English words: rudeful to ruin-restoration creationism

300 English words, part 91 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words rudeful to ruin-restoration creationism

rudeful adjective: Exhibiting, expressing, or full of rudeness; rude
rudegirl noun: A female juvenile delinquent.
rudely adverb /ˈɹuːdli/: In a rude manner.
ruden verb: To make rude; make raw, simplified, or more robust; toughen.
rudeness noun: The property of being rude.
rudenkoite noun: A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and strontium.
rudented adjective: Adorned with rudenture.
rudenture noun: cabling
ruderal adjective, noun: Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil.
ruderalise verb: To become ruderal.
ruderalization noun: The growth of ruderal plants on disturbed land
ruderally adverb: In a ruderal manner.
ruderation noun: The act of paving with small stones and mortar.
Ruderman proper noun: A surname.
ruderous adjective /ˈɹuː.də.ɹəs/: Abounding in rubble or rubbish.
rudery noun: Crudeness; the use of crude language.
rudesby noun /ˈɹuːdz.bi/: A rude person
Rüdesheimer noun: A white wine from Rüdesheim on the Rhine, opposite Bingen.
rudesome adjective: Characterised or marked by rudeness
rudge noun: A partridge.
RUDI noun: Acronym of revision using distal inflow (“a surgical treatment for dialysis-associated steal syndrome”).
rudie noun: A juvenile delinquent.
Rudiger syndrome noun: A congenital disorder characterized by the association of severe growth retardation with abnormalities of the extremities, urogenital abnormalities, and...
rudiment noun, verb /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/: A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
rudimental adjective: Rudimentary.
rudimentally adverb: In a rudimental way; involving only the rudiments or basics of something.
rudimentaries noun: The first principles or elements of a subject.
rudimentarily adverb: In a rudimentary fashion.
rudimentariness noun: The quality of being rudimentary.
rudimentary adjective, noun /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/: Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
rudimentation noun: The process of an organ being reduced to a rudimentary form.
Rudin proper noun: A surname.
rudish adjective /ˈɹuːdɪʃ/: Somewhat rude.
Rudisill proper noun: A surname.
rudist noun: Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
rudistid noun: Any member of the Rudistidae.
rudite noun: psephite
rudity noun: Rudeness; ignorance.
rudiviral adjective: Relating to rudiviruses.
rudivirus noun: Any virus of the genus Rudivirus
Rudkin proper noun: A surname.
Rudland proper noun: A surname.
Rudman proper noun: A surname.
Rudnick proper noun: A surname.
Rudnicki proper noun: A surname.
Rudnik proper noun: A district of Vorkuta, Russia.
Rudolf proper noun: A male given name from Czech or German, equivalent to English Rudolph.
Rudolfine adjective: Alternative spelling of Rudolphine.
Rudolph proper noun /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer proper noun: A legendary reindeer with a nose that glows red, the subject of a comic Christmas song; often added among Santa Claus's reindeer as the leading one.
Rudolphine adjective: Pertaining to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612).
rudosol noun: Synonym of entisol.
Rudra proper noun: A Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm and the hunt.
rudraksha noun: The dried seed of a large evergreen broad-leaved tree, Elaeocarpus ganitrus, which is traditionally used as prayer beads in Hinduism.
Rudraprayag proper noun: A district of Uttarakhand, India.
rudster noun: a post in a cowshed for tethering cattle
rudstone noun: A calcareous rock consisting of coarse limestones supported by grains larger than two millimetres.
rudy noun /ˈɹuːdi/: A rude boy; a member of a Jamaican street gang in the 1960s and 70s.
Rudyard proper noun /ˈɹʌd.jəɹd/: A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).
rue noun, verb /ɹuː/: Sorrow; repentance; regret.
rue anemone noun: Any of species Thalictrum thalictroides of perennial herbs, native to woodlands in eastern North America.
rue-bargain noun: A bad bargain.
rue-leaved saxifrage noun: A small, low-growing annual plant in the Saxifragaceae family.
rue the day verb: To seriously regret one's actions.
Rueckert proper noun: A surname.
rueda noun: A kind of salsa round dance.
Rueff proper noun: A surname from German.
rueful adjective /ˈɹuːfl̩/: Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
ruefully adverb: In a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
ruefulness noun: The property of being rueful.
Ruegg proper noun: A surname from German.
Ruehl proper noun: A surname.
Ruel proper noun: A surname.
ruel-bone noun: A piece of ivory, generally from a marine mammal.
Ruelas proper noun: A surname.
rueless adjective: Not rueful; not causing or experiencing sorrow or compassion.
ruelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the plant called rue.
ruelle noun /ɹuːˈɛl/: The space between the bed and the wall.
ruellia noun: Any member of the genus Ruellia of flowering plants.
ruesome adjective: rueful
Rueter proper noun: A surname.
Rufalin noun: Rohypnol.
RUFC noun: Initialism of rugby union football club.
rufescence noun: The quality of being rufescent; reddishness.
rufescent adjective: Becoming reddish; tinged with red.
ruff interjection, noun, verb /ɹʌf/: A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
ruffable adjective: Able to be ruffed.
Ruffalo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
ruffe noun /ˈɹʌf/: Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
ruffed adjective, verb /ɹʌft/: Having a ruff.
ruffed grouse noun: An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings
ruffed lemur noun: Any of several nocturnal lemurs of the genus Varecia, from Madagascar that have white ruffs around the face.
ruffemans noun: Alternative spelling of ruffmans.
ruffer adjective, noun: One who ruffs.
ruffian adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹʌfi.ən/: A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
ruffianage noun: collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.
ruffiandom noun: The state or condition of a ruffian.
ruffianhood noun: The state or condition of a ruffian.
ruffianish adjective: Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
ruffianism noun: The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively.
ruffianize verb: To act like a ruffian.
ruffianlike adjective: Like a ruffian
ruffianly adjective, adverb: Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.
ruffiano noun: A ruffian.
ruffianous adjective: Like a ruffian.
ruffin adjective, noun /ˈɹʌfɪn/: disordered
Ruffini proper noun: A surname from Italian
Ruffini's corpuscle noun: The synaptic ending of the sensory nervous system which are encapsulated and respond to stretch and torque. These responses are propagated back to dorsal...
Ruffino proper noun: A surname.
ruffle noun, verb /ˈɹʌfəl/: Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
ruffle a few feathers verb: Alternative form of ruffle some feathers.
ruffle any feathers verb: Alternative form of ruffle some feathers; used in negative-polarity contexts
ruffle feathers verb: Alternative form of ruffle some feathers.
ruffle some feathers verb: To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
ruffle someone's feathers verb: To unease, cause discomfort to someone.
ruffle up verb: To disturb the smoothness of.
ruffleable adjective: Able to be ruffled.
ruffled adjective, verb: Having ruffles.
ruffleless adjective: Having no ruffle.
rufflement noun: The act of ruffling.
ruffler noun /ˈɹʌflə/: A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.
ruffless adjective: Without a ruff.
rufflike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a ruff.
ruffliness noun: The quality of being ruffly.
ruffling noun, verb: The action of the verb ruffle
ruffly adjective /ˈɹʌf.əl.i/: Having many ruffles.
ruffmans noun: Woods, hedges or bushes.
ruffneck noun: Alternative form of roughneck (“rowdy person”).
Ruffner proper noun: A surname.
Ruffo proper noun: A surname.
Ruffolo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Rufford proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615).
Ruffy proper noun: A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, And Theshire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
ruffy-tuffy adjective: In disarray.
rufie noun, verb: Alternative spelling of roofie.
rufigallic acid noun: An acid obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance.
Rufiji proper noun: a river rising in Tanzania and flowing into the Indian Ocean.
rufinamide noun: A triazole derivative used as an anticonvulsant
Rufino proper noun: A surname.
rufiopin noun: A yellowish-red crystalline substance related to anthracene and obtained from opianic acid.
rufiyaa noun: The official currency of the Maldives, equal to 100 laari.
rufloxacin noun: The antibiotic 7-fluoro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-10-oxo-4-thia-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.0^(5,13)]trideca-5(13),6,8,11-tetraene-11-carboxylic acid.
rufo- prefix /ˈɹu.foʊ/: reddish
rufobrunneous adjective: Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
rufochromomycin noun: Synonym of streptonigrin.
rufoferruginous adjective: Of a rusty red colour.
rufofulvous adjective: Of a reddish-tawny colour.
rufofuscous adjective: reddish-brown
rufol noun: A phenol derivative of anthracene which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.
rufopiceous adjective: Rufous and piceous.
rufosity noun: Synonym of rufousness.
rufous adjective, noun /ˈɹuːfəs/: of a reddish colour
rufous-backed antvireo noun: A tropical bird whose natural habitat is located on Brazilian montanes, Dysithamnus xanthopterus
rufous-backed fantail noun: Rhipidura rufidorsa, a species of Rhipiduridae bird.
rufous-bellied kookaburra noun: A kookaburra of species Dacelo gaudichaud, of lowland New Guinea.
rufous-bellied tit noun: Melaniparus rufiventris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae
rufous-breasted sparrowhawk noun: Any of the species Accipiter rufiventris, of southern and eastern Africa.
rufous bush chat noun: Cercotrichas galactotes, a species of bird. Also called rufous-tailed scrub robin, rufous scrub robin, rufous bush robin, rufous warbler
rufous bush robin noun: Cercotrichas galactotes, a species of bird. Also called rufous-tailed scrub robin, rufous scrub robin, rufous warbler, rufous bush chat
rufous-capped antshrike noun: a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus ruficapillus.
rufous-chested sparrowhawk noun: Any of species Accipiter rufiventris, of southern and eastern Africa.
rufous-collared sparrow noun: Zonotrichia capensis, a New World sparrow found in Latin America.
rufous-crowned bee-eater noun: Merops americanus, a species of bee-eater endemic to the Phillipines.
rufous-crowned sparrow noun: Aimophila ruficeps, a species of New World sparrow.
rufous grasswren noun: Amytornis whitei, a species of Australian grasswren.
rufous hare-wallaby noun: A species of hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, of arid Australia.
rufous hornbill noun: Buceros hydrocorax, a large bird endemic to the Philippines.
rufous hummingbird noun: Selasphorus rufus, a small hummingbird with a straight, slender bill.
rufous-naped bellbird noun: Any of species Aleadryas rufinucha of bellbirds.
rufous-naped tit noun: Periparus rufonuchalis, a small bird of the tit family Paridae
rufous night heron noun: Synonym of Nankeen night heron.
rufous owl noun: A species of strigid owl, Ninox rufa, of New Guinea and north Australia.
rufous scrub robin noun: Cercotrichas galactotes, a species of bird. Also called rufous-tailed scrub robin, rufous bush robin, rufous warbler, rufous bush chat
rufous-tailed hawk noun: Buteo ventralis, a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family, found in southern Argentina and Chile
rufous-tailed hummingbird noun: Amazilia tzacatl, a medium-sized American hummingbird.
rufous-tailed rock thrush noun: common rock thrush
rufous-tailed scrub robin noun: Cercotrichas galactotes, a species of bird. Also called rufous scrub robin, rufous bush robin, rufous warbler, rufous bush chat
rufous-vented ground-cuckoo noun: Neomorphus geoffroyi, a large terrestrial species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family
rufous-vented tit noun: Periparus rubidiventris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae
rufous warbler noun: Cercotrichas galactotes, a species of bird. Also called rufous-tailed scrub robin, rufous scrub robin, rufous bush robin, rufous bush chat
rufous-winged antshrike noun: a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus torquatus.
rufousness noun: The quality of being rufous or reddish.
ruft noun /ɹʌft/: Belching.
rufter noun: A loose-fitting hood for birds, used in falconry.
rufulous adjective: Somewhat rufous.
Rufus proper noun /ˈɹuːfəs/: Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
rug noun, verb /ˈɹʌɡ/: A partial covering for a floor.
rug beater noun: Synonym of carpet beater.
rug-cutter noun: One who partakes in rug-cutting; a vigorous dancer, especially in early 20th-century styles.
rug-cutting noun: Vigorous dancing, especially in early 20th-century styles; the act of one who cuts a rug.
rug duster noun: Synonym of carpet beater.
rug-headed adjective: Having shaggy hair, shock-headed.
rug hooking noun: An art and a craft where a rug is made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp.
rug joint noun: Synonym of carpet joint.
rug pull noun, verb /ˈrʌɡˌpʊl/: A sudden revelation that completely contradicts the assumptions one has been led to believe.
rug ranking noun: The practice of setting a secretary's pay in proportion to the status of the person the secretary works for.
rug up verb: To put a rug on a horse
ruga noun /ˈɹuː.ɡə/: A fold, crease or wrinkle.
rugal adjective: folded
rugalach noun: Alternative spelling of rugelach.
rugate adjective /ˈɹuːɡeɪt/: Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
rugated adjective: Alternative form of rugate.
rugbeater noun: Alternative form of rug beater.
Rugbeian noun /ɹʌɡˈbiːən/: A pupil or alumnus of Rugby School.
Rugbian noun: Alternative form of Rugbeian.
rugburn noun, verb: A painful burn or redness of skin, especially on knees, elbows, and hands, from repetitive friction against a rug or similar surface.
rugburned adjective, verb: Having rugburns.
rugby noun, verb /ˈɹʌɡbi/: A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching...
rugby ball noun: A spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby.
rugby boot noun: A shoe with rounded studs, used to play sports on soft ground.
rugby boy noun: A minor (typically male) who is addicted to the inhalation of rubber cement.
rugby football noun: The sport of rugby: either rugby league or rugby union.
rugby league noun: A version of rugby football, played between two teams of thirteen.
rugby-like adjective: Alternative form of rugbylike.
rugby player noun: A person who plays rugby, especially professionally.
rugby sevens noun: A form of rugby union, played on a full-size pitch but with only seven players per side.
rugby shirt noun: A shirt of the kind worn by rugby players, usually short-sleeved and with a buttoned opening at the neck like a polo shirt, but with a stiffer collar.
rugby tackle noun, verb /ɹʌɡ.bi.tæ.kəl/: An instance of knocking someone or something over using one's arms and upper body.
rugby union noun: A form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion.
Rugbyan noun: Alternative form of Rugbeian.
rugbyist noun: rugby player
rugbylike adjective: Similar to or reminiscent of rugby.
Ruge proper noun: A surname.
rugelach noun /ˈruːɡələx/: A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.
Rugeley proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0417).
Rügen proper noun: An island of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, located in the Baltic Sea; the largest island of Germany.
Rugenian adjective: Rugian (from or pertaining to Rügen (Rugia))
Ruger noun: A firearm manufactured by the Ruger company.
Rugg proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
ruggalach noun: Alternative spelling of rugelach.
rugged adjective, verb /ˈɹʌɡ.ɪd/: Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
rugged individualism noun: The ideal in which an individual is more successful by their own work without any outside assistance, especially from the government.
ruggedisation noun: Alternative spelling of ruggedization.
ruggedise verb: Alternative spelling of ruggedize.
ruggedish adjective: Somewhat rugged.
ruggedization noun: The act or process of ruggedizing.
ruggedize verb: To produce a more rugged version of something, so that it will withstand rough treatment.
ruggedized adjective, verb: Modified to be more rugged, and to withstand rough treatment.
ruggedly adverb: In a rugged manner.
ruggedness noun: The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.
ruggelach noun: Alternative spelling of rugelach.
rugger noun /ˈɹʌɡə/: rugby
Ruggeri proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Ruggiero proper noun: A surname from Italian.
rugging noun, verb: A coarse woollen cloth used for making rugs, blankets etc.
Ruggles proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
ruggy adjective /ˈrʌɡi/: Frusty, frowsy.
Rugh proper noun: A surname.
rughead noun: A black person.
rugheaded adjective: Alternative form of rug-headed.
Rugian adjective, noun: From or pertaining to Rügen (Rugia).
rugine noun, verb /ɹuːˈʒiːn/: An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
rugitus noun: Borborygmus; intestinal rumbling.
rugless adjective: Without a rug.
ruglike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a rug.
Ruglonian noun /ɹʌˈɡləʊ.ni.ən/: A native or inhabitant of Rutherglen in Scotland.
rugmaker noun: One who manufactures rugs.
rugmaking noun: The manufacture of rugs.
rugola noun: arugula
rugopunctate adjective: rugose and punctate
rugoreticulate adjective: rugose and reticulate
rugosa noun: Any of the species Rosa rugosa of roses, or of any hybrid developed from them.
rugosa rose noun: Any of species Rosa rugosa of roses, native to east Asia, naturalized in Europe and North America.
rugosan adjective, noun: Synonym of rugose: describing an extinct coral of the order †Rugosa.
rugoscopy noun: imaging of palatal rugae as an aid to identification of individuals
rugose adjective /ɹʊˈɡəʊs/: Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
rugose mosaic noun: A plant disease identified by a marked wrinkling of the leaves and greater chlorosis and dwarfing compared with other mosaic diseases.
rugosely adverb: In a rugose manner.
rugoseness noun: Quality of being rugose.
rugosimeter noun: A device that measures the roughness of surfaces
rugosimetric adjective: Relating to rugosimetry; by means of a rugosimeter
rugosimetry noun: The measurement of surface roughness
rugosin noun: A particular ellagitannin.
rugosinin noun: A kauranoid derivative present in Isodon rugosus
rugosity noun: The state of being rugose.
rugous adjective: wrinkled; rugose
rugpull noun, verb: Alternative form of rug-pull.
rugula noun /ˈruːɡələ/: Alternative spelling of rugelach.
rugulach noun: Alternative spelling of rugelach.
rugulate adjective: Having rugae
ruguloreticulate adjective: rugulate and reticulate
rugulose adjective /ˈɹu.ɡjə.loʊs/: Having small or fine-grained wrinkles.
rugulosely adverb: In a rugulose manner.
rugulosin noun: Any of a group of toxins produced by Penicillia.
rugulovasin noun: Any of a group of alkaloids that are exometabolites of some Penicillium fungi
ruh-roh interjection /ˈɹʌʔˌɹoʊ/: Alternative form of uh-oh.
Ruhe proper noun: A surname from German.
Ruhl proper noun: A surname.
Ruhland proper noun: A surname.
Ruhlman proper noun: A surname from German.
Ruhmkorff coil noun: An induction coil.
Ruhr proper noun /ɹʊɚ/: A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
Rui proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
rui-be noun: Alternative spelling of ruibe.
ruibe noun: An Ainu dish of salmon that is frozen outdoors, sliced like sashimi, and served with soy sauce and water peppers.
Ruidoso proper noun: A village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.
ruin noun, verb /ˈɹuː.ɪn/: The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
ruin of the year noun: The dying back of deciduous plants in late autumn.
ruin pub noun: A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest.
ruin-restoration creationism noun: Synonym of gap creationism.

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.