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

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106 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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A card that gets you cheaper train fares.
  • rainbow/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/nounA22 meaningsThe arc of colours seen when sunlight passes through rain.
  • raise/ɹeɪz/verbA24 meaningsTo lift something to a higher position.
  • 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.
  • raspberry/ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/nounB1A soft red summer fruit.
  • rate/ɹeɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsHow fast something happens, per unit of time.
  • razor/ˈɹeɪzə/nounB1A sharp blade used for shaving.
  • reach/ɹiːt͡ʃ/verbA26 meaningsTo stretch out your hand or arm to touch or take something.
  • reaction/ɹiˈækʃən/nounB13 meaningsThe change when substances meet and become something new.
  • reading roomnounB1A quiet room set aside for study.
  • reality/ɹiːˈælɪti/nounB13 meaningsThe world as it actually is.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • record/ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/nounB16 meaningsA written account of facts or events, kept for later use.
  • 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.
  • redhead/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/nounB1Somebody with red hair.
  • reduction/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA gain of electrons, the opposite of oxidation.
  • 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.
  • regular/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/adjectiveA24 meaningsHappening at fixed intervals.
  • 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.
  • relief/rɪˈliːf/nounB13 meaningsThe lightness felt when a worry goes away.
  • religion/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/nounB1A shared system of belief in God or gods.
  • remote[ɹɪˈməʊt]adjectiveB15 meaningsFar from towns and people; hard to reach.
  • remote controlnounB1A handheld device for operating equipment from a distance.
  • rent/ˈɹɛnt/nounB13 meaningsMoney paid regularly to use somebody else's property.
  • repair/ɹɪˈpɛə/verbB12 meaningsTo restore something damaged to working order.
  • repeat/ɹɪˈpiːt/verbA23 meaningsTo say or do something again.
  • replacement busnounB1A bus put on when the trains cannot run.
  • report/ɹɪˈpɔːt/verbA15 meaningsTo give an account of something that happened.
  • rescue/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/verbB12 meaningsTo save somebody from danger.
  • research/ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/nounA2+2 meaningsLong careful study done to learn new facts.
  • reset/ɹiːˈsɛt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo set something back to how it started.
  • responsibility/ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounA23 meaningsA duty to deal with or take care of something.
  • rest/ɹɛst/verbA26 meaningsTo stop activity for a while so that you recover.
  • restroom/ˈɹɛstˌɹum/nounB1A public toilet, in American English.
  • result/ɹɪˈzʌlt/nounA2+3 meaningsWhat comes out at the end of something, caused by what happened before.
  • retirement partynounB1A gathering held when somebody leaves work for good.
  • return addressnounB1The address to send it back to if it fails.
  • return farenounB1The price of travelling there and back.
  • returns/ɹɪˈtɜːnz/nounB12 meaningsItems brought back after being borrowed or bought.