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

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  • rabid/ˈɹæbɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCarrying the disease rabies.
  • radiate/ˈɹeɪdieɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo send out heat or light in all directions.
  • radicalism/ˈradɪkəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+Belief in sweeping and fundamental change.
  • radioactivity/ˌreɪdɪəʊakˈtɪvɪti/nounB2+The property of unstable atomic nuclei that makes them decay and throw off particles and rays.
  • rafter/ˈɹɑːftəː/nounB2+One of the sloping beams that carries a roof.
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/ˈɹæmbəl/
verbC13 meanings
To walk a long way for pleasure through the countryside, without hurrying and without a fixed route.
  • rambling/ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Wandering on with no clear direction.
  • rapidsnounB2+The stretch where a river runs fast over rocks.
  • rapist/ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/nounB2+Somebody who forces another into sex.
  • ration/ˈɹæʃən/nounB2+A fixed allowance of food or fuel in short supply.
  • rationingnounB2+Limiting how much of a scarce good each person may buy.
  • ravage/ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sweep through and destroy.
  • rave/ɹeɪv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo speak about something with great enthusiasm.
  • reactivateverbB2+To bring something back into use.
  • reactive/ɹiːˈæktɪv/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsResponding to events after they happen rather than planning ahead.
  • reactor/ɹiˈæktɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe vessel in which a nuclear reaction is controlled.
  • readershipnounB2+All the people who read a publication.
  • reappearverbB2+To become visible or present again.
  • reassemble/ˌɹiːəˈsɛmbəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put something back together.
  • rebirth/ɹiːˈbɜːθ/nounB2+A new beginning after something had ended.
  • recap/ɹiːˈkæp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo go over the main points again.
  • recaptureverbB2+To catch again, or to bring back a past feeling.
  • recede/ɹɪˈsiːd/verbB2+To move back and grow more distant.
  • recedingadjectiveB2+Moving back, of a hairline.
  • recession/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA period when an economy shrinks and jobs are lost.
  • recklessnessnounB2+Acting with no regard for the danger.
  • reckoning/ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA calculation.
  • recognisable/ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Easy to know again when you see it.
  • recollection/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething you remember; a memory of a past event as you hold it now.
  • reconstruct/ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkt/verbB22 meaningsTo build something again after damage.
  • recruitment/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /nounB2+The process of finding and taking on new staff or members.
  • recurring/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Coming back again and again.
  • redecorateverbB2+To paper and paint a room afresh.
  • redefineverbB2+2 meaningsTo give something a new definition or meaning.
  • redesign/ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/verbB2+To design something again, differently.
  • redevelopmentnounB2+The rebuilding of an area to a new plan.
  • reduction/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA gain of electrons, the opposite of oxidation.
  • redundant/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsNo longer needed or useful.
  • redwood/ˈɹɛdwʊd/nounB2+A very tall tree with soft red bark.
  • reek/riːk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo smell very strongly and badly.
  • reestablishverbB2+To set something up again after a break.
  • referral/ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing sent on to a specialist by a doctor.
  • refine/ɹɪˈfaɪn/verbB2+2 meaningsTo improve something by removing what is rough or impure.
  • refinery/rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/nounB2+A plant that purifies oil or sugar.
  • reflective/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/adjectiveB2+Thoughtful, or throwing light back.
  • reflector/ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/nounB2+A device that throws light back to make you seen.
  • reform/ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/nounB2+2 meaningsA change made to improve a system.
  • refuel/ɹiːˈfjuːəl/verbB2+To take on more fuel.
  • refuellingnounB2+Filling an aircraft's tanks before the next flight.
  • refugee/ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/nounB2+A person forced to flee their country to stay safe.
  • regal/ˈɹiːɡəl/adjectiveB2+Fit for a monarch, and grand in bearing.
  • reggae/ˈɹɛɡeɪ/nounB2+A Jamaican style with the accent on the off-beat.
  • regiment/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/nounB2+A large permanent unit of an army.
  • registry/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/nounB2+The official office where records of births, marriages and property dealings are kept and consulted.
  • regrettableadjectiveB2+Giving cause for regret.
  • regrettablyadverbB2+Unfortunately, as one is sorry to say.
  • regularity/ˌɹɛɡjuˈlæɹəti/nounB2+The quality of happening at even intervals.
  • regulate/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo control something with official rules.
  • reimbursement/ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/nounB2+Money paid back to cover what somebody spent.
  • rein/ɹeɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA strap used to guide and control a horse.