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

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  • 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.
  • rope/ɹəʊp/nounA23 meaningsThick strong cord made by twisting fibres together.
  • rot/ɹɒt/nounB22 meaningsThe soft decay that destroys damp wood.
  • rotate/ɹəʊˈteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn around a central point.
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/ˈɹaʊ̯nd/
adjectiveA27 meanings
Shaped like a circle or a ball.
  • rouse/ɹaʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo wake somebody.
  • roust/ɹaʊst/verbC2To rouse somebody out of a place roughly.
  • route/ɹuːt/nounA2+4 meaningsThe way taken to get from one place to another.
  • rove/ɹəʊv/verbC1To wander from place to place with no fixed course.
  • row/ɹəʊ/nounB14 meaningsA number of people or things arranged in a straight line side by side.
  • 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.
  • ruffle/ˈɹʌfəl/nounB22 meaningsA wavy band of gathered cloth along an edge.
  • ruin/ˈɹuː.ɪn/nounB12 meaningsThe broken remains of an old building.
  • rule/ɹuːl/nounA14 meaningsA statement of what is allowed and what is not.
  • rumble/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/verbB25 meaningsTo make a deep, low, rolling sound.
  • ruminate/ˈɹumɪneɪt/verbC2To turn a thought over and over.
  • rummage/ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+To search through a mass of things in an untidy way.
  • rumple/ˈɹʌmpəl/verbC1To crease and disorder something smooth.
  • run/ɹʌn/verbA14 meaningsTo move on foot faster than walking, with both feet off the ground between steps.
  • 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.
  • rust/ɹʌst/nounB1+2 meaningsThe red-brown crust that forms on iron.
  • rustle/ˈɹʌsəl/verbC13 meaningsTo make the soft dry sound of leaves or paper moving.
  • sabotage/ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/nounB22 meaningsDamaging something deliberately and secretly.
  • 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.
  • safeguard/ˈseɪfɡɑːd/verbB2+To protect something from harm or loss.
  • sag/sæɡ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sink or bend under weight.
  • sail/seɪl/verbB12 meaningsTo travel across water in a boat pushed by the wind.
  • salivate/ˈsælɪveɪt/verbC1To produce saliva, especially at the thought of food.
  • salt/sɒlt/nounA15 meaningsThe white grains used to season and preserve 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.
  • sample/ˈsɑːm.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe smaller group actually studied, standing for the whole.
  • 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.
  • sand/sænd/nounB13 meaningsThe loose grains of worn rock that cover beaches, deserts and riverbeds.
  • sandwich/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/nounA12 meaningsTwo slices of bread with a filling between them.
  • sanitiseverbB1+To make something clean and free of germs.
  • sap/sæp/nounC12 meaningsThe liquid carrying water and food through a plant.
  • sate/seɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite fully.
  • satiate/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite completely, or beyond it.
  • satisfy/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo give someone enough of what they wanted or needed.
  • saunter/ˈsɔntɚ/verbC1To walk in a relaxed and confident way.
  • sauteverbB2+To cook quickly in a little hot fat, shaking the pan.
  • save/seɪv/verbA28 meaningsTo bring someone or something out of danger or harm.
  • savorverbB2+To enjoy something slowly, tasting every moment.
  • savour/ˈseɪvə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo enjoy a taste slowly and completely.
  • saw/sɔː/nounA12 meaningsA tool with a toothed blade for cutting wood.
  • say/seɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo speak words out loud.
  • scald/skɔld/nounB2+2 meaningsA burn caused by hot liquid or steam.
  • scamper/ˈskæmpə/verbC1To run with quick short light steps.
  • scan/skæn/verbB14 meaningsTo look over something quickly to find the part you want.
  • scathe/skeɪð/verbC2To injure or to wither with criticism.
  • scatter/ˈskætə/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.
  • scavenge/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/verbB2+To search through waste for anything useful.
  • schedule/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/nounA23 meaningsA plan showing when things will happen.