Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
regain |
verb t. |
To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again. |
regale |
noun |
A prerogative of royalty., To enerta/n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear., To feast; t/ fare sumtuously., A sumptuous repast; a banquet. |
regard |
verb t. |
To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon., Hence, to look or front toward; to face., To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly., To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy., To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike., To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem., To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition., To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; — often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that., To look attentively; to consider; to notice., A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze., Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice., That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; — often in the plural., State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account., Consideration; thought; reflection; heed., Matter for consideration; account; condition., Respect; relation; reference., Object of sight; scene; view; aspect., Supervision; inspection. |
regent |
adjective |
Ruling; governing; regnant., Exercising vicarious authority., One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler., Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign., One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution., A resident master of arts of less than five years’ standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools. |
regest |
noun |
A register. |
regian |
noun |
An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist. |
regild |
verb t. |
To gild anew. |
regime |
noun |
Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system., The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform regime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections. |
region |
noun |
One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract., Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere., The upper air; the sky; the heavens., The inhabitants of a district., Place; rank; station. |
regius |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a king; royal. |
regive |
verb t. |
To give again; to give back. |
reglet |
noun |
A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column., A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like. |
regnal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years. |
regret |
verb |
Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction., Dislike; aversion., To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends. |
regrow |
verb i. & t. |
To grow again. |
reguli |
plural |
of Regulus |