| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| rubellite | noun | A variety of tourmaline varying in color from a pale rose to a deep ruby, and containing lithium. |
| rubescent | adjective | Growing or becoming red; tending to redness. |
| rubicelle | noun | A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil. |
| rubiretin | noun | One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid. |
| rubricate | noun | Marked with red., To mark or distinguished with red; to arrange as in a rubric; to establish in a settled and unchangeable form. |
| rubrician | noun | Alt. of Rubricist |
| rubricist | noun | One skilled in, or tenaciously adhering to, the rubric or rubrics. |
| rubricity | noun | Redness. |
| rucervine | adjective | Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rucervus, which includes the swamp deer of India. |
| ructation | noun | The act of belching wind. |
| ruddiness | noun | The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness of the cheeks or the sky. |
| rudenture | noun | Cabling. See Cabling. |
| rudmasday | noun | Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually. |
| rufescent | adjective | Reddish; tinged with red. |
| ruffianly | adjective | Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal. |
| ruination | noun | The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined. |
| ruiniform | adjective | Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; — said of certain minerals. |
| ruminated | imp. & past participle | of Ruminate, Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. |
| ruminator | noun | One who ruminates or muses; a meditator. |
| rummaging | present participle & vb. noun | of Rummage |
| rumseller | noun | One who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail. |
| runcation | noun | A weeding. |
| runcinate | adjective | Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion. |
| runningly | adverb | In a running manner. |
| rupellary | noun | Rocky. |
| rupturing | present participle & vb. noun | of Rupture |
| ruralized | imp. & past participle | of Ruralize |
| ruralness | noun | The quality or state of being rural. |
| rushiness | noun | The quality or state of abounding with rushes. |
| rushingly | adverb | In a rushing manner. |
| rushlight | noun | A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light. |
| russeting | noun | See Russet, n., 2 and 4. |
| rusticate | verb i. | To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize., To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on. |
| rusticity | noun | The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness. |
| rustiness | noun | The quality or state of being rusty. |
| ruta-baga | noun | A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip. |
| rutaceous | adjective | Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order (Rutaceae) of which the rue is the type, and which includes also the orange, lemon, dittany, and buchu. |
| ruthenium | noun | A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See Platinum metals, under Platinum. |
| rutinose. | A disaccharide present in glycosides. | |
| rutterkin | noun | An old crafty fox or beguiler — a word of contempt. |