| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| ribbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Rib, An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like. |
| ribaudy | noun | Ribaldry. |
| ribauld | noun | A ribald. |
| ribband | noun | A ribbon., A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework. |
| ribible | noun | A small threestringed viol; a rebec. |
| ribless | adjective | Having no ribs. |
| ribwort | noun | A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; — called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain. |
| ricinic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid. |
| ricinus | noun | A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi. |
| rickets | noun pl. | A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis. |
| rickety | adjective | Affected with rickets., Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky. |
| ricture | noun | A gaping. |
| ridding | present participle & vb. noun | of Rid |
| ridable | adjective | Suitable for riding; as, a ridable horse; a ridable road. |
| riddled | imp. & past participle | of Riddle |
| riddler | noun | One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.)., One who speaks in, or propounds, riddles. |
| ridging | present participle & vb. noun | of Ridge |
| ridicle | noun | Ridicule. |
| ridotto | noun | A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, — held generally on fast eves., To hold ridottos. |
| rietboc | noun | The reedbuck, a South African antelope (Cervicapra arundinacea); — so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also inghalla, and rietbok. |
| riffler | noun | A curved file used in carving wool and marble. |
| rifling | present participle & vb. noun | of Rifle, The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel., The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. |
| rifting | present participle & vb. noun | of Rift |
| rigging | present participle & vb. noun | of Rig, DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails. |
| riggish | adjective | Like a rig or wanton. |
| righted | imp. & past participle | of Right |
| righten | verb t. | To do justice to. |
| righter | noun | One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong. |
| rightly | adverb | Straightly; directly; in front., According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed., Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately., According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. |
| rigidly | verb | In a rigid manner; stiffly. |
| rilievo | noun | Same as Relief, n., 5. |
| rimming | present participle & vb. noun | of Rim |
| rimbase | noun | A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon. |
| rimpled | imp. & past participle | of Rimple |
| ringing | present participle & vb. noun | of Ring, of Ring, a & n. from Ring, v. |
| ringent | adjective | Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla. |
| ringlet | noun | A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring., A curl; especially, a curl of hair. |
| ringmen | plural | of Ringman |
| ringman | noun | The ring finger. |
| rinking | noun | Skating in a rink. |
| rinsing | present participle & vb. noun | of Rinse |
| rioting | present participle & vb. noun | of Riot |
| riotise | noun | Excess; tumult; revelry. |
| riotour | noun | A rioter. |
| riotous | adjective | Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious., Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious. |
| ripping | present participle & vb. noun | of Rip |
| ripened | imp. & past participle | of Ripen |
| ripieno | adjective | Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; — a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato. |
| rippled | imp. & past participle | of Ripple |
| ripplet | noun | A small ripple. |
| risible | adjective | Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh., Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing., Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles. |
| risking | present participle & vb. noun | of Risk |
| riskful | adjective | Risky. |
| risotto | noun | A kind of pottage. |
| rissoid | noun | Any one of very numerous species of small spiral gastropods of the genus Rissoa, or family Rissoidae, found both in fresh and salt water. |
| rissole | noun | A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry and fried. |
| rivaled | imp. & past participle | of Rival |
| rivalry | noun | The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. |
| riveled | imp. & past participle | of Rivel |
| rivered | adjective | Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country. |
| riveret | noun | A rivulet. |
| riveted | imp. & past participle | of Rivet |
| riveter | noun | One who rivets. |
| rivulet | noun | A small stream or brook; a streamlet. |