Nouns

ranula

noun

a cyst on the underside of the tongue

rapeseed

noun

seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil

rapine

noun

the act of despoiling a country in warfare

rappee

noun

strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco

rapporteur

noun

a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of th...

raptus

noun

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

rarebit

noun

cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast

rascality

noun

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or ann...

rasher

noun

a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North...

rask

noun

Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the...

rasp

noun

uttering in an irritated tone

raster

noun

the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that gu...

ratafia

noun

sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum o...

ratafee

noun

sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum o...

rataplan

noun

the sound made by beating a drum

ratch

noun

mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack enga...

ratel

noun

nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa...

ratepayer

noun

a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)

rathskeller

noun

a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a Ger...

ratiocination

noun

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the...

ratline

noun

(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a...

ratite

noun

flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for...

ratsbane

noun

a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manu...

rattigan

noun

British playwright (1911-1977)

rattlebox

noun

any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflate...

rauwolfia

noun

any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves...

raveling

noun

a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric

ravigote

noun

veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarrago...

ravishment

noun

the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercours...

rayleigh

noun

English physicist who studied the density of gases and disco...

razzmatazz

noun

any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) t...

re

noun

a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles mang...

reactance

noun

opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from in...

reactant

noun

a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemi...

readability

noun

a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easi...

realgar

noun

a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; a...

reamer

noun

a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squ...

realpolitik

noun

politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological...

reapportionment

noun

a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congr...

reata

noun

a long noosed rope used to catch animals

reaumur

noun

French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-...

rebato

noun

a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th c...

rebozo

noun

a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders...

rebutter

noun

(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's...

recantation

noun

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

recapitulation

noun

emergence during embryonic development of various characters...

reccy

noun

reconnaissance (by shortening)

recency

noun

the property of having happened or appeared not long ago

recentness

noun

the property of having happened or appeared not long ago

rechauffe

noun

warmed leftovers