English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 56 of 430

rarinoun

Alternative form of 'rari (“Ferrari”).

rarificationnoun

Alternative form of rarefaction.

rarifyverb

Alternative spelling of rarefy.

raringadj

Eager.

rarishadj

Alternative form of rareish.

rarissimanoun

Extremely rare books, manuscripts, or prints.

raritynoun

A measure of the scarcity of an object.

rark upverb

To tell (someone) off.

Raroname

Abbreviation of Rarotonga (place name).

Raroianadj

Of or relating to Raroia.

Rarotonganame

The largest and most populous island of the Cook Islands.

Rarotonganname

Cook Islands Māori, the official language of the Cook Islands.

rartedadj

Retarded; extremely stupid or deranged.

raræ avesnoun

plural of rara avis (alternative form of rarae aves)

rasnoun

An Ethiopian king or prince.

Ras al-Khaimahname

An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.

Ras Algethiname

Alpha Herculis, the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules

ras el hanoutnoun

A variable mixture of spices, found in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Ras Hafunname

A promontory in Bari, Puntland, Somalia.

ras malainoun

A sweet dish found in the Indian subcontinent consisting of sugary cream-colored balls of dough and a creamy sweet liquid.

RAS syndromenoun

Redundant acronym syndrome syndrome, a tautology in which one or more words that make up an acronym or initialism are used redundantly in conjunction with said abbreviation.

rasanoun

An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

rasaboxnoun

One of a set of labelled boxes in a diagram drawn on the floor, each representing an emotion or facet of a character, used in training actors to play a part.

rasagilinenoun

An inhibitor of monoamine oxidase used as a monotherapy in early Parkinson's disease or as an adjunct therapy in more advanced cases.

rasagolanoun

Alternative form of rasgulla.

rasagollanoun

Alternative form of rasgulla.

rasamnoun

A spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice.

Rasanenname

A surname from Finnish.

rasantadj

sweeping; flanking

rasanteadj

Sweeping; grazing; applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, so that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them

rasavallinoun

A tropical plant of the species Dioscorea alata, cultivated for its edible root.

Rasberryname

A surname.

rasboranoun

Any minnow-like small fish in the cyprinid genus Rasbora.

rascacionoun

The black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus).

rascaillenoun

A rascal.

rascalnoun

A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.

rascaldomnoun

The state of being a rascal.

rascalessnoun

A female rascal.

rascalismnoun

The behaviour of a rascal; villainy.

rascalitynoun

Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses.

rascalizeverb

To slander or disparage as a rascal.

rascallikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a rascal.

rascallyadj

Like a rascal.

rascalrynoun

Rascally behavior.

rascalshipnoun

rascalry

rascassenoun

Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish.

rascetanoun

The wrinkling and creases on the inner surface of the wrist.

rascettanoun

Alternative form of rascette.

rascettenoun

The wrist.

Rasch modelnoun

A psychometric model for analysis of categorical data, such as answers to a questionnaire, as a function of the trade-off between (a) the respondent's abilities, attitudes or personality traits and (b) the item difficulty.

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 56. 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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