English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 180 of 430

relative bearing greasenoun

A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.

relative clausenoun

A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes whole statement; in English, may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.

relative pronounnoun

A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

relative skewernoun

A skewer that is not an absolute skewer; a skewer that is not a skewer of the king.

relative superlativenoun

the superlative (a degree of comparison) when it is used to express the highest degree of something in relation to something else

relative topologynoun

subspace topology

relative-in-lawnoun

A relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage.

relativelyadv

In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively.

relatively primeadj

Synonym of coprime.

relativenessnoun

The state or condition of being relative; relativity.

relativesnoun

plural of relative

relativisationnoun

Alternative form of relativization.

relativismnoun

The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.

relativistnoun

One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.

relativisticadj

Of or relating to relativity.

relativisticallyadv

In a relativistic way.

relativitistnoun

A proponent of the theory of relativity.

relativitynoun

The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.

relativizableadj

Capable of being relativized.

relativizationnoun

The act or process of relativizing.

relativizeverb

To make one thing relative to another.

relativizernoun

Someone or something that relativizes.

relatornoun

One who relates, or tells; a relater or narrator.

relatrixnoun

A female relator.

relatumnoun

A term that is related to the referent.

relaunchverb

To launch again.

relaunchableadj

Able to be launched again.

relaunchernoun

One who or that which relaunches.

relaunderverb

To launder again.

relawnverb

To provide with a new lawn.

relaxverb

To make something loose.

relaxableadj

Able to be relaxed; capable of being relaxed.

relaxaconnoun

An informal science fiction convention with no schedule.

relaxantnoun

A drug or other agent that promotes relaxation.

relaxasenoun

A single-stranded DNA transesterase produced by some prokaryotes and viruses.

relaxationnoun

The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.

relaxationaladj

Of, relating to, or caused by relaxation.

relaxativeadj

Having the quality of relaxing; relaxing or laxative.

relaxatoryadj

That induces relaxation

relaxedadj

Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.

relaxedlyadv

In a relaxed manner.

relaxednessnoun

The condition of being relaxed

relaxernoun

Any agent that produces relaxation.

relaxestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of relax

relaxethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of relax

relaxinnoun

A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.

relaxingadj

Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

relaxinglyadv

In a manner that relaxes.

relaxionnoun

A form of axion proposed to account for cosmological relaxation of the electroweak interaction

relaxographicadj

Relating to relaxography

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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 180. 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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