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

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19,295 words · showing 14,521–14,580

  • ruminative/ˈruməˌneɪdɪv/adjectiveC2Given to long slow thought.
  • rummage/ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+To search through a mass of things in an untidy way.
  • rumor/ˈɹuːmə/nounB1A story passing from mouth to mouth that may not be true.
  • rump/ˈɹʌmp/nounB22 meaningsThe hind part of an animal.
  • rumple/ˈɹʌmpəl/verbC1To crease and disorder something smooth.
  • run/ɹʌn/
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To move on foot faster than walking, with both feet off the ground between steps.
  • run a businessphraseB1To manage a commercial concern.
  • run a riskphraseB2To act in a way that could go badly wrong.
  • run aground/ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/phraseC1To drive a boat onto the bottom and stick.
  • run awayphraseA2To escape by running from a place or person.
  • run downphraseB22 meaningsTo lose power or be gradually reduced.
  • run intophraseB22 meaningsTo meet someone unexpectedly.
  • run latephraseB1To be behind schedule.
  • run outphraseB12 meaningsTo use up the whole supply of something.
  • run out ofphraseA2To have no more of something left.
  • run out of timephraseB1To have nothing left before the deadline.
  • run overphraseB22 meaningsTo knock down and drive over with a vehicle.
  • run throughphraseB22 meaningsTo rehearse or review something quickly from beginning to end.
  • run-downadjectiveB22 meaningsIn poor condition after neglect.
  • run-in/ˈɹʌnˌɪn/nounC1An unpleasant confrontation with somebody.
  • run-of-the-milladjectiveC1Perfectly ordinary; nothing special.
  • runaway/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/nounB1+Somebody who has fled from home or from custody.
  • rundown/ˈɹʌndaʊn/nounB2A quick point-by-point briefing on the main facts.
  • rune/ɹuːn/nounB2+A letter of an old Germanic alphabet.
  • rung/ˈɹʌŋ/nounB22 meaningsOne of the crossbars of a ladder.
  • runnel/ˈɹʌnəl/nounC22 meaningsA trickle of water finding its own small course.
  • runner/ˈɹʌnɚ/nounA2+Somebody who runs, especially in a race.
  • runner-up/ˌɹʌn.əˈɹʌp/nounB2The competitor who finished second.
  • running/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/nounA22 meaningsThe activity of moving quickly on foot as exercise or sport.
  • running stitchnounB2A simple stitch that weaves in and out of the cloth.
  • runny/ˈɹʌni/adjectiveB1+Thin enough to flow like liquid.
  • runoffnounB2+Water that flows off the land instead of soaking in.
  • runt/ɹʌnt/nounC1The smallest and weakest animal in a litter.
  • runtimenounC1The period while a program is actually executing.
  • runway/ˈɹʌnweɪ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe strip at an airport where planes take off and land.
  • rupture/ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/verbC12 meaningsTo burst or tear open under pressure.
  • rural/ˈɹʊəɹəl/adjectiveB2Belonging to the countryside.
  • ruse/ɹuːz/nounC1A trick used to deceive.
  • rush/ɹʌʃ/verbB26 meaningsTo move or act with great speed because there is not enough time.
  • rush hourphraseB2The busy time of day when everyone travels to or from their job at once.
  • russet/ˈɹʌsɪt/adjectiveC1Reddish brown.
  • russianounA2+The largest country in the world, spanning Europe and Asia.
  • russianadjectiveA2+2 meaningsBelonging to Russia or its people.
  • rust/ɹʌst/nounB1+2 meaningsThe red-brown crust that forms on iron.
  • rustic/ˈɹʌstɪk/adjectiveC1Simple and rough in a countryside way.
  • rustle/ˈɹʌsəl/verbC13 meaningsTo make the soft dry sound of leaves or paper moving.
  • rusty/ˈɹʌsti/adjectiveB22 meaningsCoated in the orange-brown crust formed on iron.
  • ruthless/ˈɹuːθləs/adjectiveC12 meaningsShowing no pity for anyone harmed on the way to getting what you want.
  • ruthlessnessnounC1A complete absence of pity in getting what you want.
  • rutted/ˈɹʌtɪd/adjectiveC1Marked with deep grooves made by wheels.
  • ruttingadjectiveC2In the season when male deer fight and mate.
  • rwandanounB2The land of a thousand hills, home of mountain gorillas.
  • rye/ɹaɪ/nounB2A dark strong grain used in northern breads.
  • sabbathnounB2+The weekly day set aside for rest and worship.
  • sabbatical/səˈbætɪkəl/nounC13 meaningsA long, approved break from work, taken for study, travel or rest.
  • sable/ˈseɪbəl/nounC22 meaningsA small dark fur-bearing animal.
  • sabotage/ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/nounB22 meaningsDamaging something deliberately and secretly.
  • saboteur/ˌsæbəˈtɜː(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who deliberately wrecks work or equipment.
  • sabre-toothnounB1An extinct cat with enormous upper fangs.
  • sachet/ˈsæʃeɪ/nounB2+A small sealed packet holding one dose or portion.