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

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  • raccoon/ɹəˈkuːn/nounB1+A small North American mammal with a black eye mask and ringed tail.
  • racetrack/ˈɹeɪsˌtɹæk/nounB1+The course on which races are run.
  • radioactive/ˌɹeɪdiəʊˈaktɪv/adjectiveB1+Giving off energy as its atoms break down.
  • radish/ˈɹad.ɪʃ/nounB1+A small peppery red root eaten raw.
  • railing/ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/nounB1+A fence of upright metal bars.
  • railway/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/
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A track of rails for trains, or the system and company operating them.
  • rainfallnounB1+The amount of water that falls from the sky in a place.
  • rainforest/ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/nounB1+The tall wet tropical forest holding half the world's species.
  • rant/ɹænt/nounB1+A long angry outburst of complaint.
  • ravioli/ɹæ.viːˈəʊ.li/nounB1+Small pasta parcels with a filling.
  • rearrange/ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo change the order or position of things.
  • reboot/ˈɹiːbuːt/verbB1+4 meaningsTo turn a computer or device off and on again so that it starts up fresh.
  • receptionist/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/nounB1+The person at a front desk who greets visitors and answers the phone.
  • recheckverbB1+To check something a second time.
  • recite/ɹɪˈsaɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo say a piece you have learned by heart out loud, in front of other people.
  • recommendation/ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/nounB1+Advice that somebody or something is worth choosing.
  • reconnect/ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo join up again.
  • recruiter/ɹɪˈkɹuːtə(ɹ)/nounB1+A person whose job is finding staff for employers.
  • recyclingnounB1+3 meaningsThe process of treating used materials so they can be made into something new.
  • reduce/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/verbB1+4 meaningsTo make something smaller in amount, size, number or price.
  • reef/ɹiːf/nounB1+2 meaningsA ridge of coral or rock just below the sea surface.
  • referee/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/nounB25 meaningsThe official who enforces the rules during a sports match.
  • reflect/ɹɪˈflɛkt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw back light, heat, sound or an image.
  • refreshment/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/nounB1+2 meaningsFood and drink taken to revive you.
  • refreshmentsnounB1+Light food and drinks offered to guests.
  • refrigeratedadjectiveB1+Kept cold by machinery.
  • refund/ɹɪˈfʌnd/nounB1+2 meaningsMoney paid back to you.
  • region/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/nounB1+A large area with something in common.
  • reheat/ɹiːˈhiːt/verbB1+To make an already-cooked meal hot again.
  • reject/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/verbB1+4 meaningsTo refuse to accept or agree to something.
  • relate/ɹɪˈleɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo tell somebody about something in detail.
  • reload/ɹiːˈləʊd/<q:verb>verbB1+To fill something with ammunition or supplies again.
  • remix/ˈɹiːˌmɪks/nounB1+A track rebuilt from the same recorded parts.
  • remover/ɹɪˈmuːvə/nounB1+A liquid that takes make-up off.
  • renewable/ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsComing from sources that do not run out.
  • reopen/ɹiːˈəʊpən/verbB1+2 meaningsTo open again after being closed.
  • repeatedly/ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/adverbB1+Many times over; again and again.
  • replay/ɹiːˈpleɪ/<q:verb>verbB1+2 meaningsTo play something over again.
  • reptile/ˈɹɛp.taɪl/nounB1+A cold-blooded scaly animal that lays eggs on land.
  • republic/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/nounB22 meaningsA state whose head is elected rather than inheriting the position.
  • reread/ɹiːˈɹiːd/verbB1+To read something a second time.
  • reschedule/ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo move an arrangement to a different time.
  • reservation/ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/nounB1+3 meaningsAn arrangement that keeps a table, room or seat for someone.
  • reset/ɹiːˈsɛt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo set something back to how it started.
  • resizeverbB1+To alter a ring so that it fits.
  • resource/ɹɪˈzɔːs/nounB1+Something available to be used when needed.
  • responsiblyadverbB1+In a way that shows you can be trusted with the duty.
  • restored/ɹɪˈstɔɹd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsRepaired carefully back to its original state.
  • rethink/ɹiːˈθɪŋk/verbB1+2 meaningsTo think about something again from the start.
  • retire/ɹɪˈtaɪə/verbB1+4 meaningsTo stop working permanently at the end of a working life.
  • reusableadjectiveB1+Made to be used many times over.
  • reviewernounB1+Somebody who writes judgements of books or films.
  • revise/ɹɪˈvaɪz/verbB1+3 meaningsIn British English, to study material again before an exam.
  • rewind/ɹiːˈwaɪnd/verbB1+2 meaningsTo wind a tape or recording back towards the start.
  • rewrite/ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo write something again in a different form.
  • risotto/ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/nounB1+A creamy Italian rice dish.
  • riverbank/ˈɹɪv.əˌbæŋk/nounB1+The raised land at the edge of a river.
  • riverbed/ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/nounB1+The ground a river runs along.
  • roadside/ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/nounB1+The edge of a road.
  • roasted/ˈɹoʊstɪd/adjectiveB1+Cooked by dry heat until browned through.