English words starting with r

Meanings of R:

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

An unspecified alkyl or other organic radical or group.

Meanings of R-and-r:

noun

Abbreviation for rest and relaxation: a period of time when you stop working and rest

Usage examples:

He went to his parents' house in florida for a little r & r.

Meanings of Ra:

abbreviation

Argentina (international vehicle registration).

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 88, a rare radioactive metal of the alkaline earth series. it was formerly used as a source of radiation for radiotherapy.

proper noun

The sun god, the supreme egyptian deity, worshipped as the creator of all life and typically portrayed with a falcon's head bearing the solar disc. from earliest times he was associated with the pharaoh.

The chemical element radium.

Meanings of Raad:

noun

Originally (during the 18th century): a council or assembly, especially in a dutch-speaking region of south africa; specifically (usually with capital initial) the legislative assembly of any one of the former boer republics (now historical). subsequently (specifically among afrikaans speakers): any council or board.

Meanings of Rab:

noun

Any of various types of stony or gravelly subsoil; rubble, gravel.

Meanings of Rabanna:

noun

A coarse fabric woven from raffia, made chiefly in madagascar; an item made from this.

Meanings of Rabat:

proper noun

The capital of morocco, an industrial port on the atlantic coast; population 1,787,300 (est. 2009). it was founded as a military fort in the 12th century by the almohads.

Meanings of Rabato:

noun

A large, stiff collar, fashionable from the late 16th to the mid 17th centuries, typically trimmed with lace.

Usage examples:

The exchange highlights the rebato's status as a high-fashion, luxury accessory.

Meanings of Rabbanite:

noun

A jewish person who accepts the teachings of the rabbis; a rabbinist. opposed to karaite.

adjective

That is a rabbanite; of or relating to rabbanites.

Meanings of Rabbet:

noun

A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate.

Usage examples:

A rabbet joint

verb

Make a rebate in (a piece of wood).

Meanings of Rabbeted:

verb

Make a rebate in (a piece of wood).

noun

A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate.

Usage examples:

A rabbet joint

Meanings of Rabbeting:

verb

Make a rebate in (a piece of wood).

noun

A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate.

Usage examples:

A rabbet joint

Meanings of Rabbets:

noun

A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate.

Usage examples:

A rabbet joint

verb

Make a rebate in (a piece of wood).

Meanings of Rabbi:

noun

A jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches jewish law.

Usage examples:

With my rabbi teaching me torah and how to ask the big questions, it became harder and harder to tr…

Meanings of Rabbinate:

noun

The position or tenure of office of a rabbi.

Usage examples:

He was, from the beginning of his rabbinate, concerned with societal problems

Meanings of Rabbinates:

noun

The position or tenure of office of a rabbi.

Usage examples:

He was, from the beginning of his rabbinate, concerned with societal problems

Meanings of Rabbinic:

adjective

Relating to rabbis or to jewish law or teachings.

Usage examples:

Rabbinical studies

Meanings of Rabbinical:

adjective

Relating to rabbis or to jewish law or teachings.

Usage examples:

This view is that there has always been only one jewish calendar used by all jews - the rabbinical …

Meanings of Rabbinism:

noun

A characteristic or peculiarity of the language of the rabbis; a rabbinical expression. formerly also: †rabbinical language or discourse.

Meanings of Rabbinist:

noun

An adherent or follower of the rabbis; specifically a person who accepts the teachings of the talmud (contrasted with karaite), a rabbanite.

Meanings of Rabbinistic:

adjective

That follows or adheres to rabbinism; of or relating to rabbinism.

Meanings of Rabbinize:

verb

To imbue with rabbinical teachings or characteristics.

Meanings of Rabbis:

noun

A jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches jewish law.

Usage examples:

With my rabbi teaching me torah and how to ask the big questions, it became harder and harder to tr…

Meanings of Rabbit:

noun

A gregarious burrowing plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.

Usage examples:

The chances of survival for south africa's most endangered mammal, the riverine rabbit, looks even …

verb

Hunt rabbits.

Usage examples:

Locate the area where you can go rabbiting

Meanings of Rabbited:

verb

Hunt rabbits.

Usage examples:

Locate the area where you can go rabbiting

noun

A gregarious burrowing plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.

Usage examples:

The chances of survival for south africa's most endangered mammal, the riverine rabbit, looks even …

phrasal verb

To continue talking about something that is not interesting to the person you are talking to

Usage examples:

He's always rabbiting on about his stamp collection.