Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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ricinus

noun

a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil pl...

ricketiness

noun

the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place

rickettsiaceae

noun

microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissu...

rickettsiales

noun

pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms

rickettsialpox

noun

mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of...

rickettsiosis

noun

infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice inf...

rickrack

noun

a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming

ricksha

noun

a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one pe...

ridgel

noun

a colt with undescended testicles

ridgling

noun

a colt with undescended testicles

ridiculer

noun

a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm

riesman

noun

United States sociologist (1909-2002)

rifadin

noun

an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) us...

riffian

noun

a Berber living in northern Morocco

riflebird

noun

velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and pur...

rigamarole

noun

a long and complicated and confusing procedure

rightfield

noun

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

rightfulness

noun

anything in accord with principles of justice

righthander

noun

a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the le...

rigidification

noun

the process of becoming stiff or rigid

rigidifying

noun

the process of becoming stiff or rigid

rigidness

noun

the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

rigil

noun

brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun

rigorousness

noun

excessive sternness

rigourousness

noun

excessive sternness

rigout

noun

a person's costume (especially if bizarre)

rijstafel

noun

dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and s...

rijstaffel

noun

dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and s...

rijsttaffel

noun

dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and s...

riksmaal

noun

in 1929 this dialect of Norwegian was officially renamed Bok...

riksmal

noun

in 1929 this dialect of Norwegian was officially renamed Bok...

rimactane

noun

an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) us...

ringway

noun

a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does...

rinkhals

noun

highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom...

riparia

noun

a genus of Hirundinidae

ripcord

noun

a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack duri...

ripeness

noun

the state of being ripe

rira

noun

a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the m...

risc

noun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has...

riskiness

noun

a state of danger involving risk

risklessness

noun

safety as a consequence of entailing no risk

rissa

noun

a genus of Laridae

ritonavir

noun

a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HI...

rittenhouse

noun

United States astronomer said to have built the first telesc...

rivetter

noun

a worker who inserts and hammers rivets

rivina

noun

small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and s...

rnase

noun

a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic a...

roadbook

noun

a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps...

roadhog

noun

a driver who obstructs others

roadworthiness

noun

(of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the...