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

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  • 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.
  • ramble/ˈɹæmbəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk a long way for pleasure through the countryside, without hurrying and without a fixed route.
  • rapidsnounB2+The stretch where a river runs fast over rocks.
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/ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/
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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.
  • reactor/ɹiˈæktɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe vessel in which a nuclear reaction is controlled.
  • readershipnounB2+All the people who read a publication.
  • rebirth/ɹiːˈbɜːθ/nounB2+A new beginning after something had ended.
  • recap/ɹiːˈkæp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo go over the main points again.
  • 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.
  • recollection/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething you remember; a memory of a past event as you hold it now.
  • recruitment/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /nounB2+The process of finding and taking on new staff or members.
  • redevelopmentnounB2+The rebuilding of an area to a new plan.
  • reduction/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA gain of electrons, the opposite of oxidation.
  • redwood/ˈɹɛdwʊd/nounB2+A very tall tree with soft red bark.
  • referral/ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing sent on to a specialist by a doctor.
  • refinery/rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/nounB2+A plant that purifies oil or sugar.
  • 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.
  • refuellingnounB2+Filling an aircraft's tanks before the next flight.
  • refugee/ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/nounB2+A person forced to flee their country to stay safe.
  • 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.
  • regularity/ˌɹɛɡjuˈlæɹəti/nounB2+The quality of happening at even intervals.
  • 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.
  • reincarnation/ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/nounB2+The belief that a soul returns in another body.
  • reinforcement/ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/nounB2+Extra strength or support sent in.
  • relativity/ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The physical theory that measurement depends on the observer.
  • relic/ˈɹɛlɪk/nounB2+3 meaningsAn object that has survived from an earlier time and is kept because of it.
  • relocation/ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+Moving to a new place because of your job.
  • reluctance/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/nounB2+Unwillingness to do something, shown in hesitation.
  • rematch/ˈɹiː.mætʃ/<q:noun>nounB2+A second contest between the same opponents.
  • remembrance/ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/nounB2+The act of keeping somebody in memory.
  • remission/ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+3 meaningsA period when the signs of a disease ease or disappear.
  • remnant/ˈɹɛmnənt/nounB2+A small remaining piece of something larger.
  • renaissance/ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/nounB2+2 meaningsThe Renaissance: the flowering of art, architecture, science and learning in Europe from roughly the 1300s to the 1600s, taken as the end of the Middle Ages.
  • renewalnounB2+2 meaningsThe act of making something valid again for a further period.
  • renovation/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/nounB2+The repair and modernisation of an old building.
  • repaymentnounB2+One of the payments made to clear a debt.
  • repellent/ɹəˈpɛlənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA liquid put on skin to keep insects away.
  • repercussion/ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/nounB2+An indirect result felt some way off.
  • repertoire/ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑː/nounB2+The whole set of pieces a performer can give.
  • replica/ˈɹɛplɪkə/nounB2+An exact copy of an object, often at another size.
  • repository/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/nounB2+The store holding a project's code and its history.
  • repression/ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/nounB2+The holding down of people or of feelings by force.
  • reprint/ˈɹiːpɹɪnt/nounB2+A further printing of a book with no changes.
  • reproduction/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/nounC13 meaningsThe producing of young.
  • rerun/ˈɹiːɹʌn/verbB2+2 meaningsTo show or run something again.
  • respiration/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe process by which cells release energy from food.
  • respondent/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/nounB2+Somebody who answers a survey.
  • restlessness/ˈɹɛstləsnəs/nounB2+Being unable to settle or stay still.