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

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  • rug/ˈɹʌɡ/nounB1A small thick floor covering laid over part of a floor.
  • rugby/ˈɹʌɡbi/nounB1+A game played with an oval ball that may be carried.
  • ruin/ˈɹuː.ɪn/nounB12 meaningsThe broken remains of an old building.
  • ruination/ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2The bringing of something to complete ruin.
  • rule/ɹuːl/nounA14 meaningsA statement of what is allowed and what is not.
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Placing the subject a third of the way across the frame.
  • rulebook/ˌɹulˌbʊk/nounB2The booklet setting out how a game is played.
  • ruler/ˈɹuːlə/nounA2+2 meaningsA flat marked stick for drawing lines and measuring.
  • ruling/ˈɹuːlɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsThe decision a judge hands down.
  • rumba/ˈɹʊmbə/nounB2+A slow sensual Cuban partner dance.
  • rumble/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/verbB25 meaningsTo make a deep, low, rolling sound.
  • ruminant/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/nounC2An animal that chews food brought back from its stomach.
  • rumination/ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2Turning the same painful thought over endlessly.
  • rumor/ˈɹuːmə/nounB1A story passing from mouth to mouth that may not be true.
  • rump/ˈɹʌmp/nounB22 meaningsThe hind part of an animal.
  • run/ɹʌn/verbA14 meaningsTo move on foot faster than walking, with both feet off the ground between steps.
  • run-in/ˈɹʌnˌɪn/nounC1An unpleasant confrontation with somebody.
  • runaway/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/nounB1+Somebody who has fled from home or from custody.
  • rundown/ˈɹʌndaʊn/nounB2A quick point-by-point briefing on the main facts.
  • rune/ɹuːn/nounB2+A letter of an old Germanic alphabet.
  • rung/ˈɹʌŋ/nounB22 meaningsOne of the crossbars of a ladder.
  • runnel/ˈɹʌnəl/nounC22 meaningsA trickle of water finding its own small course.
  • runner/ˈɹʌnɚ/nounA2+Somebody who runs, especially in a race.
  • runner-up/ˌɹʌn.əˈɹʌp/nounB2The competitor who finished second.
  • running/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/nounA22 meaningsThe activity of moving quickly on foot as exercise or sport.
  • running stitchnounB2A simple stitch that weaves in and out of the cloth.
  • runoffnounB2+Water that flows off the land instead of soaking in.
  • runt/ɹʌnt/nounC1The smallest and weakest animal in a litter.
  • runtimenounC1The period while a program is actually executing.
  • runway/ˈɹʌnweɪ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe strip at an airport where planes take off and land.
  • rupture/ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/verbC12 meaningsTo burst or tear open under pressure.
  • ruse/ɹuːz/nounC1A trick used to deceive.
  • rush/ɹʌʃ/verbB26 meaningsTo move or act with great speed because there is not enough time.
  • russianounA2+The largest country in the world, spanning Europe and Asia.
  • russianadjectiveA2+2 meaningsBelonging to Russia or its people.
  • rust/ɹʌst/nounB1+2 meaningsThe red-brown crust that forms on iron.
  • rustle/ˈɹʌsəl/verbC13 meaningsTo make the soft dry sound of leaves or paper moving.
  • ruthlessnessnounC1A complete absence of pity in getting what you want.
  • rwandanounB2The land of a thousand hills, home of mountain gorillas.
  • rye/ɹaɪ/nounB2A dark strong grain used in northern breads.