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

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  • ratingsnounB22 meaningsNumbers showing how many people watched a programme.
  • ratio/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/nounC1The relationship between two amounts, as a comparison.
  • ration/ˈɹæʃən/nounB2+A fixed allowance of food or fuel in short supply.
  • rationale/ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/nounC1The set of reasons behind a decision or study.
  • rationalise/ˈɹæʃ.ə.nə.laɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a comfortable reason for what you did.
  • rationalism/ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəlɪzəm/
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nounC1
The view that reason rather than faith should guide us.
  • rationality/ˌraʃəˈnalɪti/nounC1The quality of being guided by reason.
  • rationingnounB2+Limiting how much of a scarce good each person may buy.
  • rationsnounB2Fixed portions handed out when supplies are short.
  • rattan/ɹəˈtan/nounC1A tough climbing palm stem woven into furniture.
  • ratternounC2A dog or cat kept for killing vermin.
  • rattle/ˈɹæ.təl/nounB24 meaningsA baby's toy that makes a sharp noise when it is shaken.
  • rattle offphraseC1To say a long list quickly and without effort.
  • rattlesnake/ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/nounB2A venomous American snake with a buzzing tail.
  • raucous/ˈɹɔːkəs/adjectiveC1Loud, harsh and disorderly.
  • raunchy/ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/adjectiveC1Openly and coarsely sexual.
  • ravage/ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sweep through and destroy.
  • rave/ɹeɪv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo speak about something with great enthusiasm.
  • raven/ˈɹeɪvn̩/nounB2A large all-black bird with a deep croak.
  • ravenous/ˈɹævənəs/adjectiveC1Extremely hungry.
  • raving/ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsTalking wildly and incoherently, as in delirium.
  • ravioli/ɹæ.viːˈəʊ.li/nounB1+Small pasta parcels with a filling.
  • ravish/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/verbC22 meaningsTo fill with delight.
  • raw/ɹɔː/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot cooked.
  • raw filenounB2The unprocessed data straight off a camera sensor.
  • raw material/ˌɹɔː.məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/nounB2The basic substance a thing is manufactured from.
  • ray/ɹeɪ/nounA25 meaningsA narrow line of light travelling out from something bright.
  • raze/ɹeɪz/verbC1To level a building or a town to the ground.
  • razor/ˈɹeɪzə/nounB1A sharp blade used for shaving.
  • razor burnnounC1Sore red skin left by shaving.
  • reach/ɹiːt͡ʃ/verbA26 meaningsTo stretch out your hand or arm to touch or take something.
  • reach a conclusionphraseB2To arrive at a settled judgement.
  • react/ɹiːˈækt/verbA2+2 meaningsTo do or feel something in answer to what happened.
  • reactantnounC1A substance that goes into a reaction.
  • reaction/ɹiˈækʃən/nounB13 meaningsThe change when substances meet and become something new.
  • reactionary/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Opposed to change and wanting the old ways back.
  • 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.
  • read/ɹiːd/verbA15 meaningsTo look at written words and understand them.
  • read between the linesphraseB2To find the meaning that is hinted but never said.
  • read receipt/ˈɹiːd ɹɪˌsiːt/nounB2The mark showing a message has been seen.
  • read up onphraseB2To study a subject by reading about it.
  • readable/ˈɹiː.də.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy or enjoyable to read.
  • reader/ˈɹi.dɚ/nounA22 meaningsSomebody who reads.
  • readershipnounB2+All the people who read a publication.
  • readily/ˈɹɛdɪli/adverbC12 meaningsWillingly and without hesitation.
  • readiness/ˈɹɛdinəs/nounB22 meaningsThe state of being prepared.
  • reading roomnounB1A quiet room set aside for study.
  • ready/ˈɹɛd.i/adjectiveA13 meaningsFully prepared, with nothing left to do first.
  • reaffirm/ɹiːəˈfɜːm/verbC1To state again that something remains true or in force.
  • reagent/ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/nounC1A substance used to bring a reaction about.
  • real/ɹiːl/adjectiveA14 meaningsActually existing, not imagined or invented.
  • real estate/ˈɹiːl əˌsteɪt/nounB2Land and buildings considered as property.
  • realism/ˈɹi.əlɪzəm/nounC1Dealing with things as they really are, in life or in art.
  • realist/ˈɹɪəlɪst/nounC1Somebody who deals with things as they actually are.
  • realistic/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsSensible about what is actually possible.
  • reality/ɹiːˈælɪti/nounB13 meaningsThe world as it actually is.
  • realization/ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe moment of suddenly understanding something.
  • realize/ˈɹɪə.laɪz/verbA23 meaningsTo become aware of something you had not noticed.