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

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  • residence/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/nounB2The place where somebody lives.
  • resident/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/nounB22 meaningsA person who lives in a particular place.
  • residue/ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/nounC1What is left behind after a process.
  • resignation/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe formal act of giving up a job or position, or the letter that announces it.
  • resilience/ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/nounC12 meaningsThe strength to recover after hardship.
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/ˈɹɛzɪn/
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A sticky substance that sets hard and clear.
  • resistance/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/nounC15 meaningsThe act of refusing to accept something and pushing back against it.
  • resitnounB2Taking an exam again after failing it.
  • resolution/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsHow much fine detail an image holds.
  • resonance/ˈɹɛzənəns/nounC1A deep ringing quality, or a meaning that echoes.
  • resort/ɹɪˈzɔːt/nounB22 meaningsA place built for holidays with everything on site.
  • resource/ɹɪˈzɔːs/nounB1+Something available to be used when needed.
  • resourcefulnessnounC1Skill at finding a way through with what you have.
  • respect/ɹɪˈspɛkt/verbA24 meaningsTo admire somebody and treat them as worth taking seriously.
  • respiration/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe process by which cells release energy from food.
  • respite/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/nounC12 meaningsA short rest from something difficult or unpleasant.
  • respondent/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/nounB2+Somebody who answers a survey.
  • response/ɹɪˈspɒns/nounA2+An answer, or a reaction to something.
  • responsibility/ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounA23 meaningsA duty to deal with or take care of something.
  • rest/ɹɛst/verbA26 meaningsTo stop activity for a while so that you recover.
  • restaurant/ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/nounA1A place where you sit at a table, order food and pay after eating.
  • restitution/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/nounC1The return of something taken to its rightful owner.
  • restlessness/ˈɹɛstləsnəs/nounB2+Being unable to settle or stay still.
  • restoration/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe bringing of something back to its former state.
  • restraining ordernounC1A court order to stay away from a person.
  • restraint/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/nounC1Self-control, or something that holds you back.
  • restriction/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA rule or condition that limits what can be done.
  • restroom/ˈɹɛstˌɹum/nounB1A public toilet, in American English.
  • result/ɹɪˈzʌlt/nounA2+3 meaningsWhat comes out at the end of something, caused by what happened before.
  • resume/ɹɪˈzjuːm/nounB2+A short document listing education and jobs.
  • resurgencenounC1A rising again after a decline.
  • resurrection/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/nounB2A rising from the dead, or a revival of something.
  • resuscitationnounC2Reviving somebody who has stopped breathing.
  • retail/ˈɹiˌteɪl/nounB22 meaningsThe business of selling goods in small quantities to the public.
  • retailer/ˈɹiteɪlɚ/nounB2+A business that sells goods directly to the public.
  • retainer/ɹɪˈteɪn.ə/nounC2A servant kept on by a family for many years.
  • retake/ɹiːˈteɪk/<q:verb>nounB2+Another attempt after the first was not good enough.
  • retaliation/ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Harm done back in return for harm received.
  • retargetingnounC1Advertising again to people who already looked.
  • retention/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsKeeping customers or staff rather than losing them.
  • rethink/ɹiːˈθɪŋk/verbB1+2 meaningsTo think about something again from the start.
  • reticence/ˈɹɛtɪs(ə)ns/nounC1An unwillingness to say much.
  • retina/ˈɹɛt.ɪ.nə/nounB2+The layer at the back of the eye that senses light.
  • retinol/ˈrɛ.tən̩ɑl/nounC1A vitamin treatment used to smooth skin over time.
  • retinue/ˈɹɛ.tɪ.njuː/nounC1The attendants who travel with an important person.
  • retirement/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/nounB22 meaningsThe years after somebody stops working for good.
  • retirement partynounB1A gathering held when somebody leaves work for good.
  • retort/ɹɪˈtɔɹt/verbC12 meaningsTo reply quickly and sharply.
  • retraction/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/nounC1A public statement taking back what was printed.
  • retreat/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/verbB22 meaningsTo move back away from danger.
  • retrialnounC1A second hearing of a case already tried.
  • retribution/ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/nounC1Punishment given as deserved payment for wrong.
  • retrieval/ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/nounB2+Getting something back from where it was.
  • retrospect/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/nounC2A view of a past event with the knowledge of what followed.
  • retrospectionnounC2Looking back over what has already happened.
  • retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/nounC22 meaningsAn exhibition or survey covering a long period of work.
  • return/ɹɪˈtɜːn/verbA15 meaningsTo go back to a place you were before.
  • return addressnounB1The address to send it back to if it fails.
  • return farenounB1The price of travelling there and back.
  • return on investmentnounB2What you got back compared with what you spent.