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

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  • rhetorical/ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsIntended to persuade or impress rather than inform.
  • rhetorical questionnounC1A question asked without wanting an answer.
  • rheumy/ˈɹuːmi/adjectiveC2Watery and dull, said of old eyes.
  • rhino/ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/nounA2+A large horned grey animal of Africa and Asia.
  • rhinoceros/ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/nounB2A huge thick-skinned animal with a horn on its nose.
  • rhombus/ˈɹɒmbəs/
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A flat shape with four equal sides and slanted corners.
  • rhubarb/ˈɹuːbɑːb/nounB2+A plant with sour pink stalks eaten cooked.
  • rhyme/ɹaɪm/nounB22 meaningsThe matching end-sound of words.
  • rhythm/ˈɹɪð.əm/nounB22 meaningsA regular repeated pattern of sound or movement in music.
  • rhythmic/ˈɹɪð.mɪk/adjectiveB2+Having a strong, regular repeated beat.
  • rib/ɹɪb/nounB22 meaningsOne of the curved bones enclosing the chest.
  • rib cagenounB2The curved bones that make a basket around the heart.
  • ribald/ˈɹɪb.əld/adjectiveC2Coarsely humorous about sex.
  • ribbedadjectiveB2+Marked with raised parallel bands.
  • ribbon/ˈɹɪbən/nounA2+A narrow strip of fabric used for tying or trimming.
  • ribbon trimnounB2A narrow decorative band sewn onto cloth.
  • rice/ɹaɪs/nounA1The edible white or brown grains of a cereal grown in flooded fields.
  • rich/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/adjectiveA15 meaningsHaving a lot of money or property.
  • richness/ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/nounB2+Depth and abundance of quality.
  • rickety/ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/adjectiveC1Unsteady and likely to break or collapse.
  • rickshaw/ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/nounB2+A small vehicle pulled or pedalled to carry passengers.
  • ricochet/ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/verbC1To bounce off a surface at an angle.
  • rid/ɹɪd/verbB1To free a place or person of something unwanted.
  • riddle/ˈɹɪdəl/nounB2A question worded to be hard to work out.
  • ride/ɹaɪd/verbA24 meaningsTo sit on a bicycle, horse or motorbike and travel on it.
  • rider/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who rides a horse or a bike.
  • ridge/ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA long narrow crest of high ground.
  • ridiculous/ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo silly or unreasonable that it deserves to be laughed at.
  • riding schoolnounB1A place where people are taught to ride.
  • rife/ɹaɪf/adjectiveC2Widespread, and usually unwelcome.
  • riffle/ˈɹɪfəl/verbC1To turn pages quickly with the thumb.
  • rifle/ˈɹaɪfəl/nounB22 meaningsA long-barrelled gun fired from the shoulder.
  • rift/ɹɪft/nounC2A crack, or a serious break between friends.
  • rig/ɹɪɡ/nounB2The equipment for drilling, or a large lorry.
  • rigging/ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ropes and wires that hold up a ship's masts.
  • right/ɹaɪt/adjectiveA17 meaningsCorrect; with no mistakes in it.
  • right angle/ˈɹaɪt ˌæŋɡəl/nounB1An angle of ninety degrees.
  • right-handadjectiveA2On or towards the side opposite the heart, in the hyphenated form that pairs with side, corner, or lane.
  • righteous/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsMorally right.
  • righteousness/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/nounB2The state of behaving as morality demands.
  • rightful/ˈɹaɪtfəl/adjectiveB2Belonging by right.
  • rights/ɹaɪts/nounB12 meaningsThe freedoms every person is entitled to.
  • rigid/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsStiff and unbending, of a material.
  • rigmarole/ˈɹɪɡməɹəʊl/nounC2A long fussy procedure that seems pointless.
  • rigorous/ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/adjectiveB2+Careful and exact, leaving no loose ends.
  • rigour/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/nounC1Strictness and care in reasoning.
  • riledadjectiveC1Stirred into irritation.
  • rill/ɹɪl/nounC2A small brook.
  • rim/ɹɪm/nounB22 meaningsThe outer edge of a wheel, holding the tyre.
  • rime/ɹaɪm/nounC2A white frost that coats surfaces.
  • rind/ɹaɪnd/nounB2+The tough outer skin of cheese or bacon.
  • ring/ɹɪŋ/nounA16 meaningsA circle of metal worn on a finger.
  • ring a bellphraseB2To sound faintly familiar without quite coming back.
  • ringleader/ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/nounB2+The one who leads others into trouble.
  • ringlet/ˈɹɪŋ.lət/nounC1A long spiralling curl of hair.
  • ringmasternounB2The person who introduces each act in the ring.
  • rinse/ɹɪns/verbB1To wash quickly under clean running water.
  • rinse outphraseB1To wash the inside of something with clean water.
  • riot/ˈɹaɪ.ət/nounB2A violent outburst by an angry crowd.
  • rip/ɹɪp/verbB14 meaningsTo tear something quickly and roughly.