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rad(metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.rag(especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).rahAn exclamation of support or encouragement.raj(South Asia) Reign; rule.ram(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.ransimple past of runrap(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.rarAlternative letter-case form of RAR.rasAn Ethiopian king or prince.rat(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.rava teacher or spiritual guideraw(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.rayA beam of light or radiation.rcdAbbreviation of record.rdf(mathematics) radial distribution functionreaAlternative form of rei.reb(US, historical) Clipping of rebel: a Confederate, especially a Confederate soldier.rec(uncountable, informal) Clipping of recreation.red(countable, snooker) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.ree(now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.ref(informal) Clipping of referee.reg(informal) A regular.rehThe Arabic letter ر.rei(nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese realrel(mathematics) Abbreviation of relative to.rem(often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.ren(anatomy) A kidney.reo(Australia, World War I, informal) A reinforcement (additional soldiers).rep(informal) Clipping of reputation.reqAbbreviation of request.retAbbreviation of retired.rev(ergative) To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.rewAbbreviation of rewind (“e.g. on tape recorder button”).rexA king, particularly in ancient Rome.rez(Canada, US, informal) Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory).rhb(cricket) Alternative form of RHB.rhoThe seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.ria(geography) A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.rib(by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.ridFollowed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.rieObsolete form of rye.rifAlternative letter-case form of RIF.rig(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.rikAlternative spelling of riq.rimAn edge around something, especially when circular.rin(ambitransitive, dialectal) To run.rioA grade of Spanish saffron, in quality below mancha and coupé but above standard and sierra.rip(intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.rit(Northern England, Scotland) A scratch, a score or a groove.riz(US, dialect) simple past of rise; roserly(Internet slang) Abbreviation of really.rmb(Hong Kong, Singapore, chiefly text messaging or Internet slang) Pseudo-acronym of remember.rms(electronics, statistics) Initialism of root mean square.rnd(knitting) Abbreviation of round.rng(algebra) An algebraic structure satisfying the same properties as a ring, except that multiplication need not have an identity element.rob(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.rocAn enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.rodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.rog(transitive, obsolete) To shake.rokAlternative form of roc.rom(proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.roo(UK dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness.rot(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.rowA line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.roy(archaic, formal) A king.rpd(mathematics) Initialism of relative pointwise distance.rpmAlternative letter-case form of RPM.rrp(economics) Initialism of Recommended Retail Price.rta(Hinduism) The Vedic principle of natural order that regulates the operation of the universe.rtdAbbreviation of retired.rubAn act of rubbing.rucAlternative form of roc.rudredness; blushrue(transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.rugA partial covering for a floor.rum(uncountable) A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.runTo move swiftly.rut(zoology) Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season.rux(nautical slang, dated) A noisy disturbance or commotion.rxnAbbreviation of reaction.ryaA Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry.ryeA grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.ryo(music) An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.ryuA Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.
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