English Words: R
21,470 words · Page 251 of 430
The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.
The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States, especially those of large chains, beginning around 2010.
Shopping that is done purely for pleasure, especially as a distraction from personal difficulties or disappointments.
Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
To preserve historical material regarded as problematic (such as statues), with appropriate contextual explanation, rather than destroying it or attempting to erase it from history.
An amount of money held back from a payment as insurance against the work not being completed.
The practice of charging a retainer fee, or a client relationship based on such a fee.
To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
A tariff imposed by one country in response to a tariff or other trade barrier previously imposed by another country, typically as a form of tit-for-tat trade sanction.
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 251. 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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