Rajapaksa proper noun: A surname from Sinhalese.
Rajaram proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
Rajarshi noun: A king who turned into a royal sage.
rajas noun: One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate.
rajaship noun: The role or office of raja.
rajasic adjective: Relating or conforming to rajas (one of the gunas in Hindu philosophy).
Rajasthan proper noun /ˈɹɑːd͡ʒəˌstɑːn/: A state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana. Capital and largest city: Jaipur.
Rajasthani adjective, noun /ˌɹɑːd͡ʒəˈstɑːni/: Of or relating to Rajasthan or its people.
Rajat proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Rajbanshi noun: Alternative form of Rajbongshi.
Rajbansi noun: Alternative form of Rajbongshi.
rajbari noun: a mansion or palace built as a residence for a Hindu rajah, typically in India or Bangladesh.
rajbhog noun: A variety of rasgulla, typically larger and with more fillings.
Rajbongshi noun: An ethnic group inhabiting parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
Rajendran proper noun: A surname.
Rajesh proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Rajgarh proper noun: A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
rajgeera noun: Alternative spelling of rajgira.
Rajgir proper noun: A city in Nalanda district, Bihar, India.
rajgira noun [ˈɾɑːd͡ʒ.ɡi.rɑː]: Any of the cereal plants called amaranth, and its seed used for food.
rajid noun: Any fish in the family Rajidae; a skate.
Rajin proper noun: A district of Rason, North Korea.
rajite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing copper, oxygen, and tellurium.
Rajiv proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit of Indian usage.
rajju noun: Synonym of rope (“a unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second”).
Rajkot proper noun: A large city in Gujarat, India.
Rajkumar proper noun: A surname.
Rajkumari noun: A title for a princess.
rajma noun: An Indian dish of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with spices.
rajmahal noun: Alternative form of raajmahal.
rajmata noun: queen mother
Rajneesh proper noun: A religious and spiritual leader from India.
Rajneeshee noun: A member of a countercultural sect, founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, that combines elements of religion and Western philosophy
Rajneeshi adjective, noun: Of or relating to Rajneesh or his ideology.
Rajneeshism noun: The religious philosophy and ideology exemplified by Rajneesh.
Rajni proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
rajon noun: Alternative spelling of raion.
Rajouri proper noun: Synonym of Rajouri District.
Rajoy proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Rajpoot noun: Dated form of Rajput.
rajpramukh noun: An appointed governor in Part B states of India, from independence in 1947 until 1956.
Rajput noun: A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.
Rajputana proper noun: A former region in India, now mainly in the state of Rajasthan.
Rajshahi proper noun: A large city, the capital of the Rajshahi District and Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
Raju proper noun: A male given name from Telugu.
RAK adjective: Abbreviation of right (side) above knee (said of an amputee/amputation).
rak'a noun /ˈɹɑkɑ/: A sequence of movements (including recitation, bowing, and prostration) that constitutes one of two to four cycles of Islamic prayer (salat).
rak'ah noun: Alternative form of rak'a.
rakable adjective: Alternative form of rakeable.
Rakai proper noun: A district in south-central Uganda.
Rakaia proper noun /ɹaˈkaɪˈɑː/: A major river in Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean.
rakali noun: An amphibious rodent, Hydromys chrysogaster, found throughout Australia, having dark fur and a white-tipped tail; the water rat.
rakan noun: A Japanese arhat.
rake noun, verb /ɹeɪk/: A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil;...
rake and scrape noun: Alternative spelling of rake and scrape.
rake-hell adjective, noun: Alternative form of rakehell.
rake-helly adjective: Alternative form of rakehelly.
rake in verb: To collect something such as leaves into a pile, often with a rake.
rake it in verb: To make a lot of money.
rake 'n' scrape noun: Alternative spelling of rake and scrape.
rake off noun, verb: A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.
rake out verb: To clean by removing material with a rake.
rake over verb: To discuss something unpleasant from the past.
rake over old coals verb: To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble.
rake over the coals verb: To call to task or to reprimand severely.
rake receiver noun: A radio receiver designed to counter the effects of multipath fading, using several sub-receivers called fingers that independently decode individual...
rake stepping noun: The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.
rake together verb: To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty
rake up verb: To bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
rakeable adjective: Capable of being raked.
rakeback noun: A rebate on the rake paid by a poker player.
raked adjective, verb /ɹeɪkt/: sloping
rakee noun: Alternative form of raki.
rakeful noun: A portion of something raked up.
rakehell adjective, noun /ˈɹeɪkhɛl/: Immoral; dissolute.
rakehellish adjective: Synonym of rakehell.
rakehelly adjective: Synonym of rakehell.
rakehoe noun: A tool, comprising a rake and form of hoe, used in the suppression of wildfires
rakehood noun: immoral behaviour
rakeless adjective: Having no rake.
rakelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a rake (gardening tool).
rakemaker noun: someone who makes rakes
rakeoff noun: Alternative form of rake-off.
rakeout noun: Ash and debris scraped out from a hearth or kiln.
raker noun: A person who uses a rake.
rakery noun /ˈɹeɪkəɹi/: Debauchery; lewdness.
rakeshame noun: An objectionable person.
rakestale noun: The handle of a rake.
Rakestraw proper noun: A surname.
rakfisk noun: A Norwegian delicacy consisting of raw trout fermented after being packed moist with salt.
Rakhaing noun: A member of the Rakhine people.
rakhi noun /ˈɹɑːki/: An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother,...
Rakhine noun /rəˈkaɪn/: An ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese.
raki noun /ˈɹækə/: A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
rakia noun: Alternative spelling of rakija.
rakija noun /ˈɹɑːki.ə/: A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
raking adjective, noun, verb: Swiftly moving.
raking fire noun: The tactic of firing cannons along the length of an enemy ship, from its bow (front) or stern (rear).
rakingly adverb: With a raking motion or pattern.
rakish adjective /ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/: Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable...
rakishly adverb: In a rakish manner.
rakishness noun: The property of being rakish.
Rakoczy proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
Rakoff proper noun: A surname.
Rakow proper noun /ˈɹækuːf/: A settlement founded in the Sandomierz Voivodeship of Lesser Poland in 1569 as the centre of the Polish Brethren, the site of the Racovian Academy 1602–1638...
Rakowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
rakshak noun: protector, defender, saviour
rakshas noun: Alternative spelling of rakshasa.
rakshasa noun: A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires.
rakshasi noun: A female rakshasa
raksi noun: A traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Nepal and Tibet, usually homemade from kodo millet or rice.
raku noun: Alternative letter-case form of Raku.
rakugan noun: A type of wagashi made by pressing sugar and flour into molds of various different shapes.
rakugo noun: A type of traditional Japanese comedic storytelling.
rakuware noun: A form of Japanese pottery traditionally used in the tea ceremony, characterized by hand-moulding of the clay (as opposed to turning it on a potter's...
raky adjective /ˈɹeɪki/: rakish
rakyat noun: An ordinary citizen.
RAL noun: Abbreviation of ranked as last (“a penalty score relegating a racer to the last placing in a heat”).
rale noun /ɹɑːl/: An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed...
Raleigh proper noun /ˈɹɑːliː/: A medieval manor in Devon, England.
Raleighan noun: A native or inhabitant of Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under R: 28,843 words, in 97 parts.