English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 291 of 430

rheumaticsnoun

Rheumatism.

rheumatismnoun

Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

rheumatismaladj

Archaic form of rheumatic.

rheumatismoidadj

Of or resembling rheumatism.

rheumatogenicadj

That causes rheumatism

rheumatoidadj

Involving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.

rheumatoid arthritisnoun

A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.

rheumatoidallyadv

Having, or in terms of, rheumatism.

rheumatologicallyadv

In terms of rheumatology.

rheumatologistnoun

A doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

rheumatologynoun

The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

rheumedadj

Full of rheum; rheumy.

rheumicadj

rheumy; rheumatic (pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum).

rheumilyadv

In a rheumy manner.

rheuminessnoun

The quality of being rheumy.

rheumyadj

Of, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery.

Rhewlname

A village in Llanynys community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1060).

rhexianoun

Any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

rhexisnoun

The rupture of an organ.

rhexistasynoun

A period of intense erosion due to the absence of a cover of vegetation.

Rhianname

A female given name from Welsh.

Rhiannaname

A female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna.

Rhianwenname

A female given name from Welsh.

RHIBnoun

Initialism of rigid-hulled inflatable boat.

rhigolenenoun

A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, used as a refrigerant.

Rhigosname

A village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN9205).

rhimenoun

Obsolete form of rhyme.

rhinacanthinnoun

Any of a group of naphthoquinone esters isolated from the roots of Rhinacanthus nasutus, the snake jasmine.

rhinaladj

Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal

rhinalgianoun

pain in the nose

rhinariumnoun

The naked surface of skin around the external openings of the nostrils of the nose in most mammals, usually more or less moist and embossed.

rhinasternoun

the black rhinoceros

Rhinename

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

Rhine Franconianname

one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in Hesse, the southeastern half of Rhineland-Palatinate, northernmost Baden-Württemberg, and traditionally in Lorraine (France); distinguished from Central Franconian by the use of das (“that”) and was (“what”), and the pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a stop [p] when now in coda position.

rhinebothriideannoun

Any tapeworm of the order Rhinebothriidea

rhinectomynoun

Removal of the nose.

Rhinegravenoun

A German count whose hereditary lands are in the Rheingau area north of the river Rhine, especially one descended from the counts of Salm.

Rhinelandname

An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Rhineland bastardnoun

In Nazi Germany, a multiracial child born of a Caucasian German mother and an African father serving with French colonial troops during the occupation of the Rhineland after World War I.

Rhinelandernoun

A native or inhabitant of the Rhineland, a geographic area partly overlapping the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Rhinelandicadj

Of or pertaining to the Rhineland.

rhinencephalicadj

Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.

rhinencephalonnoun

The part of the brain involved with olfaction.

Rhinesmithname

A surname from German.

rhinestonenoun

An artificial diamond, strass.

rhinestonedadj

Decorated with rhinestones.

rhineurynternoun

A dilatable bag, inserted into the nostril and inflated to arrest a profuse nosebleed.

rhingyllnoun

A sergeant (inferior officer attendant on magistrates).

rhinicadj

Relating to the nose; nasal.

rhinionnoun

The lower end of the suture between the nasal bones.

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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 291. 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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