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reachable adjective Being within reach.
reachless adjective Being beyond reach; lofty.
readdress verb t. To address a second time; — often used reflexively.
readiness noun The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness.
readjourn verb t. To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again.
readvance verb i. To advance again.
realistic adjective Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.
realities plural of Reality
realizing present participle & vb. noun of Realize, Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; as, a realizing view of the danger incurred.
realmless adjective Destitute of a realm.
reanimate verb t. To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits.
reapparel verb t. To clothe again.
reappoint verb t. To appoint again.
reardorse noun Alt. of Reardoss
rearmouse noun Alt. of Reremouse
reremouse noun The leather-winged bat (Vespertilio murinus)., A rearmouse.
rearrange verb t. To arrange again; to arrange in a different way.
reasoning present participle & vb. noun of Reason, The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one’s reasons., That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument.
reasonist noun A rationalist.
reassurer noun One who reassures.
reattempt verb t. To attempt again.
rebaptism noun A second baptism.
rebaptize verb t. To baptize again or a second time.
rebelling present participle & vb. noun of Rebel
rebellion verb i. The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection., Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority.
reblossom verb i. To blossom again.
reboation noun Repetition of a bellow.
rebreathe verb t. To breathe again.
rebuffing present participle & vb. noun of Rebuff
rebuilder noun One who rebuilds.
rebukable adjective Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; reprehensible.
rebukeful adjective Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke.
rebutting present participle & vb. noun of Rebut
recadency noun A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse.
recanting present participle & vb. noun of Recant
recaption noun The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one’s own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and who wrongfully detains them.
recapture noun The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor., That which is captured back; a prize retaken., To capture again; to retake.
recarnify verb t. To convert again into flesh.
reccheles adjective Reckless.
receipted imp. & past participle of Receipt
receiptor noun One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff.
receiving present participle & vb. noun of Receive
recension noun The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration., Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment., The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision; an edited version.
receptary adjective Generally or popularly admitted or received., That which is received.
reception noun The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence., The state of being received., The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception., Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine., A retaking; a recovery.
receptive adjective Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.
receptory noun Receptacle.
recessing present participle & vb. noun of Recess
recession noun The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand., The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
recessive adjective Going back; receding.
rechabite noun One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a member of a certain society of abstainers from alcoholic liquors.
recharter noun A second charter; a renewal of a charter., To charter again or anew; to grant a second or another charter to.
recherche adjective Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind.
recipient noun A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still., Receiving; receptive.
reckoning present participle & vb. noun of Reckon, The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation., An account of time, Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc., The charge or account made by a host at an inn., Esteem; account; estimation., The calculation of a ship’s position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, — in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); — also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation., The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
reclaimed imp. & past participle of Reclaim
reclaimer noun One who reclaims.
reclinant adjective Bending or leaning backward.
reclinate adjective Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base.
reclining present participle & vb. noun of Recline, Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular., Recumbent.
reclusely adverb In a recluse or solitary manner.
reclusion noun A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.
reclusive adjective Affording retirement from society.
reclusory noun The habitation of a recluse; a hermitage.
recoction noun A second coction or preparation; a vamping up.
recognize verb t. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of., To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul., To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like., To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial., To review; to reexamine., To reconnoiter., To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.
recoiling present participle & vb. noun of Recoil
recoinage noun The act of coining anew., That which is coined anew.
recollect verb t. To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to remember., Reflexively, to compose one’s self; to recover self-command; as, to recollect one’s self after a burst of anger; — sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle., A friar of the Strict Observance, — an order of Franciscans.
recombine verb t. To combine again.
recomfort verb t. To comfort again; to console anew; to give new strength to.
recommend verb t. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another’s care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body., To make acceptable; to attract favor to., To commit; to give in charge; to commend.
recompact verb t. To compact or join anew.
recompile verb t. To compile anew.
recompose verb t. To compose again; to form anew; to put together again or repeatedly., To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to recompose the mind.
reconcile verb t. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled., To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one’s self to affictions., To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; — followed by with or to., To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences., To become reconciled.
recondite adjective Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things., Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies.
reconduct verb t. To conduct back or again.
reconfirm verb t. To confirm anew.
reconfort verb t. To recomfort; to comfort.
reconjoin verb t. To join or conjoin anew.
reconquer verb t. To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.
reconvene verb t. & i. To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again.
reconvert verb t. To convert again., A person who has been reconverted.
recording present participle & vb. noun of Record, Keeping a record or a register; as, a recording secretary; — applied to numerous instruments with an automatic appliance which makes a record of their action; as, a recording gauge or telegraph.
recovered imp. & past participle of Recover
recoveree noun The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery.
recoverer noun One who recovers.
recoveror noun The demandant in a common recovery after judgment.
recreance noun Recreancy.
recreancy noun The quality or state of being recreant.
re-create verb t. To create or form anew.
recreated imp. & past participle of Recreate
recrement noun Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore., Excrement., A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it.
recruited imp. & past participle of Recruit
recruiter noun One who, or that which, recruits.
rectangle noun A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram., Rectangular.
rectifier noun One who, or that which, rectifies., Specifically: (a) (Naut.) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. (b) (Chem.) A rectificator.
rectified imp. & past participle of Rectify
rectitude noun Straightness., Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice., Right judgment.
rectorate noun The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship.
rectoress noun A governess; a rectrix., The wife of a rector.
rectorial adjective Pertaining to a rector or a rectory; rectoral.
rectories plural of Rectory
rectrices plural of Rectrix
recumbent adjective Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle.
recurring present participle & vb. noun of Recur
recurrent adjective Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains., Running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent nerve or artery.
recursant adjective Displayed with the back toward the spectator; — said especially of an eagle.
recursion noun The act of recurring; return.
recurvate adjective Recurved., To bend or curve back; to recurve.
recurvity noun Recurvation.
recurvous adjective Recurved.
recusancy noun The state of being recusant; nonconformity.
recussion noun The act of beating or striking back.
redacteur noun See Redactor.
redaction noun The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.
redargued imp. & past participle of Redargue
redbreast noun The European robin., The American robin. See Robin., The knot, or red-breasted snipe; — called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot., The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish.
reddening present participle & vb. noun of Redden
reddendum noun A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease.
reddition noun Restoration: restitution: surrender., Explanation; representation.
redditive adjective Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.
redeeming present participle & vb. noun of Redeem
redeliver verb t. To deliver or give back; to return., To deliver or liberate a second time or again., To report; to deliver the answer of.
redeposit verb t. To deposit again.
redescend verb i. To descend again.
redingote noun A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.
redispose verb t. To dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange.
redistill verb t. To distill again.
redolence noun Alt. of Redolency
redolency noun The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.
redoubted adjective Formidable; dread.
redounded imp. & past participle of Redound
redrawing present participle & vb. noun of Redraw
redressal noun Redress.
redresser noun One who redresses.
red-short adjective Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; — said of certain kinds of iron.
redstreak noun A kind of apple having the skin streaked with red and yellow, — a favorite English cider apple., Cider pressed from redstreak apples.
redthroat noun A small Australian singing bird (Phyrrholaemus brunneus). The upper parts are brown, the center of the throat red.
reducible adjective Capable of being reduced.
reduction noun The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province., The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t., The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc., The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result., The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions., The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure., The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol., The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
reductive adjective Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing., A reductive agent.
redundant adjective Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food., Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful; pleonastic.
reed-mace noun The cat-tail.
reef-band noun A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
reembrace verb i. To embrace again.
reenforce verb t. To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet., Something which reenforces or strengthens., That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon.Reenforce (v.) (b) Reenforce (v.) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.
Reenforcement (n.) The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.
Reenforcement (n.) That which reenforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.
Reengage (v. t. & i.) To engage a second time or again.
Reengagement (n.) A renewed or repeated engagement.
Reengrave (v. t.) To engrave anew.
Reenjoy (v. i.) To enjoy anew.
Reenjoyment (n.) Renewed enjoyment.
Reenkindle (v. t.) To enkindle again.
Reenlist (v. t. & i.) To enlist again.
Reenlistment (n.) A renewed enlistment.
Reenslave (v. t.) To enslave again.
Reenter (v. t.) To enter again.
Reenter (v. t.) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing.
Reenter (v. i.) To enter anew or again.
Reentering (n.) The process of applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored.
Reenthrone (v. t.) To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.
Reenthronement (n.) A second enthroning.
Reentrance (n.) The act entereing again; re/ntry.
Reentrant (a.) Reentering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re/ntrant angle.
Reentry (n.) A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.
Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; — applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.
Reerect (v. t.) To erect again.
Reermouse (n.) See Rearmouse.
Reestablish (v. t.) To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health.
Reestablisher (n.) One who establishes again.
Reestablishment (n.) The act reestablishing; the state of being reestablished.
Reestate (v. t.) To reestablish.
Reeve (n.) The female of the ruff.
Rove (imp. & p. p.) of Reeve
Reeving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reeve
Reeve (v. t.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
Reeve (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; — used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
Reexaminable (a.) Admitting of being reexamined or reconsidered.
Reexamination (n.) A repeated examination. See under Examination.
Reexamine (v. t.) To examine anew.
Reexchange (v. t.) To exchange anew; to reverse (a previous exchange).
Reexchange (n.) A renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange.
Reexchange (n.) The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft which has been dishonored in a foreign country, and returned to the country in which it was made or indorsed, and then taken up.
Reexhibit (v. t.) To exhibit again.
Reexpel (v. t.) To expel again.
Reexperience (n.) A renewed or repeated experience.
Reexport (v. t.) To export again, as what has been imported.
Reexport (n.) Any commodity reexported; — chiefly in the plural.
Reexportation (n.) The act of reexporting, or of exporting an import.
Reexpulsion (n.) Renewed or repeated expulsion.
Reezed (a.) Grown rank; rancid; rusty.
Refaction (n.) Recompense; atonement; retribution.
Refar (v. t.) To go over again; to repeat.
Refashion (v. t.) To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.
Refashionment (n.) The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.
Refasten (v. t.) To fasten again.
Refect (v. t.) To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh.
Refection (n.) Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.
Refective (a.) Refreshing; restoring.
Refective (n.) That which refreshes.
Refectories (pl. ) of Refectory
Refectory (n.) A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
Refel (v. t.) To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister.
Referred (imp. & p. p.) of Refer
Referring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refer
Refer (v. t.) To carry or send back.
Refer (v. t.) Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal.
Refer (v. t.) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.
Refer (v. i.) To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one’s self; as, to refer to a dictionary.
Refer (v. i.) To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote.
Refer (v. i.) To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election.
Refer (v. i.) To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one’s integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.
Referable (a.) Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable.
Referee (n.) One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.
Reference (n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
Reference (n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
Reference (n.) Relation; regard; respect.
Reference (n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.
Reference (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
Reference (n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
Reference (n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
Reference (n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.
Reference (n.) Appeal.
Referendary (n.) One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.
Referendary (n.) An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.
Referendary (n.) Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.
Referendum (n.) A diplomatic agent’s note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point.
Referendum (n.) The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure passed upon by a legislature.
Referential (a.) Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.
Referment (n.) The act of referring; reference.
Re-ferment (v. t. & i.) To ferment, or cause to ferment, again.
Referrer (n.) One who refers.
Referrible (a.) Referable.
Refigure (v. t.) To figure again.
Refill (v. t. & i.) To fill, or become full, again.
Refind (v. t.) To find again; to get or experience again.
Refined (imp. & p. p.) of Refine
Refining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refine
Refine (v. t.) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.
Refine (v. t.) To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.
Refine (v. i.) To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
Refine (v. i.) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
Refine (v. i.) To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language.
Refined (a.) Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.
Refinement (n.) The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
Refinement (n.) That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic.
Refiner (n.) One who, or that which, refines.
Refineries (pl. ) of Refinery
Refinery (n.) The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.
Refinery (n.) A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
Refit (v. t.) To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war.
Refit (v. t.) To fit out or supply a second time.
Refit (v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit.
Refitment (n.) The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted.
Refix (v. t.) To fix again or anew; to establish anew.
Reflame (v. i.) To kindle again into flame.
Reflected (imp. & p. p.) of Reflect
Reflecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reflect
Reflect (v.) To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat.
Reflect (v.) To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
Reflect (v. i.) To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
Reflect (v. i.) To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
Reflect (v. i.) To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules.
Reflect (v. i.) To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
Reflected (a.) Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc.
Reflected (a.) Hence: Not one’s own; received from another; as, his glory was reflected glory.
Reflected (a.) Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
Reflectent (a.) Bending or flying back; reflected.
Reflectent (a.) Reflecting; as, a reflectent body.
Reflectible (a.) Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible.
Reflecting (a.) Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface.
Reflecting (a.) Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; contemplative; as, a reflecting mind.
Reflectingly (adv.) With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully.
Reflection (n.) The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
Reflection (n.) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
Reflection (n.) The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard.
Reflection (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun.
Reflection (n.) That which is produced by reflection.
Reflection (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
Reflection (n.) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.
Reflection (n.) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth.
Reflection (n.) Censure; reproach cast.
Reflection (n.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.
Reflective (a.) Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.
Reflective (a.) Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.
Reflective (a.) Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person.
Reflective (a.) Reflexive; reciprocal.
Reflector (n.) One who, or that which, reflects.
Reflector (n.) Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc.
Reflector (n.) A reflecting telescope.
Reflector (n.) A device for reflecting sound.
Reflex (a.) Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.
Reflex (a.) Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return.
Reflex (a.) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, stimulus or excitation without the necessary intervention of consciousness.
Reflex (n.) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Reflex (n.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex action.
Reflex (v. t.) To reflect.
Reflex (v. t.) To bend back; to turn back.
Reflexed (a.) Bent backward or outward.
Reflexibility (n.) The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light.
Reflexible (a.) Capable of being reflected, or thrown back.
Reflexion (n.) See Reflection.
Reflexity (n.) The state or condition of being reflected.
Reflexive (a.) Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Reflexive (a.) Implying censure.
Reflexive (a.) Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; — said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.
Reflexly (adv.) In a reflex manner; reflectively.
Refloat (n.) Reflux; ebb.
Reflorescence (n.) A blossoming anew of a plant after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season.
Reflourish (v. t. & i.) To flourish again.
Reflow (v. i.) To flow back; to ebb.
Reflower (v. i. & t.) To flower, or cause to flower, again.
Refluctuation (n.) A flowing back; refluence.
Refluence (n.) Alt. of Refluency
Refluency (n.) The quality of being refluent; a flowing back.
Refluent (a.) Flowing back; returning; ebbing.
Reflueus (a.) Refluent.
Reflux (a.) Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action.
Reflux (n.) A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides.
Refocillate (v. t.) To refresh; to revive.
Refocillation (n.) Restoration of strength by refreshment.
Refold (v. t.) To fold again.
Refoment (v. t.) To foment anew.
Reforestization (n.) The act or process of reforestizing.
Reforestize (v. t.) To convert again into a forest; to plant again with trees.
Reforge (v. t.) To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew; to make over.
Reforger (n.) One who reforges.
Reform (v. t.) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals.
Reform (v. i.) To return to a good state; to amend or correct one’s own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.
Reform (n.) Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.
Re-formed (imp. & p. p.) of Re-form
Re-forming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Re-form
Re-form (v. t. & i.) To give a new form to; to form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; as, to re-form the line after a charge.
Reformable (a.) Capable of being reformed.
Reformade (n.) A reformado.
Reformado (v. t.) A monk of a reformed order.
Reformado (v. t.) An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay.
Reformalize (v. i.) To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness.
Reformation (n.) The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses.
Reformation (n.) Specifically (Eccl. Hist.), the important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various Protestant churches.
Re-formation (n.) The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.
Reformative (a.) Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory.
Reformatory (a.) Tending to produce reformation; reformative.
-ries (pl. ) of Reformatory
Reformatory (n.) An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.
Reformed (a.) Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
Reformed (a.) Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
Reformed (a.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; — said of an officer.
Reformer (n.) One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses.
Reformer (n.) One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.
Reformist (n.) A reformer.
Reformly (adv.) In the manner of a reform; for the purpose of reform.
Refortification (n.) A fortifying anew, or a second time.
Refortify (v. t.) To fortify anew.
Refossion (n.) The act of digging up again.
Refound (v. t.) To found or cast anew.
Refound (v. t.) To found or establish again; to re/stablish.
Refound () imp. & p. p. of Refind, v. t.
Refounder (n.) One who refounds.
Refracted (imp. & p. p.) of Refract
Refracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refract
Refract (n.) To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
Refract (n.) To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium.
Refractable (a.) Capable of being refracted.
Refracted (a.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf.
Refracted (a.) Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of light.
Refracting (a.) Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.
Refraction (n.) The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.
Refraction (n.) The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a different density from that through which it has previously moved.
Refraction (n.) The change in the direction of a ray of light, and, consequently, in the apparent position of a heavenly body from which it emanates, arising from its passage through the earth’s atmosphere; — hence distinguished as atmospheric refraction, or astronomical refraction.
Refraction (n.) The correction which is to be deducted from the apparent altitude of a heavenly body on account of atmospheric refraction, in order to obtain the true altitude.
Refractive (a.) Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers.
Refractiveness (n.) The quality or condition of being refractive.
Refractometer (n.) A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of light.
Refractor (n.) Anything that refracts
Refractor (n.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.
Refractorily (adv.) In a refractory manner; perversely; obstinately.
Refractoriness (n.) The quality or condition of being refractory.
Refractory (a.) Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.
Refractory (a.) Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; — said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore.
Refractory (n.) A refractory person.
Refractory (n.) Refractoriness.
Refractory (n.) OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles.
Refracture (n.) A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.
Refracture (v. t.) To break again, as a bone.
Refragable (a.) Capable of being refuted; refutable.
Refragate (v. i.) To oppose.
Refrained (imp. & p. p.) of Refrain
Refraining (p. pr. & vb/ n.) of Refrain
Refrain (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
Refrain (v. t.) To abstain from
Refrain (v. i.) To keep one’s self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
Refrain (v.) The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
Refrainer (n.) One who refrains.
Refrainment (n.) Act of refraining.
Reframe (v. t.) To frame again or anew.
Refrangibility (n.) The quality of being refrangible.
Refrangible (a.) Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light.
Refrenation (v. t.) The act of refraining.
Refreshed (imp. & p. p.) of Refresh
Refreshing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refresh
Refresh (a.) To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
Refresh (a.) To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
Refresh (n.) The act of refreshing.
Refresher (n.) One who, or that which, refreshes.
Refresher (n.) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted.
Refreshful (a.) Full of power to refresh; refreshing.
Refreshing (a.) Reviving; reanimating.
Refreshment (n.) The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression.
Refreshment (n.) That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink.
Refret (n.) Refrain.
Refreyd (v. t.) To chill; to cool.
Refrication (n.) A rubbing up afresh; a brightening.
Refrigerant (a.) Cooling; allaying heat or fever.
Refrigerant (n.) That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; — used also figuratively.
Refrigerated (imp. & p. p.) of Refrigerate
Refrigerating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refrigerate
Refrigerate (v. t.) To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.
Refrigeration (n.) The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled.
Refrigerative (a.) Cooling; allaying heat.
Refrigerative (n.) A refrigerant.
Refrigerator (n.) That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.
Refrigerator (n.) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice.
Refrigerator (n.) An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or vapors, connected with a still, etc.
Refrigeratory (a.) Mitigating heat; cooling.
-ries (pl. ) of Refrigeratory
Refrigeratory (n.) That which refrigerates or cools.
Refrigeratory (n.) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed.
Refrigeratory (n.) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine.
Refrigerium (n.) Cooling refreshment; refrigeration.
Refringency (n.) The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as, different substances have different refringencies.
Refringent (a.) Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar.
Reft (imp. & p. p.) Bereft.
Reft (n.) A chink; a rift. See Rift.
Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Refuge (n.) That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.
Refuge (n.) An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
Refuge (v. t.) To shelter; to protect.
Refugee (n.) One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
Refugee (n.) Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.
Refulgence (n.) Alt. of Refulgency
Refulgency (n.) The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.
Refulgent (a.) Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.
Refund (v. t.) To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.
Refund (v. t.) To pour back.
Refund (v. t.) To give back; to repay; to restore.
Refund (v. t.) To supply again with funds; to reimburse.
Refunder (n.) One who refunds.
Refundment (n.) The act of refunding; also, that which is refunded.
Refurbish (v. t.) To furbish anew.
Refurnish (v. t.) To furnish again.
Refurnishment (n.) The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished.
Refusable (a.) Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.
Refusal (n.) The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.
Refusal (n.) The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment.
Refused (imp. & p. p.) of Refuse
Refusing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refuse
Refuse (v. t.) To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.
Refuse (v. t.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks.
Refuse (v. t.) To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor.
Refuse (v. t.) To disown.
Refuse (v. i.) To deny compliance; not to comply.
Refuse (n.) Refusal.
Refuse (n.) That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.
Refuse (a.) Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.
Refuser (n.) One who refuses or rejects.
Refusion (n.) New or repeated melting, as of metals.
Refusion (n.) Restoration.
Refut (n.) Refuge.
Refutability (n.) The quality of being refutable.
Refutable (a.) Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.
Refutal (n.) Act of refuting; refutation.
Refutation (n.) The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
Refutatory (a.) Tending tu refute; refuting.
Refuted (imp. & p. p.) of Refute
Refuting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refute
Refute (v. t.) To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant.
Refuter (n.) One who, or that which, refutes.
Regain (v. t.) To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again.
Regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway.
Regal (n.) A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, — used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Regale (n.) A prerogative of royalty.
Regaled (imp. & p. p.) of Regale
Regaling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regale
Regale (v. t.) 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.
Regale (v. i.) To feast; t/ fare sumtuously.
Regale (v. t.) A sumptuous repast; a banquet.
Regalement (n.) The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment.
Regaler (n.) One who regales.
Regalia (n. 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.
Regalia (n. pl.) Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.
Regalia (n. pl.) Sumptuous food; delicacies.
Regalia (n.) A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed.
Regalian (a.) Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives.
Regalism (n.) The doctrine of royal prerogative or supremacy.
Regality (n.) Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.
Regality (n.) An ensign or badge of royalty.
Regally (adv.) In a regal or royal manner.
Regarded (imp. & p. p.) of Regard
Regarding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regard
Regard (v. t.) To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
Regard (v. t.) Hence, to look or front toward; to face.
Regard (v. t.) To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
Regard (v. t.) 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.
Regard (v. t.) To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.
Regard (v. t.) To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
Regard (v. t.) To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition.
Regard (v. t.) 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.
Regard (v. i.) To look attentively; to consider; to notice.
Regard (v. t.) A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
Regard (v. t.) Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.
Regard (v. t.) 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.
Regard (v. t.) State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.
Regard (v. t.) Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
Regard (v. t.) Matter for consideration; account; condition.
Regard (v. t.) Respect; relation; reference.
Regard (v. t.) Object of sight; scene; view; aspect.
Regard (v. t.) Supervision; inspection.
Regardable (a.) Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable.
Regardant (v. t.) Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.
Regardant (v. t.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.
Regardant (v. t.) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.
Regarder (n.) One who regards.
Regarder (n.) An officer appointed to supervise the forest.
Regardful (a.) Heedful; attentive; observant.
Regarding (prep.) Concerning; respecting.
Regardless (a.) Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity.
Regardless (a.) Not regarded; slighted.
Regather (v. t.) To gather again.
Regattas (pl. ) of Regatta
Regatta (n.) Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.
Regel (n.) See Rigel.
Regelate (v. i.) To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, as ice.
Regelation (n.) The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice.
Regence (n.) Rule.
Regencies (pl. ) of Regency
Regency (a.) The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.
Regency (a.) Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.
Regency (a.) A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king’s minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability.
Regeneracy (n.) The state of being regenerated.
Regenerate (a.) Reproduced.
Regenerate (a.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
Regenerate (v. t.) To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to.
Reg
reengrave verb t. To engrave anew.
reenslave verb t. To enslave again.
reentrant adjective Reentering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re/ntrant angle.
reermouse noun See Rearmouse.
reexamine verb t. To examine anew.
reexhibit verb t. To exhibit again.
refaction noun Recompense; atonement; retribution.
refashion verb t. To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.
refection noun Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.
refective adjective Refreshing; restoring., That which refreshes.
refectory noun A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
referring present participle & vb. noun of Refer
referable adjective Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable.
reference noun The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance., That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book., Relation; regard; respect., One who, or that which, is referred to., One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another., A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred., The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision., The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court., Appeal.
referment noun The act of referring; reference.
refitment noun The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted.
reflected imp. & past participle of Reflect, Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc., Hence: Not one’s own; received from another; as, his glory was reflected glory., Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
reflector noun One who, or that which, reflects., Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc., A reflecting telescope., A device for reflecting sound.
reflexion noun See Reflection.
reflexity noun The state or condition of being reflected.
reflexive adjective Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past., Implying censure., Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; — said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.
refluence noun Alt. of Refluency
refluency noun The quality of being refluent; a flowing back.
re-formed imp. & past participle of Re-form
reformade noun A reformado.
reformado verb t. A monk of a reformed order., An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay.
reformist noun A reformer.
refortify verb t. To fortify anew.
refossion noun The act of digging up again.
refounder noun One who refounds.
refracted imp. & past participle of Refract, Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf., Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of light.
refractor noun Anything that refracts, A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.
refragate verb i. To oppose.
refrained imp. & past participle of Refrain
refrainer noun One who refrains.
refreshed imp. & past participle of Refresh
refresher noun One who, or that which, refreshes., An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted.
refulgent adjective Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.
refurbish verb t. To furbish anew.
refurnish verb t. To furnish again.
refusable adjective Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.
refutable adjective Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.
regarding present participle & vb. noun of Regard, Concerning; respecting.
regardant verb t. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully., Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant., Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.
regardful adjective Heedful; attentive; observant.
regencies plural of Regency
regenesis noun New birth; renewal.
regentess noun A female regent.
regicidal adjective Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide.
regiminal adjective Of or relating to regimen; as, regiminal rules.
registrar noun One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records; as, a registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. See Register, n., 3.
reglement noun Regulation.
regmacarp noun Any dry dehiscent fruit.
regnative adjective Ruling; governing.
regrating present participle & vb. noun of Regrate
regratery noun The act or practice of regrating.
regressed imp. & past participle of Regress
regretted imp. & past participle of Regret
regretful adjective Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining.
reguerdon verb t. To reward.
regulable adjective Capable of being regulated.
regularia noun pl. A division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins.
regularly adverb In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time.
regulated imp. & past participle of Regulate
regulator noun One who, or that which, regulates., A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive., A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock., A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes.
reguluses plural of Regulus
rehearsal noun The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.
rehearsed imp. & past participle of Rehearse
rehearser noun One who rehearses.
reichstag noun The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See Bundesrath.
reimburse verb t. To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war., To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; — often reflexive; as, to reimburse one’s self by successful speculation.
reimplant verb t. To implant again.
reimpress verb t. To impress anew.
reimprint verb t. To imprint again.
reinforce verb t. See Reenforce, v. t., See Reenforce, n.
reinhabit verb t. To inhabit again.
reinspect verb t. To inspect again.
reinspire verb t. To inspire anew.
reinstall verb t. To install again.
reinstate verb t. To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom.
reinsurer noun One who gives reinsurance.
reinvolve verb t. To involve anew.
reiterant adjective Reiterating.
reiterate verb t. To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to repeat., Reiterated; repeated.
rejecting present participle & vb. noun of Reject
rejection noun Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.
rejective adjective Rejecting, or tending to reject.
rejoicing present participle & vb. noun of Rejoice, Joy; gladness; delight., The expression of joy or gladness., That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy.
rejoining present participle & vb. noun of Rejoin
rejoinder noun An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply., The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s replication., To make a rejoinder.
relapsing present participle & vb. noun of Relapse, Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state.
relaxable adjective Capable of being relaxed.
releasing present participle & vb. noun of Release
relegated imp. & past participle of Relegate
relenting present participle & vb. noun of Relent
relevance noun Alt. of Relevancy
relevancy noun The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability., Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.
reliction noun A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession.
reliefful adjective Giving relief.
relieving present participle & vb. noun of Relieve, Serving or tending to relieve.
religieux noun m. A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
religious adjective Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars., Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc., Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict., Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows., A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.
reliquary noun A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.
reliquiae noun pl. Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics., Same as Induviae.
reliquian adjective Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic.
relishing present participle & vb. noun of Relish
reluctant adjective Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth., Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.
reluctate verb i. To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose.
relumined imp. & past participle of Relumine
remaining present participle & vb. noun of Remain
remainder noun Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant., The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction., An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A’s life interest is a particuar estate, and B’s interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder., Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
remanding present participle & vb. noun of Remand
remanence adjective Alt. of Remanency
remanency adjective The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence.
remarking present participle & vb. noun of Remark
remeasure verb t. To measure again; to retrace.
remediate adjective Remedial.
remedying present participle & vb. noun of Remedy
remigrate verb i. To migrate again; to go back; to return.
remindful adjective Tending or adapted to remind; careful to remind.
remissful adjective Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
remission noun The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up., Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc., Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation., A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement., The act of sending back., Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance.
remissive adjective Remitting; forgiving; abating.
remissory adjective Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; remissive.
remitting present participle & vb. noun of Remit
remitment noun The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.
remittent adjective Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.
remontant adjective Rising again; — applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.
remontoir noun See under Escapement.
removable adjective Admitting of being removed.
remugient adjective Rebellowing.
renardine adjective Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned.
renascent adjective Springing or rising again into being; being born again, or reproduced., See Renaissant.
rencontre noun Same as Rencounter, n.
rendering present participle & vb. noun of Render, The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered., A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text., In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part., The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework., The coat of plaster thus laid on., The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.
rendition noun The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war., Translation; rendering; version.
renewable adjective Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure.
renewedly adverb Again; once more.
renitence noun Alt. of Renitency
renitency noun The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.
renneting noun Same as 1st Rennet.
renounced imp. & past participle of Renounce
renouncer noun One who renounces.
renovator noun One who, or that which, renovates.
renownful adjective Having great renown; famous.
rentering present participle & vb. noun of Renter
repairing present participle & vb. noun of Repair
reparable adjective Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury.
reparably adverb In a reparable manner.
reparteed imp. & past participle of Repartee
repassage noun The act of repassing; passage back.
repassant adjective Counterpassant.
repasture noun Food; entertainment.
repayable adjective Capable of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind.
repayment noun The act of repaying; reimbursement., The money or other thing repaid.
repealing present participle & vb. noun of Repeal
repeating present participle & vb. noun of Repeat, Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch.
repelling present participle & vb. noun of Repel
repellent adjective Driving back; able or tending to repel., That which repels., A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid., A kind of waterproof cloth.
repenting present participle & vb. noun of Repent
repentant adjective Penitent; sorry for sin., Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes., One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.
repercuss verb t. To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate.
repertory noun A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like., A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse., Same as Repertoire.
reperusal noun A second or repeated perusal.
repetitor noun A private instructor.
repleader noun A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right of pleading again.
replenish verb t. To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound., To finish; to complete; to perfect., To recover former fullness.
repletion noun The state of being replete; superabundant fullness., Fullness of blood; plethora.
repletive adjective Tending to make replete; filling.
repletory adjective Repletive.
replevied imp. & past participle of Replevy
replicant noun One who replies.
replicate verb t. To reply., Alt. of Replicated
reportage noun SAme as Report.
reposance noun Reliance.
reposeful adjective Full of repose; quiet.
reposited imp. & past participle of Reposit
repositor noun An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or part.
repossess verb t. To possess again; as, to repossess the land.
reprehend verb t. To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.
represent verb t. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify., To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like., To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet., To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress., To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one’s own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe., To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things., To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present., To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.
represser noun One who, or that which, represses.
reprieval noun Reprieve.
reprieved imp. & past participle of Reprieve
reprimand noun Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public., To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally., To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
reprinter noun One who reprints.
reprobacy noun Reprobation.
reprobate adjective Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected., Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally abandoned and lost; given up to vice; depraved., Of or pertaining to one who is given up to wickedness; as, reprobate conduct., One morally abandoned and lost., To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject., To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon.
reproduce verb t. To produce again., To bring forward again; as, to reproduce a witness; to reproduce charges; to reproduce a play., To cause to exist again., To produce again, by generation or the like; to cause the existence of (something of the same class, kind, or nature as another thing); to generate or beget, as offspring; as, to reproduce a rose; some animals are reproduced by gemmation., To make an image or other representation of; to portray; to cause to exist in the memory or imagination; to make a copy of; as, to reproduce a person’s features in marble, or on canvas; to reproduce a design.
re proval noun Reproof.
reproving present participle & vb. noun of Reprove
reptantia noun pl. A division of gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata.
reptation noun The act of creeping.
reptatory adjective Creeping.
reptilian adjective Belonging to the reptiles., One of the Reptilia; a reptile.
republish verb t. To publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a work first published in another); also, to revive (a will) by re/xecution or codicil.
repudiate verb t. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject., To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry., To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.
repugnant adjective Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; — usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature.
repugnate verb t. To oppose; to fight against.
repulsing present participle & vb. noun of Repulse
repulsion noun The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled., A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance., The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other’s nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.
repulsive adjective Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force., Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
repulsory adjective Repulsive; driving back.
reputable adjective Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.
reputedly adverb In common opinion or estimation; by repute.
requested imp. & past participle of Request
requester noun One who requests; a petitioner.
requicken verb t. To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to.
requiring present participle & vb. noun of Require
requisite noun That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable., Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable.
requiting present participle & vb. noun of Requite
rerebrace noun Armor for the upper part of the arm.
rescinded imp. & past participle of Rescind
rescuable adjective That may be rescued.
rescussee noun The party in whose favor a rescue is made.
rescussor noun One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer.
re-search verb t. To search again; to examine anew.
resecting present participle & vb. noun of Resect
resection noun The act of cutting or paring off., The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
reseizure noun A second seizure; the act of seizing again.
resembled imp. & past participle of Resemble
resembler noun One who resembles.
resenting present participle & vb. noun of Resent
resentful adjective Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable.
resentive adjective Resentful.
reserving present participle & vb. noun of Reserve
reservist noun A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia.
reservoir noun A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like., A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
reshipper noun One who reships.
residence noun The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year., The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile., The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; — opposed to nonresidence., The place where anything rests permanently., Subsidence, as of a sediment., That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
residency noun Residence., A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.
residuary adjective Consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate.
residuous adjective Remaining; residual.
resigning present participle & vb. noun of Resign
resilient adjective Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.
resisting present participle & vb. noun of Resist, Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium.
resistant adjective Making resistance; resisting., One who, or that which, resists.
resistful adjective Making much resistance.
resistive adjective Serving to resist.
resoluble adjective Admitting of being resolved; resolvable; as, bodies resoluble by fire.
resolving present participle & vb. noun of Resolve
resolvent adjective Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent., That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent., That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products., An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.
resonance noun The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant., A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments.
resonancy noun Resonance.
resonator noun Anything which resounds; specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds.
resorbent adjective Swallowing up.
resorting present participle & vb. noun of Resort
resounded imp. & past participle of Resound
respected imp. & past participle of Respect
respecter noun One who respects.
respiring present participle & vvb. noun of Respire
respiting present participle & vb. noun of Respite
responded imp. & past participle of Respond
responsal adjective Answerable., One who is answerable or responsible., Response.
restiform adjective Formed like a rope; — applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.
restiness noun The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness.
restitute verb t. To restore to a former state., That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute.
restoring present participle & vb. noun of Restore
restraint noun The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental., The state of being restrained., That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction.
restringe verb t. To confine; to contract; to stringe.
resublime verb t. To sublime again.
resulting present participle & vb. noun of Result
resultant adjective Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence., That which results., A reultant force or motion., An eliminant.
resultate noun A result.
resultful adjective HAving results or effects.
resultive adjective Resultant.
resumable adjective Capable of, or admitting of, being resumed.
resummons noun A second summons.
resurgent adjective Rising again, as from the dead., One who rises again, as from the dead.
resurrect verb t. To take from the grave; to disinter., To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that which was forgotten or lost).
retailing present participle & vb. noun of Retail
retaining present participle & vb. noun of Retain
retaliate verb t. To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.], To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.
retarding present participle & vb. noun of Retard
retchless adjective Careless; reckless.
retecious adjective Resembling network; retiform.
retection noun Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed.
retention noun The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined., The power of retaining; retentiveness., That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions., The act of withholding; retraint; reserve., Place of custody or confinement., The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
retentive adjective Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory., That which retains or confines; a restraint.
retexture noun The act of weaving or forming again.
rethoryke noun Rhetoric.
retiarius noun A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him.
reticence noun The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one’s tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness., A figure by which a person really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject.
reticency noun Reticence.
reticular adjective Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with interstices; retiform; as, reticular cartilage; a reticular leaf., Of or pertaining to a reticulum.
reticulum noun The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; — also called the honeycomb stomach., The neuroglia.
retinitis noun Inflammation of the retina.
retinulae plural of Retinula
retistene noun A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene.
retitelae noun pl. A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; — called also Retitelariae.
retorsion noun Same as Retortion.
retorting present participle & vb. noun of Retort
retortion verb t. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back., Retaliation.
retortive adjective Containing retort.
retoucher noun One who retouches.
retracted imp. & past participle of Retract
retractor noun One who, or that which, retracts., In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel., An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation., A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation., A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.
retreated imp. & past participle of Retreat
retribute verb t. To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal.
retrieval noun The act retrieving.
retrieved imp. & past participle of Retrieve
retriever noun One who retrieves., A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been killed or wounded.
retriment noun Refuse; dregs.
retrocede verb t. To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor., To go back.
retroflex adjective Alt. of Retroflexed
retrousse adjective Turned up; — said of a pug nose.
retrovert verb t. To turn back.
retruding present participle & vb. noun of Retrude
retrusion noun The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.
returning present participle & vb. noun of Return
reunition noun A second uniting.
revealing present participle & vb. noun of Reveal
revelling of Revel
revelator noun One who makes a revelation; a revealer.
revellent verb t. Causing revulsion; revulsive., A revulsive medicine.
revelment noun The act of reveling.
revenging present participle & vb. noun of Revenge, Executing revenge; revengeful.
reverdure verb t. To cover again with verdure.
reverence noun Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration., The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an obeisance., That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state., A person entitled to be revered; — a title applied to priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your; sometimes poetically to a father., To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate.
reversing present participle & vb. noun of Reverse, Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.
reversely adverb In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the opposite.
reversion noun The act of returning, or coming back; return., That which reverts or returns; residue., The returning of an esttate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him., Hence, a right to future possession or enjoiment; succession., A payment which is not to be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some event, as the death of a living person., A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.
reverting present participle & vb. noun of Revert
revertent noun A remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system.
revertive adjective Reverting, or tending to revert; returning.
revetting present participle & vb. noun of Revet
revetment verb t. A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall.
revibrate verb i. To vibrate back or in return.
reviction noun Return to life.
revictual verb t. To victual again.
reveiwing present participle & vb. noun of Review
revisable adjective That may be revised.
revivable adjective That may be revived.
revocable adjective Capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant.
revolting present participle & vb. noun of Revolt, Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty.
revoluble adjective Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving.
revolving present participle & vb. noun of Revolve, Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; — used also figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the revolution of the earth.
revulsion noun A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal., A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; — applied to the feelings., The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation.
revulsive adjective Causing, or tending to, revulsion., That which causes revulsion; specifically (Med.), a revulsive remedy or agent.
rewarding present participle & vb. noun of Reward
rewardful adjective Yielding reward.