English words: rubbing post to rudefem

300 English words, part 90 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.

English words rubbing post to rudefem

rubbing post noun: A post set up for cattle to rub themselves against.
rubbing stone noun: A gritstone for erasing the marks on a stone.
rubbing strip noun: A wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boat's hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties.
rubbingly adverb: So as to rub; with a rubbing action or motion.
rubbingstone noun: Alternative form of rubbing stone
rubbish adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/: Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
rubbish bag noun: A plastic bag produced for the disposal of household waste.
rubbish bin noun: A garbage can, a trash can.
rubbish dump noun: Synonym of landfill.
rubbish in, rubbish out proverb: Alternative form of garbage in, garbage out.
rubbish pulley noun: gin block
rubbish tip noun: Synonym of garbage dump.
rubbisher adjective, noun: Someone who criticizes, ridicules, or belittles.
rubbishiness noun: The quality of being rubbishy.
rubbishing adjective, verb: trashy; paltry
rubbishly adjective: worthless; rubbishy
rubbishness noun: The quality of being rubbish or worthless.
rubbishry noun: Rubbish; worthless material; dross.
rubbishy adjective: Strewn with litter.
rubble noun, verb /ˈɹʌb.əl/: The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
rubble crab noun: A crab of the family Xanthidae.
rubble drain noun: Synonym of French drain.
rubble pile noun: An astronomical object that is not a monolith, but rather consists of numerous pieces of rock that have coalesced under the influence of gravity.
rubbled adjective, verb: Reduced to rubble.
rubblestone noun: Rubble; a loose collection of broken stones.
rubblework noun: A form of masonry made of large stones loosely thrown together and then optionally grouted.
rubblization noun: The process of rubblizing (turning into rubble).
rubblize verb: To turn into rubble.
rubbly adjective: Resembling rubble.
rubboard noun: A scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without a frame, generally hung around the neck.
rubboardist noun: Alternative spelling of rub-boardist.
rubby noun: rubbing alcohol.
rubby-dub noun: A drunkard, especially one who drinks alcohol in non-beverage form, e.g. rubbing alcohol or canned heat.
rubby-dubby noun: chum thrown into the water to attract sharks
rubbydub noun: Alternative form of rubby-dub.
rubdown noun /ˈɹʌbˌdaʊn/: A quick, energetic massage.
rube noun /ɹuːb/: A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
Rube Goldberg noun: Synonym of Rube Goldberg machine.
Rube Goldberg machine noun: A comical, overcomplicated machine which performs a simple task.
Rube Goldbergian adjective: Alternative form of rubegoldbergian.
rubeanic adjective: Of or pertaining to rubeanic acid or its derivatives
rubeanic acid noun: dithiooxamide
rubedinous adjective: reddish
rubedo noun: A diffused redness of the skin; blushing or flushing.
rubee adjective: Alternative form of rubbee.
rubefacience noun: redness
rubefacient adjective, noun /ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/: Making red.
rubefaction noun: reddening, the act or process of making red.
rubefy verb: to make red
rubegoldbergian adjective /ɹuːbɡəʊldˈbəːɡɪən/: Achieving a simple objective by absurdly complicated means; overcomplicated, elaborate and impractical.
rubel noun: Alternative form of ruble (“the monetary unit of Belarus, equal to 100 kopeks”).
rubelet noun: A little ruby.
rubelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a rube (unsophisticated person or yokel).
rubella noun /ɹuːˈbɛlə/: A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.
rubellalike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of rubella.
rubellite noun: A red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone.
Ruben proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Reuben.
Rubenesque adjective: Of the figure of a woman, plump and sensuous.
Rubenid adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Rubenids: an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
Rubenide adjective, noun: Alternative form of Rubenid.
Rubens proper noun: A surname
Rubens' tube noun: A long tube with a series of small flames coming out the top, the heights of which show the waveform of the sound in the tube.
Rubensian adjective: Of or relating to Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition.
Rubenstein proper noun: A surname from German.
rubeola noun /ɹuˈbi.ə.lə/: measles
rubeolar adjective: Relating to rubeola (measles).
rubeoloid adjective: Resembling rubeola or measles.
rubeosis iridis noun: A medical condition in which new, abnormal blood vessels are found on the surface of the iris in the eye.
rubeotic adjective: Relating to rubeosis.
ruberoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Rubert proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
Rubery proper noun: A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands and Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9977).
ruberythric acid noun: Synonym of ruberythrinic acid.
ruberythrinic acid noun: An acid extracted from madder root; a yellow crystalline substance from which alizarin is obtained.
rubesanolide noun: Any of a group of diterpenoid lactones present in Isodon rubescens
rubescence noun: a reddening.
rubescensin noun: Any of a group of diterpenoids, present in Rabdosia rubescens, that show antitumor activity
rubescent adjective /ɹuːˈbɛsənt/: turning red; reddening
rubescently adverb: In a rubescent manner.
rubi noun: Alternative form of ruby (“pronunciation guide for Chinese or Japanese characters”).
rubiaceous adjective: Of or pertaining to the large and diverse family of flowering plants known as Rubiaceae.
rubiacin noun: A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.
rubiadin noun: Any of a group of hydroxylated anthraquinones, but especially 1,3-dihydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthracenedione
Rubiales proper noun: A surname from Spanish
rubian noun: One of several colour-producing glycosides found in madder root.
rubianic acid noun: Ruberythrinic acid.
rubican adjective: Colored mostly red, bay, or black, with flecks of white or grey especially on the flanks.
rubicel noun: Alternative form of rubicelle.
rubicelle noun: An orange-red spinel.
rubicene noun: A particular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
-rubicin suffix /ˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/: Used to form names of daunorubicin derivatives used as antineoplastics.
rubicline noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, potassium, rubidium, and silicon.
rubicolous adjective: Attached to brambles, possibly as a parasite.
rubicon noun, verb /ˈɹuːbɪkɒn/: Alternative letter-case form of rubicon (“a limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be reversed; especially in bezique and piquet: a...
rubicose adjective: reddish, ruddy, inflamed
rubicund adjective /ˈɹuːbɪk(ə)nd/: Possessing a red complexion; ruddy.
rubicundity noun: The state or condition of being rubicund; ruddiness, redness.
rubidgeine noun: Any extinct therapsid of the subfamily †Rubidgeinae
rubidian adjective: Containing rubidium
rubidic adjective: Relating to, or containing, rubidium.
rubidide noun: An alkalide with rubidium as the anion.
rubidine noun: A nitrogenous base homologous with pyridine, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C₁₁H₁₇N.
rubidium noun /ˌɹuːˈbɪd.i.əm/: The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.
rubidium chloride noun: An inorganic chloride salt of rubidium with the chemical formula RbCl.
rubidium nitrate noun: A white crystalline powder that is highly soluble in water, with the formula RbNO₃.
rubidium oxide noun: any oxide of rubidium, but especially the yellow solid Rb₂O; it is a strong base, reacting strongly with water to form the hydroxide and with acids to form...
rubidium-strontium noun: Designating a method of geological dating based on the relative amounts in rock of rubidium-87 and its beta-decay product, strontium-87.
rubidomycin noun /ˌɹu.bɪd.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/: Alternative form of daunorubicin.
rubidus noun: A butterfly, hybrid between the viceroy (Limenitis archippus) and the red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax).
rubied adjective, verb: Decorated with rubies.
rubific adjective: reddening, making red.
rubification noun: The act of making red.
rubiform adjective: reddish
rubify verb: to make red; to cause to redden
rubiginose adjective: Having the appearance or colour of iron rust; rusty-looking.
rubiginous adjective: Alternative form of rubiginose.
rubigo noun /ɹuːˈbaɪɡəʊ/: rust (fungal disease of plants)
rubijervine noun: A toxic plant steroid derived from solanidanine
Rubik proper noun: A surname from Hungarian
Rubik cube noun: Alternative form of Rubik's cube.
Rubik's Cube noun /ˈɹʉwbɪkskjʉwb/: A mechanical puzzle in the shape of a cube, all sides able to be rotated, each side divided into 9 squares, the moving pieces allowing the cube to be...
Rubik's cuber noun: A player of Rubik's cube.
Rubik's cubist noun: A player of Rubik's cube.
Rubik's Revenge noun: A variety of Rubik's Cube with 56 cubies arranged as a 4×4×4 cube.
rubin noun /ˈɹuːbɪn/: Alternative form of rubine (“(obsolete) a ruby”).
Rubin vase noun: An optical illusion that may be seen either as the profiles of two people facing each other, or as a vase (formed by the space between them).
rubine adjective, noun /ˈɹuː.bin/: A reddish aniline dye.
rubineous adjective: Of a glassy semitransparent crimson, like a ruby.
Rubino proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Rubinomics noun: The economic policies of US President Bill Clinton, emphasizing the effect that balancing the government budget has on long term interest rates.
Rubinstein proper noun: A surname from German.
Rubinstein syndrome noun: Synonym of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome.
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome noun: A condition characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes.
rubinylation noun: Modification by reaction with an RUB protein
Rubio proper noun /ˈɹubioʊ/: A surname from Spanish.
rubious adjective: Ruby-colored.
rubipodanin noun: Any of a family of cyclic peptides found in the madder Rubia podantha
rubiretin noun: One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.
rubisco noun /ruːˈbiskoʊ/: An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a...
rubiscolin noun: Any of a group of opioid peptides formed during digestion of the rubisco protein from spinach leaves.
rubish adjective: Like a rube.
rubitecan noun: A particular drug designed to treat cancer.
rubivirus noun: Any member of the genus Rubivirus; a rubella virus.
rubixanthin noun: A monocyclic xanthophyll pigment found in rose hips and elsewhere.
rubixanthone noun: A particular carotenoid.
rubl noun: Alternative form of ruble (“Russian currency”).
ruble noun /ˈɹuːbəl/: The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria, equal to 100 kopeks. (Russian: копе́йка (kopéjka), Belarusian: капе́йка (kapjéjka)).
Rublev proper noun /ˈruːblɛv/: A transliteration of the Russian surname Рублёв (Rubljóv).
rublis noun: The currency of Latvia from 1919 to 1922 and from 1992 to 1993.
rublization noun: The process of a country, region, or group of people adopting the Russian ruble in parallel to or instead of another (e.g. domestic or previous) currency.
ruboff noun: The situation where something rubs off, either physically or figuratively.
rubor noun: redness, one of the main signs of inflammation
rubout noun /ˈɹʌbaʊt/: An instance of erasing with a rubber.
ruboxistaurin noun: A bisindolylmaleimide that inhibits protein kinase
rubproof adjective: Resistant to damage caused by rubbing.
rubradirin noun: An ansamycin antibiotic present in some Streptomyces bacteria
rubral adjective: Relating to the red nucleus of the midbrain
rubratoxin noun: Any of a class of mycotoxins found in Penicillium rubrum.
rubredoxin noun: Any of a class of iron-sulfur proteins found in some bacteria
rubrene noun: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, (5,6,11,12-tetraphenyltetracene), used in chemiluminescence applications.
rubrenolide noun: The butanolide (3S,5R)-5-dec-9-enyl-3-[(2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl]oxolan-2-one
rubrerythrin noun: A non-haem iron protein involved in oxidative stress tolerance in anaerobic bacteria
rubriblast noun: A proerythroblast.
rubric adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹuːbɹɪk/: A heading in a book highlighted in red.
rubrical adjective: Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric.
rubricality noun: The quality of being rubrical.
rubrically adverb: According to a rubric, or religious directions.
rubrican noun: The member of a religious order who is responsible for seeing that the rubric (directions for a religious service) is followed.
rubricate adjective, verb: Marked with red.
rubrication noun: A form of calligraphy, in medieval manuscripts, in which added text was coloured in red.
rubricator noun: The person who wrote the red titles and headings in a manuscript.
rubrician noun: Someone versed in, or strictly adhering to, the rubric or rubrics.
rubricist adjective, noun: of or pertaining to rubricism
rubricity noun: Redness.
rubricose adjective: Marked with red.
rubrification noun: rubrication
rubrisher noun: A painter of ornamental letters in early manuscripts.
rubrocurcumin noun: A red dye formed by the reaction of curcumin with borates in the presence of oxalic acid.
rubrofusarin noun: The benzochromenone 5,6-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-2-methyl-benzo[g]chromen-4-one
rubromycin noun: Any of a class of natural products isolated from actinomycetes and having various antimicrobial and enzyme activity.
rubroolivary adjective: Relating to, or connecting the inferior olive and the parvocellular red nucleus
rubropunctamine noun: A red pigment that is the isoquinoline derivative (9~{a}~{R})-3-hexanoyl-9~{a}-methyl-6-[(~{E})-prop-1-enyl]-7~{H}-furo[3,2-g]isoquinoline-2,9-dione
rubropunctatin noun: The pigment (R-(E))-9a-methyl-3-(1-oxohexyl)-6-(1-propenyl)-2H-furo(3,2-g)(2)benzopyran-2,9(9aH)-dione present in Monascus
rubrospinal adjective: Of or relating to the rubrospinal tract, part of the nervous system and a major motor control pathway in humans.
rubrosulphin noun: A toxic metabolite found in a number of fungi.
rubrous adjective: Red.
rubrozem noun: A kind of reddish-yellow podzolic soil.
rubster noun: Synonym of tribade.
rubstone noun: a whetstone (stone for scouring or rubbing).
rubulavirus noun: Any member of the genus Rubulavirus of infectious viruses, including the mumps virus and parainfluenza types 2, 4a and 4b
rubus noun: Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
ruby adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹuː.bi/: A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
ruby anniversary noun: The 40th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
ruby blende noun: A clear red variety of zinc sulfide.
ruby chocolate noun: A form of chocolate that is pink in color and has a slightly sour taste.
ruby-crowned kinglet noun: Any of species Corthylio calendula of small passerine birds of North America, having olive-green plumage with two white wing bars and a white eye-ring;...
ruby jubilee noun: The ruby anniversary of a coronation, the 40th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
Ruby Murray noun: A (meal of) curry.
ruby port noun: A kind of fortified wine. The cheapest and most extensively produced type of port, with a rich claret colour.
ruby red adjective: Having the red colour of a ruby.
ruby shark noun: Synonym of rainbow shark.
ruby silver noun: Synonym of pyrargyrite.
ruby slippers noun: A valuable feature (of software, etc.) overlooked by the user.
ruby spinel noun: A type of red-colored spinel that is used as a gem.
ruby-throated hummingbird noun: A species of hummingbird, Archilochus colubris.
ruby tiger noun: Phragmatobia fuliginosa, a moth of the family Erebidae, found in Europe.
ruby wedding noun: The ruby anniversary of a wedding, the 40th anniversary of a marriage.
Rubyist noun: A user of the Ruby programming language.
rubylate verb: To cause or to undergo rubylation.
rubylation noun: Reaction with the protein "RUB" related to ubiquitin
rubylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a ruby.
rubyspot noun: Any of several damselflies of the genus Hetaerina
rubytail noun: A European wasp, Chrysis ignita, with a bright red underside of the abdomen.
rubythroat noun: A ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris).
rubyware noun: Articles made from ruby.
rubywood noun: red sandalwood, Pterocarpus santalinus
ruc noun: Initialism of reporting unit code.
rucaparib noun: A drug being developed as a cancer treatment.
Rucci proper noun: A surname.
rucervine adjective: of or pertaining to the deer of the genus Rucervus.
Ruch proper noun: A surname.
ruche noun, verb /ɹuːʃ/: A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
ruched adjective, verb /ˈɹuːʃt/: with tight elastic folds
Ruchi proper noun: a Prajapati
ruching noun, verb: Ruche.
ruchnik noun: Alternative form of rushnyk.
rucinol noun: A particular resorcinolic lipid.
Rucinski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
ruck noun, verb /ɹʌk/: A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
ruck rover noun: A position in Australian rules football: one of three followers, formerly a secondary ruckman, now an athletic player generally taller than a rover.
ruck up verb: To form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.
Rucka proper noun: A surname from Czech.
rucked up adjective, verb: creased or folded upwards
Rucker proper noun: A surname.
ruckle noun, verb /ˈɹʌkəl/: To crease or wrinkle.
rucklidgeite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium.
ruckly adjective: Wrinkly or bumpy.
ruckman noun: A ruck; a player who contests rucks.
rucksac noun: Dated form of rucksack.
rucksack noun /ˈɹʌkˌsæk/: A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps.
ruckus noun /ˈɹʌkəs/: A raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
ruckus juice noun: Strong home-made liquor; moonshine.
ruckus room noun: A recreation room.
ruckusy adjective: Characteristically resembling or making a ruckus; loud; boisterous
ruckwoman noun: A female ruck; a woman who contests rucks.
ruckwork noun: The onfield play of a ruck.
rucola noun: Rocket, arugula (plant Eruca sativa).
rucoli noun: Synonym of arugula.
ructation noun: A burp.
ruction noun /ˈɹʌk.ʃən/: A noisy quarrel or fight.
ructious adjective: Noisily quarrelling; liable to ruction.
Rucuyen noun: Alternative form of Roocooyen.
rud noun, verb /ɹʌd/: redness or blushing
Rud syndrome noun: A poorly characterized disorder, probably of X-linked recessive inheritance, with major manifestations including congenital ichthyosis, hypogonadism, small...
Ruda proper noun /ɹʊdˈɑː/: A village in Zhvanets rural hromada, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1422.
rudaceous adjective: psephitic
rudas adjective: bold; masculine; coarse
Rudbeck proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
rudbeckia noun /rʌdˈbɛ.ki.ə/: Any member of the genus Rudbeckia of coneflowers.
rudd noun /ɹʌd/: Any species of the freshwater game fishes of genus Scardinius.
Rudd's mouse noun: An African rodent of the species Uranomys ruddi.
Ruddell proper noun: A surname.
rudder noun /ˈɹʌdəː/: An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even...
rudder authority noun: The degree of control that the rudder can exert over the yawing motion of an aircraft; related to rudder design and airspeed.
rudder roll noun: A type of aerial maneuver resembling the barrel roll but differs in that the application of backstick pressure is usually very high and that aileron input...
rudder stock noun: Alternative form of rudderstock.
rudderbutt noun: An otter.
ruddered adjective: Having a rudder or rudders.
rudderfish noun: Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
rudderhead noun: The upper part of the rudderstock, to which a tiller is attached.
rudderhole noun: The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.
rudderless adjective: Without a rudder.
rudderlessly adverb: In a rudderless way.
rudderlessness noun: The quality of being rudderless; absence of direction or control.
rudderlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a rudder.
rudderon noun /ˈɹʌdəɹˌɔn/: A type of control surface, usually found on flying wing aircraft, consisting of two pairs of panels (one mounted near each wingtip on the wing's trailing...
rudderpost noun: The rudderstock
rudderstock noun: The axle connected to the rudder.
ruddervator noun: A hinged control surface combining the functions of rudder and elevator.
Ruddick proper noun: A surname.
ruddily adverb /ˈɹʌdɪli/: In a ruddy way; with red colour.
ruddiness noun: The property of being ruddy.
Ruddington proper noun: A large village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5732).
ruddle noun, verb /ˈɹʌdəl/: A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
ruddleman noun: Someone who deals in ruddle (red ochre), usually itinerant and red-stained
ruddock noun /ˈɹʌdək/: The European robin.
ruddy adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈɹʌdi/: Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
ruddy diver noun: Synonym of ruddy duck.
ruddy duck noun: Oxyura jamaicensis, a small stifftail duck, the male of which has a rust-coloured body.
ruddy ground dove noun: A South American ground dove, of species Columbina talpacoti.
ruddy Nora interjection: Synonym of bloody Nora (slightly milder than it).
ruddy shelduck noun: A migratory duck, Tadorna ferruginea.
ruddy-tailed flycatcher noun: A bird of the species Terenotriccus erythrurus.
ruddy turnstone noun: A stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres.
ruddyish adjective: Somewhat ruddy in colour.
rude adjective /ɹuːd/: Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
rude awakening noun: An unexpected discovery of an undesirable fact, especially one shattering high hopes or signifying the end of a comfortable situation.
rude boy noun: Alternative spelling of rudeboy.
rudeboy noun: A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s.
rudefem noun: A radical feminist who is blunt, confrontational, and sometimes abusive in their approach.

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.