All English words - page 4702

Meanings of Ragstone:

noun

A large coarse roofing slate.

Meanings of Ragtag:

adjective

Untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character.

Usage examples:

A ragtag group of idealists

noun

A disreputable or disorganized group of people.

Usage examples:

The ragtag had been organized into some kind of marching order

Meanings of Ragtime:

noun

A kind of music evolved by black american musicians in the 1890s and played especially on the piano, characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly accented accompaniment.

Usage examples:

Ragtime piano classics

adjective

Disorderly; disreputable.

Usage examples:

A ragtime army

Meanings of Ragtimer:

noun

A person who plays ragtime; also in extended use.

Meanings of Raguly:

adjective

Having an edge with oblique notches like a row of sawn-off branches.

Usage examples:

A cross raguly

Meanings of Ragweed:

noun

A north american plant of the daisy family. its tiny green flowers produce copious amounts of pollen, making it a major causative agent of hay fever in some areas.

Usage examples:

Many early emerging summer annuals, including giant ragweed, kochia, crabgrass, lambsquarters, and …

Meanings of Ragweeds:

noun

A north american plant of the daisy family. its tiny green flowers produce copious amounts of pollen, making it a major causative agent of hay fever in some areas.

Usage examples:

Many early emerging summer annuals, including giant ragweed, kochia, crabgrass, lambsquarters, and …

Meanings of Ragwork:

noun

The process of making a fabric out of rags by weaving, sewing, or other means; the fabric thus made.

Meanings of Ragworm:

noun

A predatory marine bristle worm which is frequently used as bait by fishermen.

Usage examples:

Lugworm and ragworm are also good, but tend to produce the smaller fish.

Meanings of Ragwort:

noun

A yellow-flowered ragged-leaved european plant of the daisy family, which is a common weed of grazing land and is toxic to livestock.

Usage examples:

Although the yellow-flowered ragwort is an attractive-looking plant, it is poisonous to animals and…

Meanings of Ragworts:

noun

A yellow-flowered ragged-leaved european plant of the daisy family, which is a common weed of grazing land and is toxic to livestock.

Usage examples:

Although the yellow-flowered ragwort is an attractive-looking plant, it is poisonous to animals and…

Meanings of Rah:

exclamation

A cheer of encouragement or approval.

Usage examples:

‘yea! rah! team!’

noun

An upper-class person.

Meanings of Rahdar:

noun

In persia (now iran) and india: a person who guards roads for a fee; a toll-collector. also occasionally as a mass noun.

Meanings of Rahdari:

noun

In persia (now iran) and india: a transit duty, a toll; (as a mass noun) tax paid to secure safe passage. also attributive. now chiefly historical.

Meanings of Raid:

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raided:

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raider:

noun

A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.

Usage examples:

Scandinavian raiders put down their roots in cumbria

Meanings of Raiders:

noun

A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.

Usage examples:

Scandinavian raiders put down their roots in cumbria

Meanings of Raiding:

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raids:

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raif:

noun

Robbery, depredation, spoliation.

Meanings of Raiiform:

adjective

Having the form of a skate or ray; specifically belonging to or characteristic of the order rajiformes, which comprises the rays, skates, and allied fishes.

noun

A fish of the order rajiformes; a ray, skate, or allied fish.

Meanings of Rail:

noun

A bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on.

Usage examples:

A curtain rail

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave

Meanings of Railbird:

noun

A spectator at a horse race, especially one who watches from the railings along the track.

Usage examples:

People who might not have come to the track are attracted by slot bonanzas, and die-hard rail birds…

Meanings of Railbirds:

noun

A spectator at a horse race, especially one who watches from the railings along the track.

Usage examples:

People who might not have come to the track are attracted by slot bonanzas, and die-hard rail birds…