English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 381 of 430

rostrocaudaladj

With a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.

rostrocaudallyadv

In a rostrocaudal manner.

rostrodorsaladj

Near the back of the beak or of any beak-like projection

rostrodorsallyadv

In a rostrodorsal direction

rostrodorsolateraladj

rostral and dorsolateral

rostrodorsomedialadj

rostral and dorsomedial

rostroidadj

Resembling a rostrum.

rostrolateraladj

lateral (or alongside) of the rostrum

rostrolaterallyadv

In a rostrolateral direction

rostrolateroventraladj

rostral, lateral and ventral

rostrolatusnoun

In barnacles, the name for one of two large shell plates immediately lateral to the rostrum.

rostromedialadj

medial to the rostrum

rostromediallyadv

In a rostromedial fashion.

rostromedullanoun

rostral medulla

rostronasaladj

Relating to the rostrum and the nose

rostrotemporaladj

rostral and temporal

rostrotentorialadj

rostral and tentorial

rostroventraladj

Near the front of the beak or of any beak-like projection

rostroventrallyadv

In a rostroventral direction

rostroventrolateraladj

Both rostral and ventrolateral

rostroventrolaterallyadv

In a rostroventrolateral direction

rostroventromedialadj

rostral and ventromedial

rostrulumnoun

A little rostrum (beak-like projection of an insect).

rostrumnoun

A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.

rosulateadj

Arranged in small rose-like clusters.

rosuvastatinnoun

A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hypercholesterolemia.

Roswellname

A surname.

Roswellianadj

Of or relating to the Roswell UFO incident and related conspiracy theories.

rosyadj

Rose-coloured.

Rosy Crossname

Rosicrucianism

Rosy Leenoun

Alternative spelling of Rosie Lee (“tea”).

rosy-eyedadj

Optimistic; idealistic.

rosy-redadj

Having a color like that of a red rose.

rosybellsnoun

The perennial plant Streptopus lanceolatus.

rosybillnoun

The rosy-billed pochard, Netta peposaca.

Rosythname

A town on the Firth of Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1183).

Roszkowskiname

A surname from Polish.

rosé saucenoun

A kind of tomato sauce made with cream.

rotverb

To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

rot awayverb

To spend a long period of time in an unproductive manner.

rot gutnoun

Alternative spelling of rotgut.

rot in hellverb

To suffer a fate worse than death.

rot meintj

Synonym of I'll be damned.

rot offverb

To fall off by rotting.

rot throughverb

To rot so as to create holes in the substance that's rotting.

rot-scapenoun

An environment of rotting vegetation.

ROT13noun

A simple Caesar cipher where each letter is replaced by the letter 13 positions beyond it in the alphabet (wrapping at Z to A).

rotanoun

A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.

rota Fortunaename

Synonym of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable”).

rotableadj

Of a component: that can be repeatedly restored to a fully serviceable condition.

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 381. 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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