| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| raash | noun | The electric catfish. |
| rabat | noun | A polishing material made of potter’s clay that has failed in baking. |
| rabbi | noun | Master; lord; teacher; — a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. |
| rabid | noun | Furious; raging; extremely violent., Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist., Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox., Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus. |
| rabot | noun | A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished. |
| raced | imp. & past participle | of Race |
| racer | noun | One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse., The common American black snake., One of the circular iron or steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned. |
| rache | noun | A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound. |
| racle | adjective | See Rakel. |
| radde | imp. of Read, Rede. | |
| radii | noun | pl. of Radius., of Radius |
| radix | noun | A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon., A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of numeration., A finite expression, from which a series is derived., The root of a plant. |
| rafte | imp. of Reave. | |
| rafty | adjective | Damp; musty. |
| raged | imp. & past participle | of Rage |
| raggy | adjective | Ragged; rough. |
| raiae | noun pl. | The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and rays; — called also Rajae, and Rajii. |
| rainy | adjective | Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy weather; a rainy day or season. |
| raise | verb t. | To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight., To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like., To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace., To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room., To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff., To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse., To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite., To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to., To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like., To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones., To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like., To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle., To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; — often with up., To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush., To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up., To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection., To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread., To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light., To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets., To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it. |
| rajah | adjective | A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural districts. |
| raked | imp. & past participle | of Rake |
| rakel | adjective | Hasty; reckless; rash. |
| raker | noun | One who, or that which, rakes, A person who uses a rake., A machine for raking grain or hay by horse or other power., A gun so placed as to rake an enemy’s ship., See Gill rakers, under 1st Gill. |
| rally | verb t. | To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite., To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite., To collect one’s vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate., To recover strength after a decline in prices; — said of the market, stocks, etc., The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word)., A political mass meeting., To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire., To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment., Good-humored raillery. |
| ralph | noun | A name sometimes given to the raven. |
| ramal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal. |
| ramed | adjective | Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; — said of a ship on the stocks. |
| ramee | noun | See Ramie. |
| ramie | noun | The grass-cloth plant (B/hmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; — called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. |
| rammy | adjective | Like a ram; rammish. |
| rampe | noun | The cuckoopint. |
| ramus | noun | A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification. |
| ranal | adjective | Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants. |
| rance | noun | A prop or shore., A round between the legs of a chair. |
| ranch | verb t. | To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion., A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. |
| ranee | noun | Same as Rani. |
| range | noun | To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line., To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; — usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc., To separate into parts; to sift., To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species., To rove over or through; as, to range the fields., To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast., To be native to, or to live in; to frequent., To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam., To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles., To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank., To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; — often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast., To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay., A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains., An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class., The step of a ladder; a rung., A kitchen grate., An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove., A bolting sieve to sift meal., A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition., That which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture., Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one’s voice, or authority., The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives., The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried., Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile., A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced., In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart., See Range of cable, below. |
| ranny | noun | The erd shrew. |
| ranty | adjective | Wild; noisy; boisterous. |
| raphe | noun | A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue., Same as Rhaphe. |
| rapid | adjective | Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion., Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession., Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman., The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; — usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. |
| rased | imp. & past participle | of Rase |
| raspy | adjective | Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating. |
| rasse | noun | A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet. |
| ratan | noun | See Rattan. |
| ratch | noun | Same as Rotche., A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works. |
| rated | imp. & past participle | of Rate |
| ratel | noun | Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; — called also honey badger. |
| rater | noun | One who rates or estimates., One who rates or scolds. |
| rathe | adjective | Coming before others, or before the usual time; early., Early; soon; betimes. |
| ratio | noun | The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by / or /; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a., Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress. |
| raton | noun | A small rat. |
| raved | imp. & past participle | of Rave |
| ravel | verb t. | To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; — often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking., To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle., To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve., To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy., To fall into perplexity and confusion., To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern. |
| raven | noun | A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity., Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness., Rapine; rapacity., Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence., To obtain or seize by violence., To devour with great eagerness., To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. |
| raver | noun | One who raves. |
| ravin | adjective | Ravenous., Alt. of Ravine, Alt. of Ravine |
| rawly | adverb | In a raw manner; unskillfully; without experience., Without proper preparation or provision. |
| rayed | imp. & past participle | of Ray |
| rayah | noun | A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax. |
| rayon | noun | Ray; beam. |
| razed | imp. & past participle | of Raze, Slashed or striped in patterns. |
| razee | verb t. | An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate., To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article. |
| razor | verb t. | A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head., A tusk of a wild boar. |