English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 254 of 430

retestifyverb

To testify again.

retetherverb

To tether again; to reconnect or reattach.

retextureverb

To texture again; to give a new texture to.

retexturizeverb

To texturize again.

retgersitenoun

A tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

rethankverb

To thank again.

rethatchverb

To thatch again, especially something that has previously been thatched.

rethatchingnoun

An instance of something being rethatched.

rethawverb

To thaw again after freezing or having been frozen.

retheadj

(of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.

rethemeverb

To redesign with a new theme.

rethenessnoun

The character, state, or condition of being rethe; fierceness; wildness; roughness; harshness; sternness; cruelty.

retheorizationnoun

The process or result of retheorizing.

retheorizeverb

To theorize again or anew.

rethermverb

To rethermalize.

rethermalizationnoun

A second or subsequent thermalization

rethermalizeverb

To reheat.

rethickenverb

To thicken again.

rethinkverb

To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.

rethinkableadj

Capable of being rethought.

rethinkernoun

One who rethinks.

rethinkingnoun

The act of thinking again or differently.

rethoracotomynoun

A second or subsequent thoracotomy

rethoughtverb

simple past and past participle of rethink

rethreadverb

To thread again (in various senses).

rethreadernoun

A device for repairing a damaged mechanical thread.

rethreadingnoun

The process of threading something again.

rethreatenverb

To threaten again.

rethrombosisnoun

A second or subsequent thrombosis

rethroneverb

To throne again or anew.

rethrowverb

To throw again.

rethrustverb

To thrust again.

Rethuglicannoun

A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States.

rethunderverb

To thunder again, or as an echo.

rethunkverb

past participle of rethink

Rethymnoname

The third-largest city in Crete, Greece.

retianoun

plural of rete

retiariusnoun

A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.

retiaryadj

net-like

reticnoun

Reticulated python.

reticellanoun

An old Venetian lace-like fabric.

reticellonoun

A decorative glassblowing technique involving the merging of two cane bubbles (one inside the other) where the straight canes were twisted in opposite directions, resulting in a net-like pattern.

reticencenoun

Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.

reticencesnoun

Things that have been left out of a piece of writing, etc.

reticensenoun

Archaic spelling of reticence.

reticensesnoun

Archaic spelling of reticences.

reticentadj

Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.

reticentlyadv

In a reticent manner.

reticketverb

To provide with a new or different ticket.

reticlenoun

A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.

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 254. 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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