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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; 301–400 on this page.

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- [redress](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/redress/) — To put right an unfair or harmful state of things. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [redshift](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/redshift/) — Redshift is when light from a star or galaxy moving away from us is stretched so it looks redder, shifting towards the red end of the…
- [redskin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/redskin/) — An old, rude name for a Native American; it must not be used now.
- [reduce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reduce/) — To reduce something is to make it smaller in size, amount, number or strength.
- [reduction](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reduction/) — A reduction is making something smaller or less, or the amount by which it is made smaller. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [redundancy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/redundancy/) — Redundancy is losing your job because the employer no longer needs that job — for example when a factory closes — not because of anything… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [redundant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/redundant/) — Redundant means not needed any more, because there is already enough or it is repeated.
- [redwood](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/redwood/) — A very tall evergreen tree with reddish bark, found mainly in California; coast redwoods are the tallest trees on Earth.
- [reed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reed/) — A reed is a tall, thin, grass-like plant with a hollow stem that grows in or near water. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [reedy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reedy/) — Full of reeds, the tall grass-like plants that grow in water.
- [reef](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reef/) — A reef is a long ridge of rock, sand or coral just under or at the surface of the sea.
- [reek](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reek/) — To have a very strong, unpleasant smell.
- [reel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reel/) — A round thing that thread, film, fishing line or wire is wound on. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ref](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ref/) — A ref is a referee, the official who makes sure players follow the rules in games like football, rugby, boxing and basketball.
- [refectory](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refectory/) — A large dining hall, especially in a monastery, convent, college or old school.
- [refer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refer/) — To refer to someone or something is to talk or write about them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [referee](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/referee/) — A referee is the person who makes sure players follow the rules in a game like football, rugby or basketball, and decides what happens…
- [reference](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reference/) — Talking about or mentioning something: "She made a reference to the trip.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [referendum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/referendum/) — A referendum is a vote in which all the voters of a country or area decide one important question directly, usually by answering yes or no.
- [referent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/referent/) — The real thing, person or idea that a word or phrase points to: in «the dog barked», the referent of «the dog» is the actual dog.
- [referral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/referral/) — A referral is the act of sending someone to another person or place that can help them better, especially from a family doctor to a…
- [refill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refill/) — To refill something is to fill it again after it has become empty.
- [refine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refine/) — To make something purer or better by taking out what is not wanted. — Jewish tradition
- [refined](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refined/) — Polite, well-mannered and with good taste. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [refinement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refinement/) — Good manners, fine taste and polish.
- [refiner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refiner/) — A person who purifies metal by melting it. — Jewish tradition
- [refining](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refining/) — Purifying, as when metal is melted to remove the dross. — Jewish tradition
- [reflect](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reflect/) — When a surface reflects light, sound or heat, it sends it back. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [reflection](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reflection/) — A reflection is the picture you see in a mirror, in water or on a shiny surface.
- [reflective](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reflective/) — Reflective means able to send back light, like a mirror or the shiny strips on a safety vest.
- [reflector](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reflector/) — A reflector is something with a shiny surface that sends light (or heat or sound) back towards where it came from, such as the small…
- [reflex](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reflex/) — A reflex is something your body does by itself, very quickly, without you deciding to, such as blinking when something flies at your eye…
- [refocus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refocus/) — To bring your attention or effort back to something, or onto something new.
- [reform](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reform/) — To change and improve a system, law or organisation.
- [reformation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reformation/) — The Reformation was the time, about five hundred years ago in Europe, when some Christians broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and…
- [reformer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reformer/) — A reformer is a person who works to change something, such as laws, schools, prisons or society, to make it better and fairer.
- [refract](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refract/) — To refract light is to bend it as it passes from one material into another, such as from air into water or glass.
- [refraction](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refraction/) — Refraction is the bending of light (or sound or water waves) when it passes from one material into another, like from air into water or…
- [refrain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refrain/) — To stop yourself from doing something: please refrain from talking. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [refresh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refresh/) — To refresh means to make someone feel less tired or hot, and more lively again. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [refreshment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refreshment/) — Refreshments are small amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, show or party.
- [refreshments](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refreshments/) — small amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, event or journey.
- [refrigerated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refrigerated/) — Refrigerated means kept cold in a fridge or a cold room so that food or medicine stays fresh.
- [refrigeration](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refrigeration/) — Refrigeration is keeping things cold, especially food and medicine, using a fridge, freezer or other cooling machine.
- [refrigerator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refrigerator/) — A refrigerator is a kitchen machine like a cold cupboard that keeps food and drinks cool so they stay fresh longer.
- [refuel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refuel/) — To refuel is to fill a car, plane, ship or other vehicle with fuel again.
- [refuge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refuge/) — Refuge is safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [refugee](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refugee/) — A refugee is a person who has had to leave their home country because of war, danger or being treated cruelly, and who has gone to live…
- [refulgent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refulgent/) — Shining very brightly. — Jewish tradition
- [refund](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refund/) — A refund is money given back to you, usually because you returned something you bought or a service did not happen.
- [refurbishment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refurbishment/) — Refurbishment is the work of repairing, cleaning and redecorating a building or room so it looks and works like new.
- [refusal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refusal/) — A refusal is when someone says no, or will not do, give or accept something.
- [refuse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refuse/) — To refuse means to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [refuseth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refuseth/) — «refuseth» means «refuses», a form of «refuse»: To refuse means to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do.
- [refute](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refute/) — To refute an idea or claim is to prove that it is wrong.
- [regain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regain/) — To get something back after losing it: regain your balance, regain the lead.
- [regal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regal/) — Fit for a king or queen; splendid and grand.
- [regard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regard/) — To regard someone or something as something is to think of them that way: I regard him as a friend. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [regardeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regardeth/) — «regardeth» means «regards», a form of «regard»: To regard someone or something as something is to think of them that way: I regard him as…
- [regardless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regardless/) — Regardless means without paying attention to problems, warnings or difficulties; anyway.
- [regenerate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regenerate/) — To regenerate is to grow again after being damaged or lost, as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm can.
- [regeneration](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regeneration/) — Regeneration is when a living thing grows back a lost part, such as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm.
- [regent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regent/) — A person who rules a country for a king or queen who is too young, ill or away.
- [reggae](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reggae/) — A kind of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong off-beat rhythm, often with words about love, peace, faith and fairness.
- [regime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regime/) — A government, especially one that rules strictly and does not let people choose (often negative).
- [regimen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regimen/) — A set plan of diet, exercise, medicine or care that someone follows to stay healthy or get better.
- [regiment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regiment/) — A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel.
- [region](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/region/) — A region is a large area of land or of a country, with its own features, such as a type of weather, plants or people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [regional](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regional/) — Regional means to do with a particular region, an area of a country or the world, as in a regional accent or regional news.
- [register](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/register/) — A register is an official list of names or things, like the list a teacher uses to check who is at school. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [registrar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/registrar/) — An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths.
- [registration](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/registration/) — Registration is putting names on an official list, such as signing up for a club or school.
- [registry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/registry/) — A registry is an official place or office where records are kept, for example of births, marriages and deaths.
- [regression](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regression/) — Going back to an earlier, worse or less developed state.
- [regret](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regret/) — To regret something is to feel sorry or sad about something you did or did not do, and wish it had been different.
- [regretfully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regretfully/) — In a sorry way, feeling sad about a mistake or a loss.
- [regrettable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regrettable/) — Unfortunate and something you wish had not happened; deserving regret.
- [regrow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regrow/) — To grow again after being cut, lost or damaged: Lizards can regrow their tails.
- [regular](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regular/) — Regular means happening again and again at the same times or with the same space between («regular meals», «a regular heartbeat»).
- [regularity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regularity/) — The quality of happening at the same times or in the same way again and again.
- [regularly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regularly/) — Regularly means often and at the same times, again and again, like every day or every week. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [regulate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regulate/) — To regulate something is to control it with rules or laws. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [regulation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regulation/) — An official rule made by a government or organisation.
- [regulator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regulator/) — A regulator is a device that controls something, like the pressure of gas or water or the speed of a clock.
- [regurgitate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regurgitate/) — To regurgitate food is to bring swallowed food back up into the mouth.
- [rehearsal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rehearsal/) — A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance.
- [rehearse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rehearse/) — To rehearse is to practise a play, song, dance or speech before doing it in front of people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [reheat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reheat/) — To heat food or drink again after it has gone cold: reheat the soup.
- [rehomed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rehomed/) — of a pet: given away to new owners because the old owners could not or would not keep it.
- [rehouse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rehouse/) — To rehouse people is to give them a new home, usually because their old one is unsafe, destroyed or being knocked down.
- [reign](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reign/) — To reign is to rule a country as a king, queen or emperor. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rein](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rein/) — Reins are the long straps fixed to a horse's bit, used by the rider or driver to guide it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [reincarnation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reincarnation/) — Reincarnation is the belief that after a person or animal dies, their soul is born again in a new body.
- [reindeer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reindeer/) — A reindeer is a deer of the cold Arctic and northern lands, with thick fur and large branched antlers; in North America wild reindeer are…
- [reinforce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reinforce/) — To make something stronger, especially by adding material or support.
- [reinforced](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reinforced/) — Made stronger by adding more material or support: reinforced concrete.
- [reinforcement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reinforcement/) — Something that makes another thing stronger, such as steel bars inside concrete.
- [reintroduce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reintroduce/) — To reintroduce an animal or plant is to bring it back to a place where it used to live.
- [reintroduction](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reintroduction/) — A reintroduction is when an animal or plant is brought back to a place it used to live.
- [reiterate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reiterate/) — To say or do something again, often more than once. — Jewish tradition