Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words puberulent adjective Very minutely downy. pubescence noun The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty., A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. pubescency noun Pubescence. publicness noun The quality or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rabbinical adjective Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. rabblement noun A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. rabdomancy noun Divination by means of rods or wands. racemation noun A cluster or bunch, as of grapes., … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words readeption noun A regaining; recovery of something lost. readership noun The office of reader. readjuster noun One who, or that which, readjusts; in some of the States of the United States, one who advocates a refunding, and sometimes a partial repudiation, of the State debt without the consent of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words referendum noun A diplomatic agent’s note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point., The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure passed upon by a legislature. referrible adjective Referable. refinement noun The act of refining, or the state of being refined; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words repaganize verb t. To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism. repairable adjective Reparable. repairment noun Act of repairing. reparation noun The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; — in this sense, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rescinding present participle & vb. noun of Rescind rescission noun The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment. rescissory adjective Tending to rescind; rescinding. rescueless adjective Without rescue or release. researcher noun One who researches. resemblant adjective Having or exhibiting … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words retrochoir noun Any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar. retrofract adjective Alt. of Retrofracted retrograde adjective Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ribaldrous adjective Of a ribald quality. ribaudrous adjective Filthy; obscene; ribald. ribbonwood noun A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. rice-shell noun Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella. ricinoleic adjective Pertaining … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rinderpest noun A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; — called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain. ringleader noun The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pluroderes noun pl. A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example. pluckiness noun The quality or state of being plucky. plumassary noun A plume or collection of ornamental feathers. plumassier noun … Read more