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

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  • repulse/ɹɪˈpʌls/verbC12 meaningsTo drive an attack back.
  • reschedule/ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo move an arrangement to a different time.
  • rescind/ɹɪˈsɪnd/verbC1To cancel an order or a decision officially.
  • resemble/ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/verbC1To look or seem like something else.
  • resent/ɹiˈzɛnt/verbC1To feel bitter about unfair treatment.
  • reside/ɹɪˈzaɪd/
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verbC12 meanings
To live in a place, formally.
  • resign/ɹɪˈzaɪn/verbB23 meaningsTo give up a job or position formally.
  • resonate/ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo sound deeply and go on vibrating.
  • respawn/ɹɪˈspɔːn/verbC1To come back into a game after being defeated.
  • restrict/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo keep something within set limits.
  • retch/ɹɛt͡ʃ/verbC1To heave as if about to be sick.
  • retire/ɹɪˈtaɪə/verbB1+4 meaningsTo stop working permanently at the end of a working life.
  • retort/ɹɪˈtɔɹt/verbC12 meaningsTo reply quickly and sharply.
  • retouch/ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/verbC1To correct small faults in a photograph.
  • retrace/ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/<q:verb>verbC1To go back over the way you came.
  • retract/ɹɪˈtɹækt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo draw something back into a housing or body.
  • retrieve/ɹɪˈtɹiːv/verbC12 meaningsTo go and bring something back.
  • retrofit/ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt/verbC1To fit new systems into an old building.
  • reveal/ɹɪˈviːl/verbB24 meaningsTo make known something that was secret or unknown.
  • revel/ˈɹɛv.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo take great delight in something.
  • revere/ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)/verbC1To respect somebody very deeply.
  • revive/ɹɪˈvaɪ̯v/verbC12 meaningsTo bring back to life or consciousness.
  • revolt/ɹɪˈvoʊlt/nounB22 meaningsAn armed rising against those in power.
  • ricochet/ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/verbC1To bounce off a surface at an angle.
  • riffle/ˈɹɪfəl/verbC1To turn pages quickly with the thumb.
  • rifle/ˈɹaɪfəl/nounB22 meaningsA long-barrelled gun fired from the shoulder.
  • ring/ɹɪŋ/nounA16 meaningsA circle of metal worn on a finger.
  • ripple/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/nounB24 meaningsA small wave or ring spreading across the surface of water.
  • rivet/ˈɹɪvət/nounB2+2 meaningsA metal pin used to fasten two plates together permanently.
  • roast/ɹoʊst/verbB22 meaningsTo cook in the dry heat of an oven until brown.
  • rock/ɹɒk/nounA25 meaningsThe hard solid material that mountains and cliffs are made of.
  • rocket/ˈɹɒk.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsA machine that burns fuel to push itself into space.
  • roll/ɹəʊl/verbA25 meaningsTo move along by turning over and over.
  • rook/ɹʊk/nounC13 meaningsA large black bird of the crow family that nests in colonies in treetops.
  • root/ɹuːt/nounB25 meaningsThe part of a plant that grows underground, holding it in place and taking in water.
  • rotate/ɹəʊˈteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn around a central point.
  • rove/ɹəʊv/verbC1To wander from place to place with no fixed course.
  • rumble/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/verbB25 meaningsTo make a deep, low, rolling sound.
  • rumple/ˈɹʌmpəl/verbC1To crease and disorder something smooth.
  • rupture/ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/verbC12 meaningsTo burst or tear open under pressure.
  • rush/ɹʌʃ/verbB26 meaningsTo move or act with great speed because there is not enough time.
  • rustle/ˈɹʌsəl/verbC13 meaningsTo make the soft dry sound of leaves or paper moving.
  • sack/sæk/nounB15 meaningsA large bag made of strong cloth or thick paper.
  • sacrifice/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/nounB24 meaningsSomething valuable that you give up for the sake of something more important.
  • saddle/ˈsædl̩/nounB15 meaningsA leather seat strapped to a horse's back for a rider.
  • sag/sæɡ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sink or bend under weight.
  • salivate/ˈsælɪveɪt/verbC1To produce saliva, especially at the thought of food.
  • salute/səˈl(j)uːt/verbB13 meaningsTo raise the hand to the head as a formal military greeting.
  • salvage/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/verbC13 meaningsTo rescue what can still be used from a wreck, fire or flood.
  • sanctify/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make something holy or set it apart for religious use.
  • sanction/ˈsæŋkʃən/nounC12 meaningsAn official penalty imposed on a country or a person.
  • sap/sæp/nounC12 meaningsThe liquid carrying water and food through a plant.
  • saunter/ˈsɔntɚ/verbC1To walk in a relaxed and confident way.
  • savour/ˈseɪvə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo enjoy a taste slowly and completely.
  • scamper/ˈskæmpə/verbC1To run with quick short light steps.
  • scatter/ˈskætə/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.
  • schedule/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/nounA23 meaningsA plan showing when things will happen.
  • scoff/skɒf/verbC12 meaningsTo speak about something with mocking contempt.
  • scoop/skuːp/nounB15 meaningsA deep spoon-shaped tool for lifting loose or soft material.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.