English dictionary: words starting with r
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R
ˈrəːntɡənMeanings of R:
abbreviationRecto.
nounThe eighteenth letter of the alphabet.
An unspecified alkyl or other organic radical or group.
Meanings of R-and-r:
nounAbbreviation 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.
Ra
ˈreɪdɪəmMeanings of Ra:
abbreviationArgentina (international vehicle registration).
nounThe 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 nounThe 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:
nounOriginally (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:
nounAny of various types of stony or gravelly subsoil; rubble, gravel.
Meanings of Rabanna:
nounA coarse fabric woven from raffia, made chiefly in madagascar; an item made from this.
Meanings of Rabat:
proper nounThe 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:
nounA 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:
nounA jewish person who accepts the teachings of the rabbis; a rabbinist. opposed to karaite.
adjectiveThat is a rabbanite; of or relating to rabbanites.
Rabbet
ˈrabɪtMeanings of Rabbet:
nounA 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
verbMake a rebate in (a piece of wood).
Meanings of Rabbeted:
verbMake a rebate in (a piece of wood).
nounA 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:
verbMake a rebate in (a piece of wood).
nounA 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:
nounA 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
verbMake a rebate in (a piece of wood).
Meanings of Rabbi:
nounA 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:
nounThe 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:
nounThe 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:
adjectiveRelating to rabbis or to jewish law or teachings.
Usage examples:
Rabbinical studies
Meanings of Rabbinical:
adjectiveRelating 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:
nounA characteristic or peculiarity of the language of the rabbis; a rabbinical expression. formerly also: †rabbinical language or discourse.
Meanings of Rabbinist:
nounAn adherent or follower of the rabbis; specifically a person who accepts the teachings of the talmud (contrasted with karaite), a rabbanite.
Meanings of Rabbinistic:
adjectiveThat follows or adheres to rabbinism; of or relating to rabbinism.
Meanings of Rabbinize:
verbTo imbue with rabbinical teachings or characteristics.
Rabbis
ˈræb.aɪMeanings of Rabbis:
nounA 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 Rabbited:
verbHunt rabbits.
Usage examples:
Locate the area where you can go rabbiting
nounA 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 verbTo 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.
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