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

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  • recuperationnounC2The regaining of health and strength.
  • recyclingnounB1+3 meaningsThe process of treating used materials so they can be made into something new.
  • recycling boxnounB1The container for materials to be used again.
  • recycling centrenounB1The place waste is sorted for reuse.
  • red/ɹɛd/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of blood and ripe tomatoes.
  • red booknounC1The record kept of a child's health and growth.
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  • red herringnounC12 meaningsA false clue that leads the search astray.
  • red tapenounC1Rules and paperwork that slow everything down.
  • red-eye/ˈɹɛdaɪ/nounC12 meaningsAn overnight flight.
  • redeeming featurenounC1The one good quality that makes up for the rest.
  • redeliverynounB2A second attempt to deliver something.
  • redemption/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/nounB22 meaningsBeing bought back from sin or ruin.
  • redevelopmentnounB2+The rebuilding of an area to a new plan.
  • redhead/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/nounB1Somebody with red hair.
  • redoubt/ɹɪˈdaʊt/nounC2A small fort built to hold one position.
  • redress/ɹɪˈdɹɛs/nounC1Payment or action to put a wrong right.
  • reduction/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA gain of electrons, the opposite of oxidation.
  • redundancy/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/nounC23 meaningsThe ending of a job because the role is no longer needed.
  • redundancy paynounB2Money given when a job is no longer needed.
  • redwood/ˈɹɛdwʊd/nounB2+A very tall tree with soft red bark.
  • reed/ɹiːd/nounB22 meaningsA tall stiff grass growing at the water's edge.
  • reef/ɹiːf/nounB1+2 meaningsA ridge of coral or rock just below the sea surface.
  • reel/ˈɹiːl/verbB25 meaningsTo stagger or lurch about, close to falling over.
  • reenactmentnounC1A staged repeat of a past event.
  • referee/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/nounB25 meaningsThe official who enforces the rules during a sports match.
  • reference/ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹəns/nounB13 meaningsA statement from a former employer about somebody's work.
  • reference requestnounB2An employer's enquiry about a former worker.
  • reference sectionnounB1Books that may be consulted but not taken away.
  • referendum/ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/nounC1A vote where the whole electorate answers one question directly.
  • referral/ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing sent on to a specialist by a doctor.
  • refill/ˈɹiː.fɪl/verbB12 meaningsTo fill an empty container again.
  • refinement/ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/nounC12 meaningsA small improvement to something already working.
  • refinery/rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/nounB2+A plant that purifies oil or sugar.
  • reflection/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/nounB22 meaningsAn image thrown back by a mirror or a smooth surface.
  • reflector/ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/nounB2+A device that throws light back to make you seen.
  • reflex/ˈɹiːflɛks/nounB22 meaningsAn automatic bodily reaction occurring without conscious thought.
  • reforestationnounC1The planting of trees where forest was lost.
  • reform/ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/nounB2+2 meaningsA change made to improve a system.
  • reformation/ˌɹɛf.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The sixteenth-century split in western Christianity.
  • refrain/ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo hold yourself back from doing something.
  • refreshment/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/nounB1+2 meaningsFood and drink taken to revive you.
  • refreshmentsnounB1+Light food and drinks offered to guests.
  • refuellingnounB2+Filling an aircraft's tanks before the next flight.
  • refuge pointnounC1A safe place to wait for help in an emergency.
  • refugee/ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/nounB2+A person forced to flee their country to stay safe.
  • refund/ɹɪˈfʌnd/nounB1+2 meaningsMoney paid back to you.
  • refusal/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/nounC1A statement that you will not.
  • refuse/ˈɹɛfjuːs/verbA2+2 meaningsTo say no to something offered, asked for or demanded, or to be unwilling to do it.
  • refuse collectionnounB2The service that takes away household rubbish.
  • refutation/ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2Proof that a claim is false.
  • regalia/ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/nounC1The crown and other emblems worn by a monarch.
  • regard/ɹɪˈɡɑːd/verbB22 meaningsTo consider somebody or something in a certain way.
  • regenerationnounC12 meaningsThe rebuilding of a run-down district.
  • regent/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/nounC1Someone ruling for a monarch too young or unable.
  • reggae/ˈɹɛɡeɪ/nounB2+A Jamaican style with the accent on the off-beat.
  • regicide/ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/nounC2The killing of a king.
  • regime/ɹəˈʒiːm/nounC12 meaningsA government, especially a harsh one.
  • regimen/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.mən/nounC1A fixed routine of care followed daily.
  • regiment/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/nounB2+A large permanent unit of an army.
  • region/ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/nounB1+A large area with something in common.