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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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164 words · showing 1–60

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  • race/ɹeɪs/nounA24 meaningsA competition to find out who is fastest.
  • racer/ˈɹeɪ.sə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody or something built to go fast in competition.
  • racket/ˈɹækɪt/nounB13 meaningsA bat with a stringed frame, used in tennis and similar games.
  • raft/ɹɑːft/nounB12 meaningsA flat floating platform of logs or planks.
  • rag/ɹæɡ/nounB12 meaningsA piece of old torn cloth used for cleaning.
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nounB1
A card that gets you cheaper train fares.
  • rainbow/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/nounA22 meaningsThe arc of colours seen when sunlight passes through rain.
  • raining cats and dogsphraseB1Pouring with very heavy rain.
  • raise/ɹeɪz/verbA24 meaningsTo lift something to a higher position.
  • raise a familyphraseB1To have children and bring them up.
  • raise moneyphraseB1To collect funds for a purpose.
  • rake/ɹeɪk/nounB1A long-toothed tool for gathering leaves.
  • ranch/ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃ/nounB1A large farm for raising cattle or horses.
  • range/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/nounB14 meaningsThe difference between the lowest and highest values.
  • rap/ɹæp/verbB23 meaningsTo knock sharply and quickly.
  • rare/ɹɛə/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot found or not happening very much.
  • rarely/ˈɹɛːli/adverbB1Almost never; only once in a long while.
  • raspberry/ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/nounB1A soft red summer fruit.
  • rate/ɹeɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsHow fast something happens, per unit of time.
  • rather/ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/adverbA22 meaningsTo a noticeable degree.
  • razor/ˈɹeɪzə/nounB1A sharp blade used for shaving.
  • reach/ɹiːt͡ʃ/verbA26 meaningsTo stretch out your hand or arm to touch or take something.
  • react/ɹiːˈækt/verbA2+2 meaningsTo do or feel something in answer to what happened.
  • reaction/ɹiˈækʃən/nounB13 meaningsThe change when substances meet and become something new.
  • read/ɹiːd/verbA15 meaningsTo look at written words and understand them.
  • reading roomnounB1A quiet room set aside for study.
  • real/ɹiːl/adjectiveA14 meaningsActually existing, not imagined or invented.
  • reality/ɹiːˈælɪti/nounB13 meaningsThe world as it actually is.
  • rearrange/ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo change the order or position of things.
  • reason/ˈɹiːzən/nounA15 meaningsThe cause or explanation for something.
  • reboot/ˈɹiːbuːt/verbB1+4 meaningsTo turn a computer or device off and on again so that it starts up fresh.
  • receipt/ɹɪˈsiːt/nounB13 meaningsA printed or written statement proving that you have paid for something.
  • receipt copynounB1A duplicate proof of payment kept for the records.
  • receipt printernounB1The device that prints the bill.
  • recent/ˈɹiː.sənt/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsHappening or made a short time ago.
  • reception/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/nounA2+4 meaningsThe desk where visitors arrive and are dealt with.
  • reception desknounB1The counter just inside where visitors are greeted.
  • recess/ɹɪˈsɛs/nounB13 meaningsThe short break between lessons.
  • recognise/ˈɹɛkənaɪz/verbA2+4 meaningsTo know someone or something because you have met them before.
  • recognize/ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/verbA2+3 meaningsTo know somebody or something from before.
  • recommend/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo tell someone that something or someone is good and worth choosing.
  • record/ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/nounB16 meaningsA written account of facts or events, kept for later use.
  • recover/ɹɪˈkʌvə/verbB12 meaningsTo get your health back after being ill.
  • recyclingnounB1+3 meaningsThe process of treating used materials so they can be made into something new.
  • recycling boxnounB1The container for materials to be used again.
  • recycling centrenounB1The place waste is sorted for reuse.
  • red card/ˈɹɛd ˌkɑɹd/phraseB1The card that sends a player off the field for good.
  • redhead/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/nounB1Somebody with red hair.
  • redo/ɹiˈduː/verbB22 meaningsTo perform again something you just undid.
  • reduction/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA gain of electrons, the opposite of oxidation.
  • refer/ɹɪˈfɜː/verbB12 meaningsTo mention or allude to something.
  • reference/ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹəns/nounB13 meaningsA statement from a former employer about somebody's work.
  • reference sectionnounB1Books that may be consulted but not taken away.
  • refill/ˈɹiː.fɪl/verbB12 meaningsTo fill an empty container again.
  • refund/ɹɪˈfʌnd/nounB1+2 meaningsMoney paid back to you.
  • regardless/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/adverbB1Without paying attention to what stands in the way.
  • regular/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/adjectiveA24 meaningsHappening at fixed intervals.
  • relate/ɹɪˈleɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo tell somebody about something in detail.
  • relationship/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/nounA23 meaningsThe way two people behave towards each other.
  • relative/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/nounB13 meaningsA member of your family, by blood or by marriage.