English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 72 of 430

razorfishnoun

Any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys.

razorlessadj

Without a razor.

razorlikeadj

Resembling a razor; thus, sharp.

razormakernoun

A manufacturer of razors.

razormakingnoun

The manufacture of razors.

razormannoun

A thug who uses a razor as a weapon.

razoryadj

Resembling or characteristic of a razor.

razznoun

A version of seven-card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).

razzberrynoun

A raspberry (noise made to imitate flatulence).

razzianoun

A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.

Razzienoun

A Golden Raspberry Award, an award given for poor performances in the film world.

razzingnoun

Teasing or heckling.

razzleverb

To dazzle or disorient

razzle-dazzlenoun

Glitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz.

razzle-dazzlernoun

Someone or something glitzy or showy.

razzle-dazzlyadj

Glitzy; showy; glamorous.

razzlyadj

Synonym of razzle-dazzly.

razzmatazznoun

Ambiguous or meaningless language.

Raëlianadj

Of or pertaining to Raëlism.

Raëlismname

A UFO religion with liberal sexual views, holding that all life on Earth was created in scientific laboratories by extraterrestrials.

raïnoun

A form of music, originating in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds.

Rb-Srnoun

rubidium-strontium.

RBARphrase

Initialism of row by agonizing row; used to describe procedural programming in SQL.

RBCname

Initialism of Royal Bank of Canada.

RBFnoun

Abbreviation of rat-bite fever.

RBGname

Initialism of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

rBGHnoun

Bovine growth hormone produced using recombinant DNA.

RBInoun

Initialism of run batted in.

RBMKnoun

A kind of graphite-moderated nuclear reactor, designed so that, instead of a large steel pressure vessel surrounding the entire core, the core is surrounded by a cylindrical annular steel tank inside a concrete vault and each fuel assembly is enclosed in an individual pipe or channel that also contains the coolant.

RCadj

Initialism of radio-controlled.

RCMnoun

Initialism of restrictive cardiomyopathy.

RCMPname

Initialism of Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

RCNname

Initialism of Royal Canadian Navy.

RCPname

Initialism of Revolutionary Communist Party.

RCPOnoun

Initialism of recruit chief petty officer.

RCS ratnoun

A kind of rat with inherited retinal degeneration, used in medical research.

rctg.adj

Abbreviation of recruiting.

RCYBPadv

Initialism of radio carbon years before present.

rdnoun

Abbreviation of road.

RD&Dnoun

Initialism of research, development and demonstration.

RDCnoun

A Budd Rail Diesel Car, a self-propelled railcar for passengers.

rdfnoun

radial distribution function

RDMverb

To arbitrarily kill players in a video game, typically players on one's own team when friendly fire is enabled.

RDMernoun

A person who engages in RDMing.

rDNAnoun

ribosomal DNA

RDRname

Initialism of Red Dead Redemption.

RDR2name

Initialism of Red Dead Redemption 2.

RdRpnoun

Initialism of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

RDS-EONname

Initialism of Radio Data System Enhanced Other Networks.

RDSAname

Shell plc.

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 72. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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