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

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  • red/ɹɛd/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of blood and ripe tomatoes.
  • red booknounC1The record kept of a child's health and growth.
  • red card/ˈɹɛd ˌkɑɹd/phraseB1The card that sends a player off the field for good.
  • red herringnounC12 meaningsA false clue that leads the search astray.
  • red tapenounC1Rules and paperwork that slow everything down.
  • red-eye/ˈɹɛdaɪ/nounC1
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An overnight flight.
  • red-hotadjectiveB22 meaningsHeated until it glows red.
  • redact/ɹɪˈdækt/verbC1To black out words in a document before releasing it.
  • redactedadjectiveC1With the sensitive parts blacked out.
  • redecorateverbB2+To paper and paint a room afresh.
  • redeem/ɹɪˈdiːm/verbB22 meaningsTo win back honour or worth after failing.
  • redeeming featurenounC1The one good quality that makes up for the rest.
  • redefineverbB2+2 meaningsTo give something a new definition or meaning.
  • redeliverynounB2A second attempt to deliver something.
  • redemption/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/nounB22 meaningsBeing bought back from sin or ruin.
  • redesign/ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/verbB2+To design something again, differently.
  • redevelopmentnounB2+The rebuilding of an area to a new plan.
  • redhead/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/nounB1Somebody with red hair.
  • rediscoververbC1To find or become aware of something again after a long time.
  • redo/ɹiˈduː/verbB22 meaningsTo perform again something you just undid.
  • redolent/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/adjectiveC2Strongly smelling of something, or bringing it to mind.
  • redoubt/ɹɪˈdaʊt/nounC2A small fort built to hold one position.
  • redoubtable/ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/adjectiveC2Formidable, and to be treated with respect.
  • redress/ɹɪˈdɹɛs/nounC1Payment or action to put a wrong right.
  • reduce/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/verbB1+4 meaningsTo make something smaller in amount, size, number or price.
  • reduced/ɹɪˈdjuːst/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiled down until thicker and stronger.
  • 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.
  • redundant/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsNo longer needed or useful.
  • redwood/ˈɹɛdwʊd/nounB2+A very tall tree with soft red bark.
  • reed/ɹiːd/nounB22 meaningsA tall stiff grass growing at the water's edge.
  • reedy/ˈɹiː.di/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and high in tone.
  • reef/ɹiːf/nounB1+2 meaningsA ridge of coral or rock just below the sea surface.
  • reek/riːk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo smell very strongly and badly.
  • reel/ˈɹiːl/verbB25 meaningsTo stagger or lurch about, close to falling over.
  • reenact/ɹi.ɪˈnækt/verbC1To act out a past event again.
  • reenactmentnounC1A staged repeat of a past event.
  • reestablishverbB2+To set something up again after a break.
  • refactorverbC1To rewrite code so it reads better without changing what it does.
  • refer/ɹɪˈfɜː/verbB12 meaningsTo mention or allude to something.
  • 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.
  • refinanceverbC1To replace a loan with a new one on different terms.
  • refine/ɹɪˈfaɪn/verbB2+2 meaningsTo improve something by removing what is rough or impure.
  • refined/ɹɪˈfaɪnd/adjectiveB22 meaningsPolished, elegant and free of coarseness.
  • refinement/ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/nounC12 meaningsA small improvement to something already working.
  • refinery/rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/nounB2+A plant that purifies oil or sugar.
  • reflect/ɹɪˈflɛkt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw back light, heat, sound or an image.
  • reflection/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/nounB22 meaningsAn image thrown back by a mirror or a smooth surface.
  • reflective/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/adjectiveB2+Thoughtful, or throwing light back.
  • 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.