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

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19,295 words · showing 14,461–14,520

  • roundlyadverbC1Firmly and thoroughly.
  • roundupnounC1A summary of the main news, or the gathering of cattle.
  • rouse/ɹaʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo wake somebody.
  • roust/ɹaʊst/verbC2To rouse somebody out of a place roughly.
  • rout/ɹaʊt/nounC2A crushing defeat that sends the losers fleeing.
  • route/ɹuːt/nounA2+4 meaningsThe way taken to get from one place to another.
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  • route planningnounB2Working out the best way for vehicles to travel.
  • router/ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe box that spreads the internet through a building.
  • routine/ɹuːˈtiːn/nounB23 meaningsA fixed way of doing things, repeated in the same order each time.
  • routine checknounB1A regular look to catch faults early.
  • rove/ɹəʊv/verbC1To wander from place to place with no fixed course.
  • 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.
  • rowdy/ˈɹaʊ̯di/adjectiveB2Noisy and wild in a disorderly way.
  • rowing/ˈɹoʊɪŋ/nounB1+The sport of pulling oars to move a boat.
  • royal/ˈɹɔɪ̯.əl/adjectiveB13 meaningsBelonging to a king or queen.
  • royal blueadjectiveB1A strong vivid blue.
  • royaltiesnounB2Payments an author or musician earns from each sale.
  • royalty/ˈɹɔɪəlti/nounB2Members of a royal family, or money paid to an author.
  • rsvp/ˌɑː(ɹ) ɛs viː ˈpiː/nounB2+2 meaningsA request on an invitation that you say whether you will come.
  • rub/ɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo move your hand or an object back and forth over a surface while pressing on it.
  • rub your eyesphraseB1To press the eyes with the hands from tiredness.
  • rubber/ˈɹʌbə/nounA23 meaningsA stretchy, bouncy material made from the sap of a tropical tree or produced industrially.
  • rubber bandnounB1A loop of stretchy rubber used to hold things together.
  • rubber glovesnounA2Waterproof gloves worn to protect the hands.
  • rubbery/ˈɹʌbəɹi/adjectiveB2+Springy and tough to chew.
  • rubble/ˈɹʌb.əl/nounB2Broken stone and brick from a ruined building.
  • rubric/ˈɹuːbɹɪk/nounC1A heading or set of instructions for a task.
  • ruby/ˈɹuː.bi/nounA2+A hard red precious stone.
  • rucksack/ˈɹʌkˌsæk/nounB1+A large bag carried on the back.
  • ruckus/ˈɹʌkəs/nounC1A noisy disturbance.
  • rudder/ˈɹʌdəː/nounB2+The blade at the back that turns a boat.
  • ruddy/ˈɹʌdi/adjectiveC12 meaningsHealthily red in the face.
  • rude/ɹuːd/adjectiveA24 meaningsHaving no manners; showing no respect for other people.
  • rudenessnounB2Behaviour that shows no regard for others.
  • rudiment/ˈɹuːdɪmənt/nounC1One of the first simple parts of a subject.
  • rudimentary/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/adjectiveC1Basic and undeveloped.
  • rudimentsnounC1The first and simplest parts of a subject.
  • rueful/ˈɹuːfl̩/adjectiveC1Showing regret in a wry good-humoured way.
  • ruff/ɹʌf/nounC2A stiff frilled collar worn in earlier centuries.
  • ruffian/ˈɹʌfi.ən/nounC1A violent lawless man.
  • ruffle/ˈɹʌfəl/nounB22 meaningsA wavy band of gathered cloth along an edge.
  • rug/ˈɹʌɡ/nounB1A small thick floor covering laid over part of a floor.
  • rugby/ˈɹʌɡbi/nounB1+A game played with an oval ball that may be carried.
  • rugged/ˈɹʌɡ.ɪd/adjectiveB2+3 meanings(Of land) rough, rocky and uneven.
  • ruin/ˈɹuː.ɪn/nounB12 meaningsThe broken remains of an old building.
  • ruination/ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2The bringing of something to complete ruin.
  • ruinous/ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/adjectiveC1Causing complete destruction or financial collapse.
  • rule/ɹuːl/nounA14 meaningsA statement of what is allowed and what is not.
  • rule of thirdsnounC1Placing the subject a third of the way across the frame.
  • rule of thumbphraseC1A rough practical guide that works most of the time.
  • rule outphraseB2To decide something is not possible and drop it.
  • rulebook/ˌɹulˌbʊk/nounB2The booklet setting out how a game is played.
  • ruler/ˈɹuːlə/nounA2+2 meaningsA flat marked stick for drawing lines and measuring.
  • ruling/ˈɹuːlɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsThe decision a judge hands down.
  • rumba/ˈɹʊmbə/nounB2+A slow sensual Cuban partner dance.
  • rumble/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/verbB25 meaningsTo make a deep, low, rolling sound.
  • ruminant/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/nounC2An animal that chews food brought back from its stomach.
  • ruminate/ˈɹumɪneɪt/verbC2To turn a thought over and over.
  • rumination/ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2Turning the same painful thought over endlessly.