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

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193 words · showing 1–60

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  • rabid/ˈɹæbɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCarrying the disease rabies.
  • racial/ˈɹeɪʃəl/adjectiveB2To do with the different races of people.
  • racist/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/adjectiveB22 meaningsShowing prejudice or discrimination based on race.
  • radiant/ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsShining brightly.
  • radical/ˈɹædɪkəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsReaching the deepest, most basic parts of something; complete and far-reaching.
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/ˌɹeɪdiəʊˈaktɪv/
adjectiveB1+
Giving off energy as its atoms break down.
  • ragged/ˈɹæɡɪd/adjectiveB24 meaningsOld, torn, and hanging in loose strips.
  • raging/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsViolently strong.
  • rainbow/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/nounA22 meaningsThe arc of colours seen when sunlight passes through rain.
  • rainy/ˈɹeɪni/adjectiveA1With a lot of rain falling.
  • rambling/ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Wandering on with no clear direction.
  • rambunctious/ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/adjectiveC1Boisterous and hard to control.
  • rampant/ˈɹæm.pənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpreading unchecked.
  • ramshackle/ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/adjectiveC1Badly built or maintained and close to collapse.
  • rancid/ˈɹænsɪd/adjectiveC1Smelling of fat that has gone off.
  • rangy/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/adjectiveC1Tall, thin and long-limbed.
  • rank/ˈɹæŋk/nounB24 meaningsA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.
  • rapacious/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Greedily grasping for more at others' cost.
  • rapt/ˈɹæpt/adjectiveC1So absorbed that nothing else reaches you.
  • rapturous/ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Full of overwhelming delight.
  • rare/ɹɛə/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot found or not happening very much.
  • rash/ɹæʃ/nounB22 meaningsA patch of red itchy spots on the skin.
  • raucous/ˈɹɔːkəs/adjectiveC1Loud, harsh and disorderly.
  • raunchy/ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/adjectiveC1Openly and coarsely sexual.
  • ravenous/ˈɹævənəs/adjectiveC1Extremely hungry.
  • raving/ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsTalking wildly and incoherently, as in delirium.
  • raw/ɹɔː/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot cooked.
  • reactionary/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Opposed to change and wanting the old ways back.
  • reactive/ɹiːˈæktɪv/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsResponding to events after they happen rather than planning ahead.
  • readable/ˈɹiː.də.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy or enjoyable to read.
  • ready/ˈɹɛd.i/adjectiveA13 meaningsFully prepared, with nothing left to do first.
  • real/ɹiːl/adjectiveA14 meaningsActually existing, not imagined or invented.
  • realistic/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsSensible about what is actually possible.
  • rear/ˈɹɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsAt or belonging to the back.
  • rearmostadjectiveC1Furthest to the back.
  • rearview/ˈɹɪəvjuː/adjectiveB2Describing the mirror showing the view behind a vehicle.
  • recalcitrant/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/adjectiveC2Resisting authority and refusing to co-operate.
  • recedingadjectiveB2+Moving back, of a hairline.
  • recent/ˈɹiː.sənt/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsHappening or made a short time ago.
  • recessive/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/adjectiveC1Said of a gene whose effect shows only without a stronger one.
  • reciprocal/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/adjectiveC1Given by each side to the other.
  • reckless/ˈɹɛkləs/adjectiveB2Acting wildly without thought for the danger.
  • reclusive/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/adjectiveC2Choosing to live away from company.
  • recognisable/ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Easy to know again when you see it.
  • reconciled/ˈɹɛkənsaɪld/adjectiveC12 meaningsBrought back together after a long quarrel.
  • recondite/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/adjectiveC2Dealing with matters far beyond ordinary knowledge.
  • recreationaladjectiveC1Done for enjoyment rather than as work or duty.
  • rectangular/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/adjectiveB2Shaped like an oblong with four right angles.
  • recumbentadjectiveC2Lying down.
  • recurring/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Coming back again and again.
  • red/ɹɛd/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of blood and ripe tomatoes.
  • red-hotadjectiveB22 meaningsHeated until it glows red.
  • redactedadjectiveC1With the sensitive parts blacked out.
  • redolent/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/adjectiveC2Strongly smelling of something, or bringing it to mind.
  • redoubtable/ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/adjectiveC2Formidable, and to be treated with respect.
  • reduced/ɹɪˈdjuːst/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiled down until thicker and stronger.
  • redundant/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsNo longer needed or useful.
  • reedy/ˈɹiː.di/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and high in tone.
  • refined/ɹɪˈfaɪnd/adjectiveB22 meaningsPolished, elegant and free of coarseness.
  • reflective/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/adjectiveB2+Thoughtful, or throwing light back.