English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 155 of 430

refunctionalizeverb

To modify the function or purpose of; to repurpose.

refundverb

To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

refundabilitynoun

The quality of being refundable.

refundableadj

Able to be refunded in case of customer dissatisfaction, loss, breakage etc.

refundeenoun

One who receives a refund.

refundernoun

Someone who refunds.

refundingnoun

The return of money paid; a refund.

refundmentnoun

The act of refunding.

refunnelverb

To redirect (money or resources) to another department or project.

refurbverb

to refurbish

refurbishverb

To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

refurbishableadj

Capable of being refurbished.

refurbishernoun

Agent noun of refurbish; one who refurbishes.

refurbishmentnoun

The act of refurbishing; a renovation.

refurlverb

To furl again or anew.

refurnishverb

To furnish again; to get new furniture for.

refurnishmentnoun

The act of refurnishing.

refusableadj

That can be refused.

refusalnoun

The act of refusing.

refuseadj

Discarded, rejected.

refuse-collectornoun

Alternative form of refuse collector.

refusedverb

simple past and past participle of refuse

refusedniknoun

Alternative form of refusenik (“one of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate”).

refuseniknoun

One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to emigrate to Israel).

refusenikinoun

plural of refusenik

refusernoun

One who refuses.

refusestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of refuse

refusethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of refuse

refusingverb

present participle and gerund of refuse

refusinglyadv

So as to refuse; by way of refusal.

refusionnoun

New or repeated melting, as of metals.

refusiveadj

Exhibiting or relating to refusal.

refusniknoun

Alternative spelling of refusenik.

refusnikinoun

plural of refusnik

refutabilitynoun

The ability to be refuted; disprovability.

refutableadj

Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.

refutablyadv

So as to be refutable.

refutalnoun

Synonym of refutation.

refutandumnoun

Something that is to be refuted.

refutationnoun

An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.

refutationaladj

Related to, or characteristic of refutation

refutationallyadv

In terms of refutation

refutationismnoun

A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted it is not a scientific claim.

refutationistnoun

A proponent of refutationism.

refutativelyadv

In a refutative manner.

refutatoryadj

Tending to refute.

refuteverb

To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

refuternoun

A person who refutes with an argument or example.

refutestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of refute

refutethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of refute

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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 155. 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.

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