Words starting with R — 1,113 entries

The 1,113 dictionary words that begin with the letter R, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• rehab4 sensesRehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
• rehabilitation1 senseThe process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
• rehearsal3 sensesThe practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating…
• rehearse5 sensesTo repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
• rehearsed1 senseContrived; dishonestly formulated so as to appear authentic.
• rehearsing1 senseA rehearsal.
• Reich5 sensesA German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.
• Reid11 sensesA surname.
• reign7 sensesThe exercise of sovereign power.
• Reign1 senseA male given name.
• Reiko1 senseA female given name from Japanese.
• Reilly2 sensesA surname from Irish.
• rein7 sensesA strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child.
• Rein1 senseA surname from German.
• reincarnation3 sensesA rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
• reindeer3 sensesAny Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
• reinforce3 sensesTo strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
• reinforced1 senseHaving been or containing reinforcement.
• reins4 sensesThe lower part of the back.
• reject7 sensesTo refuse to accept; to forswear.
• rejecting1 senseAn act of rejection.
• rejection4 sensesThe act of rejecting.
• rejoice4 sensesTo be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
• rejoin6 sensesTo join again; to unite after separation.
• relapse7 sensesTo fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
• relate8 sensesTo tell in a descriptive way.
• related6 sensesStanding in relation or connection.
• relating1 senseThe act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.
• relation10 sensesThe manner in which two things may be associated.
• relationship6 sensesA connection or association; the condition of being related.
• relative9 sensesConnected to or depending on something else; comparative.
• relatively2 sensesIn a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively.
• relativity4 sensesThe state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
• relax9 sensesTo make something loose.
• relaxation7 sensesThe act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
• relaxed5 sensesMade more lenient; less strict; lax.
• relaxing2 sensesConducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.
• relay11 sensesA new set of anything.
• release26 sensesThe event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
• releasing1 senseThe act by which something is released.
• relentless2 sensesUnrelenting or unyielding in severity.
• relevance1 senseThe property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
• relevant4 sensesRelated, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
• reliable3 sensesSuitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
• relic6 sensesThat which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
• relief18 sensesThe removal of stress or discomfort.
• relieve13 sensesTo ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
• relieved1 senseExperiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
• religion9 sensesBelief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
• religious5 sensesConcerning religion.
• relish31 sensesEnjoyment of flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
• relive3 sensesTo experience (something) again; to live over again.
• reload7 sensesTo load (something) again.
• reluctant3 sensesNot wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
• rely1 senseTo trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
• remain9 sensesThat which is left; relic; remainder.
• remainder7 sensesA part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
• remaining3 sensesWhich remains, especially after something else has been removed.
• remains4 sensesThe body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
• remake4 sensesTo make again.
• remark8 sensesAn act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
• remarkable2 sensesWorthy of remark; notable; interesting.
• remarkably3 sensesIn a remarkable manner.
• remarried2 sensesA person who has remarried.
• rematch5 sensesA repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.
• Rembrandt2 sensesRembrandt van Rijn, Dutch painter and printmaker.
• remedy5 sensesSomething that corrects or counteracts.
• remember9 sensesTo recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
• remembering1 senseThe act by which something is remembered.
• remembrance7 sensesThe act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
• remind2 sensesTo cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
• reminder2 sensesSomeone or something that reminds.
• reminding1 senseThe act by which somebody is reminded of something.
• Remington9 sensesAn English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in…
• remorse3 sensesA feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
• remote8 sensesAt a distance; disconnected.
• remotely2 sensesAt a distance, far away.
• removal5 sensesThe process of removing or the fact of being removed.
• remove18 sensesTo delete.
• removed2 sensesSeparated in time, space, or degree.
• removing1 senseremoval
• ren2 sensesA kidney.
• Ren1 senseA surname from Chinese.
• renaissance1 senseA rebirth or revival.
• Renaissance5 sensesThe period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
• Renata1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• render24 sensesTo cause to become.
• Render1 senseA surname.
• rendezvous7 sensesA meeting or date.
• Rene2 sensesA male given name from French.
• Renee1 senseA female given name from French, alternative spelling of Renée.
• renegade5 sensesAn outlaw or rebel.
• renew8 sensesTo make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
• renewal2 sensesThe act of renewing.
• Reno5 sensesA large city, the county seat of Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, United States.
• renounce8 sensesAn act of renouncing.
• renovation2 sensesAn act, or the process, of renovating.
• renowned1 senseFamous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
• rent13 sensesA payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
• Rent1 senseA surname.
• rental7 sensesSomething that is rented.
• renting1 senseThe act by which something is rented; a rental.
• reopen2 sensesTo open (something) again.
• rep4 sensesTo represent; to act as a representative for.
• repair10 sensesTo restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
• repairing1 senseThe act by which something is repaired; a mending.
• repay4 sensesSynonym of pay back in all senses.
• repeat14 sensesTo do or say again (and again).
• repeated1 senseHaving been said or done again.
• repeatedly1 senseDone several times or in repetition.
• repeating5 sensesThat repeats; repetitive.
• repent8 sensesTo feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
• rephrase1 senseTo say or write something with different wording.
• replace8 sensesTo restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
• replacement3 sensesA person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
• replay8 sensesTo play again.
• replica2 sensesAn exact copy.
• replicate6 sensesTo make a copy (replica) of.
• reply8 sensesTo give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
• report17 sensesTo relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
• reporter5 sensesSomeone or something that reports.
• reporting2 sensesThe creation of reports. Such creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration.
• represent16 sensesTo present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
• representation10 sensesThat which represents something else.
• representative12 sensesTypical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
• representing1 senseAn act of representation.
• repressed3 sensesSubjected to repression.
• repression2 sensesThe act of repressing; state of being repressed.
• reproach5 sensesA mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
• reproduce4 sensesTo produce an image or copy of.
• reproduction4 sensesThe act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
• reptile8 sensesA (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake,…
• republic4 sensesA state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
• Republic8 sensesA small city in Republic County, Kansas, United States.
• republican5 sensesAdvocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
• Republican11 sensesOf or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.
• Republicans1 senseThe Republican Party
• repulsive3 sensesTending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
• reputation1 senseWhat somebody or something is known for.
• request7 sensesTo ask for (something).
• require4 sensesTo demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
• required1 senseNecessary; obligatory; mandatory.
• requirement3 sensesA necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in…
• reschedule2 sensesTo schedule again or at a different time.
• rescue15 sensesTo save from any violence, danger or evil.
• Rescue1 senseA city in California.
• rescuing1 senseThe act of effecting a rescue.
• research6 sensesDiligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar…
• Research1 senseA suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Nillumbik, Victoria, Australia
• researcher1 senseOne who researches.
• researching1 senseThe act of carrying out research.
• resemblance4 sensesThe quality or state of resembling.
• resemble4 sensesTo be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
• resent6 sensesTo feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
• resentment3 sensesAnger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
• reservation10 sensesThe act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
• reserve20 sensesA restriction. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
• Reserve5 sensesA city in Kansas.
• reserved2 sensesSelf-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions.
• reservoir7 sensesA place where anything is kept in store.
• Reservoir1 senseA suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia
• reset10 sensesTo set back to the initial state.
• Reset1 senseA button that resets a device, often a computer.
• reside3 sensesTo dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
• Reside1 senseA surname.
• residence9 sensesThe place where one lives (resides); one's home.
• residency5 sensesThe condition of being a resident of a particular place.
• resident9 sensesA person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
• residential4 sensesOf or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.
• residual5 sensesOf, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
• residue6 sensesThat which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
• resign4 sensesTo give up; to relinquish ownership of.
• resignation4 sensesThe act of resigning.
• resigned1 senseCharacterized by resignation or acceptance.
• resist5 sensesTo attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
• resistance5 sensesThe act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
• resistant5 sensesA person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
• resisting1 senseresistance
• resolution15 sensesA firm decision or an official decision.
• resolve20 sensesTo find a solution to (a problem).
• resolved1 senseDetermined; fixed in one's purpose.
• resort8 sensesA place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
• resource6 sensesSomething that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
• resourceful1 senseCapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
• respect13 sensesAn attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.
• respectable4 sensesDeserving respect.
• respected1 senseDeserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
• respectful1 senseMarked or characterized by respect
• respectfully1 senseIn a respectful manner.
• respecting1 senseregarding; considering
• respects1 senseregards or respect expressed for a deceased person, usually at the same time as offering condolences to other mourners.
• respiratory1 senseRelating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
• respond8 sensesTo say something in return; to answer; to reply.
• responding1 senseresponse
• response8 sensesAn answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
• responsibility5 sensesThe state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
• responsible9 sensesHaving the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or…
• rest34 sensesRelief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• reST1 senseSyllabic abbreviation of reStructuredText, a plain-text markup language.
• restart3 sensesThe act of starting something again.