English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 146 of 430

refectionernoun

A person in charge of food and drink in a monastery.

refectivenoun

That which refreshes.

refectorynoun

A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

refederalizationnoun

The process of refederalizing.

refederalizeverb

To reinstate the federal government of.

refederateverb

To federate again.

refeedverb

To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment.

refeedernoun

A mechanical component that feeds material back into a machine.

refeelverb

To feel again.

refelverb

To refute, disprove (an argument); to confute (someone).

refellverb

simple past and past participle of refall

refeltverb

To replace the felt on (a roof, etc.).

refeminisationnoun

British standard spelling of refeminization.

refeminiseverb

Alternative form of refeminize.

refeminizationnoun

The process of making something feminine again.

refeminizeverb

To make feminine again.

refenceverb

To fence again or anew.

refenestrationnoun

The act of fitting a building with new windows.

refeoffverb

To feoff again; to invest with a fee or feud again.

referverb

To direct the attention of (someone toward something)

refereenoun

An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.

refereedverb

simple past and past participle of referee

refereeshipnoun

The role or status of referee.

referencableadj

Alternative spelling of referenceable.

referencenoun

A relationship or relation (to something).

reference booknoun

A book providing factual information.

reference datanoun

Data describing a physical or virtual object and its properties, used as a reference or lookup.

reference electrodenoun

An electrode with a stable and accurately known electrode potential.

reference librarynoun

A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).

reference listnoun

The list of sources used or considered in preparing a work.

reference variablenoun

A variable used for storing the address of another variable or structure, equivalent to a pointer.

reference worknoun

A compendium of information which is not generally intended to be read from beginning to end but rather consulted on a spot basis, and is compiled for ease of reference; especially, a reference book, whether in print, digital, or both.

referenceableadj

Capable of being referenced.

referencelessadj

Without a reference.

referencelessnessnoun

Absence of a reference.

referencenessnoun

The quality of being a reference or a reference type.

referencernoun

Someone who references.

referencesnoun

plural of reference

referencingnoun

The making of a reference.

referendarynoun

One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.

referendaryshipnoun

The state or business of a referendary.

referendumnoun

A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

referentnoun

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.

referentialadj

Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.

referential integritynoun

The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that does not match a primary key in the corresponding linked table.

referentialismnoun

The theory that the meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in the world.

referentialistnoun

A proponent of referentialism.

referentialitynoun

The condition of being referential.

referentiallyadv

In a referential way.

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 146. 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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