English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 309 of 430

rickstandnoun

A flooring or framework on which a hayrick is made.

Rickstername

Diminutive of Rick.

rickturneritenoun

A white or pale green orthorhombic mineral containing chlorine, magnesium, hydrogen, oxygen and lead.

Rickyname

A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

rickyardnoun

A farmyard where hayricks are stored.

RickyLeaksname

Synonym of Telegramgate.

Riconame

A diminutive of the male given names Ricardo, Federico, or Enrico.

Rico Suavenoun

A snappily dressed, cool, confident Latino lady's man.

ricochetnoun

A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.

ricochetaladj

Composed of a series of ricochets (or a fast succession of hops).

ricochettedverb

simple past and past participle of ricochet

ricolitenoun

A stratified ornamental stone, a form of serpentine.

ricottanoun

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

rictaladj

Possessing the qualities of a rictus.

rictusnoun

A bird’s gaping mouth.

ricyadj

Alternative form of ricey.

Ricœurname

A surname from French — famously held by

Ricœurianadj

Of or relating to Paul Ricœur (1913–2005), French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics.

ridverb

Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.

Ridaname

A stream in Belgium.

ridableadj

Alternative spelling of rideable.

ridaforolimusnoun

An investigational inhibitor of the protein mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin).

riddahnoun

Apostasy.

riddancenoun

An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination.

Riddellname

A surname.

riddenverb

past participle of ride

ridden hard and put away wetadj

Mistreated; not properly cared for.

riddennessnoun

The quality of condition of being ridden by something.

riddernoun

a sieve

Ridderkerkname

A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Riddhiname

A female given name from Hindi.

Riddifordname

A surname from Old English.

riddimnoun

An instrumental version of a song in Jamaican or Caribbean music, usually with a drum pattern and a prominent bassline, meant to be reused as a backing track in other productions.

riddlenoun

A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

riddle me that, Batmanphrase

Said to demand that the listener take notice of a question or situation just mentioned, especially one that is particularly difficult to solve or explain.

riddle me thisphrase

Answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.

RIDDLE syndromenoun

A rare syndrome of which symptoms include facial dysmorphism, short stature, motor control and learning difficulties, ataxia, microcephaly, conjunctival telangiectasia, recurring sinus infections, late onset of pulmonary fibrosis, increased alphafetoproteins, and increased radiosensitivity.

riddle wrapped in an enigmanoun

Something very mysterious and hidden.

riddledverb

simple past and past participle of riddle

riddleenoun

a person asked or expected to solve a riddle.

riddlelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a riddle.

riddlernoun

One who asks riddles; a puzzler.

Riddlesname

A surname.

riddlesomeadj

Characterised by riddles or riddling; enigmatic

Riddlestonname

A surname.

riddlingverb

present participle and gerund of riddle (“to speak ambiguously or answer a question”)

riddlinglyadv

In the form of a riddle.

Riddoch syndromenoun

A form of blindness, caused by lesions in the occipital lobe, in which the sufferer is still able to distinguish visual stimuli with specific characteristics, most commonly fast-moving objects.

rideverb

To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

ride a horse foaled by an acornverb

To be hanged on the gallows.

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 309. 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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