9 letter word starting with r

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
rabbeting	present participle & vb. noun	of Rabbet
rabbinism	noun	A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins., The teachings and traditions of the rabbins.
rabbinist	noun	One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions.
rabbinite	noun	Same as Rabbinist.
rabbiting	noun	The hunting of rabbits.
rabdoidal	adjective	See Sagittal.
rabdology	noun	The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier’s bones. See Napier’s bones.
rabidness	noun	The quality or state of being rabid.
rachidian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian.
rachitome	noun	A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal.
racketing	present participle & vb. noun	of Racket
rack-rent	noun	A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent., To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.
racleness	noun	See Rakelness.
raconteur	noun	A relater; a storyteller.
radiantly	adverb	In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor.
radiating	present participle & vb. noun	of Radiate
radiately	adverb	In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a center.
radiation	noun	The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness., The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
radiative	adjective	Capable of radiating; acting by radiation.
radically	adverb	In a radical manner; at, or from, the origin or root; fundamentally; as, a scheme or system radically wrong or defective., Without derivation; primitively; essentially.
radicated	imp. & past participle	of Radicate, Rooted, Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root., Having rootlike organs for attachment.
radicular	adjective	Of or pertaining to roots, or the root of a plant.
radiolite	noun	A hippurite.
raffinose	noun	A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.
rafflesia	noun	A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.
ragabrash	noun	An idle, ragged person.
ragpicker	noun	One who gets a living by picking up rags and refuse things in the streets.
railingly	adverb	With scoffing or insulting language.
rainbowed	adjective	Formed with or like a rainbow.
raininess	noun	The state of being rainy.
rajahship	noun	The office or dignity of a rajah.
rakehelly	adjective	Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.
rakeshame	noun	A vile, dissolute wretch.
rakestale	noun	The handle of a rake.
rake-vein	noun	See Rake, a mineral vein.
raku ware		A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
ralliance	noun	The act of rallying.
ramagious	adjective	Wild; not tame.
ramifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Ramify
rampantly	adverb	In a rampant manner.
ramparted	imp. & past participle	of Rampart
ramuscule	noun	A small ramus, or branch.
rancheros	plural	of Ranchero
rancidity	noun	The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil.
rancorous	adjective	Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent.
rangement	noun	Arrangement.
ransacked	imp. & past participle	of Ransack
ransoming	present participle & vb. noun	of Ransom
ranterism	noun	The practice or tenets of the Ranters.
rantingly	adverb	In a ranting manner.
rantipole	noun	A wild, romping young person., Wild; roving; rakish., To act like a rantipole.
ranunculi	plural	of Ranunculus
rapacious	adjective	Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force., Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird., Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite.
rapidness	noun	Quality of being rapid; rapidity.
raptorial	adjective	Rapacious; living upon prey; — said especially of certain birds., Adapted for seizing prey; — said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals., Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f) of Aves.
rapturing	present participle & vb. noun	of Rapture
rapturist	noun	An enthusiast.
rapturize	verb t. & i.	To put, or be put, in a state of rapture.
rapturous	adjective	Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight; rapturous applause.
rarefying	present participle & vb. noun	of Rarefy
rascaldom	noun	State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, collectively.
rascaless	noun	A female rascal.
rascality	noun	The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud., The poorer and lower classes of people.
raskolnik	noun	One of the separatists or dissenters from the established or Greek church in Russia.
raspatory	verb	A surgeon’s rasp.
raspberry	noun	The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idaeus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry., The shrub bearing this fruit.
ratepayer	noun	One who pays rates or taxes.
ratifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Ratify
rationale	adjective	An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
ratsbaned	adjective	Poisoned by ratsbane.
rattlebox	noun	A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle., An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod., Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
rattlings	noun pl.	Ratlines.
rattooned	imp. & past participle	of Rattoon
ravelling		of Ravel
ravishing	present participle & vb. noun	of Ravish, Rapturous; transporting.
ravissant	adjective	In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey.
ray grass		A perennial European grass (Lolium perenne); — called also rye grass, and red darnel. See Darnel, and Grass.
rayonnant	adjective	Darting forth rays, as the sun when it shines out.
razorable	adjective	Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved.
razorback	noun	The rorqual.
razorbill	noun	A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix., See Cutwater, 3.
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.
rhachilla	noun	A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.
rhachises	plural	of Rhachis
rhachides	plural	of Rhachis
rhachitis	noun	See Rachitis.
rh/tizite	noun	A variety of the mineral cyanite.
rhaphides	noun pl.	Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants.
rhapsoder	noun	A rhapsodist.
rhapsodic	adjective	Alt. of Rhapsodic, Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected.
rheochord	noun	A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit.
rheometer	noun	An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer., An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries.
rheometry	noun	The measurement of the force or intensity of currents., The calculus; fluxions.
rheomotor	noun	Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated.
rheophore	noun	A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current., One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.
rheoscope	noun	An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity.
rheotrope	noun	An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.
rhetizite	noun	Same as Rhaetizite.
rhetorize	verb i.	To play the orator., To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification.
rheumatic	adjective	Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic., Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day., One affected with rheumatism.
rheumides	noun pl.	The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous.
rhigolene	noun	A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the purification of crude petroleum, and is used as a refregerant.
rhinaster	noun	The borele.
rhinolite	noun	Alt. of Rhinolith
rhinolith	noun	A concretion formed within the cavities of the nose.
rhinology	noun	The science which treats of the nose, and its diseases.
rhinopome	noun	Any old-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs.
rhipipter	noun	One of the Rhipiptera, a group of insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter.
rhizodont	noun	A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile.
rhizomata	plural	of Rhizoma
rhizopoda	noun pl.	An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Am/bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa.
rhodanate	noun	A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.
rhodonite	noun	Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone.
rhodopsin	noun	The visual purple. See under Visual.
rhonchial	adjective	Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.
rhopalium	noun	One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusae belonging to the Discophora.
rhotacism	noun	An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were.
rhymeless	adjective	Destitute of rhyme.
rhymester	noun	A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry.
rhynchota	noun pl.	Same as Hemiptera.
rhythmics	noun	The department of musical science which treats of the length of sounds.
rhythming	adjective	Writing rhythm; verse making.
ribaldish	adjective	Like a ribald.
ribaudred	adjective	Alt. of Ribaudrous
ribboning	present participle & vb. noun	of Ribbon
ribbonism	noun	The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon.
ribbonman	noun	A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon.
ricinolic	adjective	Ricinoleic.
ricketish	adjective	Rickety.
rickstand	noun	A flooring or framework on which a rick is made.
riderless	adjective	Having no rider; as, a riderless horse.
ridgeband	noun	The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; — called also ridgerope, and ridger.
ridgebone	noun	The backbone.
ridgeling	noun	A half-castrated male animal.
ridgepole	noun	The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.
ridgerope	noun	See Life line (a), under Life.
ridgingly	adverb	So as to form ridges.
ridiculed	imp. & past participle	of Ridicule
ridiculer	noun	One who ridicules.
riflebird	noun	Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora, allied to the paradise birds.
rigescent	adjective	Growing stiff or numb.
righteous	adjective	Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous retribution.
rightless	adjective	Destitute of right.
rightness	noun	Straightness; as, the rightness of a line., The quality or state of being right; right relation.
rightward	adverb	Toward the right.
rightwise	adjective	Righteous., To make righteous.
rigidness	noun	The quality or state of being rigid.
rigmarole	noun	A succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense., Consisting of rigmarole; frovolous; nonsensical; foolish.
rigsdaler	noun	A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was the former unit of value in Denmark.
riksdaler	noun	A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden.
ringingly	adverb	In a ringing manner.
riparious	adjective	Growing along the banks of rivers; riparian.
ripienist	noun	A player in the ripieno portion of an orchestra. See Ripieno.
riprapped	imp. & past participle	of Riprap
ritualism	noun	A system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a ritual., Specifically :(a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of England, who in the development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. (b) Also, the principles and practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of England.
ritualist	noun	One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism.
rivalling		of Rival
rivalries	plural	of Rivalry
rivalship	noun	Rivalry.
riverhood	noun	The quality or state of being a river.
riverling	noun	A rivulet.
riverside	noun	The side or bank of a river.
roadmaker	noun	One who makes roads.
roadstead	noun	An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4.
roaringly	adverb	In a roaring manner.
robberies	plural	of Robbery
roboreous	adjective	Made of oak.
rocambole	noun	A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and A. Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot.
roccellic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance C17H32O4.
roccellin	noun	A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol.
rochelime	noun	Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime.
rocketing	present participle & vb. noun	of Rocket
rockiness	noun	The state or quality of being rocky.
rogueship	noun	The quality or state of being a rogue.
roisterer	noun	A blustering, turbulent fellow.
roisterly	adjective	Blustering; violent., In a roistering manner.
rokambole	noun	See Rocambole.
rollicked	imp. & past participle	of Rollic
roly-poly	noun & adjective	Rolly-poly.
romancing	present participle & vb. noun	of Romance
romancist	noun	A romancer.
romanized	imp. & past participle	of Romanize
romanizer	noun	One who Romanizes.
rome scot		See Peter pence, under Peter.
rompingly	adverb	In a romping manner.
rookeries	plural	of Rookery
roominess	noun	The quality or state of being roomy; spaciousness; as, the roominess of a hall.
roosa oil		The East Indian name for grass oil. See under Grass.
roostcock	noun	The male of the domestic fowl; a cock.
rootstock	noun	A perennial underground stem, producing leafly s/ems or flower stems from year to year; a rhizome.
rope-yarn	noun	the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made.
rosaceous	adjective	Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Rosaceae) of which the rose is the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees, and quinces., Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla., Of a pure purpish pink color.
rosefinch	noun	Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera Carpodacus, and Propasser, and allied genera, in which the male is more or less colored with rose red.
rose-pink	adjective	Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment called rose pink. See Rose pink, under Rose., Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental.
rose-rial	noun	A name of several English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different values; a rose noble.
rosinweed	noun	The compass plant. See under Compass., A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell.
rosmarine	noun	Dew from the sea; sea dew., Rosemary., A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.
rostellar	adjective	Pertaining to a rostellum.
rostellum	noun	A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a tapeworm.
rostrated	adjective	Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate., Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys.
rostrulum	noun	A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect.
rotascope	noun	Same as Gyroscope, 1.
rotatoria	noun pl.	Same as Rotifera.
rotundate	adjective	Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners.
rotundity	noun	The state or quality of being rotu/; roundness; sphericity; circularity., Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness.
roughcast	verb t.	To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish., To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities., To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building., A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing., A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.
roughdraw	verb t.	To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.
roughened	imp. & past participle	of Roughen
roughhead	noun	The redfin.
roughhewn	adjective	Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished., Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained.
roughings	noun pl.	Rowen.
roughness	noun	The quality or state of being rough.
roughshod	adjective	Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse.
roughtail	noun	Any species of small ground snakes of the family Uropeltidae; — so called from their rough tails.
roughwork	verb t.	To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish.
rounceval	adjective	Large; strong; — from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes., A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also marrowfat.
round-arm	adjective	Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally.
roundelay	noun	See Rondeau, and Rondel., A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively., A dance in a circle., Anything having a round form; a roundel.
roundfish	noun	Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes., A lake whitefish (Coregonus quadrilateralis), less compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America and Alaska.
roundhead	noun	A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
roundness	noun	The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc., Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone., Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an assertion.
roundsmen	plural	of Roundsman
roundsman	noun	A patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen.
roundworm	noun	A nematoid worm.
rousingly	adverb	In a rousing manner.
roussette	noun	A fruit bat, especially the large species (Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings., Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; — called also dogfish. See Dogfish.
routinary	adjective	Involving, or pertaining to, routine; ordinary; customary.
routinism	noun	the practice of doing things with undiscriminating, mechanical regularity.
routinist	noun	One who habituated to a routine.
routously	adverb	With that violation of law called a rout. See 5th Rout, 4.
rowelling		of Rowel
royalties	plural	of Royalty
roysterer	noun	same as Roister, Roisterer.
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.
rysimeter	noun	See Rhysimeter.