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

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  • revolver/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/nounB2A handgun with a revolving cylinder holding the cartridges.
  • rhinoceros/ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/nounB2A huge thick-skinned animal with a horn on its nose.
  • 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.
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The curved bones that make a basket around the heart.
  • ribbon trimnounB2A narrow decorative band sewn onto cloth.
  • rich/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/adjectiveA15 meaningsHaving a lot of money or property.
  • riddle/ˈɹɪdəl/nounB2A question worded to be hard to work out.
  • rider/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who rides a horse or a bike.
  • ridge/ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA long narrow crest of high ground.
  • rifle/ˈɹaɪfəl/nounB22 meaningsA long-barrelled gun fired from the shoulder.
  • rig/ɹɪɡ/nounB2The equipment for drilling, or a large lorry.
  • righteousness/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/nounB2The state of behaving as morality demands.
  • rights/ɹaɪts/nounB12 meaningsThe freedoms every person is entitled to.
  • rim/ɹɪm/nounB22 meaningsThe outer edge of a wheel, holding the tyre.
  • ring/ɹɪŋ/nounA16 meaningsA circle of metal worn on a finger.
  • ringmasternounB2The person who introduces each act in the ring.
  • riot/ˈɹaɪ.ət/nounB2A violent outburst by an angry crowd.
  • rip/ɹɪp/verbB14 meaningsTo tear something quickly and roughly.
  • ripple/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/nounB24 meaningsA small wave or ring spreading across the surface of water.
  • rise/ɹaɪz/verbB15 meaningsTo move upward.
  • risk assessmentnounB2The check on what could go wrong and how to stop it.
  • ritual/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/nounB23 meaningsA fixed series of actions performed in a set order, especially in a religion.
  • roach/ɹəʊtʃ/nounB22 meaningsA cockroach.
  • roar/ˈɹɔː/verbB26 meaningsTo make a long, deep, very loud sound, as a lion does.
  • robotic armnounB2A programmed mechanical limb that does repeated work.
  • rocker/ˈɹɒk.ə(ɹ)/nounB2A performer or fan of rock music.
  • rocket/ˈɹɒk.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsA machine that burns fuel to push itself into space.
  • rod/ɹɒd/nounB2A long thin straight bar.
  • rogue/ˈɹəʊɡ/nounB22 meaningsA dishonest but often likeable person.
  • romantic/ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsConnected with love between people.
  • roofer/ˈɹufɚ/nounB2The worker who covers and mends roofs.
  • rook/ɹʊk/nounC13 meaningsA large black bird of the crow family that nests in colonies in treetops.
  • rookie/ˈɹʊki/nounB2Somebody in their first season at a job or a sport.
  • room/ɹʊm/nounA13 meaningsA separate space inside a building.
  • roommate/ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/nounB2A person you share a room or flat with.
  • roost/ɹuːst/verbB2+2 meaningsTo settle somewhere for the night, as birds do.
  • root/ɹuːt/nounB25 meaningsThe part of a plant that grows underground, holding it in place and taking in water.
  • root causenounB2The real reason underneath a problem.
  • root systemnounB2All the underground parts that anchor and feed a plant.
  • roots/ɹuːts/nounB2The part of dyed hair growing out in its own colour.
  • rope/ɹəʊp/nounA23 meaningsThick strong cord made by twisting fibres together.
  • rosary/ˈɹoʊzəɹi/nounB2A string of beads used for counting prayers.
  • rose/ɹəʊz/nounA24 meaningsA garden flower with soft layered petals and a prickly stem, grown for its scent and given as a gift.
  • rot/ɹɒt/nounB22 meaningsThe soft decay that destroys damp wood.
  • round/ˈɹaʊ̯nd/adjectiveA27 meaningsShaped like a circle or a ball.
  • roundabout/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/nounB1+2 meaningsA circular junction where cars go around a middle island.
  • route/ɹuːt/nounA2+4 meaningsThe way taken to get from one place to another.
  • route planningnounB2Working out the best way for vehicles to travel.
  • routine/ɹuːˈtiːn/nounB23 meaningsA fixed way of doing things, repeated in the same order each time.
  • rover/ˈɹəʊvə/nounB22 meaningsA wheeled robot driven across another world's surface.
  • row/ɹəʊ/nounB14 meaningsA number of people or things arranged in a straight line side by side.
  • royal/ˈɹɔɪ̯.əl/adjectiveB13 meaningsBelonging to a king or queen.
  • royaltiesnounB2Payments an author or musician earns from each sale.
  • royalty/ˈɹɔɪəlti/nounB2Members of a royal family, or money paid to an author.
  • rub/ɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo move your hand or an object back and forth over a surface while pressing on it.
  • rubble/ˈɹʌb.əl/nounB2Broken stone and brick from a ruined building.
  • rudenessnounB2Behaviour that shows no regard for others.
  • ruffle/ˈɹʌfəl/nounB22 meaningsA wavy band of gathered cloth along an edge.