English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 311 of 430

Ridenername

A surname from German.

ridentadj

laughing

rideoutnoun

A group outing in which members of a motorcycle club follow the same route.

ridernoun

A mounted person.

rideredadj

Of a fence: having stakes laid across the bars.

rideressnoun

A female rider; a horsewoman.

riderlessadj

Without or deprived of a rider.

ridershipnoun

The people who ride a form of transportation.

ridesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ride

ridesharenoun

A ridesharing arrangement in which people travel together.

ridesharernoun

One who takes part in ridesharing.

ridesharingnoun

A form of commercial transportation in which, through social media, clients call a driver who privately owns his vehicle, and proceed in their trip as passengers.

ridesourcingnoun

The business of organising ridesharing between available drivers and potential passengers.

ridethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ride

ridgenoun

The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

ridge beamnoun

The top longitudinal beam of a ridged roof where the top ends of the rafters meet.

ridge-runnernoun

An inhabitant of the Southern Appalachian region.

ridgebacknoun

Any of three breeds of dog with a distinctive ridge of hair that runs against the grain of the rest of the coat along the spine: the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Phu Quoc Ridgeback and the Thai Ridgeback.

ridgebandnoun

That part of the harness of a cart which goes over the saddle.

ridgeboardnoun

Synonym of ridgepole (“beam along the ridge of a roof”).

ridgebonenoun

The backbone or spine.

ridgedadj

Having ridges.

Ridgefieldname

A number of places in the United States.

ridgehandnoun

A striking surface formed by tucking the thumb of the hand into the palm.

ridgeheadnoun

Any of the family Melamphaidae of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish.

ridgelessadj

Without ridges.

ridgelessnessnoun

Absence of ridges.

ridgeletnoun

A little ridge.

ridgelikeadj

Resembling a ridge.

ridgelinenoun

The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.

ridgelingnoun

A male animal with at least one testicle still in the inguinal canal.

Ridgen's penguinnoun

An extinct species of penguin (†Aptenodytes ridgeni), from New Zealand during the Pliocene epoch.

ridgepiecenoun

Synonym of ridgepole.

ridgeplatenoun

Synonym of ridgepiece.

ridgepolenoun

A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.

ridgeropenoun

A lifeline.

ridgesnoun

plural of ridge

ridgesideadj

Beside a ridge.

ridgetopnoun

The crest that extends along the highest contours of a ridge.

ridgewalkingnoun

The practice of scouring the countryside, normally on foot, in areas with cave potential. The objective is to locate new and previously undiscovered openings to the underground.

ridgewaynoun

A track or path that follows the highest part of the landscape.

ridgewiseadv

In the manner of a ridge or ridges.

Ridgewoodname

A place name, used for many different cities.

ridgingnoun

A pattern of ridges.

ridgyadj

Rising in a ridge or ridges; having ridges.

ridgy-didgeadj

Genuine, authentic, true; honest, upright.

ridibundadj

Inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy.

ridicadj

ridiculous

ridiclenoun

Obsolete form of ridicule.

ridiculableadj

Able or fit to be ridiculed.

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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 311. 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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