English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 47 of 430

randkluftnoun

The headwall gap between a glacier or snowfield and the adjacent rock face at the back of the cirque or, more loosely, between the rock face and the side of the glacier.

Randlename

A surname.

Randlordnoun

The person in charge of a goldfield in the Witwatersrand region.

randoadj

Random; arbitrary.

Randolphname

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

randomnoun

A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

random campingnoun

The act or practice of camping in a wilderness area and not in a designated campsite, similar to boondocking in the United States.

random encounternoun

A battle that starts at an unpredictable time, against random enemies.

random numbernoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see random, number.

Random Number Godnoun

The pseudorandom number generator used by a roguelike game's engine.

random variablenoun

A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.

random-number generatornoun

Alternative form of random number generator.

randomernoun

A stranger; anybody; any old person.

randomicitynoun

The state of being random.

randominitynoun

Randomness.

randomisationnoun

Alternative spelling of randomization.

randomiseverb

To arrange randomly; to make random

randomisernoun

Alternative spelling of randomizer.

randomishadj

Somewhat random; quite random.

randomistanoun

A proponent of randomized trials as the optimal form of research.

randomitiesnoun

plural of randomity

randomitynoun

The state or quality of being random; randomness.

randomizableadj

Capable of being randomized.

randomizationnoun

The process of making random.

randomizeverb

US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise.

randomizernoun

One who, or that which, randomizes (often practically extended to pseudorandomization as well).

randomlessadj

Without randomness; not (at) random; (by extension) routine; predictable

randomlikeadj

Typically or characteristically random

randomlyadv

In a random manner.

randomnessnoun

The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.

randomositynoun

The state of being random.

randomwiseadv

randomly

randonnoun

Obsolete form of random.

randonnéenoun

A walk or excursion.

randorinoun

Freestyle practice, such as one-on-one sparring.

randoserunoun

A type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, made of leather or leatherette.

Randroidnoun

A supporter of Ayn Rand's philosophies, particularly an overzealous one.

Randsfjordenname

A lake in Innlandet and Akershus, the fourth-largest in Norway.

Randstadname

A region, a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague) and surrounds the Groene Hart.

randumbadj

Both random and stupid; having the nature of a foolish non sequitur.

randyadj

Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.

randy mandiesnoun

Synonym of mandies (“the drug methaqualone”).

randyvoonoun

A house where the neighbours gather for a chat.

Ranename

A surname from Marathi.

ranelatenoun

Any salt or ester of ranelic acid.

Raneyname

A surname from Irish.

Raney nickelnoun

A finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.

ranforceverb

Obsolete form of reinforce.

Ranfordname

A surname.

Ranftname

A surname from German.

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 47. 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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