| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| regaled | imp. & past participle | of Regale |
| regaler | noun | One who regales. |
| regalia | noun pl. | That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty., Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc., Sumptuous food; delicacies., A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. |
| regally | adverb | In a regal or royal manner. |
| regatta | noun | Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races. |
| regence | noun | Rule. |
| regency | adjective | The office of ruler; rule; authority; government., Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government., A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king’s minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability. |
| regible | adjective | Governable; tractable. |
| regimen | noun | Orderly government; system of order; adminisration., Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation, a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; — sometimes used synonymously with hygiene., A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government., The word or words governed. |
| regious | adjective | Regal; royal. |
| regnant | adjective | Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen regnant., Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. |
| regorge | verb t. | To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back., To swallow again; to swallow back. |
| regrade | verb i. | To retire; to go back. |
| regraft | verb t. | To graft again. |
| regrant | verb t. | To grant back; to grant again or anew., The act of granting back to a former proprietor., A renewed of a grant; as, the regrant of a monopoly. |
| regrate | verb t. | To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance., To offend; to shock., To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, — a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense. |
| regrede | verb i. | To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet’s orbit. |
| regreet | verb t. | To greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to greet., A return or exchange of salutation. |
| regress | noun | The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. “The progress or regress of man”., The power or liberty of passing back., To go back; to return to a former place or state. |
| regular | adjective | Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building., Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits., Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops., Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy., Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug., Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin., Same as Isometric., A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church., A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; — chiefly used in the plural. |
| regulus | noun | A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence., The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores., A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; — called also the Lion’s Heart. |