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# English words: R

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · **R** · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

1025 words under R; 901–1000 on this page.

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- [rook](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rook/) — A rook is a large black bird of the crow family with a grey, bare patch of skin at the base of its beak; rooks live together in noisy…
- [rookery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rookery/) — A rookery is a group of rooks' nests high in the trees, or the place where rooks live together.
- [room](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/room/) — A room is a part of a building with walls, a floor and a ceiling, like a kitchen or a bedroom. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roomful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roomful/) — A roomful is as many people or things as fill a room.
- [roommate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roommate/) — A roommate is a person who shares a bedroom with you.
- [roomy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roomy/) — Roomy means having plenty of space inside, so that it is not cramped.
- [roost](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roost/) — A roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep, such as a branch, a perch or a barn.
- [rooster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rooster/) — An adult male chicken, usually with a bright red comb on its head and colourful tail feathers, known for crowing loudly in the morning.
- [root](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/root/) — The part of a plant that grows under the ground, holding it in place and taking in water and minerals. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roots](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roots/) — Roots are the parts of a plant that grow under the ground; they hold the plant in place and take in water and minerals. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rope](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rope/) — A rope is a strong, thick cord made of twisted strands, used for pulling, tying or climbing. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rosary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rosary/) — A string of beads used by Catholic Christians to count prayers.
- [rose](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rose/) — A rose is a flower with a sweet smell and sharp thorns on its stem. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rosebud](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rosebud/) — A rosebud is a rose flower before it has opened fully.
- [rosemary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rosemary/) — A small evergreen bush with needle-like leaves that smell strong and fresh, used as a herb in cooking.
- [rosette](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rosette/) — A round badge made of ribbon, given as a prize, for example at a horse or pet show.
- [rosin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rosin/) — Rosin is a hard, sticky, amber-coloured substance made from pine tree sap.
- [rosy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rosy/) — Pink or pinkish-red, like a rose, especially of cheeks or skin.
- [rot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rot/) — To go soft, bad and break down slowly because of bacteria and fungi, like old fruit, wood or dead leaves; to decay. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rota](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rota/) — A rota is a list showing who has to do a job and when, so that people take turns.
- [rotate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotate/) — To turn around a centre or a point; to spin: The Earth rotates once a day. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rotation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotation/) — Rotation is turning around a centre point or a line: "the rotation of the Earth". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rotational](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotational/) — Rotational means to do with turning round a centre point.
- [rote](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rote/) — Learning or doing something by repeating it again and again without thinking about what it means. — Jewish tradition
- [rotifer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotifer/) — A tiny water animal, usually too small to see without a microscope, with a ring of little hairs at its head that wave and look like…
- [rotor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotor/) — A rotor is a part of a machine that turns round and round, such as the blades on top of a helicopter.
- [rotted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotted/) — Rotted is the past form of «rot»: something rotted when it went bad and broke down slowly because of germs, fungi, damp or age. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rotten](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotten/) — Gone bad, soft and smelly because of decay (a rotten egg, rotten wood). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rottenness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rottenness/) — The state of decaying or rotting, especially of wood or bones. — Jewish tradition
- [rotting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rotting/) — Rotting means going bad and breaking down, as dead plants, animals or food slowly decay.
- [rottweiler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rottweiler/) — A Rottweiler is a large, strong breed of dog, black with brown markings, first bred in Germany to herd cattle and guard.
- [rouble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rouble/) — A rouble is a unit of money used in Russia long ago and still in some countries.
- [rouge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rouge/) — «Rouge» means «red» in French: «une pomme rouge» is «a red apple».
- [rough](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rough/) — Rough means not smooth; a rough surface is bumpy or uneven when you touch it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roughly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roughly/) — Roughly means about, not exactly: roughly 100 people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roughness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roughness/) — The roughness of something is how uneven or harsh its surface feels, the opposite of smoothness.
- [round](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/round/) — A round is one turn of a game, a race, a quiz or a test: the first round. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roundabout](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roundabout/) — A roundabout (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) is a circular junction where cars go around a middle island and leave at different… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rounders](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rounders/) — A bat-and-ball game played in the UK and Ireland, a bit like baseball, where players hit a ball and run around four posts.
- [rounding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rounding/) — A rounded curve of the body, here the smooth curve of the thighs. — Jewish tradition
- [roundish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roundish/) — Almost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball.
- [roundly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roundly/) — Roundly means plainly and openly, without holding back: he declared roundly that he would not go.
- [roundness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roundness/) — The quality of being round or curved like a circle or ball.
- [rouse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rouse/) — To wake someone up. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rout](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rout/) — A rout is a complete defeat in which the losing side runs away in confusion.
- [route](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/route/) — A route is the way you go to get from one place to another.
- [router](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/router/) — A router is a small box that connects your computers, phones and tablets to the internet and to each other, often by Wi-Fi.
- [routine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/routine/) — The usual order in which you do things every day, like a morning routine: wake up, wash, dress, eat breakfast.
- [routinely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/routinely/) — As a normal, regular part of what happens; usually.
- [roux](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roux/) — A roux is a mixture of melted butter (or fat) and flour cooked together, used to thicken sauces, soups and gravy.
- [rove](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rove/) — To rove is to wander about from place to place with no fixed plan or home.
- [rover](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rover/) — A rover is a vehicle that drives around on the surface of another planet or the Moon to explore it, like the Mars rovers.
- [roving](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roving/) — Roving means wandering from place to place without a fixed home or plan.
- [row](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/row/) — A row is a line of things or people side by side: a row of chairs. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rowan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rowan/) — A rowan is a small tree with feathery leaves and bunches of bright red-orange berries in autumn, also called a mountain ash.
- [rower](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rower/) — A rower is a person who moves a boat through the water with oars. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [royal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/royal/) — About a king or queen or their family. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [royally](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/royally/) — In a royal way: very grandly, as a king or queen would do.
- [royalty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/royalty/) — Royalty means kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ru](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ru/) — .ru is the internet ending (domain) for websites from Russia.
- [rub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rub/) — To rub is to move your hand or something else backwards and forwards over a surface, pressing on it.
- [rubber](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubber/) — Rubber is a soft, stretchy material that bounces and keeps water out; it is made from the sap of rubber trees or from chemicals.
- [rubbery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubbery/) — Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy.
- [rubbing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubbing/) — Rubbing means moving your hand or something against a surface again and again, pressing on it.
- [rubbish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubbish/) — Rubbish is things you throw away because they are no longer wanted or useful. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rubbishy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubbishy/) — Rubbishy means of very poor quality or worth nothing; like rubbish.
- [rubble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubble/) — Broken pieces of stone, brick and concrete left when a building falls down or is knocked down.
- [rubella](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubella/) — Rubella, also called German measles, is an illness caused by a virus that gives a red spotty rash and fever; it is usually mild in…
- [rubenesque](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rubenesque/) — of a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens.
- [ruby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruby/) — A ruby is a precious stone with a deep red colour, used in rings and necklaces. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rucksack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rucksack/) — A rucksack is a bag you carry on your back, with two straps over your shoulders.
- [rudder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rudder/) — A rudder is a flat, upright blade at the back of a boat or ship that is turned to steer it left or right.
- [ruddy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruddy/) — A ruddy face is healthy and red or pink, often from being outdoors. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rude](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rude/) — Rude means not polite; saying or doing things that are unkind or show no respect.
- [rudely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rudely/) — Rudely means in a way that is not polite and shows no respect for others.
- [rudeness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rudeness/) — Rudeness is behaviour or talk that is not polite and does not show respect, such as interrupting, name-calling or ignoring someone.
- [rudimentary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rudimentary/) — Very simple and basic, not developed much.
- [rue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rue/) — To rue something means to feel sorry about it and wish it had not happened, as in «you'll rue the day».
- [ruff](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruff/) — A ruff is a stiff, frilled collar worn round the neck long ago.
- [ruffian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruffian/) — A rough, violent or lawless person, especially a man or a boy who causes trouble.
- [ruffle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruffle/) — To make something uneven or messy, like hair, feathers or a smooth surface.
- [rug](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rug/) — A rug is a thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rugby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rugby/) — Rugby is a team game played with an oval ball, which players can kick, carry and pass backwards; they score by putting the ball down over…
- [rugged](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rugged/) — Rugged means rough and uneven, with rocks or bumps: rugged ground. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ruin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruin/) — To ruin something means to damage or spoil it so badly that it is no good any more: rain ruined the picnic. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ruinous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruinous/) — Ruinous means fallen to pieces, in ruins: a ruinous castle. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rule](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rule/) — A rule tells what must or should be done: school rules, the rules of a game. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ruler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruler/) — A ruler is a straight strip with marks, used to measure length and draw straight lines. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rum/) — Strange or odd: «a rum little man».
- [rumble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rumble/) — To rumble is to make a long, low, deep sound, like thunder or a big truck.
- [rumbling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rumbling/) — Rumbling is making a long, deep, low sound, like thunder far away or a big truck passing. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rumen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rumen/) — The rumen is the first and largest stomach of a cow, sheep or goat, where swallowed food is first stored and softened. — Jewish tradition
- [ruminant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruminant/) — A ruminant is an animal such as a cow, sheep or goat that chews its cud and has a stomach in several parts. — Jewish tradition
- [ruminate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ruminate/) — To think deeply about something for a long time. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rummage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rummage/) — To rummage is to search by moving things about with your hands, often in a messy heap, looking for something lost.
- [rummy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rummy/) — Rummy is a card game where you try to collect sets (like three kings) and runs (like 4, 5, 6 of hearts).
- [rumor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rumor/) — A story or report that people pass on, which may not be sure. — Jewish tradition
- [rumour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rumour/) — A rumour is a story or piece of news that people pass from one to another, which may not be true and has not been checked. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rump](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rump/) — The back end of an animal's body, above the back legs. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rumpus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rumpus/) — A noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion.