| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| rescind | verb t. | To cut off; to abrogate; to annul., Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment. |
| rescous | noun | Rescue; deliverance., See Rescue, 2. |
| rescowe | verb t. | To rescue. |
| rescued | imp. & past participle | of Rescue |
| rescuer | noun | One who rescues. |
| reseize | verb t. | To seize again, or a second time., To put in possession again; to reinstate., To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized. |
| reserve | verb t. | To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose., Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain., To make an exception of; to except., The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation., That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use., That which is excepted; exception., Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior., A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy., A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency., Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities. |
| reshape | verb t. | To shape again. |
| resiant | adjective | Resident; present in a place., A resident. |
| resided | imp. & past participle | of Reside |
| resider | noun | One who resides in a place. |
| residue | noun | That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder., That part of a testeator’s estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies., That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; — used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense., Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues. |
| resiege | verb t. | To seat again; to reinstate. |
| resiled | imp. & past participle | of Resile |
| resinic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the resinic acids. |
| resolve | verb i. | To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; — said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve., To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; — said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle., To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain., To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event., To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; — followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money)., To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; — used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole., To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of., To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor., To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord., To relax; to lay at ease., To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution., To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid., To be settled in opinion; to be convinced., To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life., The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution., That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution. |
| resound | verb i. | To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far., To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song., To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound., To be mentioned much and loudly., To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise., To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate., To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of., Return of sound; echo. |
| respeak | verb t. | To speak or utter again., To answer; to echo. |
| respect | verb t. | To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed., To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor., To look toward; to front upon or toward., To regard; to consider; to deem., To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce., The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution., Esteem; regard; consideration; honor., An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one’s respects to another., Reputation; repute., Relation; reference; regard., Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in any respect; in all respects., Consideration; motive; interest. |
| respell | verb t. | To spell again. |
| respire | verb i. | To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment., To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood., To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe., To breathe out; to exhale. |
| respite | noun | A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay., Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay., Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve., The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term., To give or grant a respite to., To delay or postpone; to put off., To keep back from execution; to reprieve., To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. |
| resplit | verb t. & i. | To split again. |
| respond | verb i. | To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument., To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit., To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages., To answer; to reply., To suit or accord with; to correspond to., An answer; a response., A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter., A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch. |
| resting | present participle & vb. noun | of Rest, a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i. |
| restant | adjective | Persistent. |
| restate | verb t. | To state anew. |
| restful | adjective | Being at rest; quiet., Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc. |
| restiff | adjective | Restive., A restive or stubborn horse. |
| restily | adverb | In a resty manner. |
| restive | adjective | Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back., Inactive; sluggish., Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory., Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; — applied especially to horses. |
| restore | verb t. | To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover., To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace., To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance., To give in place of, or as satisfaction for., To make good; to make amends for., To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc., To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like., Restoration. |
| resumed | imp. & past participle | of Resume |