English Words: R
21,470 words · Page 267 of 430
Retroactive pay, extra pay (like for unpaid or underpaid work during a previous pay period).
The reverse of the involuntary smooth muscle contractions of peristalsis, usually as a precursor to vomiting.
Describing posterior (rather than the normal anterior) transperitoneal laparoscopic techniques
The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past.
The insertion of a fragment of DNA into a chromosome following reverse transcription
A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA.
A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism.
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 267. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "R" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.