English words starting with ri - page 24

Meanings of Rivet:

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

Meanings of Riveted:

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

Meanings of Riveting:

adjective

Completely engrossing; compelling.

Usage examples:

The book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

Meanings of Rivieras:

noun

A coastal region with a subtropical climate and vegetation.

Usage examples:

Poor in resources it may be, but the riviera, which in italian simply means shore, in liguria becom…

Meanings of Riviere:

noun

A necklace of gems that increase in size towards a large central stone, typically consisting of more than one string.

Meanings of Riving:

verb

Split or tear apart violently.

Usage examples:

The party was riven by disagreements over europe

Meanings of Rivose:

adjective

Of a surface: marked with sinuous grooves; (of surface sculpture, especially grooves) sinuous.

Meanings of Rivulet:

noun

A small stream of water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

Sweat ran in rivulets down his back

Meanings of Rivulose:

adjective

Marked with irregular sinuous lines or furrows resembling rivers marked on a map.

Meanings of Rivulus:

noun

A small tropical american killifish of fresh and brackish water.

Meanings of Riyals:

noun

The basic monetary unit of iran and oman, equal to 100 dinars in iran and 1,000 baiza in oman.

Usage examples:

Some other ‘royal’ currencies are the real, the rial (iran, oman, yemen), and the riyal - all stemm…

Meanings of Rizzar:

noun

More fully "red rizzer": a redcurrant bush, ribes rubrum; a fruit of this plant. frequently attributive, as "rizzer-berry", "rizzer-bush". also: (in full "white rizzer") a whitecurrant fruit or bush; (in full "black rizzer") a blackcurrant fruit or bush.

Meanings of Rizzer:

noun

More fully "red rizzer": a redcurrant bush, ribes rubrum; a fruit of this plant. frequently attributive, as "rizzer-berry", "rizzer-bush". also: (in full "white rizzer") a whitecurrant fruit or bush; (in full "black rizzer") a blackcurrant fruit or bush.