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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; 801–900 on this page.

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- [rightness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rightness/) — Rightness is the quality of being morally right, good or fair.
- [rightsizing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rightsizing/) — cutting jobs to make a company smaller, said to be the "right" size.
- [rigid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rigid/) — Rigid means stiff and hard, not able to bend easily.
- [rigidly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rigidly/) — Rigidly means in a stiff way that does not bend.
- [rigorous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rigorous/) — Rigorous means very careful, thorough and exact.
- [rigorously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rigorously/) — In a very careful, thorough and exact way, checking every detail. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rigour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rigour/) — Harshness or strictness, and very hard treatment. — Jewish tradition
- [rim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rim/) — The edge or border around the top of something round, like a cup, bowl, glass or crater.
- [rime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rime/) — Rime is white frost, a thin white coating of ice on trees, grass and bushes in cold weather.
- [rimmed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rimmed/) — Rimmed means having an edge or border of a certain kind, such as gold-rimmed glasses.
- [rind](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rind/) — The thick, tough outer skin of some fruits, like oranges, lemons and watermelons.
- [ring](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ring/) — A ring is a round band, like one worn on a finger. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ringleader](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ringleader/) — The ringleader is the person who leads a group in doing something wrong, such as a revolt, a riot or a prank.
- [ringlet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ringlet/) — A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral.
- [ringworm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ringworm/) — A skin infection caused by a fungus (not a worm) that makes red, itchy, ring-shaped patches on the skin or scalp; it spreads by touching…
- [rink](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rink/) — A large flat area of ice for skating or playing ice hockey.
- [rinse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rinse/) — To rinse something means to wash it quickly with clean water, often to remove soap or dirt. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [riot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riot/) — A violent, noisy disturbance by a crowd of people in a public place.
- [riotous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riotous/) — Noisy, wild and out of control, like a riot. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rip](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rip/) — To rip is to tear something quickly and roughly: rip paper, rip your jeans. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ripe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripe/) — Ripe fruit or grain is ready to eat or pick; it is soft, sweet and has its full colour. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ripen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripen/) — To ripen means to become ready to eat, soft and sweet, as fruit and crops do. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ripened](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripened/) — Became ripe: fruit or grain grew ready to eat or harvest.
- [ripeness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripeness/) — The state of fruit, vegetables or grain being fully grown and ready to eat or pick.
- [ripening](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripening/) — Ripening means becoming ripe — ready to eat, soft, sweet and coloured. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ripped](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripped/) — Ripped means torn, often roughly or suddenly: "ripped jeans". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ripper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripper/) — A ripper is a person or tool that rips or tears things.
- [ripping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripping/) — Present participle of «rip»: tearing quickly and roughly.
- [ripple](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ripple/) — A small wave on the surface of water, like the rings when you drop a stone in a pond.
- [rise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rise/) — To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [risen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/risen/) — Risen means having gone up or got higher. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [riser](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riser/) — A person who gets up from bed at a certain time: «an early riser», «a late riser».
- [risest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/risest/) — «risest» means «you rise», a form of «rise»: To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises».
- [riseth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riseth/) — «riseth» means «rises», a form of «rise»: To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises».
- [rising](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rising/) — Rising means going up, or getting higher. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [risk](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/risk/) — A risk is the chance that something bad, like getting hurt or losing something, may happen.
- [risky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/risky/) — Risky means possibly dangerous; something that could make you get hurt, lose something or go wrong.
- [rite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rite/) — A rite is a religious or serious ceremony that is done in a fixed way, like baptism or a funeral. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ritual](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ritual/) — A set of actions always done in the same way and order, especially as part of a religious ceremony. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rival](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rival/) — A person, team or business that competes with another for the same thing: The two schools are old rivals. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rivalry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rivalry/) — A situation in which people, teams or groups compete with each other for the same thing, often for a long time. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [river](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/river/) — A river is a large stream of fresh water that flows across land to a lake, another river or the sea. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [riverbank](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riverbank/) — A riverbank is the land along the side of a river.
- [riverbed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riverbed/) — A riverbed is the bottom of a river, the ground the river water flows over.
- [riverside](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/riverside/) — The riverside is the land along or near a river.
- [rivet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rivet/) — A short metal pin used to join pieces of metal or leather; its end is hammered flat to hold it.
- [rivulet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rivulet/) — A rivulet is a small stream of water, smaller than a river or brook.
- [rn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rn/) — rn means "right now": "I'm busy rn". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ro](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ro/) — «RO» is short for «reverse osmosis», a way of cleaning water by pushing it through a very fine filter.
- [roach](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roach/) — A cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places.
- [road](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/road/) — A road is a wide hard path where cars, buses and bikes travel from one place to another. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roadhog](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roadhog/) — A driver who drives selfishly and dangerously, too fast or taking up too much of the road so others cannot pass.
- [roadrunner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roadrunner/) — A roadrunner is a fast bird of the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that prefers to run rather than fly.
- [roadside](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roadside/) — The roadside is the ground at the edge of a road. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roadway](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roadway/) — The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk).
- [roadworthiness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roadworthiness/) — The state of a vehicle being safe and fit to be driven on the road.
- [roam](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roam/) — To walk or travel around with no fixed plan, often over a wide area. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roan/) — Roan describes an animal, especially a horse or mule, whose coat is brown, red or black mixed with white or grey hairs.
- [roar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roar/) — To roar is to make a very loud, deep sound like a lion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roaring](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roaring/) — A loud, deep cry or growl, like the sound a lion makes, or a loud groan of pain. — Jewish tradition
- [roast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roast/) — To cook food, like meat or vegetables, in an oven or over a fire. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rob](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rob/) — To rob means to take money or things from a person or place in a wrong way, often by force or threats. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [robber](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robber/) — A person who steals from a person or place, often using force or threats, like a bank robber. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [robbery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robbery/) — The crime of stealing from a person or place, especially using force or threats. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [robe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robe/) — A robe is a long, loose piece of clothing that covers the body, worn for special ceremonies, by judges, priests, kings and graduates. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [robin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robin/) — A robin is a small bird with a red or orange breast.
- [robocall](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robocall/) — A robocall is an automatic phone call made by a computer, which plays a recorded message to many people at once, often to sell something…
- [robot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robot/) — A robot is a machine that can do jobs by itself, following a program; some move and act like a person or an animal.
- [robotic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robotic/) — To do with robots, or done by a robot: a robotic arm.
- [robust](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/robust/) — Strong and healthy: a robust child.
- [roc](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roc/) — A roc is a huge bird of legend, in Arabian tales, strong enough to carry off an elephant or a ship.
- [rock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rock/) — The hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rocket](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rocket/) — A rocket is a tall vehicle with powerful engines that pushes it up into space.
- [rocky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rocky/) — Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rod](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rod/) — A rod is a long thin straight stick of wood, metal or plastic. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rodent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rodent/) — A rodent is a small mammal with sharp front teeth that keep growing, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, hamster, guinea pig or beaver.
- [rodeo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rodeo/) — A rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels.
- [roe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roe/) — Roe is the mass of eggs inside a female fish, often eaten as food. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roebuck](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roebuck/) — A roebuck is a male roe deer, a small wild deer of the woods, with short antlers. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rogue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rogue/) — A dishonest person who cheats or tricks people.
- [roguish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roguish/) — Roguish means playful and a little naughty or sly, as in a cheeky smile or a twinkle in the eye.
- [roi](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roi/) — Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [role](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/role/) — A role is a part that an actor plays in a film, play or show. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roll](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roll/) — To roll is to turn over and over, like a ball moving along the ground. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rolled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rolled/) — Rolled is the past form of roll: the ball rolled away. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roller](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roller/) — A roller is a tube or cylinder that turns, used to flatten, spread or move things. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [roma](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roma/) — The Roma are a people who have lived in Europe for about a thousand years; their ancestors came from northern India and many have…
- [roman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roman/) — Connected with ancient Rome, a powerful empire long ago around the Mediterranean Sea. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [romance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romance/) — A romance is a loving relationship between two people.
- [romani](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romani/) — The Romani (also spelt Romany) are a people whose ancestors came from India about a thousand years ago and who now live in many countries…
- [romanian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romanian/) — adjective From or belonging to Romania, a country in south-eastern Europe.
- [romansh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romansh/) — Romansh is a language spoken by a small number of people in south-east Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden.
- [romantic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romantic/) — About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.
- [romany](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romany/) — A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled…
- [rome](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rome/) — Rome is the capital city of Italy.
- [romeo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romeo/) — Romeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet».
- [romp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/romp/) — To romp is to play in a lively, noisy way, running and jumping about.
- [ron](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ron/) — Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.
- [roof](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/roof/) — A roof is the top covering of a building or vehicle. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [rooftop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rooftop/) — A rooftop is the outside top surface of a roof.