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Meanings of Rifts:

noun

A crack, split, or break in something.

Usage examples:

The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
verb

Break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.

Usage examples:

The indian landmass rifted from madagascar about 90 million years ago

Meanings of Rig:

verb

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging.

Usage examples:

The catamaran will be rigged as a ketch
noun

The particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged.

Usage examples:

A ketch rig

Meanings of Rig-out:

phrasal verb

To put a particular type of clothing on someone

Usage examples:

We rigged ourselves out in tracksuits and running shoes for the race., i want to get myself a new r…

Meanings of Rig-up:

phrasal verb

To make something by putting different pieces of equipment or material together

Usage examples:

They rigged up an antenna on their radio to intercept phone calls.

Meanings of Riga:

proper noun

A port on the baltic sea, capital of latvia; population 722,000 (est. 2007).

Rigadoon

ˌrɪɡəˈduːn

Meanings of Rigadoon:

noun

A lively dance for couples, in duple or quadruple time, of provençal origin.

Meanings of Rigadoons:

noun

A lively dance for couples, in duple or quadruple time, of provençal origin.

Meanings of Rigamarole:

noun

Rigmarole

Meanings of Rigatoni:

noun

Pasta in the form of short hollow fluted tubes.

Usage examples:

The pasta dishes included rigatoni, fettuccine with meatballs as well as seafood and chicken versio…

Meanings of Rigatonis:

noun

Pasta in the form of short hollow fluted tubes.

Usage examples:

The pasta dishes included rigatoni, fettuccine with meatballs as well as seafood and chicken versio…

Meanings of Rigaudon:

noun

A lively dance for couples, in duple or quadruple time, of provençal origin.

Meanings of Rigaudons:

noun

A lively dance for couples, in duple or quadruple time, of provençal origin.

Meanings of Rigbane:

noun

The backbone; the spine. in early use also: †a vertebra (obsolete).

Meanings of Rigel:

proper noun

The seventh-brightest star in the sky, and the brightest in the constellation orion. it is a blue supergiant nearly sixty thousand times as luminous as our sun.

Meanings of Rigescent:

adjective

Tending to be or becoming rigid or stiff; nearly or rather rigid.

Meanings of Riggal:

noun

Rig. frequently attributive. compare ridgel , riggot , riggon .

Meanings of Rigged:

verb

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging.

Usage examples:

The catamaran will be rigged as a ketch
noun

The particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged.

Usage examples:

A ketch rig

Meanings of Rigged-out:

phrasal verb

To put a particular type of clothing on someone

Usage examples:

We rigged ourselves out in tracksuits and running shoes for the race., i want to get myself a new r…

Meanings of Rigger:

noun

A ship rigged in a particular way.

Usage examples:

A square-rigger

Meanings of Riggers:

noun

A ship rigged in a particular way.

Usage examples:

A square-rigger

Meanings of Rigging:

noun

The system of ropes or chains employed to support a ship's masts ( standing rigging ) and to control or set the yards and sails ( running rigging ).

Usage examples:

I'm listening to the wind in the rigging
verb

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging.

Usage examples:

The catamaran will be rigged as a ketch

Meanings of Riggish:

adjective

Lustful or sexually unrestrained (typically used of a woman).

Usage examples:

'if i'm riggish, you're priggish,' retorted polly.

Meanings of Riggot:

noun

A channel or drain made in the surface of the ground; a gutter, a rain-spout.

Meanings of Right:

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing
adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track
noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong
verb

Restore to a normal or upright position.

Usage examples:

We righted the capsized dinghy
exclamation

Favouring conservative or reactionary views.

Usage examples:

Are you politically right, left, or centre?

Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

Meanings of Right-angled:

noun

A triangle that has one angle of 90°

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