English words: R

1025 words under R; 801–900 on this page.

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• rightness noun (rightness — uncountable)
  Rightness is the quality of being morally right, good or fair.
• rightsizing noun (uncountable); verb…
  cutting jobs to make a company smaller, said to be the "right" size.
• rigid adjective (rigid, more rigid, most rigid); adverb rigidly…
  Rigid means stiff and hard, not able to bend easily.
• rigidly adverb (rigidly)
  Rigidly means in a stiff way that does not bend.
• rigorous adjective (rigorous, more rigorous, most rigorous)
  Rigorous means very careful, thorough and exact.
• rigorously adverb (rigorously)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a very careful, thorough and exact way, checking every detail.
• rigour nounJewish tradition
  Harshness or strictness, and very hard treatment.
• rim noun (a rim, rims); verb (rim, rims, rimmed, rimming)
  The edge or border around the top of something round, like a cup, bowl, glass or crater.
• rime noun (no plural in common use)
  Rime is white frost, a thin white coating of ice on trees, grass and bushes in cold weather.
• rimmed verb past form (rim, rims, rimmed, rimming); also adjective
  Rimmed means having an edge or border of a certain kind, such as gold-rimmed glasses.
• rind noun (a rind, rinds; also uncountable)
  The thick, tough outer skin of some fruits, like oranges, lemons and watermelons.
• ring noun (ring, rings); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A ring is a round band, like one worn on a finger.
• ringleader noun (ringleaders)
  The ringleader is the person who leads a group in doing something wrong, such as a revolt, a riot or a prank.
• ringlet noun (a ringlet, ringlets)
  A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral.
• ringworm noun (ringworm — uncountable)
  A skin infection caused by a fungus (not a worm) that makes red, itchy, ring-shaped patches on the skin or scalp; it spreads by touching…
• rink noun (a rink, rinks)
  A large flat area of ice for skating or playing ice hockey.
• rinse verb (rinse, rinses, rinsed, rinsing); noun (a rinse)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To rinse something means to wash it quickly with clean water, often to remove soap or dirt.
• riot noun (a riot, riots); verb (riot, riots, rioted, rioting)
  A violent, noisy disturbance by a crowd of people in a public place.
• riotous adjective (riotous; more riotous, most riotous)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Noisy, wild and out of control, like a riot.
• rip verb (rip, rips, ripped, ripping); noun (a rip, rips)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To rip is to tear something quickly and roughly: rip paper, rip your jeans.
• ripe adjective (ripe, riper, ripest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Ripe fruit or grain is ready to eat or pick; it is soft, sweet and has its full colour.
• ripen verb (ripen, ripens, ripened, ripening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To ripen means to become ready to eat, soft and sweet, as fruit and crops do.
• ripened verb, past form of «ripen»…
  Became ripe: fruit or grain grew ready to eat or harvest.
• ripeness noun (ripeness — uncountable)
  The state of fruit, vegetables or grain being fully grown and ready to eat or pick.
• ripening verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Ripening means becoming ripe — ready to eat, soft, sweet and coloured.
• ripped adjective (ripped); past form of the verb rip…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Ripped means torn, often roughly or suddenly: "ripped jeans".
• ripper noun (a ripper, rippers); adjective…
  A ripper is a person or tool that rips or tears things.
• ripping verb form (rip, rips, ripped, ripping); adjective…
  Present participle of «rip»: tearing quickly and roughly.
• ripple noun (a ripple, ripples); verb…
  A small wave on the surface of water, like the rings when you drop a stone in a pond.
• rise verb (rise, rises, rose, risen, rising); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises».
• risen verb form — past participle of rise…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Risen means having gone up or got higher.
• riser noun (a riser, risers)
  A person who gets up from bed at a certain time: «an early riser», «a late riser».
• risest verb, old form used with thou
  «risest» means «you rise», a form of «rise»: To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises».
• riseth verb, old form of «rises» (he, she, it)
  «riseth» means «rises», a form of «rise»: To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises».
• rising verb form (-ing of rise: rising); adjective; noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Rising means going up, or getting higher.
• risk noun (a risk, risks; risk — uncountable); verb…
  A risk is the chance that something bad, like getting hurt or losing something, may happen.
• risky adjective (risky, riskier, riskiest)
  Risky means possibly dangerous; something that could make you get hurt, lose something or go wrong.
• rite noun (a rite, rites)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A rite is a religious or serious ceremony that is done in a fixed way, like baptism or a funeral.
• ritual noun (a ritual, rituals); adjective (ritual)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A set of actions always done in the same way and order, especially as part of a religious ceremony.
• rival noun (a rival, rivals); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person, team or business that competes with another for the same thing: The two schools are old rivals.
• rivalry noun (rivalry, rivalries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A situation in which people, teams or groups compete with each other for the same thing, often for a long time.
• river noun (river, rivers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A river is a large stream of fresh water that flows across land to a lake, another river or the sea.
• riverbank noun (a riverbank, riverbanks)
  A riverbank is the land along the side of a river.
• riverbed noun (a riverbed, riverbeds)
  A riverbed is the bottom of a river, the ground the river water flows over.
• riverside noun (the riverside); adjective…
  The riverside is the land along or near a river.
• rivet noun (a rivet, rivets); verb…
  A short metal pin used to join pieces of metal or leather; its end is hammered flat to hold it.
• rivulet noun (rivulets)
  A rivulet is a small stream of water, smaller than a river or brook.
• rn abbreviation (RN, rn)everyday · Jewish tradition
  rn means "right now": "I'm busy rn".
• ro fragment or abbreviation (RO, ro — not a word on its own)
  «RO» is short for «reverse osmosis», a way of cleaning water by pushing it through a very fine filter.
• roach noun…
  A cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places.
• road noun (road, roads)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A road is a wide hard path where cars, buses and bikes travel from one place to another.
• roadhog noun (a roadhog, roadhogs; also «road hog»)
  A driver who drives selfishly and dangerously, too fast or taking up too much of the road so others cannot pass.
• roadrunner noun (a roadrunner, roadrunners)
  A roadrunner is a fast bird of the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that prefers to run rather than fly.
• roadside noun (the roadside); adjective (roadside: a roadside café)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The roadside is the ground at the edge of a road.
• roadway noun (a roadway, roadways)
  The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk).
• roadworthiness noun (roadworthiness — uncountable)
  The state of a vehicle being safe and fit to be driven on the road.
• roam verb (roam, roams, roamed, roaming); noun (a roam — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To walk or travel around with no fixed plan, often over a wide area.
• roan adjective; noun (roans)
  Roan describes an animal, especially a horse or mule, whose coat is brown, red or black mixed with white or grey hairs.
• roar verb (roar, roars, roared, roaring); noun (a roar, roars)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To roar is to make a very loud, deep sound like a lion.
• roaring nounJewish tradition
  A loud, deep cry or growl, like the sound a lion makes, or a loud groan of pain.
• roast verb (roast, roasts, roasted, roasting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cook food, like meat or vegetables, in an oven or over a fire.
• rob verb (rob, robs, robbed, robbing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To rob means to take money or things from a person or place in a wrong way, often by force or threats.
• robber noun (a robber, robbers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who steals from a person or place, often using force or threats, like a bank robber.
• robbery noun (a robbery, robberies; robbery — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The crime of stealing from a person or place, especially using force or threats.
• robe noun (a robe, robes); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A robe is a long, loose piece of clothing that covers the body, worn for special ceremonies, by judges, priests, kings and graduates.
• robin noun (robin, robins; also a name: Robin)
  A robin is a small bird with a red or orange breast.
• robocall noun (a robocall, robocalls); verb…
  A robocall is an automatic phone call made by a computer, which plays a recorded message to many people at once, often to sell something…
• robot noun (robot, robots)
  A robot is a machine that can do jobs by itself, following a program; some move and act like a person or an animal.
• robotic adjective (robotic, more robotic)
  To do with robots, or done by a robot: a robotic arm.
• robust adjective (robust, more robust, most robust)
  Strong and healthy: a robust child.
• roc noun (rocs)
  A roc is a huge bird of legend, in Arabian tales, strong enough to carry off an elephant or a ship.
• rock noun (rock, rocks); verb (rock, rocks, rocked, rocking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of.
• rocket noun (a rocket, rockets); verb…
  A rocket is a tall vehicle with powerful engines that pushes it up into space.
• rocky adjective (rocky, rockier, rockiest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills.
• rod noun (rod, rods)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A rod is a long thin straight stick of wood, metal or plastic.
• rodent noun (a rodent, rodents)
  A rodent is a small mammal with sharp front teeth that keep growing, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, hamster, guinea pig or beaver.
• rodeo noun (a rodeo, rodeos)
  A rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels.
• roe noun (roe; also a roe, roes for the deer)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Roe is the mass of eggs inside a female fish, often eaten as food.
• roebuck noun (roebucks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A roebuck is a male roe deer, a small wild deer of the woods, with short antlers.
• rogue noun (a rogue, rogues); adjective (rogue)
  A dishonest person who cheats or tricks people.
• roguish adjective (no change for comparison in common use)
  Roguish means playful and a little naughty or sly, as in a cheeky smile or a twinkle in the eye.
• roi noun (French: le roi, les rois); (abbreviation in English)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word.
• role noun (a role, roles)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A role is a part that an actor plays in a film, play or show.
• roll verb (roll, rolls, rolled, rolling); noun (a roll, rolls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To roll is to turn over and over, like a ball moving along the ground.
• rolled verb past and past participle…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Rolled is the past form of roll: the ball rolled away.
• roller noun (a roller, rollers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A roller is a tube or cylinder that turns, used to flatten, spread or move things.
• roma noun (the Roma, Roma; a Rom, Roma — plural); proper noun…
  The Roma are a people who have lived in Europe for about a thousand years; their ancestors came from northern India and many have…
• roman adjective (Roman — with a capital R); noun (a Roman, Romans)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Connected with ancient Rome, a powerful empire long ago around the Mediterranean Sea.
• romance noun (romance, a romance, romances); verb…
  A romance is a loving relationship between two people.
• romani adjective (Romani); noun…
  The Romani (also spelt Romany) are a people whose ancestors came from India about a thousand years ago and who now live in many countries…
• romanian adjective (Romanian); noun…
  adjective From or belonging to Romania, a country in south-eastern Europe.
• romansh noun (Romansh); adjective (Romansh)
  Romansh is a language spoken by a small number of people in south-east Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden.
• romantic adjective (romantic, more romantic); noun…
  About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.
• romany noun (a Romany, Romanies; Romany — the language); adjective…
  A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled…
• rome noun, proper name (Rome)
  Rome is the capital city of Italy.
• romeo noun (a romeo, romeos — informal); proper noun…
  Romeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet».
• romp verb (romp, romps, romped, romping); noun (romps)
  To romp is to play in a lively, noisy way, running and jumping about.
• ron noun (a name: Ron)
  Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.
• roof noun (a roof, roofs); verb (roof — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A roof is the top covering of a building or vehicle.
• rooftop noun (a rooftop, rooftops); adjective…
  A rooftop is the outside top surface of a roof.

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