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

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19,295 words · showing 14,341–14,400

  • ring a bellphraseB2To sound faintly familiar without quite coming back.
  • ringleader/ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/nounB2+The one who leads others into trouble.
  • ringlet/ˈɹɪŋ.lət/nounC1A long spiralling curl of hair.
  • ringmasternounB2The person who introduces each act in the ring.
  • rinse/ɹɪns/verbB1To wash quickly under clean running water.
  • rinse outphraseB1To wash the inside of something with clean water.
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  • riot/ˈɹaɪ.ət/nounB2A violent outburst by an angry crowd.
  • rip/ɹɪp/verbB14 meaningsTo tear something quickly and roughly.
  • ripe/ɹaɪp/adjectiveB14 meaningsFully grown and ready to be eaten or gathered.
  • ripen/ˈɹaɪpən/verbB2To become ready to eat.
  • ripple/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/nounB24 meaningsA small wave or ring spreading across the surface of water.
  • riprap/ˈɹɪpɹap/nounC2Loose rock piled to protect a shore from waves.
  • riptide/ˈɹɪp.taɪd/nounC1A strong narrow current running out from a beach.
  • rise/ɹaɪz/verbB15 meaningsTo move upward.
  • risk/ɹɪsk/nounA22 meaningsThe chance that something bad will come of what you do.
  • risk assessmentnounB2The check on what could go wrong and how to stop it.
  • risotto/ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/nounB1+A creamy Italian rice dish.
  • rite/ɹaɪt/nounB2+3 meaningsA religious ceremony performed in a fixed, prescribed way.
  • ritual/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/nounB23 meaningsA fixed series of actions performed in a set order, especially in a religion.
  • rivalry/ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/nounB2+Competition between people after the same thing.
  • riven/ˈɹɪvən/adjectiveC2Split violently apart.
  • river/ˈɹɪvə/nounA1A long line of fresh water flowing across the land to the sea.
  • riverbank/ˈɹɪv.əˌbæŋk/nounB1+The raised land at the edge of a river.
  • riverbed/ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/nounB1+The ground a river runs along.
  • rivet/ˈɹɪvət/nounB2+2 meaningsA metal pin used to fasten two plates together permanently.
  • riveting/ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ/nounC1Joining metal with short pins hammered flat.
  • rivulet/ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/nounC1A very small stream.
  • roach/ɹəʊtʃ/nounB22 meaningsA cockroach.
  • road/ɾoːɖ/nounA12 meaningsA hard surface that vehicles travel along.
  • roadie/ˈɹəʊdi/nounB2+The crew member who moves and sets up the gear.
  • roadside/ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/nounB1+The edge of a road.
  • roadworksnounB1Repairs that close part of a road.
  • roadworthyadjectiveC1Safe and legal to drive.
  • roam/ɹəʊm/verbB2To travel about freely over a wide area.
  • roan/ɹəʊn/adjectiveC2Having a coat of mixed white and coloured hairs.
  • roar/ˈɹɔː/verbB26 meaningsTo make a long, deep, very loud sound, as a lion does.
  • roast/ɹoʊst/verbB22 meaningsTo cook in the dry heat of an oven until brown.
  • roast dinnernounB1A Sunday meal of meat, potatoes and vegetables.
  • roasted/ˈɹoʊstɪd/adjectiveB1+Cooked by dry heat until browned through.
  • robin/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/nounA2+A small garden bird with a red breast.
  • robot/ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/nounB1A machine that carries out tasks automatically.
  • robotic/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsRelating to or carried out by robots.
  • robotic armnounB2A programmed mechanical limb that does repeated work.
  • robotics/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/nounB2+The study of building machines that act on their own.
  • robust/ɹəʊˈbʌst/adjectiveC14 meaningsStrongly built and able to survive rough treatment.
  • rock/ɹɒk/nounA25 meaningsThe hard solid material that mountains and cliffs are made of.
  • rock the boatphraseB2To disturb a situation that was going along quietly.
  • rock-solidadjectiveB2Extremely firm, reliable or unshakeable.
  • 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.
  • rocket sciencephraseB2Something so complicated that ordinary people cannot follow it.
  • rocking horsenounB1A wooden horse on curved runners.
  • rod/ɹɒd/nounB2A long thin straight bar.
  • rodent/ˈɹəʊdənt/nounB1+A gnawing animal such as a rat or a squirrel.
  • rodeo/ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/nounB1+A show of riding wild horses and roping cattle.
  • rogue/ˈɹəʊɡ/nounB22 meaningsA dishonest but often likeable person.
  • roil/ˈɹɔɪl/verbC2To churn and stir up violently.
  • role/ɹəʊl/nounA2+The part somebody plays in a situation.
  • role modelphraseB2A person so admirable that others copy how they live.
  • roll/ɹəʊl/verbA25 meaningsTo move along by turning over and over.