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

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  • return ticketnounA2A ticket there and back.
  • returns/ɹɪˈtɜːnz/nounB12 meaningsItems brought back after being borrowed or bought.
  • returns policynounB2The rules about bringing goods back.
  • reunion/ɹiːˈjuːnjən/nounB22 meaningsA gathering of people who have been apart for a long time.
  • rev/ɹɛv/verbB22 meaningsTo make an engine turn faster and louder.
  • reveal/ɹɪˈviːl/
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To make known something that was secret or unknown.
  • revel/ˈɹɛv.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo take great delight in something.
  • revelation/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsKnowledge believed to be disclosed by a god.
  • revelry/ˈɹɛvəlɹi/nounC2Noisy merry-making with drink and dancing.
  • revenant/ˈɹɛvənənt/nounC2Somebody who returns, especially from the dead.
  • revenge/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/nounB2Harm inflicted in return for a wrong suffered.
  • revenue/ˈɹɛvənjuː/nounB2+2 meaningsThe money a business takes in from its sales, before costs are subtracted.
  • reverberation/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/nounC2An echo that keeps sounding, or a lasting effect.
  • reverence/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/nounB2+Deep respect close to worship.
  • reverie/ˈɹɛvəɹi/nounC2A pleasant daydream you drift into.
  • reversal/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/nounB2A change to the opposite direction or decision.
  • reverse/ɹɪˈvɜːs/verbB25 meaningsTo drive a vehicle backwards.
  • review/ɹɪˈvjuː/nounA2+3 meaningsA published opinion of how good something is.
  • reviewernounB1+Somebody who writes judgements of books or films.
  • revision/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsIn British English, study of material already taught, before an exam.
  • revisionism/ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/nounC2The reworking of an accepted account of the past.
  • revival/ɹɪˈvaɪ̯vəl/nounC12 meaningsA bringing back into life or use.
  • revocation/ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The withdrawing of a right or a licence.
  • revolt/ɹɪˈvoʊlt/nounB22 meaningsAn armed rising against those in power.
  • revolution/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsThe overthrow of a government or system by the people.
  • revolver/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/nounB2A handgun with a revolving cylinder holding the cartridges.
  • reward/ɹɪˈwɔːd/verbB12 meaningsTo give somebody something good for what they have done.
  • rework/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/nounC1Putting right an item that failed inspection.
  • rewrite/ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo write something again in a different form.
  • rhetoric/ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/nounC13 meaningsLanguage chosen to persuade or impress, especially when there is nothing behind it.
  • rhetorical questionnounC1A question asked without wanting an answer.
  • 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/nounC1A 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.
  • rib/ɹɪb/nounB22 meaningsOne of the curved bones enclosing the chest.
  • rib cagenounB2The curved bones that make a basket around the heart.
  • 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.
  • rickshaw/ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/nounB2+A small vehicle pulled or pedalled to carry passengers.
  • 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.
  • riding schoolnounB1A place where people are taught to ride.
  • 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.
  • righteousness/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/nounB2The state of behaving as morality demands.
  • rights/ɹaɪts/nounB12 meaningsThe freedoms every person is entitled to.
  • rigmarole/ˈɹɪɡməɹəʊl/nounC2A long fussy procedure that seems pointless.
  • rigour/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/nounC1Strictness and care in reasoning.