English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 390 of 430

roundingadj

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

rounding errornoun

The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic.

rounding upverb

Present participle and gerund of round up.

roundishadj

Somewhat round.

roundishlyadv

In a roundish manner.

roundishnessnoun

The quality of being roundish.

roundleafadj

Having round leaves.

roundleaf batnoun

Any of the bats of the genus Hipposideros.

roundlessadj

Not having rounds (sports).

roundletnoun

A small disk, circle or other round object.

roundlyadv

Circularly.

roundmannoun

Alternative form of roundsman.

roundnessnoun

The quality or degree of being round.

roundoffnoun

A move similar to a cartwheel but ending with the legs together and the gymnast facing in the opposite direction.

roundpolenoun

An unsplit young tree, used as a construction material.

roundpole fencenoun

A kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young trees.

roundrectnoun

A rectangle with rounded corners.

Roundsname

A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

roundshieldnoun

A circular shield; a rondache or roundel.

roundsideadv

On the curved side.

roundsidedadj

Having rounded sides.

roundsmannoun

A worker who makes rounds, especially in order to deliver goods.

roundspersonnoun

A worker who makes rounds, especially in order to deliver goods.

roundstonenoun

Small stones used for paving.

roundswomannoun

A female worker who makes rounds, especially in order to deliver goods.

roundtripnoun

Alternative form of round trip.

roundupnoun

An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.

roundurenoun

roundness

roundwiseadv

According to a rounded shape or course.

roundwoodnoun

Timber as it is cut from the tree, including the bark and without any processing or shaping into planks.

roundwormnoun

An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.

roundyadj

round; rounded

Rountreename

A surname from Middle English.

roupverb

To cry or shout.

roup salenoun

An auction.

roupilyadv

In a manner as if affected with roup. In a hoarse or husky manner.

roupyadj

hoarse (from shouting)

Rouranname

A khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin.

Rourkname

A surname from Irish.

Rous sarcoma virusnoun

A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.

rousableadj

Capable of being roused.

rousenoun

An arousal.

Rouse numbernoun

A ratio used in fluid dynamics to define a concentration profile of suspended sediment and which determines how sediment will be transported in a flowing fluid.

rouseaboutnoun

Alternative form of roustabout.

rousedverb

simple past and past participle of rouse

rouseitenoun

A triclinic yellow orange mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.

rousementnoun

The act of rousing or arousing; incitement to action.

rousernoun

Something very exciting or stimulating.

rousethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of rouse

rousettenoun

Any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.

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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 390. 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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