English words starting with R

r and b

1. noun: a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll

ra

1. noun: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
2. noun: ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods

rabat

1. noun: the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast

rabato

1. noun: a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century

rabbet

1. noun: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
2. verb: join with a rabbet joint

rabbet joint

1. noun: a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards

rabbet plane

1. noun: a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets

rabbeted

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rabbeting

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rabbi

1. noun: spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
2. noun: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

rabbi moses ben maimon

1. noun: Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)

rabbinate

1. noun: rabbis collectively
2. noun: the office or function of a rabbi

rabbinic

1. adjective: of or relating to rabbis or their teachings; "rabbinical school"

rabbinical

1. adjective: of or relating to rabbis or their teachings; "rabbinical school"

rabbis

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rabbit

1. noun: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
2. noun: the fur of a rabbit

rabbit bandicoot

1. noun: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit

rabbit brush

1. noun: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo

rabbit burrow

1. noun: a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits

rabbit bush

1. noun: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo

rabbit ears

1. noun: an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V
2. noun: the long ears of a rabbit

rabbit fever

1. noun: a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals

rabbit food

1. noun: an uncooked vegetable

rabbit hole

1. noun: a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits

rabbit hutch

1. noun: a hutch for rabbits

rabbit on

1. verb: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

rabbit punch

1. noun: a short chopping blow to the back of the neck

rabbit test

1. noun: pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant

rabbit warren

1. noun: an overcrowded residential area
2. noun: a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits

rabbit-eared bandicoot

1. noun: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit

rabbit-eye blueberry

1. noun: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry

rabbit-sized

1. adjective: having the approximate size of a rabbit

rabbit-weed

1. noun: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads

rabbit's-foot fern

1. noun: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium

rabbited

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rabbiteye

1. noun: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry

rabbiteye blueberry

1. noun: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry

rabbitfish

1. noun: large European chimaera

rabbiting

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rabbits

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rabbitweed

1. noun: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads

rabbitwood

1. noun: shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes

rabble

1. noun: a disorderly crowd of people
2. noun: disparaging terms for the common people

rabble-rouser

1. noun: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

rabble-rousing

1. adjective: arousing to action or rebellion

rabbles

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rabelais

1. noun: author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)

rabelaisian

1. adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

rabi i

1. noun: the third month of the Islamic calendar

rabi ii

1. noun: the fourth month of the Islamic calendar

rabid

1. adjective: of or infected by rabies
2. adjective: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"

rabidity

1. noun: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"

rabidly

1. adverb: in an extreme or fanatical manner
2. adverb: in the manner of an animal with rabies

rabidness

1. noun: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"

rabies

1. noun: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

rabindranath tagore

1. noun: Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941)

raccoon

1. noun: the fur of the North American racoon
2. noun: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

raccoon dog

1. noun: small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon

raccoon fox

1. noun: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

raccoons

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race

1. noun: any competition; "the race for the presidency"
2. noun: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"

race car

1. noun: a fast car that competes in races

race driver

1. noun: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

race horse

1. noun: a horse bred for racing

race meeting

1. noun: a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track; "the Epsom race meeting was an important social event"

race murder

1. noun: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

race problem

1. noun: a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions

race riot

1. noun: a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community

race runner

1. noun: very swift lizard of eastern and central United States

raceabout

1. noun: a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail

racecard

1. noun: a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses

racecourse

1. noun: a course over which races are run

racecourses

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racegoer

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racegoers

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racehorse

1. noun: a horse bred for racing

racehorses

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raceme

1. noun: usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

racemes

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racemic acid

1. noun: the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice

racemose

1. adjective: having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow; "lilies of the valley are racemose"

racer

1. noun: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
2. noun: a fast car that competes in races

racers

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racerunner

1. noun: very swift lizard of eastern and central United States

races

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racetrack

1. noun: a course over which races are run

racetrack tout

1. noun: someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)

racetracks

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raceway

1. noun: a canal for a current of water
2. noun: a course over which races are run

raceways

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rachel

1. noun: (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

rachel carson

1. noun: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

rachel louise carson

1. noun: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

rachet

1. noun: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

rachet up

1. verb: move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"

rachis

1. noun: axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
2. noun: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

rachischisis

1. noun: a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis

rachitic

1. adjective: affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"

rachitis

1. noun: inflammation of the vertebral column
2. noun: childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus

rachmaninoff

1. noun: composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)

rachmaninov

1. noun: composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)

rachycentridae

1. noun: family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia

rachycentron

1. noun: genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia

rachycentron canadum

1. noun: large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters

racial

1. adjective: of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people; "racial groups"
2. adjective: of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination"

racial discrimination

1. noun: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

racial extermination

1. noun: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

racial immunity

1. noun: natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race

racial profiling

1. noun: a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups

racial segregation

1. noun: segregation by race

racialism

1. noun: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

racialist

1. noun: a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others

racialists

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racialized

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racially

1. adverb: with respect to race; "racially integrated"

racier

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raciest

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racily

1. adverb: in a racy manner; "racily vernacular language"