English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 261 of 430

retreatfuladj

Furnishing or serving as a retreat.

retreatingnoun

The act of moving back from something; a retreat.

retreatingnessnoun

The quality of retreating.

retreatismnoun

A policy or advocacy of retreat.

retreatistnoun

One who supports or advocates retreatism.

retreativeadj

Relating to retreating.

retreatlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a retreat.

retreatmentnoun

A treatment performed a second or subsequent time.

retrenchverb

To cut down or reduce.

retrenchableadj

Able to be retrenched.

retrenchernoun

One who retrenches.

retrenchmentnoun

A curtailment or reduction.

retriableadj

Capable of being retried.

retriageverb

To triage again.

retrialnoun

A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.

retriangulateverb

To triangulate again.

retriangulationnoun

Triangulation again.

retribalizationnoun

The process of retribalizing.

retribalizeverb

To make tribal again; to take back to the condition of a tribe.

retributeverb

To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.

retributernoun

Someone who makes retribution.

retributionnoun

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

retributionaryadj

Being or relating to retribution; retributive; retaliatory.

retributionistnoun

One who holds that there must be retribution (vengeance, punishment) for transgressions.

retributiveadj

Relating to retribution; retaliatory.

retributivelyadv

In a retributive manner.

retributivenessnoun

The quality of being retributive.

retributivismnoun

A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished (retribution) for the harm they have caused.

retributivistadj

Relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.

retributoryadj

Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment.

retributressnoun

A female retributer.

retrickverb

To trick again.

retriernoun

One who or that which retries.

retrievabilitynoun

The quality of being retrievable.

retrievableadj

Capable of being retrieved or recovered.

retrievablenessnoun

retrievability

retrievablyadv

Such that it can be retrieved.

retrievalnoun

The act of retrieving or something retrieved.

retrieveverb

To regain or get back something.

retrievelessadj

Irretrievable.

retrievementnoun

retrieval

retrievernoun

One who retrieves something.

retrieverishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a retriever dog.

retrievestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of retrieve

retrievethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of retrieve

retrigverb

To retrigger (a note, or a sample within it).

retriggerverb

To trigger again or anew.

retrimverb

To trim again.

retrimentnoun

refuse; dregs

retrimmingverb

present participle and gerund of retrim

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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 261. 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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