14 Letter Letterpress Words Starting With R

RAD (4) [noun] A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray. | [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad | [noun] Anything which radiates or emits rays. RAG (4) [noun] (in the plural) Tattered clothes. | [noun] A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter. | [noun] A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. | [noun] A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone. | [noun] A prank or practical joke. | [noun] An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. RAH (6) [noun] A person (especially a student) with a posh accent who looks down on those who are "common". | [adjective] Posh. | [interjection] An exclamation of encouragement. | [interjection] An expression of surprise. RAJ (10) [noun] Reign; rule. RAM (5) [noun] A male sheep, typically uncastrated | [noun] A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. | [noun] A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. | [verb] To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. | [adjective] Rancid, offensive in smell or taste. RAN (3) [verb] To run. | [verb] To move swiftly. | [verb] (fluids) To flow. | [noun] Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. | [noun] Open robbery. RAP (5) [noun] A sharp blow with something hard. | [noun] Blame for something. | [noun] A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction. | [verb] To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock. | [noun] A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. | [noun] Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value. | [verb] To seize and carry off. RAS (3) RAT (3) [noun] A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. | [noun] Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. | [noun] A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling. | [noun] A scratch or a score. | [noun] A ration. RAW (6) [noun] (sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such. | [noun] A galled place; an inveterate sore. | [noun] (by extension) A point about which a person is particularly sensitive. RAX (10) RAY (6) [noun] A beam of light or radiation. | [noun] A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin. | [noun] One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. | [noun] A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail. | [noun] Array; order; arrangement; dress. | [noun] The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand. | [noun] A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale. REB (5) [noun] A Confederate soldier. | [noun] Shortened form of Rebbe. | [noun] An honorific used by traditional Jews, much like sir and mister/Mr. REC (5) [noun] A recommendation or suggestion. | [noun] A recreation ground. | [verb] To recommend. RED (4) [noun] Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc. | [noun] A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. | [noun] One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours. | [verb] To govern, protect. | [verb] To free from entanglement. REE (3) REF (6) [noun] A referee. | [noun] A refrigerator. | [verb] To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game. REG (4) [noun] A regular. | [noun] A regulation. | [noun] Registrar | [noun] A hard surface of rock fragments set in a sandy matrix, found in some hot deserts; regolith, stony desert. REI (3) REM (5) [noun] Rapid movement of the eyes, characterising REM sleep | [noun] A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays | [noun] A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files. | [adjective] Remaining | [noun] A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document. REP (5) [verb] To represent; to act as a representative for. | [verb] Repeat | [noun] A repertoire | [noun] A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. RES (3) [noun] The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. | [noun] Something that is withheld or kept back. | [noun] (often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt. RET (3) [verb] To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. | [adjective] Retired REV (6) [verb] To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed. | [noun] Revolution | [noun] A member of the Christian clergy; a minister. REX (10) [noun] An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking. RHO (6) [noun] The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient. | [noun] The sensitivity of the option value to the risk-free interest rate. RIA (3) [noun] A submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned river valley RIB (5) [noun] Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum | [noun] A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something | [noun] A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones | [noun] Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale). RID (4) [verb] To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. | [verb] To banish. | [verb] To kill. | [verb] To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. RIF (6) RIG (4) [noun] The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. | [noun] Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose. | [noun] A large truck such as a semi-tractor. | [noun] A ridge. | [noun] A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. | [noun] An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse. RIM (5) [noun] An edge around something, especially when circular. | [noun] A wheelrim. | [noun] A semicircular copydesk. | [noun] A membrane. | [verb] To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act. RIN (3) RIP (5) [noun] A tear (in paper, etc.). | [noun] A type of tide or current. | [noun] A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action. | [noun] A wicker basket for fish. | [noun] A worthless horse; a nag. | [noun] A handful of unthreshed grain. ROB (5) [verb] To steal from, especially using force or violence. | [verb] To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud. | [verb] (used with "of") To deprive (of). | [noun] The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar. ROC (5) [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] Rocuronium. ROD (4) [noun] A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff. | [noun] A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. | [noun] A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod. ROE (3) [noun] The eggs of fish. | [noun] The sperm of certain fish. | [noun] The ovaries of certain crustaceans. | [noun] Short for roe deer. ROM (5) [adjective] (of type) upright, as opposed to italic | [adjective] (of text) of or related to the Latin alphabet ROT (3) [noun] The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. | [noun] Decaying matter. | [noun] Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs. ROW (6) [noun] A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc. | [noun] A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom. | [noun] An act or instance of rowing. | [noun] A noisy argument. RUB (5) [noun] An act of rubbing. | [noun] A difficulty or problem. | [noun] A quip or sarcastic remark. RUE (3) [noun] Sorrow; repentance; regret. | [noun] Pity; compassion. | [verb] To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action. | [noun] Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines. RUG (4) [noun] A partial covering for a floor. | [noun] A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket. | [noun] A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. RUM (5) [noun] A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses. | [noun] A serving of rum. | [noun] A kind or brand of rum. | [noun] Any odd person or thing. | [noun] The card game rummy. RUN (3) [verb] To run. | [noun] Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. | [noun] Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip. RUT (3) [noun] Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals. | [noun] The noise made by deer during sexual excitement. | [noun] Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. | [noun] A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. RYA (6) RYE (6) [noun] A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. | [noun] The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. | [noun] Rye bread.

RACE (6) [noun] A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins | [noun] Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed. | [noun] A race condition. | [noun] A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics: | [noun] A rhizome or root, especially of ginger. | [verb] To demolish; to level to the ground. RACK (10) [noun] A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other | [noun] Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel. | [noun] A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits. | [verb] To stretch a person's joints. | [noun] Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky. | [verb] To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs. | [noun] A fast amble. | [noun] A wreck; destruction. | [noun] A young rabbit, or its skin. | [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East RACY (9) [adjective] Mildly risqué. | [adjective] Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil. | [adjective] (by extension) Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. RADS (5) [noun] A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray. | [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad | [noun] Anything which radiates or emits rays. RAFF (10) RAFT (7) [noun] A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. | [noun] (by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion. | [noun] A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water. | [noun] A large (but unspecified) number, a lot. RAGA (5) [noun] Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. | [noun] Passion, love, lust. RAGE (5) [noun] Violent uncontrolled anger. | [noun] A current fashion or fad. | [noun] Any vehement passion. RAGI (5) [noun] A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet. | [noun] A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RAGS (5) [noun] (in the plural) Tattered clothes. | [noun] A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter. | [noun] A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. RAIA (4) RAID (5) [noun] A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. | [noun] An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering | [noun] An attacking movement. RAIL (4) [noun] A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. | [noun] The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad. | [noun] A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation. | [noun] Any of several birds in the family Rallidae. | [verb] To complain violently (against, about). | [noun] An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress. | [verb] (of a liquid) To gush, flow. RAIN (4) [noun] Condensed water falling from a cloud. | [noun] Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops. | [noun] An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. RAJA (11) [noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes. RAKE (8) [noun] A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor. | [noun] (by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes. | [noun] The act of raking. | [noun] A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey. | [noun] Rate of progress; pace, speed. | [noun] A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope. | [noun] A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct. RAKI (8) [noun] A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise. RALE (4) [noun] (now chiefly in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema. RAMI (6) [noun] A small spray or twig. | [noun] A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels. | [noun] The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend. RAMP (8) [noun] An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline. | [noun] A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway. | [noun] A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport | [noun] An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek. RAMS (6) [noun] A male sheep, typically uncastrated | [noun] A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. | [noun] A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. | [noun] A French trick-taking card game related to nap and loo. RAND (5) [noun] The border of an area of land, especially marshland. | [noun] A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. | [noun] A border, edge or rim. | [noun] A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand | [verb] To rant; to storm. RANG (5) [verb] Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound. | [verb] To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound. | [verb] To produce (a sound) by ringing. RANI (4) [noun] The wife of a rajah. | [noun] A Hindu princess or female ruler in India. RANK (8) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. | [noun] A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"]. RANT (4) [noun] A criticism done by ranting. | [noun] A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation. | [noun] A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop. RAPE (6) RAPS (6) [noun] A sharp blow with something hard. | [noun] Blame for something. | [noun] A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction. RAPT (6) [noun] An ecstasy; a trance. | [noun] Rapidity. | [verb] To transport or ravish. RARE (4) [noun] A scarce or uncommon item. | [adjective] Very uncommon; scarce. | [adjective] (of a gas) Thin; of low density. | [adjective] (particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense). | [verb] To rear, rise up, start backwards. | [adjective] Early RASE (4) [noun] A scratching out, or erasure | [noun] A slight wound; a scratch | [noun] A way of measuring in which the commodity measured was made even with the top of the measuring vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above it RASH (7) [adjective] Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty. | [adjective] So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. | [adjective] Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. | [noun] An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin. | [noun] An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted. | [verb] To pull off or pluck violently. RASP (6) [noun] A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file. | [noun] The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound. | [verb] To use a rasp. | [noun] The raspberry. RATE (4) [noun] The worth of something; value. | [noun] The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. | [noun] Speed. | [verb] To berate, scold. RATH (7) [noun] A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age. | [noun] A Burmese carriage of state. | [adjective] Alternative form of rathe. RATO (4) RATS (4) [noun] A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. | [noun] Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. | [noun] A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling. RAVE (7) [noun] An enthusiastic review (such as of a play). | [noun] An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) and possibly drug use. | [noun] The genres of electronic dance music usually associated with rave parties. | [noun] One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh. | [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. RAWS (7) RAYA (7) RAYS (7) [noun] A beam of light or radiation. | [noun] A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin. | [noun] One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. RAZE (13) [verb] To demolish; to level to the ground. | [verb] To scrape as if with a razor. | [noun] A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins | [noun] A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through. RAZZ (22) [noun] A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball). | [verb] To tease playfully; to heckle. | [verb] To drive an automobile around. READ (5) [noun] A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play. | [noun] (in combination) Something to be read; a written work. | [noun] A person's interpretation or impression of something. | [verb] To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. REAL (4) [noun] A commodity; see realty. | [noun] (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages. | [noun] A real number. | [noun] Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies. | [noun] A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942. REAM (6) [noun] Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general. | [verb] To cream; mantle; foam; froth. | [verb] To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. | [noun] A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets. REAP (6) [noun] A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. | [verb] To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine | [verb] To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting. REAR (4) [verb] To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. | [verb] (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise. | [verb] To rise up on the hind legs | [verb] To move; stir. | [adjective] (of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw. | [noun] The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front. REBS (6) [noun] A Confederate soldier. RECK (10) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. RECS (6) [noun] A recommendation or suggestion. | [noun] A recreation ground. | [noun] Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates. REDD (6) [verb] To free from entanglement. | [verb] To free from embarrassment. | [verb] To fix boundaries. | [verb] To clean, tidy up, to put in order. | [noun] A spawning nest made by a fish. | [verb] To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. REDE (5) [noun] Help, advice, counsel. | [noun] Decision, a plan. | [verb] To govern, protect. REDO (5) [noun] A repeated action; a doing again, refurbishment, etc. | [verb] To do again. REDS (5) [noun] Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc. | [noun] A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. | [noun] One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours. REED (5) [noun] Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water. | [noun] The hollow stem of these plants. | [noun] Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it. | [verb] To thatch. | [verb] To become extremely excited; fly into a rage. | [noun] The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. REEF (7) [noun] A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. | [noun] A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. | [noun] A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind. | [noun] The itch; any eruptive skin disorder. REEK (8) [noun] A strong unpleasant smell. | [noun] Vapour; steam; smoke; fume. | [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [noun] A hill; a mountain. REEL (4) [noun] A shaky or unsteady gait. | [noun] A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel. | [noun] A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. REES (4) REFS (7) [noun] A referee. | [noun] A refrigerator. | [verb] To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game. REFT (7) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REGS (5) [noun] A regular. | [noun] A regulation. | [noun] Registrar | [noun] Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana. REIF (7) REIN (4) [noun] A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. | [noun] An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing. | [verb] To direct or stop a horse by using reins. | [noun] (chiefly in plural) A kidney. REIS (4) RELY (7) [verb] (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend. REMS (6) REND (5) [noun] A violent separation of parts. | [verb] To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst | [verb] To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate. RENT (4) [noun] A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property. | [noun] A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service. | [noun] A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business. | [verb] To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst REPO (6) [noun] Repossession | [noun] A repurchase agreement: a type of derivative which allows a borrower to use a financial security as collateral for a cash loan at a fixed interest rate | [noun] A repository usually containing software, in either source code or precompiled form. REPP (8) [noun] A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. REPS (6) [noun] Rep. | [verb] To represent; to act as a representative for. | [verb] Repeat RESH (7) REST (4) [noun] (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. | [noun] Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation. | [noun] Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility. | [verb] To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion. | [noun] That which remains. | [verb] To arrest. RETE (4) [noun] A network of blood vessels or nerves. | [noun] An anatomical part resembling or including a network. | [noun] A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features. RETS (4) [verb] To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. REVS (7) [noun] Revolution | [noun] A member of the Christian clergy; a minister. RHEA (7) [noun] A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America. | [noun] Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant. RHOS (7) [noun] The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient. | [noun] The sensitivity of the option value to the risk-free interest rate. RHUS (7) RIAL (4) [noun] The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. | [noun] An old gold coin of England. RIAS (4) [noun] A submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned river valley RIBS (6) [noun] Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum | [noun] A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something | [noun] A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones RICE (6) [noun] Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. | [noun] A specific variety of this plant. | [noun] The seeds of this plant used as food. | [noun] (now chiefly) A twig or stick. RICH (9) [verb] To enrich. | [verb] To become rich. | [adjective] Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. RICK (10) [noun] Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. | [noun] A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. | [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. | [noun] A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee. RIDE (5) [noun] An instance of riding. | [noun] A vehicle. | [noun] An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park. RIDS (5) [verb] To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. | [verb] To banish. | [verb] To kill. RIEL (4) [noun] The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛ RIFE (7) [adjective] Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things). | [adjective] Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. | [adjective] Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things). RIFF (10) [noun] A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. | [noun] A clever or witty remark. | [noun] A variation on something. | [noun] The belly; the bowels. RIFS (7) RIFT (7) [noun] A chasm or fissure. | [noun] A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through. | [noun] A shallow place in a stream; a ford. | [verb] (obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch. RIGS (5) [noun] The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. | [noun] Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose. | [noun] A large truck such as a semi-tractor. RILE (4) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILL (4) [noun] A very small brook; a streamlet. | [verb] To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream. | [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. RIME (6) [noun] Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface. | [noun] A coating or sheet of ice so formed. | [noun] A film or slimy coating. | [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [noun] A step of a ladder; a rung. | [noun] A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. RIMS (6) [noun] An edge around something, especially when circular. | [noun] A wheelrim. | [noun] A semicircular copydesk. RIMY (9) [adjective] Coated in rime. RIND (5) [noun] Tree bark | [noun] A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc | [noun] (usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind" | [noun] An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill. RING (5) [noun] (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle. | [noun] (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle. | [noun] A piece of food in the shape of a ring. | [noun] The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it. | [noun] An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation. RINK (8) [noun] A man, especially a warrior or hero. | [noun] A ring; a circle. | [noun] A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. RINS (4) RIOT (4) [noun] Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. | [noun] The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. | [noun] A wide and unconstrained variety. RIPE (6) [noun] A fruit or vegetable which has ripened. | [verb] To ripen or mature | [adjective] (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature | [noun] The bank of a river. | [verb] To search; to rummage. RIPS (6) [noun] A tear (in paper, etc.). | [noun] A type of tide or current. | [noun] A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action. RISE (4) [verb] To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. | [verb] To increase in value or standing. | [verb] To begin; to develop. | [noun] The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater. | [noun] (now chiefly) A twig or stick. RISK (8) [noun] A possible adverse event or outcome | [noun] The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. | [noun] The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. RITE (4) [noun] A religious custom. | [noun] (by extension) A prescribed behavior. | [adjective] Straight, not bent. RITZ (13) [noun] (usually preceded by the) A display of ostentatious elegance. RIVE (7) [noun] A place torn; a rent; a rift. | [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. | [verb] To pierce or cleave with a weapon. | [noun] A bank or shore. ROAD (5) [noun] A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. | [noun] A road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation. | [noun] A path chosen in life or career. ROAM (6) [verb] To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. | [verb] To use a network or service from different locations or devices. | [verb] To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them. ROAN (4) [noun] An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. | [noun] The color of such an animal. | [noun] A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. | [noun] Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. ROAR (4) [noun] A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open. | [noun] The cry of the lion. | [noun] The deep cry of the bull. ROBE (6) [noun] A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature. | [noun] The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. | [noun] A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom. ROBS (6) [verb] To steal from, especially using force or violence. | [verb] To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud. | [verb] (used with "of") To deprive (of). ROCK (10) [noun] A formation of minerals, specifically: | [noun] A large hill or island having no vegetation. | [noun] Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another. | [noun] An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway. | [noun] A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. | [noun] Distaff. | [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. ROCS (6) [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. RODE (5) [verb] To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. | [verb] To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. | [verb] (chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle. | [noun] The line from a vessel to its anchor. | [noun] A raid; an incursion. RODS (5) [noun] A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff. | [noun] A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. | [noun] A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod. ROES (4) [noun] The eggs of fish. | [noun] The sperm of certain fish. | [noun] The ovaries of certain crustaceans. ROIL (4) [verb] To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. | [verb] To annoy; to make someone angry. | [verb] To bubble, seethe. ROLE (4) [noun] A character or part played by a performer or actor. | [noun] The expected behaviour of an individual in a society. | [noun] The function or position of something. | [noun] An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment. ROLF (7) [verb] To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. ROLL (4) [noun] The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. | [noun] A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. | [noun] Something which rolls. | [noun] That which is rolled up. ROMP (8) [noun] Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy. | [noun] A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. | [noun] An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment. ROMS (6) ROOD (5) [noun] A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. | [noun] A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre. | [noun] A measure of five and a half yards in length. ROOF (7) [noun] The external covering at the top of a building. | [noun] The top external level of a building. | [noun] The upper part of a cavity. | [verb] To cover or furnish with a roof. ROOK (8) [noun] A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. | [noun] A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays. | [noun] A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name. | [noun] A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling. | [noun] A rookie. | [noun] Mist; fog; roke | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. ROOM (6) [noun] Opportunity or scope (to do something). | [noun] Space for something, or to carry out an activity. | [noun] A particular portion of space. | [adjective] Wide; spacious; roomy. | [adverb] Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent. | [noun] A deep blue dye. ROOT (4) [noun] The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. | [noun] A root vegetable. | [noun] The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place. | [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. | [verb] (with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.) ROPE (6) [noun] Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. | [noun] An individual length of such material. | [noun] A cohesive strand of something. ROPY (9) [adjective] Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. | [adjective] Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures. | [adjective] Of poor quality; in poor health. ROSE (4) [noun] A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers. | [noun] A flower of the rose plant. | [noun] A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae) | [verb] To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. | [noun] A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation. ROSY (7) [adjective] Rose-coloured. | [adjective] Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume. | [adjective] Optimistic. | [noun] Tea ROTA (4) [noun] A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar. | [noun] A kind of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music. ROTE (4) [noun] Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure. | [verb] To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. | [verb] To learn or repeat by rote. | [noun] The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore. | [noun] A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order. ROTI (4) [noun] A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. ROTL (4) ROTO (4) ROTS (4) [noun] The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. | [noun] Decaying matter. | [noun] Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs. ROUE (4) ROUP (6) [noun] An outcry. | [noun] A sale of goods by auction. | [verb] To cry or shout. | [noun] An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae. ROUT (4) [noun] A noise, especially a loud one | [noun] A disturbance; tumult. | [noun] Snoring. | [noun] A violent movement; a great or violent stir; a heavy blow; a stunning blow; a stroke. | [noun] A troop or group, especially of a traveling company or throng. | [verb] To search or root in the ground, like a pig. | [noun] The brent goose. ROUX (11) [noun] A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews. ROVE (7) [noun] A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding. | [noun] A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving. | [noun] The act of wandering; a ramble. | [verb] To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it. ROWS (7) [noun] A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc. | [noun] A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom. | [noun] An act or instance of rowing. RUBE (6) [noun] A person of rural heritage; a yokel. | [noun] An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person. RUBS (6) [noun] An act of rubbing. | [noun] A difficulty or problem. | [noun] A quip or sarcastic remark. RUBY (9) [noun] A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. | [noun] A red spinel. | [noun] A deep red colour. | [noun] A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters. RUCK (10) [noun] A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. | [noun] In Australian rules football | [noun] The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum. | [noun] A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric. | [verb] To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. | [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] A rucksack; a large backpack. | [noun] A small heifer. RUDD (6) [noun] Any species of the freshwater game fishes of genus Scardinius RUDE (5) [adjective] Bad-mannered. | [adjective] Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive. | [adjective] Tough, robust. RUED (5) [verb] To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action. | [verb] To cause to feel sorrow or pity. | [verb] To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place. RUER (4) RUES (4) [verb] To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action. | [verb] To cause to feel sorrow or pity. | [verb] To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place. RUFF (10) [noun] A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s). | [noun] Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill. | [noun] Senses relating to animals. | [noun] Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff. | [noun] An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit. | [noun] A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle. | [adjective] Not smooth; uneven. RUGA (5) RUGS (5) [noun] A partial covering for a floor. | [noun] A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket. | [noun] A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. RUIN (4) [noun] (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. | [noun] The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. | [noun] Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. RULE (4) [noun] A regulation, law, guideline. | [noun] A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure. | [noun] A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing. | [verb] To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. | [noun] Revelry. RULY (7) [adjective] Pitiable; miserable. | [adverb] Pitiably; miserably. | [adjective] Neat and orderly. RUMP (8) [noun] The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs | [noun] A cut of meat from the rump of an animal. | [noun] The buttocks. RUMS (6) [noun] A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses. | [noun] A serving of rum. | [noun] A kind or brand of rum. RUNE (4) [noun] A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons. | [noun] A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala. | [noun] A letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol. RUNG (5) [noun] A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round. | [noun] A crosspiece between legs of a chair. | [noun] A position in a hierarchy. | [verb] Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound. RUNS (4) [noun] Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. | [noun] Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip. | [noun] A pleasure trip. RUNT (4) [noun] The smallest animal of a litter. | [noun] (by extension) The smallest child in the family. | [noun] Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person. RUSE (4) [noun] A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs. | [noun] (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick. | [noun] Cunning, guile, trickery. RUSH (7) [noun] Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water. | [noun] The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. | [noun] The merest trifle; a straw. | [noun] A sudden forward motion. RUSK (8) [noun] A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit | [noun] A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) | [noun] A weaning food for children RUST (4) [noun] The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation. | [noun] A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust"). | [noun] A reddish-brown color. | [verb] To oxidize, especially of iron or steel. RUTH (7) [noun] Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy. | [noun] Repentance; regret; remorse. | [noun] Sorrow; misery; distress. RUTS (4) [noun] Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals. | [noun] The noise made by deer during sexual excitement. | [noun] Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. RYAS (7) RYES (7) [noun] A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. | [noun] The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. | [noun] Rye bread. RYKE (11) RYND (8) RYOT (7) [noun] A farmer or tiller of the soil.

RABAT (7) RABBI (9) [noun] A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. | [noun] A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation. | [noun] (police) A senior officer who acts as a mentor. RABIC (9) RABID (8) [noun] A human or animal infected with rabies. | [noun] Someone who is fanatical in opinion. | [adjective] Affected with rabies. RACED (8) [verb] To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest). | [verb] To compete against in such a race. | [verb] To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed. RACER (7) [noun] Someone who takes part in a race. | [noun] A racehorse. | [noun] An animal known for its fast speed, or suitable for racing; applied especially to a number of North American snakes, certain kinds of lake trout, etc. RACES (7) [noun] A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins | [noun] Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed. | [noun] A race condition. RACKS (11) [noun] A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other | [noun] Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel. | [noun] A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits. RACON (7) [noun] A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal. RADAR (6) [noun] A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces | [noun] A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes. | [noun] An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus. RADII (6) [noun] The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb. | [noun] The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal. | [noun] One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell. RADIO (6) [noun] The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves. | [noun] A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. | [noun] On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media. RADIX (13) [noun] A root. | [noun] A primitive word, from which other words may be derived. | [noun] The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal. RADON (6) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. RAFFS (11) RAFTS (8) [noun] A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. | [noun] (by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion. | [noun] A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water. RAGAS (6) [noun] Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. | [noun] Passion, love, lust. RAGED (7) [verb] To act or speak in heightened anger. | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To move with great violence, as a storm etc. | [verb] To enrage. RAGEE (6) RAGES (6) [noun] Violent uncontrolled anger. | [noun] A current fashion or fad. | [noun] Any vehement passion. RAGGY (10) [adjective] Raglike; like a rag. | [adjective] Scruffy; tending to dress in rags. | [adjective] Similar in style to ragtime music. RAGIS (6) RAIAS (5) RAIDS (6) [noun] A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. | [noun] An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering | [noun] An attacking movement. RAILS (5) [noun] A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. | [noun] The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad. | [noun] A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation. RAINS (5) [noun] Condensed water falling from a cloud. | [noun] Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops. | [noun] An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. RAINY (8) [adjective] Pouring with rain; wet; showery RAISE (5) [noun] An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK). | [noun] A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance. | [noun] A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward. | [noun] A cairn or pile of stones. RAJAH (15) [noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes. RAJAS (12) [noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes. | [noun] One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate. RAJES (12) RAKED (10) [verb] To walk; to roam, to wander. | [verb] Of animals (especially sheep): to graze. | [verb] To roam or wander through (somewhere). RAKEE (9) RAKER (9) RAKES (9) [noun] A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey. | [noun] The movement of animals while grazing. | [noun] The pastureland over which animals graze; a range, a stray. RAKIS (9) RALES (5) [noun] (now chiefly in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema. | [noun] Abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound heard from the lungs, often audible only with a stethoscope. RALLY (8) [noun] A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. | [noun] A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. | [noun] A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. | [noun] Good-humoured raillery. RALPH (10) [verb] To vomit. | [noun] A raven. RAMEE (7) RAMET (7) RAMIE (7) [noun] (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems. | [noun] (usually uncountable) fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax. RAMMY (12) [adjective] Of a food, taste, odour etc.: like a ram; pungent, rank. | [adjective] Frisky, lecherous. | [noun] A disorderly argument or disturbance; a fracas. RAMPS (9) [noun] An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline. | [noun] A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway. | [noun] A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport RAMUS (7) [noun] A small spray or twig. | [noun] A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels. | [noun] The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend. RANCE (7) RANCH (10) [noun] A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. | [noun] A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States. | [noun] A house or property on a plot of ranch land. RANDS (6) [noun] The border of an area of land, especially marshland. | [noun] A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. | [noun] A border, edge or rim. RANDY (9) [noun] Impudent beggar | [noun] Boisterous, coarse, loose woman | [noun] Virago RANEE (5) [noun] The wife of a rajah. | [noun] A Hindu princess or female ruler in India. RANGE (6) [noun] A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc. | [noun] A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates. | [noun] Selection, array. RANGY (9) [adjective] Slender and long of limb; lanky | [adjective] Prone to roaming around. | [adjective] Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious. RANID (6) RANIS (5) [noun] The wife of a rajah. | [noun] A Hindu princess or female ruler in India. RANKS (9) [noun] A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"]. | [noun] In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal. | [noun] One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality RANTS (5) [noun] A criticism done by ranting. | [noun] A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation. | [noun] A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop. RAPED (8) RAPER (7) [noun] A person who has raped someone; a rapist. RAPES (7) RAPHE (10) [noun] A ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, especially at the join between two halves or sections. RAPID (8) [noun] (often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. | [noun] A burst of rapid fire. | [adjective] Very swift or quick. RARED (6) RARER (5) [adjective] Very uncommon; scarce. | [adjective] (of a gas) Thin; of low density. | [adjective] Good; enjoyable. RARES (5) RASED (6) [verb] To rub along the surface of; to graze | [verb] To rub or scratch out; to erase | [verb] To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze RASER (5) RASES (5) [noun] A scratching out, or erasure | [noun] A slight wound; a scratch | [noun] A way of measuring in which the commodity measured was made even with the top of the measuring vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above it RASPS (7) [noun] A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file. | [noun] The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound. | [verb] To use a rasp. RASPY (10) [adjective] (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality. | [adjective] Irritable. RATAL (5) RATAN (5) RATCH (10) RATED (6) [verb] To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level. | [verb] To evaluate or estimate the value of. | [verb] To consider or regard. RATEL (5) [noun] A carnivorous mammal, Mellivora capensis, found in Africa and some parts of Asia; the honey badger. RATER (5) RATES (5) [noun] The worth of something; value. | [noun] The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. | [noun] Speed. RATHE (8) [adjective] Ripening or blooming early. | [adverb] Quickly. | [adverb] Early in the morning. RATIO (5) [noun] A number representing a comparison between two named things. | [noun] The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient). | [noun] Short for ratio decidendi. RATOS (5) RATTY (8) [adjective] Similar to a rat; ratlike. | [adjective] Infested with rats. | [adjective] In poor condition or repair RAVED (9) [verb] To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging. | [verb] To speak or write wildly or incoherently. | [verb] To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; followed by about, of, or (formerly) on. RAVEL (8) [noun] A snarl; a complication. | [noun] A ravelled thread. | [verb] To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse. RAVEN (8) [noun] Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax. | [noun] A jet-black colour. | [adjective] Of the color of the raven; jet-black | [noun] Rapine; rapacity. RAVER (8) [noun] A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture. | [noun] A person who raves or rants. RAVES (8) [noun] An enthusiastic review (such as of a play). | [noun] An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) and possibly drug use. | [noun] The genres of electronic dance music usually associated with rave parties. RAVIN (8) [noun] Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. | [verb] To dine or feast upon plunder or goods seized by violence. | [adjective] Ravenous. RAWER (8) [adjective] (of food) Not cooked. | [adjective] (of materials, products, etc.) Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. | [adjective] Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated. RAWIN (8) RAWLY (11) RAXED (13) RAXES (12) RAYAH (11) RAYAS (8) RAYED (9) [verb] To emit something as if in rays. | [verb] To radiate as if in rays. | [verb] To arrange. RAYON (8) [noun] A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. | [noun] An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states. | [noun] A ray or beam. RAZED (15) [verb] To demolish; to level to the ground. | [verb] To scrape as if with a razor. | [adjective] Slashed or striped in patterns. RAZEE (14) RAZER (14) RAZES (14) [verb] To demolish; to level to the ground. | [verb] To scrape as if with a razor. RAZOR (14) [noun] A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. | [noun] Any tool or instrument designed for shaving. | [noun] The sharp tusk of a wild boar. REACH (10) [noun] The act of stretching or extending; extension. | [noun] The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown. | [noun] The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity. REACT (7) [noun] An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media. | [verb] To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. | [verb] To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force READD (7) READS (6) [noun] A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play. | [noun] (in combination) Something to be read; a written work. | [noun] A person's interpretation or impression of something. READY (9) [noun] Ready money; cash | [verb] To prepare; to make ready for action. | [adjective] Prepared for immediate action or use. REALM (7) [noun] An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined. | [noun] The domain of a certain abstraction. | [noun] A scope of operation in networking or security. REALS (5) [noun] A commodity; see realty. | [noun] (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages. | [noun] A real number. REAMS (7) [verb] To cream; mantle; foam; froth. | [verb] To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. | [verb] To shape or form, especially using a reamer. REAPS (7) [verb] To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine | [verb] To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting. | [verb] To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense. REARM (7) [verb] To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. REARS (5) [verb] To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. | [verb] (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise. | [verb] To rise up on the hind legs REATA (5) REAVE (8) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REBAR (7) [noun] A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure. | [noun] A grid-shaped system of such bars. | [verb] To reinforce with bars of this kind. | [verb] To bar again. REBBE (9) [noun] The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish community. REBEC (9) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBEL (7) [noun] A person who resists an established authority, often violently | [noun] A person from the Confederate States of America | [verb] To resist or become defiant toward an authority. REBID (8) [noun] A second or subsequent (normally higher) bid. | [verb] To bid again on something. | [verb] To require a new set of bids for. REBOP (9) REBUS (7) [noun] A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. | [noun] A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. | [verb] To mark or indicate by a rebus. REBUT (7) [verb] To drive back or beat back; to repulse. | [verb] To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. REBUY (10) RECAP (9) [noun] A tire that has had new tread glued on. | [verb] To seal (something) again with a cap. | [verb] To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only - Retread in UK English) | [noun] A recapitulation. | [noun] A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio. | [verb] To replace capacitors in electronic equipment. RECCE (9) [noun] Reconnaissance. | [verb] Reconnoitre. | [adjective] Relating to reconnaissance. RECKS (11) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. RECON (7) [noun] Reconnaissance. | [verb] Reconnoiter. | [noun] The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination. RECTA (7) [noun] The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon. RECTI (7) [noun] Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc. RECTO (7) [noun] The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal. | [noun] The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number. | [noun] A writ of right. RECUR (7) [verb] To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc. | [verb] To happen again. | [verb] To recurse. RECUT (7) [verb] To cut again REDAN (6) [noun] A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V. REDDS (7) [verb] To free from entanglement. | [verb] To free from embarrassment. | [verb] To fix boundaries. REDED (7) REDES (6) [verb] To govern, protect. | [verb] To discuss, deliberate. | [verb] To advise. REDIA (6) REDID (7) [verb] To do again. REDIP (8) REDLY (9) REDON (6) REDOS (6) [noun] A repeated action; a doing again, refurbishment, etc. REDOX (13) [noun] A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred. | [verb] To subject to a redox reaction. | [adjective] Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. REDRY (9) REDUB (8) REDUX (13) [adjective] (of a topic) Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited. REDYE (9) REEDS (6) [noun] Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water. | [noun] The hollow stem of these plants. | [noun] Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it. REEDY (9) [adjective] Full of, or edged with, reeds. | [adjective] (of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone. | [adjective] (of a person) Tall and thin. REEFS (8) [noun] A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. | [noun] A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. | [noun] A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind. REEFY (11) REEKS (9) [noun] A strong unpleasant smell. | [noun] Vapour; steam; smoke; fume. | [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. REEKY (12) REELS (5) [noun] A shaky or unsteady gait. | [noun] A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel. | [noun] A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. REEST (5) REEVE (8) [noun] Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities. | [noun] The president of a township or municipal district council. | [noun] The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander. | [verb] To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it. | [noun] A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff. REFED (9) REFEL (8) REFER (8) [verb] To direct the attention of. | [verb] To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere. | [verb] To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation. REFIT (8) [noun] The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored. | [verb] To fit again; to put back into its place. | [verb] To prepare for use again; to repair or restore. REFIX (15) [verb] To fix again. REFLY (11) REFRY (11) REGAL (6) [adjective] Of or relating to royalty. | [adjective] Befitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress. | [noun] A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; today it has been revived for the performance of music from those times. REGES (6) REGMA (8) REGNA (6) REHAB (10) [noun] Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs. | [noun] An institution for rehabilitation. | [verb] To rehabilitate. REHEM (10) REIFS (8) REIFY (11) [verb] To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing REIGN (6) [noun] The exercise of sovereign power. | [noun] The period during which a monarch rules. | [noun] The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. REINK (9) REINS (5) [noun] A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. | [noun] An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing. | [verb] To direct or stop a horse by using reins. | [noun] The kidneys. REIVE (8) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REKEY (12) [verb] To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. | [verb] To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it. | [verb] To change the key or tenor of; to reframe. RELAX (12) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAY (8) [noun] A new set of hounds. | [noun] A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. | [noun] (by extension) A new set of anything. | [verb] To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again. RELET (5) [noun] A property that has been let again | [verb] To let a property again RELIC (7) [noun] That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion. | [noun] Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons. | [noun] A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration. RELIT (5) [verb] To light or kindle anew. | [verb] To render again with different simulated lighting conditions. REMAN (7) [verb] To supply with new personnel. | [adjective] Having the property of having undergone remanufacture REMAP (9) [verb] To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose. | [verb] To map again. REMET (7) REMEX (14) [noun] Quill | [noun] The flight feather of a bird. REMIT (7) [noun] Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope. | [noun] A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court. | [verb] To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. REMIX (14) [noun] A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes. | [noun] A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes | [verb] To mix again. RENAL (5) [adjective] Pertaining to the kidneys. RENDS (6) [verb] To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst | [verb] To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate. | [verb] To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. RENEW (8) [verb] To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. | [verb] To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. | [verb] To make new spiritually; to regenerate. RENIG (6) RENIN (5) [noun] A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin-I. Because its activity ultimately leads to formation of angiotensin-II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure. RENTE (5) RENTS (5) [noun] A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property. | [noun] A similar payment for the use of equipment or a service. | [noun] A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business. REOIL (5) REPAY (10) [verb] To pay back. REPEG (8) REPEL (7) [verb] To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. | [verb] To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). | [verb] To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). REPIN (7) REPLY (10) [noun] A written or spoken response; part of a conversation. | [noun] Something given in reply. | [noun] A counterattack. REPOS (7) [noun] Repossession | [noun] A repurchase agreement: a type of derivative which allows a borrower to use a financial security as collateral for a cash loan at a fixed interest rate | [noun] A repository usually containing software, in either source code or precompiled form. REPOT (7) [verb] To move a growing plant from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth REPPS (9) REPRO (7) [noun] The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on the page. | [verb] To reproduce (a bug or problem). | [noun] The act of reproducing new individuals biologically. RERAN (5) [verb] To run (a previously broadcast television program) again. | [verb] To run (a race) again. | [verb] To run (a computer program) again. RERIG (6) RERUN (5) [noun] A television program shown after its initial presentation — particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat. | [noun] Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc. | [noun] A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office. RESAW (8) RESAY (8) RESEE (5) RESET (5) [verb] To set back to the initial state. | [verb] To set to zero. | [verb] To adjust; to set or position differently. | [noun] An act of resetting to the initial state | [noun] The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw. RESEW (8) RESID (6) RESIN (5) [noun] A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. | [noun] Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic. | [noun] Any synthetic compound of similar properties. RESOD (6) RESOW (8) RESTS (5) [noun] (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. | [noun] Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation. | [noun] Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility. RETAG (6) RETAX (12) RETCH (10) [noun] An unsuccessful effort to vomit. | [verb] To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. | [verb] To reck | [verb] To reach RETEM (7) RETIA (5) [noun] A network of blood vessels or nerves. | [noun] An anatomical part resembling or including a network. | [noun] A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features. RETIE (5) [verb] To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. RETRO (5) [noun] Past fashions or trends. | [adjective] Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were. | [adjective] Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto. RETRY (8) [noun] Another attempt. | [verb] To try or attempt again. | [verb] To try judicially a second time. REUSE (5) [noun] The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable. | [noun] The act of using again, or in another place. | [verb] To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else). REVEL (8) [noun] An instance of merrymaking; a celebration. | [noun] A kind of dance. | [noun] A wake for the dead. | [noun] The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb. REVET (8) [verb] To face (an embankment, etc.) with masonry, wood, or other material. REVUE (8) [noun] A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied. Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs. REWAN (8) REWAX (15) REWED (9) REWET (8) REWIN (8) REWON (8) REXES (12) [noun] An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking. RHEAS (8) [noun] A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America. RHEUM (10) [noun] Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. | [noun] Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. | [noun] Tears. RHINO (8) [noun] A rhinoceros. | [noun] Money RHOMB (12) [noun] A rhombus. | [noun] A rhombohedron. RHUMB (12) [noun] A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle | [noun] One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points) | [noun] A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25° RHYME (13) [noun] Rhyming verse (poetic form) | [noun] A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse. | [noun] A word that rhymes with another. RHYTA (11) [noun] A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. | [noun] A Thracian drinking horn. RIALS (5) [noun] The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. | [noun] An old gold coin of England. RIANT (5) RIATA (5) RIBBY (12) [adjective] Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed. | [adjective] Specifically, thin so as to have prominent ribs; emaciated. | [adjective] Shabby, in poor condition. RIBES (7) RICED (8) [verb] To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes). | [verb] To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.) | [verb] To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding). RICER (7) [noun] A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests rice. | [noun] A utensil used to extrude soft foods (such as, and especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice. | [noun] An imported automobile from an Oriental country, deemed inferior because it is low-powered and/or cheap. RICES (7) [noun] Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. | [noun] A specific variety of this plant. | [noun] The seeds of this plant used as food. RICIN (7) [noun] An extremely toxic protein extracted from the castor bean. RICKS (11) [noun] Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. | [noun] A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. | [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. RIDER (6) [noun] One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle. | [noun] A provision annexed to a bill under the consideration of a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill. | [noun] (by extension) Something extra or burdensome that is imposed. RIDES (6) [noun] An instance of riding. | [noun] A vehicle. | [noun] An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park. RIDGE (7) [noun] The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. | [noun] Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. | [noun] The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. RIDGY (10) RIELS (5) [noun] The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛ RIFER (8) RIFFS (11) [noun] A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. | [noun] A clever or witty remark. | [noun] A variation on something. RIFLE (8) [noun] A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy. | [noun] (usually plural) A rifleman. | [noun] An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. RIFTS (8) [noun] A chasm or fissure. | [noun] A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through. | [noun] A shallow place in a stream; a ford. RIGHT (9) [adjective] Straight, not bent. | [adjective] Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. | [adjective] Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. | [adverb] On the right side. | [noun] That which complies with justice, law or reason. | [verb] To correct. RIGID (7) [noun] A bicycle with no suspension system. | [adjective] Stiff, rather than flexible. | [adjective] Fixed, rather than moving. RIGOR (6) [noun] Short for rigor mortis. | [noun] Severity or strictness. | [noun] Harshness, as of climate. RILED (6) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILES (5) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILEY (8) [adjective] Angry, upset. RILLE (5) [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. RILLS (5) [noun] A very small brook; a streamlet. | [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. RIMED (8) [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [verb] (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. | [verb] Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. RIMER (7) RIMES (7) [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [verb] (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. | [verb] Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. RINDS (6) [noun] Tree bark | [noun] A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc | [noun] (usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind" RINGS (6) [noun] (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle. | [noun] (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle. | [noun] A piece of food in the shape of a ring. RINKS (9) [noun] A man, especially a warrior or hero. | [noun] A ring; a circle. | [noun] A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. RINSE (5) [noun] The action of rinsing. | [noun] A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye. | [verb] To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap. RIOJA (12) [noun] The wine (mostly red) of that region RIOTS (5) [noun] Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. | [noun] The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. | [noun] A wide and unconstrained variety. RIPED (8) RIPEN (7) [verb] To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.) | [verb] To approach or come to perfection. | [verb] To cause to mature; to make ripe RIPER (7) [adjective] (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature | [adjective] (of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow | [adjective] Having attained its full development; mature; perfected RIPES (7) RISEN (5) [verb] To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. | [verb] To increase in value or standing. | [verb] To begin; to develop. RISER (5) [noun] Someone or something which rises. | [noun] A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something. | [noun] The vertical part of a step on a staircase. RISES (5) [verb] To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. | [verb] To increase in value or standing. | [verb] To begin; to develop. RISHI (8) [noun] A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. | [noun] (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. RISKS (9) [noun] A possible adverse event or outcome | [noun] The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. | [noun] The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. RISKY (12) [adjective] Dangerous, involving risks. RISUS (5) RITES (5) [noun] That which complies with justice, law or reason. | [noun] A legal, just or moral entitlement. | [noun] The right side or direction. RITZY (17) [adjective] Elegant and luxurious. RIVAL (8) [noun] A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. | [noun] Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another. | [noun] One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. RIVED (9) [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. | [verb] To pierce or cleave with a weapon. RIVEN (8) [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. | [verb] To pierce or cleave with a weapon. | [adjective] Torn apart. RIVER (8) [noun] A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea. | [noun] Any large flow of a liquid in a single body. | [noun] The last card dealt in a hand. | [noun] One who rives or splits. RIVES (8) [noun] A place torn; a rent; a rift. | [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. | [verb] To pierce or cleave with a weapon. RIVET (8) [noun] A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. | [noun] Any fixed point or certain basis. | [noun] A light kind of footman's armour. RIYAL (8) [noun] The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. ROACH (10) [noun] Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: | [noun] A cockroach. | [noun] An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area. | [noun] (smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug. | [noun] A bed or stratum of some mineral. ROADS (6) [noun] A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. | [noun] A road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation. | [noun] A path chosen in life or career. ROAMS (7) [verb] To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. | [verb] To use a network or service from different locations or devices. | [verb] To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them. ROANS (5) [noun] An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. | [noun] The color of such an animal. | [noun] A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. ROARS (5) [noun] A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open. | [noun] The cry of the lion. | [noun] The deep cry of the bull. ROAST (5) [noun] A cut of meat suited to roasting | [noun] A meal consisting of roast foods. | [noun] The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted. ROBED (8) [verb] To clothe; to dress. | [verb] To put on official vestments. | [adjective] Wearing a robe. ROBES (7) [noun] A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature. | [noun] The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. | [noun] A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom. ROBIN (7) [noun] Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. | [noun] A trimming in front of a dress. ROBLE (7) ROBOT (7) [noun] A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. | [noun] An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. | [noun] A person who does not seem to have any emotions. ROCKS (11) [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] Rocuronium. | [noun] A formation of minerals, specifically: ROCKY (14) [adjective] Unstable; easily rocked. | [adjective] In the style of rock music. | [adjective] Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress. | [adjective] Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks. RODEO (6) [noun] A gathering of cattle to be branded. | [noun] A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock. | [noun] An entertainment event associated with the sport. ROGER (6) [interjection] (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood) | [verb] Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. ROGUE (6) [noun] A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. | [noun] A mischievous scamp. | [noun] A vagrant. ROILS (5) [verb] To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. | [verb] To annoy; to make someone angry. | [verb] To bubble, seethe. ROILY (8) [adjective] (of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) | [adjective] Turbulent ROLES (5) [noun] A character or part played by a performer or actor. | [noun] The expected behaviour of an individual in a society. | [noun] The function or position of something. ROLFS (8) [verb] To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. ROLLS (5) [noun] The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. | [noun] A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. | [noun] Something which rolls. ROMAN (7) [noun] One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight. | [noun] A novel. | [adjective] (of type) upright, as opposed to italic ROMEO (7) ROMPS (9) [noun] Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy. | [noun] A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. | [noun] An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment. RONDO (6) [noun] A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. | [noun] A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy. | [noun] A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others. ROODS (6) [noun] A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. | [noun] A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre. | [noun] A measure of five and a half yards in length. ROOFS (8) [noun] The external covering at the top of a building. | [noun] The top external level of a building. | [noun] The upper part of a cavity. ROOKS (9) [noun] A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. | [noun] A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays. | [noun] A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name. ROOKY (12) ROOMS (7) [noun] Opportunity or scope (to do something). | [noun] Space for something, or to carry out an activity. | [noun] A particular portion of space. ROOMY (10) [noun] A roommate. | [adjective] Spacious, expansive, comfortable. ROOSE (5) ROOST (5) [noun] The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch). | [noun] A group of birds roosting together. | [noun] A bedroom | [noun] A tidal race. | [verb] To rout out of bed; to rouse ROOTS (5) [noun] The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. | [noun] A root vegetable. | [noun] The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place. ROOTY (8) ROPED (8) [verb] To tie (something) with rope. | [verb] To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something). | [verb] To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread. ROPER (7) [noun] An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster. | [noun] Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso. | [noun] A maker of ropes. ROPES (7) [noun] Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. | [noun] An individual length of such material. | [noun] A cohesive strand of something. ROPEY (10) [adjective] Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. | [adjective] Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures. | [adjective] Of poor quality; in poor health. ROQUE (14) [noun] A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface ROSED (6) [verb] To make rose-coloured; to redden or flush. | [verb] To perfume, as with roses. | [adjective] Having taken on a crimson colour. ROSES (5) [noun] A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers. | [noun] A flower of the rose plant. | [noun] A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae) ROSET (5) ROSIN (5) [noun] A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. | [noun] Resin. | [verb] To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin. ROTAS (5) [noun] A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar. | [noun] A kind of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music. ROTCH (10) ROTES (5) ROTIS (5) [noun] A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. ROTLS (5) ROTOR (5) [noun] A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump. | [noun] The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft. | [noun] A quantity having magnitude, direction and position. ROTOS (5) ROTTE (5) ROUEN (5) ROUES (5) ROUGE (6) [noun] Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher. | [noun] Any reddish pink colour. | [noun] A single point awarded when a team kicks the ball out of its opponent's end zone, or when a kicked ball becomes dead within the non-kicking team's end zone. Etymology uncertain; it is thought that in the early years of the sport, a red flag indicated that a single had been scored. (This scoring term is not often used in Canada, with the term single being more commonly used.) ROUGH (9) [noun] The unmowed part of a golf course. | [noun] A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. | [noun] A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce. ROUND (6) [adverb] So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof. | [adverb] So as to surround or be near. | [adverb] Nearly; approximately; about. | [verb] To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel. | [noun] A whisper; whispering. ROUPS (7) [noun] An outcry. | [noun] A sale of goods by auction. | [verb] To cry or shout. ROUPY (10) ROUSE (5) [noun] An arousal. | [noun] The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse. | [verb] To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy. | [noun] An official ceremony over drinks. ROUST (5) [noun] A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. | [verb] To rout out of bed; to rouse | [verb] To harass, to treat in a rough way. ROUTE (5) [noun] A course or way which is traveled or passed. | [noun] A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation. | [noun] A road or path; often specifically a highway. | [verb] To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. ROUTH (8) ROUTS (5) [noun] A noise, especially a loud one | [noun] A disturbance; tumult. | [noun] Snoring. ROVED (9) [verb] To shoot with arrows (at). | [verb] To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. | [verb] To roam or wander through. ROVEN (8) ROVER (8) [noun] (usually in the plural) A randomly selected target. | [noun] One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad. | [noun] A vagabond, a tramp, an unsteady, restless person, one who by habit doesn't settle down or marry. | [noun] A pirate. ROVES (8) [verb] To shoot with arrows (at). | [verb] To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. | [verb] To roam or wander through. ROWAN (8) [noun] Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. | [noun] Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries. | [noun] A second crop of hay; aftermath. ROWDY (12) [noun] A boisterous person; a brawler. | [adjective] Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. ROWED (9) [verb] To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. | [verb] To transport in a boat propelled with oars. | [verb] To be moved by oars. | [adjective] Formed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows. ROWEL (8) [noun] The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur. | [noun] A little flat ring or wheel on a horse's bit. | [noun] A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of a horse in the manner of a seton in human surgery. ROWEN (8) [noun] A second crop of hay; aftermath. | [noun] A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it can be cropped by cattle. ROWER (8) [noun] One who rows. | [noun] A rowing machine. ROWTH (11) ROYAL (8) [noun] A royal person; a member of a royal family. | [noun] A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches. | [noun] A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches. RUANA (5) RUBES (7) [noun] A person of rural heritage; a yokel. | [noun] An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person. RUBLE (7) [noun] The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. RUBUS (7) RUCHE (10) [noun] A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. | [noun] A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist. | [noun] A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. RUCKS (11) [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] Rocuronium. | [noun] A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. RUDDS (7) RUDDY (10) [noun] A ruddy duck. | [noun] A ruddy ground dove. | [verb] To make reddish in colour. RUDER (6) [adjective] Bad-mannered. | [adjective] Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive. | [adjective] Tough, robust. RUERS (5) RUFFE (11) [noun] Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish. | [noun] Other species in the same genus. RUFFS (11) [noun] A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s). | [noun] Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill. | [noun] Senses relating to animals. RUGAE (6) RUGAL (6) RUGBY (11) [noun] (usually uncountable) A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past their opponent’s territory or kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar. | [noun] A loose fitting shirt with a collar, as worn by rugby players. | [noun] Rubber cement, contact cement. RUING (6) [verb] To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action. | [verb] To cause to feel sorrow or pity. | [verb] To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place. RUINS (5) [noun] (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. | [noun] The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. | [noun] Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. RULED (6) [verb] To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. | [verb] To excel. | [verb] To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines). RULER (5) [noun] A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings. | [noun] A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others. | [verb] To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment). RULES (5) [noun] A regulation, law, guideline. | [noun] A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure. | [noun] A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing. RUMBA (9) [noun] A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time. | [verb] To dance the rumba RUMEN (7) [noun] The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants. RUMMY (12) [noun] A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong. | [noun] A rum-drinking alcoholic. | [adjective] Resembling or tasting of rum. RUMOR (7) [noun] A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. | [noun] Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. | [verb] (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. RUMPS (9) [noun] The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs | [noun] A cut of meat from the rump of an animal. | [noun] The buttocks. RUNES (5) [noun] A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons. | [noun] A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala. | [noun] A letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol. RUNGS (6) [noun] A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round. | [noun] A crosspiece between legs of a chair. | [noun] A position in a hierarchy. RUNIC (7) RUNNY (8) [adjective] Fluid; capable of flowing. | [adjective] Liable to run or drip. RUNTS (5) [noun] The smallest animal of a litter. | [noun] (by extension) The smallest child in the family. | [noun] Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person. RUNTY (8) RUPEE (7) [noun] The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨. | [noun] A silver coin circulating in India between the 16th and 20th centuries, weighing one tola (formerly 170–180 troy grains; from 1833, 180 troy grains). RURAL (5) [noun] A person from the countryside; a rustic. | [adjective] Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. RUSES (5) [noun] A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs. | [noun] (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick. | [noun] Cunning, guile, trickery. RUSHY (11) RUSKS (9) [noun] A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit | [noun] A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) | [noun] A weaning food for children RUSTS (5) [noun] The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation. | [noun] A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust"). | [noun] A reddish-brown color. RUSTY (8) [adjective] Marked or corroded by rust. | [adjective] Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. | [adjective] Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. | [adjective] Discolored and rancid; reasty. RUTHS (8) RUTIN (5) [noun] A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and rutinose. RUTTY (8) RYKED (13) RYKES (12) RYNDS (9) RYOTS (8) [noun] A farmer or tiller of the soil.

RABATO (8) [noun] Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff. RABATS (8) RABBET (10) [noun] A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint. | [verb] To cut a rabbet in a piece of material. RABBIN (10) RABBIS (10) [noun] A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. | [noun] A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation. | [noun] (police) A senior officer who acts as a mentor. RABBIT (10) [noun] A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. | [noun] The meat from this animal. | [noun] The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur. | [verb] To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly. | [verb] Confound; damn; drat. RABBLE (10) [verb] To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense | [verb] To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out | [noun] A bewildered or meaningless string of words. | [noun] An iron bar used in puddling. RABIES (8) [noun] An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death. RACEME (10) [noun] An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis. RACERS (8) [noun] Someone who takes part in a race. | [noun] A racehorse. | [noun] An animal known for its fast speed, or suitable for racing; applied especially to a number of North American snakes, certain kinds of lake trout, etc. RACHET (11) RACHIS (11) [noun] The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. | [noun] An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. | [noun] The central shaft of a feather. RACIAL (8) [noun] A skill possessed by all characters of a certain race. | [adjective] Of or relating to a race (or a people). RACIER (8) [adjective] Mildly risqué. | [adjective] Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil. | [adjective] (by extension) Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. RACILY (11) RACING (9) [verb] To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest). | [verb] To compete against in such a race. | [verb] To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed. RACISM (10) [noun] Belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior. | [noun] The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others. | [noun] Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; an action of such discrimination. RACIST (8) [noun] A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others. | [adjective] Constituting, exhibiting, advocating or pertaining to racism. | [adjective] Discriminatory. RACKED (13) [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. | [verb] To torture (someone) on the rack. | [verb] To cause (someone) to suffer pain. RACKER (12) RACKET (12) [noun] A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton. | [noun] A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. | [noun] A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground. | [noun] A loud noise. RACKLE (12) RACONS (8) [noun] A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal. RACOON (8) [noun] A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor. | [noun] Any mammal of the genus Procyon. | [noun] Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine. RADARS (7) [noun] A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces | [noun] A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes. | [noun] An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus. RADDED (9) RADDLE (8) [noun] A red ochre. | [verb] To mark with raddle; to daub something red. | [verb] To interweave or twist together. | [noun] A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence. RADIAL (7) [noun] A radial tire / radial tyre. | [adjective] Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre. | [adjective] Moving along a radius. RADIAN (7) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad RADIOS (7) [noun] The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves. | [noun] A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. | [noun] On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media. RADISH (10) [noun] A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. | [noun] The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked. | [noun] With a distinguishing word: some other plant of the Raphanus genus or Brassicaceae family. RADIUM (9) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. | [noun] A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance. | [verb] To treat (a tumour, etc.) with radium. RADIUS (7) [noun] The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb. | [noun] The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal. | [noun] One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell. RADOME (9) [noun] A radar dome. RADONS (7) RADULA (7) [noun] The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves. RAFFIA (12) [noun] A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). RAFFLE (12) [noun] A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize. | [noun] A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes. | [verb] To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off. | [noun] Refuse; rubbish RAFTED (10) [verb] To convey on a raft. | [verb] To make into a raft. | [verb] To travel by raft. RAFTER (9) [noun] One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. | [noun] A flock of turkeys. | [verb] To make (timber, etc.) into rafters. | [noun] A raftsman. RAGBAG (10) [noun] A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. RAGEES (7) RAGGED (9) [adjective] In tatters, having the texture broken. | [adjective] Having rough edges; jagged or uneven | [adjective] Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise | [verb] To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag. RAGGEE (8) RAGGLE (8) RAGING (8) [verb] To act or speak in heightened anger. | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To move with great violence, as a storm etc. | [verb] To enrage. RAGLAN (7) [noun] An overcoat with sleeves of this type. | [adjective] (of a sleeve) Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam. RAGMAN (9) [noun] A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man. | [noun] A statute issued by Edward I in 1276. | [noun] A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull. RAGMEN (9) [noun] A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man. RAGOUT (7) [noun] A stew of meat and vegetables mixed together | [noun] (by extension) any stew, soup, or sauce | [verb] To prepare (food) as a ragout. RAGTAG (8) [adjective] Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. | [adjective] Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components. RAGTOP (9) [noun] A convertible automobile. RAIDED (8) [verb] To engage in a raid against. | [verb] To lure from another; to entice away from. | [verb] To indulge oneself by taking from. RAIDER (7) [noun] One who engages in a raid; a plunderer. | [noun] A person who takes or attempts to take control of a firm against the will of current management by purchasing a controlling interest of stock and acquiring proxies. | [noun] A special forces operative; a commando. RAILED (7) [verb] To travel by railway. | [verb] To enclose with rails or a railing. | [verb] To range in a line. RAILER (6) RAINED (7) [verb] To have rain fall from the sky. | [verb] To fall as or like rain. | [verb] To issue (something) in large quantities. RAISED (7) [verb] (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. | [verb] To create, increase or develop. | [verb] To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio). RAISER (6) [noun] A person or thing that raises. | [noun] A kind of armchair with a standing-up system. | [noun] The upright board on the front of a step in a flight of steps. RAISES (6) [noun] An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK). | [noun] A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance. | [noun] A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward. RAISIN (6) [noun] A dried grape. | [verb] Of grapes: to dry out; to become like raisins. RAJAHS (16) [noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes. RAKEES (10) RAKERS (10) RAKING (11) [verb] To walk; to roam, to wander. | [verb] Of animals (especially sheep): to graze. | [verb] To roam or wander through (somewhere). RAKISH (13) [adjective] Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. | [adjective] Like a rake; dissolute; profligate. RALLYE (9) [noun] A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. | [noun] A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. | [noun] A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. RALPHS (11) [verb] To vomit. RAMATE (8) RAMBLE (10) [noun] A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside. | [noun] A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction. | [noun] A bed of shale over the seam of coal. RAMEES (8) RAMETS (8) RAMIES (8) [noun] (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems. | [noun] (usually uncountable) fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax. RAMIFY (14) [verb] To divide into branches or subdivisions. | [verb] To spread or diversify into multiple fields or categories. RAMJET (15) [noun] A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic. RAMMED (11) [verb] To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. | [verb] To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. | [verb] To fill or compact by pounding or driving. RAMMER (10) RAMOSE (8) [adjective] Having branches; branching RAMOUS (8) RAMPED (11) [verb] To behave violently; to rage. | [verb] To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently. | [verb] To climb, like a plant; to creep up. RAMROD (9) [noun] Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant. | [noun] Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done. | [noun] An erect penis. RAMSON (8) RAMTIL (8) RANCES (8) RANCHO (11) RANCID (9) [adjective] Rank in taste or smell. | [adjective] Offensive. RANCOR (8) [noun] The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred. RANDAN (7) [noun] Riotous or disorderly behaviour. | [noun] A rowdy celebration; a spree. | [noun] The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran. RANDOM (9) [noun] A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance. | [noun] Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. | [noun] The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. RANEES (6) [noun] The wife of a rajah. | [noun] A Hindu princess or female ruler in India. RANGED (8) [verb] To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander. | [verb] To rove over or through. | [verb] To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over. RANGER (7) [noun] One who ranges; a rover. | [noun] A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law. | [noun] That which separates or arranges; a sieve. RANGES (7) [noun] A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc. | [noun] A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates. | [noun] Selection, array. RANIDS (7) RANKED (11) [verb] To place abreast, or in a line. | [verb] To have a ranking. | [verb] To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify. RANKER (10) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. RANKLE (10) [verb] To cause irritation or deep bitterness. | [verb] To fester. RANKLY (13) RANSOM (8) [noun] Money paid for the freeing of a hostage. | [noun] The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration. | [noun] A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment. RANTED (7) [verb] To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. | [verb] To criticize by ranting. | [verb] To speak extravagantly, as in merriment. RANTER (6) [noun] One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer. | [noun] A jovial fellow. RANULA (6) RAPERS (8) [noun] A person who has raped someone; a rapist. RAPHAE (11) [noun] A ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, especially at the join between two halves or sections. RAPHES (11) RAPHIA (11) RAPHIS (11) RAPIDS (9) [noun] (often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. | [noun] A burst of rapid fire. RAPIER (8) [noun] A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless). | [adjective] Extremely sharp. | [adjective] Cutting; employing keen wit. RAPINE (8) [noun] The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage, plunder. | [verb] To plunder. RAPING (9) RAPINI (8) [noun] A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. rapa, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste. RAPIST (8) RAPPED (11) [verb] To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock. | [verb] To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. | [verb] To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal. RAPPEE (10) [noun] A dark, coarse, strongly flavored snuff. RAPPEL (10) [noun] Descending by means of a rope, abseiling. | [verb] To abseil. | [verb] To call back a hawk. | [noun] A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather. RAPPEN (10) [noun] A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc. RAPPER (10) [noun] One who, or that which, raps or knocks. | [noun] A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music. | [noun] A sword. RAPTLY (11) RAPTOR (8) [noun] A bird of prey. | [noun] One who ravishes or plunders. | [noun] One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. RAREFY (12) [verb] To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense | [verb] To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to. RARELY (9) [adverb] Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. | [adverb] Unusually well; excellently. | [adverb] To a rare degree; very. RAREST (6) [adjective] Very uncommon; scarce. | [adjective] (of a gas) Thin; of low density. | [adjective] Good; enjoyable. RARIFY (12) [verb] To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense | [verb] To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to. RARING (7) [verb] To rear, rise up, start backwards. | [verb] To rear, bring up, raise. | [adjective] Eager. RARITY (9) [noun] A measure of the scarcity of an object. | [noun] (of a gas) Thinness; the property of having low density | [noun] A rare object. RASCAL (8) RASERS (6) RASHER (9) [adjective] Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty. | [adjective] So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. | [adjective] Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. | [noun] A strip of bacon. RASHES (9) [noun] An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin. | [noun] A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend. | [verb] To prepare with haste. RASHLY (12) [adverb] In a rash manner; with precipitation; hastily RASING (7) [verb] To rub along the surface of; to graze | [verb] To rub or scratch out; to erase | [verb] To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze RASPED (9) [verb] To use a rasp. | [verb] To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps. | [verb] To work something with a rasp. RASPER (8) [noun] A person who, or thing that, rasps or scrapes. | [noun] One who speaks with a rasping voice. | [noun] A fence that is challenging for a horse to jump over. RASSLE (6) [verb] To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest | [verb] To struggle or strive | [verb] To take part in a wrestling match with someone RASTER (6) [noun] A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen. | [noun] A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines. | [verb] To scan in parallel lines. RASURE (6) RATALS (6) RATANS (6) RATANY (9) RATBAG (9) [noun] A despicable person. | [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A mischievous person, especially a child. RATELS (6) [noun] A carnivorous mammal, Mellivora capensis, found in Africa and some parts of Asia; the honey badger. RATERS (6) RATHER (9) [verb] To prefer; to prefer to. | [adjective] Prior; earlier; former. | [adverb] More quickly; sooner, earlier. RATIFY (12) [verb] To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on. RATINE (6) RATING (7) [verb] To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level. | [verb] To evaluate or estimate the value of. | [verb] To consider or regard. RATION (6) [noun] A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group. | [verb] To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something. | [verb] To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to. RATIOS (6) [noun] A number representing a comparison between two named things. | [noun] The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient). | [noun] Short for ratio decidendi. RATITE (6) [noun] A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou | [adjective] Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). RATLIN (6) [noun] The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. | [noun] Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. RATOON (6) [noun] A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. | [noun] A rattan cane. | [verb] (of a plant) To sprout ratoons. RATTAN (6) [noun] Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. | [noun] The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. | [noun] (by extension) A cane made from this material. RATTED (7) [verb] (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in. | [verb] To work as a scab, going against trade union policies. | [verb] (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats. | [adjective] Intoxicated RATTEN (6) RATTER (6) [noun] Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them; a rat terrier. | [noun] One who rats; a traitor; a deserter. RATTLE (6) [noun] A sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another. | [noun] A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. | [noun] A device that makes a rattling sound such as put on an animal so its location can be heard. | [noun] A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg). RATTLY (9) RATTON (6) [noun] A rat. RAUNCH (11) [noun] Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy. | [noun] Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression. | [noun] Socially unacceptable sexual behavior. RAVAGE (10) [noun] Grievous damage or havoc. | [noun] Depredation or devastation | [verb] To devastate or destroy something. RAVELS (9) [verb] To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse. | [verb] To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle or clarify. | [verb] To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel. RAVENS (9) [noun] Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax. | [noun] A jet-black colour. | [noun] Rapine; rapacity. RAVERS (9) [noun] A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture. | [noun] A person who raves or rants. RAVINE (9) [noun] A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water. | [noun] Rapine; rapacity. | [noun] Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. RAVING (10) [verb] To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging. | [verb] To speak or write wildly or incoherently. | [verb] To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; followed by about, of, or (formerly) on. RAVINS (9) RAVISH (12) [verb] To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. | [verb] (usually passive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. | [verb] To rape. RAWEST (9) [adjective] (of food) Not cooked. | [adjective] (of materials, products, etc.) Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. | [adjective] Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated. RAWINS (9) RAWISH (12) RAXING (14) RAYAHS (12) RAYING (10) [verb] To emit something as if in rays. | [verb] To radiate as if in rays. | [verb] To arrange. RAYONS (9) RAZEED (16) RAZEES (15) RAZERS (15) RAZING (16) [verb] To demolish; to level to the ground. | [verb] To scrape as if with a razor. RAZORS (15) [noun] A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. | [noun] Any tool or instrument designed for shaving. | [noun] The sharp tusk of a wild boar. RAZZED (25) [verb] To tease playfully; to heckle. | [verb] To drive an automobile around. | [adjective] Full of energy or enthusiasm. RAZZES (24) [verb] To tease playfully; to heckle. | [verb] To drive an automobile around. REACTS (8) [noun] An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media. | [verb] To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. | [verb] To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force READDS (8) READER (7) [noun] A person who reads | [noun] A person who reads a publication. | [noun] A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience. REAGIN (7) [noun] An antibody. | [noun] A substance elaborated by the spirochetes of syphilis and yaws, having the property of uniting with lipoids, and of fixing complement. REALER (6) [adjective] True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent. | [adjective] Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake. | [adjective] Genuine, unfeigned, sincere. REALES (6) REALIA (6) [noun] Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples. REALLY (9) [adverb] In a way or manner that is real, not unreal. | [adverb] (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality. | [adverb] (as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb). | [verb] To bring together again. REALMS (8) [noun] An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined. | [noun] The domain of a certain abstraction. | [noun] A scope of operation in networking or security. REALTY (9) [noun] Real estate; a piece of real property; land. | [noun] The property that goes to the heirs of the deceased, as distinguished from the personalty, which goes to the executor or administrator of the estate. | [noun] Reality REAMED (9) [verb] To cream; mantle; foam; froth. | [verb] To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. | [verb] To shape or form, especially using a reamer. REAMER (8) [noun] A tool for boring a hole wider. | [noun] A device for rendering citrus juice. | [noun] A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe. REAPED (9) [verb] To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine | [verb] To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting. | [verb] To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense. REAPER (8) [noun] One who reaps. | [noun] A machine used to harvest crops. | [noun] (often with initial capital) Short for Grim Reaper. REARED (7) [verb] To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. | [verb] (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise. | [verb] To rise up on the hind legs REARER (6) REARMS (8) [verb] To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. REASON (6) [noun] A cause: | [noun] Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. | [noun] Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice. REATAS (6) REAVED (10) REAVER (9) REAVES (9) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REAVOW (12) REBAIT (8) REBARS (8) [noun] A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure. | [noun] A grid-shaped system of such bars. REBATE (8) [noun] A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement. | [noun] The return of part of an amount already paid. | [noun] The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed. REBATO (8) [noun] Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff. REBBES (10) [noun] The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish community. REBECK (14) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBECS (10) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBELS (8) [noun] A person who resists an established authority, often violently | [noun] A person from the Confederate States of America | [verb] To resist or become defiant toward an authority. REBIDS (9) [noun] A second or subsequent (normally higher) bid. | [verb] To bid again on something. | [verb] To require a new set of bids for. REBILL (8) REBIND (9) [verb] To bind again. | [verb] To associate a command with a different key. REBODY (12) REBOIL (8) REBOOK (12) [verb] To book again. REBOOT (8) [noun] An instance of rebooting. | [noun] The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity. | [verb] To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure. REBOPS (10) REBORE (8) [noun] The process of modifying the bore of an engine. | [verb] To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape. | [verb] To bear again. REBORN (8) [noun] A manufactured vinyl doll that has been transformed to resemble a human baby with as much realism as possible. | [adjective] Revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually. | [adjective] Reincarnated. REBOZO (17) [noun] A woman's garment of Mexico, a rectangular piece of fabric worn as a scarf or shawl and sometimes used to carry children or goods. REBRED (9) REBUFF (14) [noun] A sudden resistance or refusal. | [noun] Repercussion, or beating back. | [verb] To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. | [verb] To buff again. REBUKE (12) [noun] A harsh criticism. | [verb] To criticise harshly; to reprove. REBURY (11) [verb] To bury again REBUTS (8) [verb] To drive back or beat back; to repulse. | [verb] To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. REBUYS (11) RECALL (8) [noun] The action or fact of calling someone or something back. | [noun] Memory; the ability to remember. | [noun] (information retrieval) the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search RECANE (8) RECANT (8) [verb] To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly. RECAPS (10) [noun] A tire that has had new tread glued on. | [verb] To seal (something) again with a cap. | [verb] To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only - Retread in UK English) RECAST (8) [noun] The act or process of recasting. | [noun] An utterance translated into another grammatical form. | [verb] To cast or throw again. RECCES (10) [noun] Reconnaissance. | [verb] Reconnoitre. RECEDE (9) [verb] To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. | [verb] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor. | [verb] To take back. RECENT (8) [adjective] Having happened a short while ago. | [adjective] Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated. | [adjective] Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called. RECEPT (10) RECESS (8) [noun] A break, pause or vacation. | [noun] An inset, hole, space or opening. | [noun] A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; break, playtime. RECHEW (14) RECIPE (10) [noun] A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. | [noun] Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. | [noun] By extension, a plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription. RECITE (8) [verb] To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. | [verb] To list or enumerate something. | [verb] To deliver a recitation. RECKED (13) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. RECKON (12) [verb] To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. | [verb] To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. | [verb] To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. RECLAD (9) RECOAL (8) RECOCK (14) RECODE (9) [verb] To code again or differently. RECOIL (8) [noun] A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking. | [noun] The state or condition of having recoiled. | [noun] The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle. RECOIN (8) RECOMB (12) RECONS (8) [noun] Reconnaissance. | [noun] The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination. RECOOK (12) RECOPY (13) RECORD (9) [noun] A disk, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph. | [noun] An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium. | [noun] Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference. | [verb] To make a record of information. RECORK (12) [verb] To replace a cork in (a bottle). RECOUP (10) [verb] To make back, as an investment. | [verb] To recover from an error. | [verb] To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct. RECTAL (8) [noun] A rectal examination. | [adjective] Of, via or related to the rectum. RECTOR (8) [noun] In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. | [noun] In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution. | [noun] A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy. RECTOS (8) [noun] The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal. | [noun] The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number. | [noun] A writ of right. RECTUM (10) [noun] The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon. RECTUS (8) [noun] Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc. RECURS (8) [verb] To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc. | [verb] To happen again. | [verb] To recurse. RECUSE (8) [verb] To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting. | [verb] (of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting. RECUTS (8) [verb] To cut again REDACT (9) [verb] To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder. | [verb] To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process. | [verb] To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. REDANS (7) [noun] A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V. REDATE (7) REDBAY (12) REDBUD (10) [noun] Any of several small trees, of the genus Cercis, having purple-pink flowers that appear before the leaves; the Judas tree. REDBUG (10) REDCAP (11) [noun] A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army. | [noun] A porter in a US railway station. | [noun] The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). REDDED (9) REDDEN (8) [verb] To become red or redder. | [verb] To make red or redder. REDDER (8) [adjective] Having red as its color. | [adjective] (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger. | [adjective] (of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black REDDLE (8) [noun] Red ochre | [verb] To redden. REDEAR (7) REDEEM (9) [verb] To recover ownership of something by buying it back. | [verb] To liberate by payment of a ransom. | [verb] To set free by force. REDEFY (13) REDENY (10) REDEYE (10) [noun] The names of animals that have red eyes. | [noun] Types of beverages. | [noun] (travel) An overnight airplane flight. REDFIN (10) REDIAE (7) REDIAL (7) [verb] To dial again | [adjective] Of or concerning a redia REDIAS (7) REDING (8) [verb] To govern, protect. | [verb] To discuss, deliberate. | [verb] To advise. REDIPS (9) REDIPT (9) REDLEG (8) REDOCK (13) REDOES (7) [verb] To do again. REDONE (7) [verb] To do again. REDONS (7) REDOUT (7) [noun] The situation where the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head. | [noun] A small, temporary, military fortification. | [noun] A reinforced refuge; a fort. REDOWA (10) REDRAW (10) [noun] An update to the screen display. | [verb] To draw again. REDREW (10) [verb] To draw again. REDTOP (9) [noun] A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those considered to have lower journalistic standards than the broadsheets. | [noun] A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle. | [noun] Species of the genus Agrostis, the bentgrasses. REDUBS (9) REDUCE (9) [verb] To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower. | [verb] To lose weight. | [verb] To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote. REDYED (11) REDYES (10) REEARN (6) REECHO (11) REECHY (14) REEDED (8) [adjective] Covered with reeds; reedy. | [adjective] Formed with channels and ridges like reeds, as the edge of a coin. | [verb] To thatch. REEDIT (7) [verb] Edit again REEFED (10) [verb] To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. | [verb] To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding. | [verb] (of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply. REEFER (9) [noun] Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman. | [noun] A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth. | [noun] A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container. | [noun] A marijuana cigarette. REEKED (11) [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [verb] To be evidently associated with something unpleasant. | [verb] To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume. REEKER (10) REELED (7) [verb] To wind on a reel. | [verb] To spin or revolve repeatedly. | [verb] To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else. REELER (6) REEMIT (8) REESTS (6) REEVED (10) [verb] To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it. | [adjective] Of a rope, passed through a hole, ring or pulley. REEVES (9) [noun] Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities. | [noun] The president of a township or municipal district council. | [noun] The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander. REFACE (11) [verb] To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer. REFALL (9) REFECT (11) REFEED (10) REFEEL (9) REFELL (9) REFELS (9) REFELT (9) REFERS (9) [verb] To direct the attention of. | [verb] To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere. | [verb] To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation. REFFED (13) [verb] To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game. REFILE (9) REFILL (9) [noun] A filling after the first. | [noun] A repeat of a prescription. | [noun] A product containing materials to replace those used up by a piece of equipment. | [verb] To fill up once again. REFILM (11) REFIND (10) REFINE (9) [verb] To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. | [verb] To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter. | [verb] To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish. REFIRE (9) REFITS (9) [noun] The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored. REFLET (9) [noun] Lustre; brilliancy of a surface; used especially in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustred pottery such as majolica REFLEW (12) REFLEX (16) [noun] An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. | [noun] The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language. | [noun] The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth. REFLOW (12) [noun] A flowing back again. | [noun] The process of recreating the layout of a document when some of its component elements have changed. | [verb] To flow back again. REFLUX (16) [noun] The backwards flow of any fluid. | [noun] A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period. | [noun] The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus. REFOLD (10) [verb] To fold again. REFORM (11) [noun] The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it | [verb] To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better | [verb] To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits REFUEL (9) [noun] An act or instance of refilling with fuel. | [verb] To refill with fuel. REFUGE (10) [noun] A state of safety, protection or shelter. | [noun] A place providing safety, protection or shelter. | [noun] Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort. REFUND (10) [noun] An amount of money returned. | [verb] To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse. | [verb] To supply again with funds. REFUSE (9) [noun] Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage. | [adjective] Discarded, rejected. | [noun] Refusal | [verb] To melt again. REFUTE (9) [verb] To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. | [verb] To deny the truth or correctness of (something). REGAIN (7) [verb] To get back; to recover possession of. REGALE (7) [noun] A feast, meal. | [verb] To please or entertain (someone). | [verb] To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. REGARD (8) [noun] A steady look, a gaze. | [noun] One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. | [noun] (preceded by “in” or “with”) A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. | [verb] To look at; to observe. REGAVE (10) REGEAR (7) REGENT (7) [noun] A ruler. | [noun] One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. | [noun] A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. REGGAE (8) [noun] A form of music originating in Jamaica and associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies. REGILD (8) [verb] To gild again. REGILT (7) REGIME (9) [noun] Mode of rule or management. | [noun] A form of government, or the government in power. | [noun] A period of rule. REGINA (7) REGION (7) [noun] Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. | [noun] An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region or district of a country. REGIUS (7) REGIVE (10) REGLET (7) [noun] A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter. | [noun] A flat, narrow moulding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. REGLOW (10) REGLUE (7) REGNAL (7) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch (or pope) | [adjective] Describing the year of a monarch's reign starting from the date of accession | [adjective] Relating to a regnum REGNUM (9) REGRET (7) [noun] Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing. | [noun] Dislike; aversion. | [verb] To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. REGREW (10) [verb] To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. REGROW (10) [verb] To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. REGULI (7) [noun] An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores. REHABS (11) [noun] Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs. | [noun] An institution for rehabilitation. | [verb] To rehabilitate. REHANG (10) [verb] To hang again. REHASH (12) [noun] Something reworked, or made up from old materials. | [noun] A recomputation of the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items. | [verb] To repeat with minor variation. REHEAR (9) [verb] To hear again. | [verb] To try (a lawsuit, etc.) again judicially. REHEAT (9) [noun] An afterburner. | [verb] To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses). | [verb] To become hot again after having cooled off (also in figurative senses). | [verb] Alternative form of rehete REHEEL (9) [verb] To fit (a shoe, stocking, etc.) with a replacement heel. REHEMS (11) REHIRE (9) [noun] A former employee who has been hired again. | [verb] To hire again. REHUNG (10) [verb] To hang again. REIGNS (7) [noun] The exercise of sovereign power. | [noun] The period during which a monarch rules. | [noun] The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. REINED (7) [verb] To direct or stop a horse by using reins. | [verb] To restrain; to control; to check. | [verb] To obey directions given with the reins. REINKS (10) REIVED (10) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REIVER (9) REIVES (9) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REJECT (15) [noun] Something that is rejected. | [noun] An unpopular person. | [noun] A rejected defective product in a production line REJOIN (13) [verb] To join again; to unite after separation. | [verb] To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. | [verb] To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause. REKEYS (13) [verb] To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. | [verb] To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it. | [verb] To change the key or tenor of; to reframe. REKNIT (10) RELACE (8) RELAID (7) [verb] To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again. RELATE (6) [verb] To tell in a descriptive way. | [verb] To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another). | [verb] To have a connection. RELAYS (9) [verb] To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again. | [noun] A new set of hounds. | [noun] A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. RELEND (7) RELENT (6) [noun] Stay; stop; delay. | [noun] A relenting. | [verb] To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper RELETS (6) [noun] A property that has been let again RELEVE (9) RELICS (8) [noun] That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion. | [noun] Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons. | [noun] A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration. RELICT (8) [noun] Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic. | [adjective] Surviving, remaining. | [adjective] That is a relict; pertaining to a relict. RELIED (7) [verb] (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend. RELIEF (9) [noun] The removal of stress or discomfort. | [noun] The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort. | [noun] Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another. | [noun] A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. RELIER (6) RELIES (6) [verb] (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend. RELINE (6) [verb] To add new lines to. | [verb] To add a new lining to. RELINK (10) [verb] To link again or anew. RELISH (9) [noun] A pleasant taste | [noun] Enjoyment; pleasure. | [noun] A quality or characteristic tinge. RELIST (6) [verb] To list again. RELIVE (9) [verb] To experience (something) again; to live over again. | [verb] To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate. | [verb] To come back to life. RELOAD (7) [noun] The process by which something is reloaded. | [verb] To load (something) again | [verb] To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen RELOAN (6) RELOCK (12) [verb] To lock again. RELOOK (10) [noun] An additional look or examination. | [verb] To look again. RELUCT (8) RELUME (8) [verb] To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively). | [verb] To make clear or bright again. REMADE (9) [verb] To make again. | [verb] To make a new, especially updated, version of (a film, video game, etc.). REMAIL (8) REMAIN (8) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder. | [noun] (in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. | [noun] Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. REMAKE (12) [noun] A new version of something. | [noun] A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc. | [verb] To make again. REMAND (9) [noun] The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. | [noun] The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal. | [verb] To send a prisoner back to custody. REMANS (8) [verb] To supply with new personnel. REMAPS (10) [verb] To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose. | [verb] To map again. REMARK (12) [noun] An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. | [noun] An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something | [noun] A casual observation, comment, or statement | [noun] A mark that replaces another mark. REMATE (8) REMEDY (12) [noun] Something that corrects or counteracts. | [noun] The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. | [noun] A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. REMEET (8) REMELT (8) REMEND (9) REMIND (9) [verb] To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). REMINT (8) REMISE (8) [noun] A return or surrender of a claim, property etc. | [verb] To send or give back. | [verb] To surrender all interest in a property by executing a deed, to quitclaim. | [noun] A house for covered carriages; a chaise house. REMISS (8) [adjective] At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. | [adjective] Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. REMITS (8) [noun] Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope. | [noun] A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court. REMIXT (15) REMOLD (9) [verb] Mold again, apply a new mold to REMORA (8) [noun] Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. | [noun] A serpent. | [noun] A delay; a hindrance, an obstacle. REMOTE (8) [noun] An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room. | [verb] To connect to a computer from a remote location. | [adjective] At a distance; disconnected. REMOVE (11) [noun] The act of removing something. | [noun] (archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement. | [noun] (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last REMUDA (9) [noun] A herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected. RENAIL (6) RENAME (8) [noun] An instance of renaming. | [verb] To give a new name to. RENDED (8) RENDER (7) [noun] Stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls). | [noun] A digital image produced by rendering a model. | [noun] A surrender. | [noun] One who rends. RENEGE (7) [verb] To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. | [verb] In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable. | [verb] To deny; to renounce RENEST (6) RENEWS (9) [verb] To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. | [verb] To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. | [verb] To make new spiritually; to regenerate. RENIGS (7) RENINS (6) RENNET (6) [noun] An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine. | [noun] Any of various kinds of apple, mostly of French origin, characterized by russeting. RENNIN (6) [noun] A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese. RENOWN (9) [noun] Fame; celebrity; wide recognition. | [noun] Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise. | [verb] To make famous. RENTAL (6) [noun] Something that is rented. | [noun] The payment made to rent something. | [noun] A business that rents out something to its customers. RENTED (7) [verb] To occupy premises in exchange for rent. | [verb] To grant occupation in return for rent. | [verb] To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money. RENTER (6) [noun] A male prostitute, typically young and gay. | [noun] One who rents property or other goods from another. | [noun] One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another. | [verb] To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. RENTES (6) RENVOI (9) [noun] A situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum. | [noun] Cross-reference in text; a sign that refers to something introduced earlier in a text. REOILS (6) REOPEN (8) [verb] To open (something) again. | [verb] To open again. REPACK (14) [verb] To pack again. | [verb] To clean the bearings and replace the grease on a wheel. REPAID (9) [verb] To pay back. REPAIR (8) [noun] The act of repairing something. | [noun] The result of repairing something. | [noun] The condition of something, in respect of need for repair. | [noun] The act of repairing or resorting to a place. | [verb] To pair again REPAND (9) REPARK (12) REPASS (8) [verb] To pass (back) again, especially in the opposite direction; to return. REPAST (8) [noun] A meal. | [noun] The food eaten at a meal. | [verb] To supply food to; to feast. REPAVE (11) REPAYS (11) [verb] To pay back. REPEAL (8) [noun] An act or instance of repealing. | [verb] To cancel, invalidate, annul. | [verb] To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment. REPEAT (8) [noun] An iteration; a repetition. | [noun] A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun. | [noun] A refill of a prescription. REPEGS (9) REPELS (8) [verb] To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. | [verb] To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). | [verb] To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). REPENT (8) [verb] To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". | [verb] To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love. | [verb] To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. | [adjective] Creeping along the ground. REPERK (12) REPINE (8) [verb] To fail; to wane. | [verb] To complain; to regret. REPINS (8) REPLAN (8) [verb] To plan again; to make a different plan. REPLAY (11) [noun] The replaying of (something), for example of televised footage. | [noun] Saved video footage of the gameplay of a computer game | [noun] A replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw. REPLED (9) REPLOT (8) REPOLL (8) REPORT (8) [noun] A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). | [noun] Reputation. | [noun] The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. REPOSE (8) [noun] Rest; sleep. | [noun] Quietness; ease; peace; calmness. | [noun] The period between eruptions of a volcano. | [verb] To pose again. REPOTS (8) [verb] To move a growing plant from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth REPOUR (8) REPPED (11) [verb] To represent; to act as a representative for. | [verb] Repeat | [adjective] Corded transversely, like the fabric called rep REPROS (8) [noun] The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on the page. | [noun] The act of reproducing new individuals biologically. | [noun] The act of making copies. REPUGN (9) REPUMP (12) REPUTE (8) [noun] Reputation, especially a good reputation. | [verb] To attribute or credit something to something; to impute. | [verb] To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something REQUIN (15) RERACK (12) REREAD (7) [noun] The act of reading something again. | [verb] To read again. RERIGS (7) RERISE (6) REROLL (6) REROOF (9) [verb] To roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof. REROSE (6) RERUNS (6) [noun] A television program shown after its initial presentation — particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat. | [noun] Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc. | [noun] A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office. RESAID (7) RESAIL (6) RESALE (6) [noun] The action of selling something previously bought, usually at a higher price for profit. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to selling on. RESAWN (9) RESAWS (9) RESAYS (9) RESCUE (8) [noun] An act or episode of rescuing, saving. | [noun] A liberation, freeing. | [noun] The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril RESEAL (6) [verb] To seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to"). RESEAT (6) [verb] To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats. | [verb] To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat. | [verb] To sit down again. RESEAU (6) RESECT (8) [verb] To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means. RESEDA (7) [noun] Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata). | [noun] (specifically) Mignonette (Reseda odorata). | [noun] A pale greyish-green colour like the flowers of a reseda plant; mignonette. RESEED (7) [verb] To sow seeds again; to resow or replant. | [verb] Of a non-perennial plant, to produce seeds to ensure the following generation without human intervention; to self-sow. | [verb] To reset the input of an algorithm so as to ensure different results. RESEEK (10) RESEEN (6) RESEES (6) RESELL (6) [verb] To sell again. RESEND (7) [noun] The act of sending again. | [verb] To send again. | [verb] To send back. RESENT (6) [verb] To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront. | [verb] To express displeasure or indignation at. | [verb] To be sensible of; to feel. | [verb] To send again. RESETS (6) [verb] To set back to the initial state. | [verb] To set to zero. | [verb] To adjust; to set or position differently. RESEWN (9) RESEWS (9) RESHES (9) RESHIP (11) RESHOD (10) RESHOE (9) RESHOT (9) [verb] To shoot again, especially of video recording. RESHOW (12) [verb] To show again. RESIDE (7) [verb] To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. | [verb] To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. | [verb] To sink; to settle, as sediment. RESIDS (7) RESIFT (9) RESIGN (7) [verb] To give up; to relinquish ownership of. | [verb] To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another. | [verb] To quit (a job or position). | [verb] To sign again; to provide one's signature again. RESILE (6) [verb] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. | [verb] To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body. RESINS (6) [noun] A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. | [noun] Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic. | [noun] Any synthetic compound of similar properties. RESINY (9) RESIST (6) [noun] A protective coating or covering. | [verb] To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. | [verb] To withstand the actions of. RESITE (6) [verb] To move to another site or place. RESIZE (15) [noun] An operation that changes the size of something. | [verb] To alter the size of something. | [verb] To change in size. RESOAK (10) RESODS (7) RESOLD (7) [verb] To sell again. RESOLE (6) [verb] To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear. RESORB (8) [verb] To absorb (something) again. | [verb] To undergo resorption. | [verb] To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it. RESORT (6) [noun] A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. | [noun] Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety). | [noun] A place where one goes habitually; a haunt. | [noun] An act of sorting again. | [noun] Active power or movement; spring. RESOWN (9) RESOWS (9) RESPOT (8) RESTED (7) [verb] To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion. | [verb] To come to a pause or an end; end. | [verb] To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed. RESTER (6) RESULT (6) [noun] That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect. | [noun] The fruit, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort. | [noun] The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree. RESUME (8) [verb] To take back possession of (something). | [verb] To summarise. | [verb] To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. | [noun] A summary or synopsis. RETACK (12) RETAGS (7) RETAIL (6) [noun] The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them. | [noun] Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal. | [verb] To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers. RETAIN (6) [verb] To keep in possession or use. | [verb] To keep in one's pay or service. | [verb] To employ by paying a retainer. RETAKE (10) [noun] A scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again | [noun] An instance of resitting an examination | [verb] To take something again RETAPE (8) RETARD (7) [noun] Retardation; delay. | [noun] A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando. | [noun] A person with mental retardation. RETEAM (8) RETEAR (6) RETELL (6) [verb] To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase. RETEMS (8) RETENE (6) RETEST (6) [noun] A repeat test. | [verb] To test again. RETIAL (6) RETIED (7) [verb] To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. RETIES (6) [verb] To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. RETILE (6) [verb] To tile again; to replace with new tiles RETIME (8) [verb] To reschedule for another time. | [verb] To change the timing or duration of. RETINA (6) [noun] The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain. RETINE (6) RETINT (6) RETIRE (6) [noun] The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. | [noun] A place to which one retires. | [noun] A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. | [verb] To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. RETOLD (7) [verb] To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase. RETOOK (10) [verb] To take something again | [verb] To take something back | [verb] To capture or occupy somewhere again RETOOL (6) [verb] To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild. RETORE (6) RETORN (6) RETORT (6) [noun] A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. | [verb] To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. | [verb] To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility. | [noun] A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation. RETRAL (6) RETRIM (8) RETROS (6) [noun] Past fashions or trends. | [noun] A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion. | [noun] An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity. RETTED (7) [adjective] Moistened or soaked to soften. RETUNE (6) [verb] To tune again. RETURN (6) [noun] The act of returning. | [noun] A return ticket. | [noun] An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it. RETUSE (6) RETYPE (11) [verb] To re-enter (text) using a keyboard. REUSED (7) [verb] To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else). | [verb] To use again, or in another place. REUSES (6) [noun] The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable. | [noun] The act of using again, or in another place. | [verb] To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else). REVAMP (13) [noun] A renovation, revision or improvement. | [verb] To renovate, revise, improve or renew. REVEAL (9) [noun] The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb. | [noun] A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden. | [noun] (obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb. REVELS (9) [noun] The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb. | [noun] A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden. | [noun] (obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb. REVERB (11) [noun] (audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed. | [verb] To echo. | [verb] To apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to. REVERE (9) [noun] A revers | [verb] To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion. | [verb] To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g. a saint, or an idol REVERS (9) [noun] A lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side. REVERT (9) [noun] One who, or that which, reverts. | [noun] One who reverts to that religion which he had adhered to before having converted to another | [noun] (due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam. REVERY (12) REVEST (9) REVETS (9) [verb] To face (an embankment, etc.) with masonry, wood, or other material. REVIEW (12) [noun] A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights. | [noun] An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work. | [noun] A judicial reassessment of a case or an event. REVILE (9) [noun] Reproach; reviling | [verb] To attack (someone) with abusive language. REVISE (9) [noun] A review or a revision. | [noun] A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. | [verb] To look at again, to reflect on. REVIVE (12) [verb] To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. | [verb] To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew. | [verb] To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression. REVOKE (13) [noun] The act of revoking in a game of cards. | [noun] A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid. | [noun] A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental. REVOLT (9) [noun] An act of revolt. | [verb] To rebel, particularly against authority. | [verb] To repel greatly. REVOTE (9) [noun] An act of voting again | [verb] To vote again. REVUES (9) [noun] A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied. Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs. REVVED (13) [verb] To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed. REWAKE (13) REWARD (10) [noun] Something of value given in return for an act. | [noun] A prize promised for a certain deed or catch | [noun] The result of an action, whether good or bad. | [verb] To give a reward to or for. REWARM (11) REWASH (12) [noun] The act of washing something again | [verb] Wash again REWEDS (10) REWELD (10) REWETS (9) REWIND (10) [noun] The act of rewinding. | [noun] A button or other mechanism for rewinding. | [verb] To wind (something) again. REWINS (9) REWIRE (9) [verb] To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation. | [verb] To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic. REWOKE (13) REWORD (10) [verb] To change the wording of; to restate using different words. REWORK (13) REWOVE (12) REWRAP (11) [verb] To wrap again. REZONE (15) [verb] To change the zoning assigned to a piece of property by the planning and zoning commission of a government that determines proper and legal use for land. RHAPHE (14) RHEBOK (15) [noun] A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. RHESUS (9) RHETOR (9) [noun] A rhetorician. RHEUMS (11) RHEUMY (14) [adjective] Of, relating to, or producing rheum from the mucous membranes; watery RHINAL (9) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal | [adjective] Of or pertaining to those parts of the brain concerned with the sense of smell RHINOS (9) [noun] A rhinoceros. RHODIC (12) RHOMBI (13) [noun] A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. | [noun] In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer. | [noun] Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. RHOMBS (13) [noun] A rhombus. | [noun] A rhombohedron. RHUMBA (13) [noun] A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time. | [verb] To dance the rumba RHUMBS (13) [noun] A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle | [noun] One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points) | [noun] A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25° RHUSES (9) RHYMED (15) [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [verb] (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. | [verb] Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. RHYMER (14) RHYMES (14) [noun] Rhyming verse (poetic form) | [noun] A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse. | [noun] A word that rhymes with another. RHYTHM (17) [noun] The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. | [noun] A specifically defined pattern of such variation. | [noun] A flow, repetition or regularity. RHYTON (12) [noun] A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. | [noun] A Thracian drinking horn. RIALTO (6) RIATAS (6) RIBALD (9) [noun] An individual who is filthy or vulgar in nature. | [adjective] Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way. RIBAND (9) [noun] A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet. | [noun] A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework. | [noun] A ribbon. RIBBED (11) [verb] To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs. | [verb] To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way. | [verb] To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in. RIBBER (10) [noun] One who ribs; a good-natured tease. RIBBON (10) [noun] A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework. | [noun] A ribbon. | [noun] A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. RIBIER (8) RIBLET (8) RIBOSE (8) [noun] A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin. RICERS (8) [noun] A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests rice. | [noun] A utensil used to extrude soft foods (such as, and especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice. | [noun] An imported automobile from an Oriental country, deemed inferior because it is low-powered and/or cheap. RICHEN (11) [verb] To make or render rich or richer. | [verb] To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness. | [verb] (of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy. RICHER (11) [adjective] Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. | [adjective] Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour. | [adjective] Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling. RICHES (11) [noun] Money, goods, wealth, treasure. | [noun] An abundance of anything desirable. RICHLY (14) [adverb] In a rich manner; full of flavor or expression. | [adverb] Thoroughly RICING (9) [verb] To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes). | [verb] To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.) | [verb] To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding). RICINS (8) RICKED (13) [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. RICKEY (15) [noun] A cocktail made with lime (citrus fruit) and carbonated water. RICRAC (10) [noun] A zigzag trim sewn to clothes for decoration. RICTAL (8) RICTUS (8) [noun] A bird's gaping mouth. | [noun] The throat of a calyx. | [noun] Any open-mouthed expression. RIDDED (9) [verb] To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. | [verb] To banish. | [verb] To kill. RIDDEN (8) [adjective] Full of. | [adjective] Oppressed, dominated or plagued by. | [verb] To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. | [verb] To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. RIDDER (8) RIDDLE (8) [noun] A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature. | [noun] An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning. | [verb] To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. | [noun] A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand. | [noun] A curtain; bed-curtain | [verb] To plait RIDENT (7) RIDERS (7) [noun] One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle. | [noun] A provision annexed to a bill under the consideration of a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill. | [noun] (by extension) Something extra or burdensome that is imposed. RIDGED (9) [verb] To form into a ridge | [verb] To extend in ridges | [adjective] Having ridges. RIDGEL (8) RIDGES (8) [noun] The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. | [noun] Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. | [noun] The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. RIDGIL (8) RIDING (8) [verb] To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. | [verb] To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. | [verb] (chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle. | [noun] Any of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties of England. RIDLEY (10) [noun] Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. RIEVER (9) RIFELY (12) RIFEST (9) RIFFED (13) [verb] To lay off from work due to a reduction in force. | [verb] To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes. | [verb] To riffle. RIFFLE (12) [noun] A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water. | [noun] A succession of small waves. | [noun] A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough. | [noun] In seal engraving, a small metal disc at the end of a tool. RIFLED (10) [verb] To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html) | [verb] To commit robbery or theft. | [verb] To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder. RIFLER (9) RIFLES (9) [noun] A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy. | [noun] (usually plural) A rifleman. | [noun] An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. RIFTED (10) [verb] To form a rift; to split open. | [verb] To cleave; to rive; to split. | [verb] (obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch. RIGGED (9) [verb] To fit out with a harness or other equipment. | [verb] To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards. | [verb] To dress or clothe in some costume. RIGGER (8) [noun] One who rigs or dresses; as: | [noun] A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum. | [noun] A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. | [noun] Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast. RIGHTO (10) [interjection] Okay; all right. RIGHTS (10) [noun] That which complies with justice, law or reason. | [noun] A legal, just or moral entitlement. | [noun] The right side or direction. RIGHTY (13) [noun] A right-handed person. | [noun] A right-wing person. | [interjection] Right; used to indicate agreement or change of topic. RIGORS (7) [noun] Short for rigor mortis. | [noun] Severity or strictness. | [noun] Harshness, as of climate. RIGOUR (7) [noun] Severity or strictness. | [noun] Harshness, as of climate. | [noun] A trembling or shivering response. RILING (7) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILLED (7) [verb] To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream. RILLES (6) [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. RILLET (6) [noun] A little rill. RIMERS (8) RIMIER (8) [adjective] Coated in rime. RIMING (9) [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [verb] (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. | [verb] Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. | [adjective] That rimes (i.e., covers with rime or hoar frost) something. | [noun] (done to wool or yarn) The action or process of dying red-brown by steeping in water with alder twigs. | [noun] The process of riming (i.e., covering with rime or hoar frost). RIMMED (11) [verb] To form a rim on. | [verb] To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit. | [verb] (of a ball) To roll around a rim. RIMMER (10) RIMOSE (8) RIMOUS (8) RIMPLE (10) RINDED (8) [verb] To remove the rind from. | [adjective] Having a rind (hard, tough outer layer) RINGED (8) [verb] To enclose or surround. | [verb] To make an incision around; to girdle. | [verb] To attach a ring to, especially for identification. RINGER (7) [noun] Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer. | [noun] A crowbar. | [noun] (games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole. | [noun] A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team. | [noun] A top performer. | [noun] Any person or thing that is fraudulent; a fake or impostor. | [noun] (in combination) An officer having the specified number of rings (denoting rank) on the uniform sleeve. RINSED (7) [verb] To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap. | [verb] To remove soap from (something) using water. | [verb] To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition. RINSER (6) RINSES (6) [noun] The action of rinsing. | [noun] A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye. RIOJAS (13) [noun] The wine (mostly red) of that region RIOTED (7) [verb] To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition. | [verb] To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc. | [verb] To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult. RIOTER (6) RIPELY (11) RIPENS (8) [verb] To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.) | [verb] To approach or come to perfection. | [verb] To cause to mature; to make ripe RIPEST (8) [adjective] (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature | [adjective] (of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow | [adjective] Having attained its full development; mature; perfected RIPING (9) RIPOFF (14) [noun] A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate. | [noun] A theft or robbery. | [noun] A scam. RIPOST (8) RIPPED (11) [verb] To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. | [verb] To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts. | [verb] To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing. RIPPER (10) [noun] Something that rips something else. | [noun] Someone who rips something. | [noun] A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials. | [noun] One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns. RIPPLE (10) [noun] A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid. | [noun] A sound similar to that of undulating water. | [noun] A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together. | [verb] To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze | [noun] An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. RIPPLY (13) RIPRAP (10) [noun] An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping. | [noun] Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring. | [verb] To form a riprap in or upon. RIPSAW (11) [noun] A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut. | [noun] A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands. | [verb] To cut with a ripsaw. RISERS (6) [noun] Someone or something which rises. | [noun] A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something. | [noun] The vertical part of a step on a staircase. RISHIS (9) [noun] A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. | [noun] (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. RISING (7) [verb] To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. | [verb] To increase in value or standing. | [verb] To begin; to develop. RISKED (11) [verb] To incur risk of (something). | [verb] To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. | [verb] To incur risk as a result of (doing something). RISKER (10) RISQUE (15) [adjective] Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate. | [noun] A possible adverse event or outcome | [noun] The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. RITARD (7) RITTER (6) RITUAL (6) [noun] Rite; a repeated set of actions | [adjective] Related to a rite or repeated set of actions. RITZES (15) RIVAGE (10) RIVALS (9) [noun] A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. | [noun] Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another. | [noun] One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. RIVERS (9) [noun] A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea. | [noun] Any large flow of a liquid in a single body. | [noun] The last card dealt in a hand. RIVETS (9) [noun] A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. | [noun] Any fixed point or certain basis. | [noun] A light kind of footman's armour. RIVING (10) [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. | [verb] To pierce or cleave with a weapon. | [noun] A strip of a townfield. RIYALS (9) [noun] The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. ROADEO (7) ROADIE (7) [noun] A biker. | [noun] One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician. | [noun] An alcoholic beverage for the ride, for consumption while one is driving. ROAMED (9) [verb] To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. | [verb] To use a network or service from different locations or devices. | [verb] To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them. ROAMER (8) ROARED (7) [verb] To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. | [verb] To laugh in a particularly loud manner. | [verb] Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise. ROARER (6) ROASTS (6) [noun] A cut of meat suited to roasting | [noun] A meal consisting of roast foods. | [noun] The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted. ROBALO (8) ROBAND (9) ROBBED (11) [verb] To steal from, especially using force or violence. | [verb] To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud. | [verb] (used with "of") To deprive (of). ROBBER (10) [noun] A person who robs. ROBBIN (10) ROBING (9) [verb] To clothe; to dress. | [verb] To put on official vestments. | [noun] The act of putting on ceremonial clothing. ROBINS (8) [noun] Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. | [noun] A trimming in front of a dress. ROBLES (8) ROBOTS (8) [noun] A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. | [noun] An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. | [noun] A person who does not seem to have any emotions. ROBUST (8) [adjective] Evincing strength and health; strong. | [adjective] Violent; rough; rude. | [adjective] Requiring strength or vigor ROCHET (11) [noun] A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church. | [noun] A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries. | [noun] The red gurnard. ROCKED (13) [verb] To move gently back and forth. | [verb] To cause to shake or sway violently. | [verb] To sway or tilt violently back and forth. ROCKER (12) [noun] A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth. | [noun] A rocking chair. | [noun] The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.) ROCKET (12) [noun] A rocket engine. | [noun] A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine. | [noun] A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine. | [noun] The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria. ROCOCO (10) [noun] A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. | [adjective] Of or relating to the rococo style. | [adjective] Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent. RODDED (9) RODENT (7) [noun] A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing. | [noun] (bulletin board system slang, leet) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer. | [adjective] Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. RODEOS (7) [noun] A gathering of cattle to be branded. | [noun] A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock. | [noun] An entertainment event associated with the sport. RODMAN (9) RODMEN (9) ROGERS (7) [verb] Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. ROGUED (8) [verb] To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination. | [verb] To cheat. | [verb] To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry. ROGUES (7) [noun] A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. | [noun] A mischievous scamp. | [noun] A vagrant. ROILED (7) [verb] To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. | [verb] To annoy; to make someone angry. | [verb] To bubble, seethe. ROLFED (10) [verb] To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. ROLFER (9) ROLLED (7) [verb] To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. | [verb] To turn over and over. | [verb] To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault. ROLLER (6) [noun] (heading) Anything that rolls. | [noun] A long wide bandage used in surgery. | [noun] A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast. ROMANO (8) [noun] A hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish ROMANS (8) ROMEOS (8) ROMPED (11) [verb] To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. | [verb] (Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress. | [verb] To win easily. ROMPER (10) [noun] Someone who romps or frolics. | [noun] A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy; see also straggler. | [noun] A onesie. | [verb] To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered. RONDEL (7) [noun] A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two. | [noun] The verse form rondeau. | [noun] A rondelle, (small) circular object. RONDOS (7) [noun] A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. | [noun] A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy. | [noun] A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others. RONION (6) RONNEL (6) RONYON (9) ROOFED (10) [verb] To cover or furnish with a roof. | [verb] To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs. | [verb] To put into prison, to bird. ROOFER (9) [noun] A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs. | [noun] A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers. ROOKED (11) [verb] To cheat or swindle. | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. ROOKIE (10) [noun] An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. | [noun] A novice. | [noun] An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players. ROOMED (9) [verb] To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant. | [verb] To assign to a room; to allocate a room to. ROOMER (8) [noun] A person who rents a room. | [noun] (in combination) A residence having the specified number of rooms. | [adverb] At a greater distance; farther off. ROOMIE (8) [noun] A roommate. ROOSED (7) ROOSER (6) ROOSES (6) ROOSTS (6) [noun] The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch). | [noun] A group of birds roosting together. | [noun] A bedroom ROOTED (7) [verb] To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. | [verb] To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings | [verb] To be firmly fixed; to be established. ROOTER (6) [noun] One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots. | [noun] One who roots for, or applauds, something. ROPERS (8) [noun] An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster. | [noun] Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso. | [noun] A maker of ropes. ROPERY (11) ROPIER (8) [adjective] Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. | [adjective] Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures. | [adjective] Of poor quality; in poor health. ROPILY (11) ROPING (9) [verb] To tie (something) with rope. | [verb] To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something). | [verb] To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread. ROQUES (15) ROQUET (15) [noun] In croquet, the act of hitting another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken. | [verb] In croquet, to hit another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken. ROSARY (9) [noun] Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria) | [noun] A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers. | [noun] (by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation. ROSCOE (8) [noun] A handgun, particularly a revolver. ROSERY (9) ROSETS (6) ROSIER (6) [adjective] Rose-coloured. | [adjective] Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume. | [adjective] Optimistic. | [noun] Rosebush ROSILY (9) ROSING (7) [verb] To make rose-coloured; to redden or flush. | [verb] To perfume, as with roses. | [noun] The process of imparting a pink tint to raw white silk. ROSINS (6) [noun] A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. | [noun] Resin. | [verb] To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin. ROSINY (9) ROSTER (6) [noun] A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class. | [noun] A list of the jobs to be done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do them. | [verb] To place the name of (a person) on a roster. ROSTRA (6) [noun] A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer. | [noun] A platform for a film or television camera. | [noun] The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme. ROTARY (9) [noun] A traffic circle. | [noun] (chiefly with initial capital) Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service. | [adjective] Capable of rotation. ROTATE (6) [verb] To spin, turn, or revolve. | [verb] To advance through a sequence; to take turns. | [verb] (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff. ROTCHE (11) ROTGUT (7) [noun] Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor ROTORS (6) [noun] A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump. | [noun] The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft. | [noun] A quantity having magnitude, direction and position. ROTTED (7) [verb] To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. | [verb] To decline in function or utility. | [verb] To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt. ROTTEN (6) [adjective] Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents. | [adjective] In a state of decay. | [adjective] Cruel, mean or immoral. ROTTER (6) [noun] A worthless, despicable person. | [noun] A scoundrel. ROTTES (6) ROTUND (7) [adjective] Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular. | [adjective] Having a round body shape; portly or plump; podgy. | [adjective] (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned. ROUBLE (8) [noun] The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. ROUCHE (11) ROUENS (6) ROUGED (8) [verb] To apply rouge (makeup). ROUGES (7) [noun] Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher. | [noun] Any reddish pink colour. | [noun] A single point awarded when a team kicks the ball out of its opponent's end zone, or when a kicked ball becomes dead within the non-kicking team's end zone. Etymology uncertain; it is thought that in the early years of the sport, a red flag indicated that a single had been scored. (This scoring term is not often used in Canada, with the term single being more commonly used.) ROUGHS (10) [noun] The unmowed part of a golf course. | [noun] A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. | [noun] A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce. ROUNDS (7) [noun] A circular or spherical object or part of an object. | [noun] A circular or repetitious route. | [noun] A general outburst from a group of people at an event. ROUPED (9) [verb] To cry or shout. | [verb] To sell by auction. | [adjective] Affected with roup; roupy. ROUPET (8) ROUSED (7) [verb] To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy. | [verb] To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.). | [verb] To provoke (someone) to action or anger. ROUSER (6) ROUSES (6) [noun] An arousal. | [noun] The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse. | [verb] To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy. ROUSTS (6) [verb] To rout out of bed; to rouse | [verb] To harass, to treat in a rough way. | [verb] To arrest ROUTED (7) [verb] To direct or divert along a particular course. | [verb] To connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet. | [verb] To send (information) through a router. | [verb] To make a noise; roar; bellow; snort. ROUTER (6) [noun] Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another. | [noun] Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers. | [noun] A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway. | [noun] A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves. ROUTES (6) [noun] A course or way which is traveled or passed. | [noun] A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation. | [noun] A road or path; often specifically a highway. ROUTHS (9) ROVERS (9) [noun] (usually in the plural) A randomly selected target. | [noun] One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad. | [noun] A vagabond, a tramp, an unsteady, restless person, one who by habit doesn't settle down or marry. ROVING (10) [verb] To shoot with arrows (at). | [verb] To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. | [verb] To roam or wander through. ROWANS (9) [noun] Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. | [noun] Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries. | [noun] A second crop of hay; aftermath. ROWELS (9) [noun] The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur. | [noun] A little flat ring or wheel on a horse's bit. | [noun] A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of a horse in the manner of a seton in human surgery. ROWENS (9) [noun] A second crop of hay; aftermath. | [noun] A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it can be cropped by cattle. ROWERS (9) [noun] One who rows. | [noun] A rowing machine. ROWING (10) [verb] To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. | [verb] To transport in a boat propelled with oars. | [verb] To be moved by oars. ROWTHS (12) ROYALS (9) [noun] A royal person; a member of a royal family. | [noun] A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches. | [noun] A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches. ROZZER (24) [noun] A police officer. RUANAS (6) RUBACE (10) RUBATO (8) [noun] A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat RUBBED (11) [verb] To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction. | [verb] To rub something against (a second thing). | [verb] To be rubbed against something. RUBBER (10) [noun] Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene. | [noun] Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber. | [noun] An eraser. | [noun] In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches: | [verb] To eavesdrop on a telephone call RUBBLE (10) [noun] The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry. | [noun] A mass or stratum of fragments of rock lying under the alluvium and derived from the neighbouring rock. | [noun] (in the plural) The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc. RUBBLY (13) RUBIED (9) RUBIER (8) RUBIES (8) [noun] A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. | [noun] A red spinel. | [noun] A deep red colour. RUBIGO (9) RUBLES (8) [noun] The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. RUBOFF (14) RUBOUT (8) RUBRIC (10) [noun] A heading in a book highlighted in red. | [noun] A title of a category or a class. | [noun] The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters. RUCHED (12) RUCHES (11) [noun] A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. | [noun] A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist. | [noun] A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. RUCKED (13) [verb] To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football. | [verb] To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. | [verb] To crease or fold. RUCKLE (12) [noun] A disordered collection. | [noun] A wrinkle. | [verb] To crease or wrinkle. | [noun] A rattling noise in the throat, as from suffocation. RUCKUS (12) [noun] A noisy disturbance and/or commotion. | [noun] A row, fight. RUDDER (8) [noun] An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot). | [noun] A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals. | [noun] A riddle or sieve. RUDDLE (8) [noun] A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep. | [noun] Ruddiness; red coloration. | [verb] To mark something with red ochre. | [noun] A riddle or sieve. RUDELY (10) [adverb] In a rude manner RUDEST (7) [adjective] Bad-mannered. | [adjective] Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive. | [adjective] Tough, robust. RUEFUL (9) [adjective] Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way. | [adjective] Inspiring pity or compassion. | [adjective] Bad; woeful; deplorable. RUFFED (13) [verb] To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff. | [verb] Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it. | [verb] To ruffle; to disorder. RUFFES (12) [noun] Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish. | [noun] Other species in the same genus. RUFFLE (12) [noun] Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. | [noun] Disturbance; agitation; commotion. | [noun] A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff. RUFFLY (15) RUFOUS (9) [noun] A reddish-brown colour, as of rust. | [adjective] Of a reddish colour RUGATE (7) RUGGED (9) [adjective] Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough. | [adjective] Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven. | [adjective] Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. | [verb] To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. RUGGER (8) [noun] Rugby | [noun] Rugby player RUGOLA (7) RUGOSA (7) [noun] A plant of the rose species Rosa rugosa, or of any hybrid developed from it. RUGOSE (7) [adjective] Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation. | [adjective] Rugged, rough, unrefined. | [adjective] Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. rugose-veined or rugose-leaved. RUGOUS (7) RUINED (7) [verb] To cause the fiscal ruin of. | [verb] To destroy or make something no longer usable. | [verb] To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business. RUINER (6) RULERS (6) [noun] A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings. | [noun] A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others. RULIER (6) [adjective] Pitiable; miserable. | [adjective] Neat and orderly. RULING (7) [verb] To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. | [verb] To excel. | [verb] To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines). RUMAKI (12) RUMBAS (10) [noun] A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time. | [verb] To dance the rumba RUMBLE (10) [noun] A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. | [noun] A street fight or brawl. | [noun] A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. RUMBLY (13) RUMENS (8) [noun] The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants. RUMINA (8) [noun] The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants. RUMMER (10) [noun] A large drinking-glass studded with prunts to ensure a safe grip, popular in the Rhineland and the Netherlands from the 15th century to the 17th century. | [adjective] Fine, excellent, valuable. | [adjective] Strange, peculiar. RUMORS (8) [noun] A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. | [noun] Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. | [verb] (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. RUMOUR (8) [noun] A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. | [noun] Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. | [verb] (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. RUMPLE (10) [noun] A wrinkle. | [verb] To make wrinkled, particularly fabric. | [verb] To muss; to tousle. RUMPLY (13) RUMPUS (10) [noun] A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. | [noun] A rumpus room. RUNDLE (7) RUNKLE (10) RUNLET (6) [noun] A small stream or brook. | [noun] A wine measure, equivalent to 18 gallons. RUNNEL (6) [noun] A small stream, a rivulet. | [verb] To create channels for directing the flow of liquid. RUNNER (6) [noun] Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. | [noun] Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip. | [noun] A pleasure trip. RUNOFF (12) [noun] That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area. | [noun] Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water. | [noun] A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated. RUNOUT (6) [noun] Something that has been run out. | [noun] A run out, a running out. The method of getting out in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball. | [noun] A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to slow down, or to connect trails. RUNWAY (12) [noun] A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access. | [noun] The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source. | [noun] A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows. RUPEES (8) [noun] The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨. | [noun] A silver coin circulating in India between the 16th and 20th centuries, weighing one tola (formerly 170–180 troy grains; from 1833, 180 troy grains). RUPIAH (11) [noun] The unit of currency in Indonesia. RURBAN (8) RUSHED (10) [verb] To hurry; to perform a task with great haste. | [verb] To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily. | [verb] To dribble rapidly. RUSHEE (9) RUSHER (9) [noun] A person who rushes. | [noun] The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback. | [noun] One who strews rushes. RUSHES (9) [noun] Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water. | [noun] The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. | [noun] The merest trifle; a straw. RUSINE (6) RUSSET (6) [noun] A reddish-brown color. | [noun] A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric. | [noun] A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin. RUSTED (7) [verb] To oxidize, especially of iron or steel. | [verb] To cause to oxidize. | [verb] To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust. RUSTIC (8) [noun] A (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area. | [noun] A noctuoid moth. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies having brown and orange wings, especially Cupha erymanthis. RUSTLE (6) [noun] A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves. | [noun] A movement producing such a sound. | [verb] To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. RUTILE (6) [noun] The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2. RUTINS (6) RUTTED (7) [verb] To be in the annual rut or mating season. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. RYKING (14) RYOKAN (13) [noun] A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.

RABATOS (9) RABBETS (11) [noun] A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint. | [verb] To cut a rabbet in a piece of material. RABBIES (11) RABBINS (11) RABBITS (11) [noun] A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. | [noun] The meat from this animal. | [noun] The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur. RABBITY (14) RABBLED (12) RABBLER (11) RABBLES (11) [noun] A bewildered or meaningless string of words. | [noun] A pack of animals; or any confused collection of things. | [noun] A mob; a disorderly crowd. RABBONI (11) RABIDLY (13) RACCOON (11) [noun] A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor. | [noun] Any mammal of the genus Procyon. | [noun] Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine. RACEMED (12) RACEMES (11) [noun] An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis. RACEMIC (13) [adjective] Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (D) and levorotatory (L) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active RACEWAY (15) [noun] A place where races are held; a racetrack. | [noun] An easily-accessible conduit or tray for organizing runs of data or power cabling. | [noun] The canal for the current that drives a water wheel. RACHETS (12) RACHIAL (12) RACIEST (9) [adjective] Mildly risqué. | [adjective] Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil. | [adjective] (by extension) Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. RACINGS (10) RACISMS (11) RACISTS (9) [noun] A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others. RACKERS (13) RACKETS (13) [noun] A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton. | [noun] A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. | [noun] A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground. RACKETY (16) RACKFUL (16) RACKING (14) [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. | [verb] To torture (someone) on the rack. | [verb] To cause (someone) to suffer pain. RACOONS (9) [noun] A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor. | [noun] Any mammal of the genus Procyon. | [noun] Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine. RACQUET (18) [noun] An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis, or a shuttlecock in badminton. | [verb] To hit with a racquet. | [verb] To play a game that involves using a racquet. RADDING (10) RADDLED (10) [adjective] Worn-out and broken-down. RADDLES (9) [noun] A red ochre. | [noun] A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence. | [noun] A hedge or fence made with raddles. RADIALE (8) RADIALS (8) [noun] A radial tire / radial tyre. RADIANS (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad RADIANT (8) [noun] A point source from which radiation is emitted. | [noun] The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower. | [noun] A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. RADIATE (8) [noun] One of the Radiata. | [verb] To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii. | [verb] To emit rays or waves. RADICAL (10) [noun] (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism). | [noun] (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics. | [noun] A person with radical opinions. RADICEL (10) RADICES (10) [noun] A root. | [noun] A primitive word, from which other words may be derived. | [noun] The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal. RADICLE (10) [noun] (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism). | [noun] (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics. | [noun] A person with radical opinions. RADIOED (9) [verb] To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator). | [verb] To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications. RADIUMS (10) RADIXES (15) RADOMES (10) [noun] A radar dome. RADULAE (8) [noun] The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves. RADULAR (8) RADULAS (8) RAFFIAS (13) [noun] A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). RAFFISH (16) [adjective] Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. | [adjective] Low-class; disreputable; vulgar. RAFFLED (14) [verb] To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off. | [verb] To participate in a raffle. | [adjective] Having the edge finely notched. RAFFLER (13) RAFFLES (13) [noun] A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize. | [noun] A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes. | [verb] To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off. RAFTERS (10) [noun] One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. | [noun] A flock of turkeys. | [noun] A raftsman. RAFTING (11) [verb] To convey on a raft. | [verb] To make into a raft. | [verb] To travel by raft. RAGBAGS (11) [noun] A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. RAGGEDY (13) [adjective] (of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered. | [adjective] (of a person) Wearing torn or tattered clothes. RAGGEES (9) RAGGIES (9) RAGGING (10) [verb] To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag. | [verb] To become tattered. | [verb] To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. RAGGLES (9) RAGLANS (8) [noun] An overcoat with sleeves of this type. RAGOUTS (8) [noun] A stew of meat and vegetables mixed together | [noun] (by extension) any stew, soup, or sauce RAGTAGS (9) RAGTIME (10) [noun] A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment. | [noun] A piece of music in this style. RAGTOPS (10) [noun] A convertible automobile. RAGWEED (12) [noun] A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to. RAGWORT (11) [noun] Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera. RAIDERS (8) [noun] One who engages in a raid; a plunderer. | [noun] A person who takes or attempts to take control of a firm against the will of current management by purchasing a controlling interest of stock and acquiring proxies. | [noun] A special forces operative; a commando. RAIDING (9) [verb] To engage in a raid against. | [verb] To lure from another; to entice away from. | [verb] To indulge oneself by taking from. RAILBUS (9) [noun] A lightweight passenger rail vehicle, similar in appearance to a bus RAILCAR (9) [noun] A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers. | [noun] Any railway carriage or wagon, a railway car. RAILERS (7) RAILING (8) [verb] To travel by railway. | [verb] To enclose with rails or a railing. | [verb] To range in a line. RAILWAY (13) [noun] A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. | [noun] A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel. RAIMENT (9) [noun] Clothing, garments, dress, material. RAINBOW (12) [noun] A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. | [noun] Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours. | [noun] (often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude. RAINIER (7) [adjective] Pouring with rain; wet; showery RAINILY (10) RAINING (8) [verb] To have rain fall from the sky. | [verb] To fall as or like rain. | [verb] To issue (something) in large quantities. RAINOUT (7) [noun] Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain. | [noun] Such a cancellation. | [noun] Radioactive fallout deposited by means of rain. RAISERS (7) [noun] A person or thing that raises. | [noun] A kind of armchair with a standing-up system. | [noun] The upright board on the front of a step in a flight of steps. RAISING (8) [verb] (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. | [verb] To create, increase or develop. | [verb] To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio). RAISINS (7) [noun] A dried grape. RAISINY (10) RAKEOFF (17) RALLIED (8) [verb] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite. | [verb] To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite. | [verb] To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate. RALLIER (7) RALLIES (7) [noun] A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. | [noun] A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. | [noun] A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. RALLINE (7) RALLYES (10) RALPHED (13) [verb] To vomit. RAMBLED (12) [verb] To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course | [verb] To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter. | [verb] To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions. RAMBLER (11) [noun] A recreational walker, a hiker. | [noun] One who rambles. | [noun] A ranch-style house. RAMBLES (11) [noun] A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside. | [noun] A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction. | [noun] A bed of shale over the seam of coal. RAMEKIN (13) [noun] A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served. | [noun] A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold. RAMENTA (9) RAMILIE (9) RAMJETS (16) [noun] A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic. RAMMERS (11) RAMMIER (11) RAMMING (12) [verb] To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. | [verb] To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. | [verb] To fill or compact by pounding or driving. RAMMISH (14) RAMPAGE (12) [noun] A course of violent, frenzied action. | [verb] To move about wildly or violently. RAMPANT (11) [adjective] Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended. | [adjective] Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile. | [adjective] Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane. RAMPART (11) [noun] A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose. | [noun] A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark. | [noun] That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection. RAMPIKE (15) RAMPING (12) [verb] To behave violently; to rage. | [verb] To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently. | [verb] To climb, like a plant; to creep up. RAMPION (11) [noun] A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus | [noun] Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae. RAMPOLE (11) RAMRODS (10) [noun] Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant. | [noun] Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done. | [noun] An erect penis. RAMSONS (9) [noun] A wild relative of chives, Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots. RAMTILS (9) RANCHED (13) [verb] To operate a ranch; engage in ranching. | [verb] To work on a ranch RANCHER (12) [noun] A person who operates a ranch. | [noun] A ranch-style house. RANCHES (12) [noun] A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. | [noun] A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States. | [noun] A house or property on a plot of ranch land. RANCHOS (12) RANCORS (9) [noun] The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred. RANCOUR (9) [noun] The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred. RANDANS (8) [noun] Riotous or disorderly behaviour. | [noun] A rowdy celebration; a spree. | [noun] The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran. RANDIER (8) [adjective] Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust. | [adjective] Rude or coarse in manner. RANDIES (8) RANDOMS (10) [noun] A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance. | [noun] Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. | [noun] The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. RANGERS (8) [noun] One who ranges; a rover. | [noun] A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law. | [noun] That which separates or arranges; a sieve. RANGIER (8) [adjective] Slender and long of limb; lanky | [adjective] Prone to roaming around. | [adjective] Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious. RANGING (9) [verb] To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander. | [verb] To rove over or through. | [verb] To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over. RANKERS (11) [noun] One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks | [noun] A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock | [noun] A common soldier RANKEST (11) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. RANKING (12) [verb] To place abreast, or in a line. | [verb] To have a ranking. | [verb] To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify. RANKISH (14) RANKLED (12) [verb] To cause irritation or deep bitterness. | [verb] To fester. RANKLES (11) [verb] To cause irritation or deep bitterness. | [verb] To fester. RANPIKE (13) RANSACK (13) [noun] Eager search. | [verb] To loot or pillage. 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RAPTORS (9) [noun] A bird of prey. | [noun] One who ravishes or plunders. | [noun] One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. RAPTURE (9) [noun] Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement. | [noun] In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, the event when Jesus returns and gathers the souls of living believers. (Usually "the rapture.") | [noun] The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman. RAREBIT (9) [noun] Welsh rarebit RASBORA (9) RASCALS (9) RASHERS (10) [noun] A strip of bacon. | [verb] To cut into rashers. RASHEST (10) [adjective] Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty. | [adjective] So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. | [adjective] Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. RASPERS (9) [noun] A person who, or thing that, rasps or scrapes. | [noun] One who speaks with a rasping voice. | [noun] A fence that is challenging for a horse to jump over. RASPIER (9) [adjective] (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality. | [adjective] Irritable. RASPING (10) [verb] To use a rasp. | [verb] To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps. | [verb] To work something with a rasp. 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RATABLY (12) RATAFEE (10) RATAFIA (10) [noun] A liqueur or cordial flavored with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits. | [noun] A kind of cake made with almonds. RATATAT (7) [noun] A swiftly repeated knocking sound. RATBAGS (10) [noun] A despicable person. | [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A mischievous person, especially a child. RATCHES (12) RATCHET (12) [noun] A pawl, click or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. | [noun] A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl. | [noun] A ratchet wrench. | [adjective] Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous. RATFINK (14) RATFISH (13) [noun] A fish of any of the species in family Chimaeridae. | [noun] A chimaera RATHOLE (10) [noun] An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats. | [noun] A living area used by mice or rats. | [noun] A particularly squalid human residence. RATINES (7) RATINGS (8) [noun] A position on a scale | [noun] An evaluation of status, especially of financial status | [noun] A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something. RATIONS (7) [noun] A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group. | [verb] To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something. | [verb] To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to. RATITES (7) [noun] A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou RATLIKE (11) RATLINE (7) [noun] The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. | [noun] Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. RATLINS (7) [noun] The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. | [noun] Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. RATOONS (7) [noun] A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. | [noun] A rattan cane. | [verb] (of a plant) To sprout ratoons. RATTAIL (7) [noun] Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish. | [noun] A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head. RATTANS (7) [noun] Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. | [noun] The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. | [noun] (by extension) A cane made from this material. RATTEEN (7) RATTENS (7) RATTERS (7) [noun] Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them; a rat terrier. | [noun] One who rats; a traitor; a deserter. RATTIER (7) [adjective] Similar to a rat; ratlike. | [adjective] Infested with rats. | [adjective] In poor condition or repair RATTING (8) [verb] (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in. | [verb] To work as a scab, going against trade union policies. | [verb] (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats. RATTISH (10) RATTLED (8) [verb] To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking. | [verb] To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve. | [verb] To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking. RATTLER (7) [noun] Anything that rattles. | [noun] A rattlesnake. | [noun] A freight train or, , a decrepit passenger train. RATTLES (7) [noun] A sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another. | [noun] A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. | [noun] A device that makes a rattling sound such as put on an animal so its location can be heard. RATTONS (7) [noun] A rat. RATTOON (7) RATTRAP (9) [noun] A device (trap) used to catch rats. | [noun] A dilapidated building, a place that is run down and unsanitary. | [noun] A difficult, entangling situation. RAUCITY (12) RAUCOUS (9) [adjective] Harsh and rough-sounding. | [adjective] Disorderly and boisterous. | [adjective] Loud and annoying. RAUNCHY (15) [adjective] Smutty; indecent. | [adjective] Lecherous. | [adjective] Sexually seductive. RAVAGED (12) [verb] To devastate or destroy something. | [verb] To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something. | [verb] To wreak destruction. RAVAGER (11) RAVAGES (11) [noun] Grievous damage or havoc. | [noun] Depredation or devastation | [verb] To devastate or destroy something. RAVELED (11) [verb] To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse. | [verb] To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle or clarify. | [verb] To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel. RAVELER (10) RAVELIN (10) [noun] An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon RAVELLY (13) RAVENED (11) [verb] To obtain or seize by violence. | [verb] To devour with great eagerness. | [verb] To prey on with rapacity. RAVENER (10) RAVINED (11) RAVINES (10) [noun] Rapine; rapacity. | [noun] Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. | [noun] A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water. RAVINGS (11) [noun] (usually in the plural) Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk. RAVIOLI (10) [noun] Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc. | [noun] A dish made with ravioli. | [noun] By analogy, similar dishes/pastas from non-Italian cuisines. RAWHIDE (14) [noun] Untanned hide. | [noun] A whip made from twisted untanned leather. | [verb] To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly. RAWNESS (10) RAYLESS (10) [adjective] Lacking rays | [adjective] Lightless, gloomy | [adjective] Lacking florets RAYLIKE (14) RAZORED (17) [verb] To shave with a razor. RAZZING (26) [verb] To tease playfully; to heckle. | [verb] To drive an automobile around. REACHED (13) [verb] To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand). | [verb] To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over. | [verb] To stretch out the hand. REACHER (12) [noun] A person who reaches. | [noun] A device used to reach something. | [noun] A sail, a kind of asymmetrical spinnaker. REACHES (12) [noun] The act of stretching or extending; extension. | [noun] The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown. | [noun] The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity. REACTED (10) [verb] To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. | [verb] To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force | [verb] To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. REACTOR (9) [noun] A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence. | [noun] (industrial) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions. | [noun] A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat. READAPT (10) [verb] To adapt again; to adapt for a new purpose READDED (10) READERS (8) [noun] A person who reads | [noun] A person who reads a publication. | [noun] A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience. READIED (9) [verb] To prepare; to make ready for action. READIER (8) [noun] One who or that which makes something ready. | [adjective] Prepared for immediate action or use. | [adjective] Inclined; apt to happen. READIES (8) [noun] Cash, especially bank notes. | [verb] To prepare; to make ready for action. READILY (11) [adverb] Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness. | [adverb] Without impediment, easily. READING (9) [verb] To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. | [verb] To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object. | [verb] To read work(s) written by (a named author). READMIT (10) [verb] To admit, or allow to enter, again. READOPT (10) [verb] Adopt again READORN (8) READOUT (8) [noun] A display that presents numerical data. | [noun] An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts. REAFFIX (20) REAGENT (8) [noun] A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting. REAGINS (8) [noun] An antibody. | [noun] A substance elaborated by the spirochetes of syphilis and yaws, having the property of uniting with lipoids, and of fixing complement. REALEST (7) [adjective] True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent. | [adjective] Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake. | [adjective] Genuine, unfeigned, sincere. REALGAR (8) [noun] A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores. REALIGN (8) [verb] To bring back into alignment. | [verb] To align again or anew. REALISE (7) [verb] To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence | [verb] To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time). | [verb] To cause to seem real; to sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience. REALISM (9) [noun] A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. | [noun] An artistic representation of reality as it is. | [noun] The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation. REALIST (7) [noun] An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them. | [noun] One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be. | [noun] An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately. REALITY (10) [noun] The state of being actual or real. | [noun] A real entity, event or other fact. | [noun] The entirety of all that is real. REALIZE (16) [verb] To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence | [verb] To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time). | [verb] To cause to seem real; to sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience. REALLOT (7) [verb] To allot for a second or subsequent time REALTER (7) REAMERS (9) [noun] A tool for boring a hole wider. | [noun] A device for rendering citrus juice. | [noun] A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe. REAMING (10) [verb] To cream; mantle; foam; froth. | [verb] To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. | [verb] To shape or form, especially using a reamer. REANNEX (14) REAPERS (9) [noun] One who reaps. | [noun] A machine used to harvest crops. | [noun] (often with initial capital) Short for Grim Reaper. REAPING (10) [verb] To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine | [verb] To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting. | [verb] To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense. REAPPLY (14) [verb] To apply again. REARERS (7) REARGUE (8) REARING (8) [verb] To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. | [verb] (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise. | [verb] To rise up on the hind legs REARMED (10) [verb] To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. REASONS (7) [noun] A cause: | [noun] Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. | [noun] Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice. REAVAIL (10) REAVERS (10) REAVING (11) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REAVOWS (13) REAWAKE (14) REAWOKE (14) REBAITS (9) REBATED (10) [verb] To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment | [verb] To diminish or lessen something | [verb] To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. REBATER (9) REBATES (9) [noun] A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement. | [noun] The return of part of an amount already paid. | [noun] The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed. REBATOS (9) [noun] Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff. REBECKS (15) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBEGAN (10) REBEGIN (10) REBEGUN (10) REBILLS (9) REBINDS (10) [verb] To bind again. | [verb] To associate a command with a different key. REBIRTH (12) [noun] Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first. | [noun] Revival, reinvigoration. | [noun] Spiritual renewal. REBLEND (10) REBLOOM (11) REBOANT (9) REBOARD (10) [verb] To board (a vehicle, etc.) again. | [verb] To replace the wooden boards of. REBOILS (9) REBOOKS (13) [verb] To book again. REBOOTS (9) [noun] An instance of rebooting. | [noun] The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity. | [verb] To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure. REBORED (10) [verb] To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape. REBORES (9) [verb] To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape. REBOUND (10) [noun] The recoil of an object bouncing off another. | [noun] A return to health or well-being; a recovery. | [noun] An effort to recover from a setback. | [verb] To bind again. REBOZOS (18) [noun] A woman's garment of Mexico, a rectangular piece of fabric worn as a scarf or shawl and sometimes used to carry children or goods. REBREED (10) REBUFFS (15) [noun] A sudden resistance or refusal. | [noun] Repercussion, or beating back. | [verb] To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. REBUILD (10) [noun] A process or result of rebuilding. | [verb] To build again. REBUILT (9) [verb] To build again. | [adjective] Which has been rebuilt REBUKED (14) [verb] To criticise harshly; to reprove. REBUKER (13) REBUKES (13) [noun] A harsh criticism. REBUSES (9) [noun] A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. | [noun] A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. RECALLS (9) [noun] The action or fact of calling someone or something back. | [noun] Memory; the ability to remember. | [noun] (information retrieval) the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search RECANED (10) RECANES (9) RECANTS (9) [verb] To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly. RECARRY (12) RECASTS (9) [noun] The act or process of recasting. | [noun] An utterance translated into another grammatical form. | [verb] To cast or throw again. RECEDED (11) [verb] To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. | [verb] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor. | [verb] To take back. RECEDES (10) [verb] To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. | [verb] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor. | [verb] To take back. RECEIPT (11) [noun] The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. | [noun] The fact of having received a blow, injury etc. | [noun] (in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings. RECEIVE (12) [noun] An operation in which data is received. | [verb] To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something. | [verb] To take goods knowing them to be stolen. RECENCY (14) RECEPTS (11) RECHART (12) RECHEAT (12) RECHECK (18) [noun] The act of checking again; reverification. | [verb] To check again. RECHEWS (15) RECHOSE (12) RECIPES (11) [noun] A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. | [noun] Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. | [noun] By extension, a plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription. RECITAL (9) [noun] The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal | [noun] The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration. | [noun] That which is recited; a story, narration, account. RECITED (10) [verb] To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. | [verb] To list or enumerate something. | [verb] To deliver a recitation. RECITER (9) RECITES (9) [verb] To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. | [verb] To list or enumerate something. | [verb] To deliver a recitation. RECKING (14) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. RECKONS (13) [verb] To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. | [verb] To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. | [verb] To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. RECLAIM (11) [noun] The calling back of a hawk. | [noun] The bringing back or recalling of a person; the fetching of someone back. | [noun] An effort to take something back, to reclaim something. RECLAME (11) RECLASP (11) RECLEAN (9) RECLINE (9) [noun] A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism. | [verb] To cause to lean back; to bend back. | [verb] To put in a resting position. RECLUSE (9) [noun] A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit | [noun] The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion | [noun] A brown recluse spider RECOALS (9) RECOCKS (15) RECODED (11) [verb] To code again or differently. RECODES (10) [verb] To code again or differently. RECOILS (9) [noun] A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking. | [noun] The state or condition of having recoiled. | [noun] The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle. RECOINS (9) RECOLOR (9) [noun] The process of changing the color or something. | [noun] An object that has had its color changed. | [verb] To color again or differently. RECOMBS (13) RECOOKS (13) RECORDS (10) [noun] A disk, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph. | [noun] An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium. | [noun] Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference. RECORKS (13) [verb] To replace a cork in (a bottle). RECOUNT (9) [noun] Narration, account, description, rendering | [verb] To tell; narrate; to relate in detail | [verb] To rehearse; to enumerate. | [noun] A counting again, as of votes. RECOUPE (11) RECOUPS (11) [verb] To make back, as an investment. | [verb] To recover from an error. | [verb] To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct. RECOVER (12) [noun] Recovery. | [noun] A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out. | [noun] The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery) | [verb] To cover again. RECRATE (9) RECROSS (9) [noun] An examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party. | [verb] To cross again. RECROWN (12) RECRUIT (9) [noun] A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement. | [noun] A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier. | [noun] A hired worker RECTIFY (15) [verb] To heal (an organ or part of the body). | [verb] To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. | [verb] To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). RECTORS (9) [noun] In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. | [noun] In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution. | [noun] A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy. RECTORY (12) [noun] The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church. | [noun] The residence of an Anglican rector. RECTRIX (16) [noun] A governess; a rectoress. | [noun] A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control. RECTUMS (11) [noun] The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon. RECURVE (12) [verb] To curve again, to rebend. | [verb] To curve back on itself. | [verb] (of a storm) To change direction. RECUSAL (9) [noun] An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest. RECUSED (10) [verb] To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting. | [verb] (of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting. RECUSES (9) [verb] To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting. | [verb] (of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting. RECYCLE (14) [noun] An act of recycling. | [verb] To break down and reuse component materials. | [verb] To reuse as a whole. REDACTS (10) [verb] To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder. | [verb] To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process. | [verb] To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. REDATED (9) REDATES (8) REDBAIT (10) REDBAYS (13) REDBIRD (11) REDBONE (10) [noun] A dark-red or tan coonhound. | [noun] An African American with light skin with red undertones. REDBUDS (11) [noun] Any of several small trees, of the genus Cercis, having purple-pink flowers that appear before the leaves; the Judas tree. REDBUGS (11) REDCAPS (12) [noun] A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army. | [noun] A porter in a US railway station. | [noun] The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). REDCOAT (10) [noun] A British soldier, especially during the American Revolution. | [noun] A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers. | [noun] A fox. REDDENS (9) [verb] To become red or redder. | [verb] To make red or redder. REDDERS (9) REDDEST (9) [adjective] Having red as its color. | [adjective] (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger. | [adjective] (of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black REDDING (10) [verb] To free from entanglement. | [verb] To free from embarrassment. | [verb] To fix boundaries. REDDISH (12) [adjective] Somewhat red. REDDLED (10) REDDLES (9) REDEARS (8) REDEEMS (10) [verb] To recover ownership of something by buying it back. | [verb] To liberate by payment of a ransom. | [verb] To set free by force. REDEYES (11) [noun] The names of animals that have red eyes. | [noun] Types of beverages. | [noun] (travel) An overnight airplane flight. REDFINS (11) REDFISH (14) [noun] Any of several fish with red skin or flesh. REDHEAD (12) [noun] A person with red hair. | [noun] A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. | [noun] A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine. REDIALS (8) [verb] To dial again REDLEGS (9) REDLINE (8) [noun] A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification. | [noun] The maximum speed at which the engine in a car is designed to operate. | [verb] To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification. REDNECK (14) [noun] A poor, rural, usually white and male, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and northeast, especially one who is unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted. | [noun] Any of the miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921. | [noun] A member of a certain Baltimore street gang, active in 1859. REDNESS (8) [noun] The state or quality or characteristic of being red. | [noun] A red discoloration. REDOCKS (14) REDOING (9) [verb] To do again. REDOUBT (10) [noun] A small, temporary, military fortification. | [noun] A reinforced refuge; a fort. | [noun] A place of safety or refuge. | [verb] To dread. | [noun] The return of doubt. REDOUND (9) [noun] A coming back, as an effect or consequence; a return. | [verb] To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids). | [verb] To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something. REDOUTS (8) [noun] A small, temporary, military fortification. | [noun] A reinforced refuge; a fort. | [noun] A place of safety or refuge. REDOWAS (11) REDOXES (15) REDPOLL (10) [noun] Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads. | [noun] A redhead. REDRAFT (11) [noun] A second or subsequent draft | [noun] A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or endorsers, for the amount of the bill, with costs and charges. | [verb] To draft again REDRAWN (11) [verb] To draw again. REDRAWS (11) [verb] To draw again. REDREAM (10) REDRESS (8) [noun] The act of redressing; a making right; amendment; correction; reformation. | [noun] A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation. | [noun] One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser. | [noun] The redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set. REDRIED (9) REDRIES (8) REDRILL (8) REDRIVE (11) REDROOT (8) REDROVE (11) REDSKIN (12) [noun] (now sometimes considered an ethnic slur and offensive) An American Indian, a Native American. | [noun] An anticapitalist skinhead. REDTAIL (8) REDTOPS (10) [noun] A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those considered to have lower journalistic standards than the broadsheets. | [noun] A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle. | [noun] Species of the genus Agrostis, the bentgrasses. REDUCED (11) [verb] To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower. | [verb] To lose weight. | [verb] To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote. REDUCER (10) REDUCES (10) [verb] To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower. | [verb] To lose weight. | [verb] To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote. REDWARE (11) REDWING (12) [noun] A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers. REDWOOD (12) [noun] (USDA-preferred term) The species Sequoia sempervirens. | [noun] Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense. | [noun] The wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens. REEARNS (7) REEDIER (8) [adjective] Full of, or edged with, reeds. | [adjective] (of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone. | [adjective] (of a person) Tall and thin. REEDIFY (14) REEDILY (11) REEDING (9) [noun] Thatching. | [noun] Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds. | [noun] Milling on the edge of a coin. | [verb] To thatch. REEDITS (8) [verb] Edit again REEDMAN (10) REEDMEN (10) REEFERS (10) [noun] Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman. | [noun] A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth. | [noun] A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container. REEFIER (10) REEFING (11) [verb] To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. | [verb] To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding. | [verb] (of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply. REEJECT (16) REEKERS (11) REEKIER (11) REEKING (12) [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [verb] To be evidently associated with something unpleasant. | [verb] To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume. REELECT (9) [verb] To elect for a second or subsequent time. REELERS (7) REELING (8) [verb] To wind on a reel. | [verb] To spin or revolve repeatedly. | [verb] To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else. REEMITS (9) REENACT (9) [verb] To enact again. | [verb] To recreate an event, especially a historical battle. REENDOW (11) REENJOY (17) REENTER (7) [verb] To enter again; return into. | [verb] To enter again; retype, reinput. | [verb] (engraving) To cut deeper where the aqua fortis has not bitten sufficiently. REENTRY (10) [noun] The act of entering again. | [noun] The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere. | [noun] The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance. REEQUIP (18) [verb] To equip again; to provide with new equipment REERECT (9) REESTED (8) REEVING (11) [verb] To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it. REEVOKE (14) REEXPEL (16) REFACED (13) [verb] To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer. REFACES (12) [verb] To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer. REFALLS (10) REFECTS (12) REFEEDS (11) REFEELS (10) REFENCE (12) REFEREE (10) [noun] An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game. | [noun] A person who settles a dispute. | [noun] A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. REFFING (14) [verb] To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game. REFIGHT (14) REFILED (11) REFILES (10) REFILLS (10) [noun] A filling after the first. | [noun] A repeat of a prescription. | [noun] A product containing materials to replace those used up by a piece of equipment. REFILMS (12) REFINDS (11) REFINED (11) [verb] To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. | [verb] To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter. | [verb] To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish. REFINER (10) REFINES (10) [verb] To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. | [verb] To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter. | [verb] To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish. REFIRED (11) REFIRES (10) REFIXED (18) [verb] To fix again. REFIXES (17) [verb] To fix again. REFLATE (10) [verb] To reinflate, to inflate again. | [verb] To restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level. REFLECT (12) [verb] To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. | [verb] To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface. | [verb] To mirror, or show the image of something. REFLETS (10) REFLIES (10) REFLOAT (10) [noun] The process of getting something to float again. | [verb] To cause to float again. REFLOOD (11) REFLOWN (13) REFLOWS (13) [verb] To flow back again. | [verb] To cause to flow again, to remelt. | [verb] (wordprocessing) To modify the layout of text around other objects in a document. REFOCUS (12) [verb] To focus on something else | [verb] To change the focus of | [verb] To change one's priorities REFOLDS (11) [verb] To fold again. REFORGE (11) [verb] Forge again REFORMS (12) [noun] The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it | [verb] To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better | [verb] To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits REFOUND (11) [verb] To find something again. | [verb] To found again; to reestablish. | [verb] To found or cast anew. REFRACT (12) [verb] (of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium | [verb] To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium. REFRAIN (10) [verb] To hold back, to restrain (someone or something). | [verb] To show restraint; to hold oneself back. | [verb] To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb. | [noun] The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza. REFRAME (12) [noun] An instance of reframing. | [verb] To frame again. | [verb] To redescribe, from a different perspective; to relabel. REFRESH (13) [noun] The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc. | [noun] The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data. | [noun] The process of modernizing something. REFRIED (11) REFRIES (10) REFRONT (10) REFROZE (19) [verb] To freeze again. | [verb] To freeze again. REFUELS (10) [noun] An act or instance of refilling with fuel. | [verb] To refill with fuel. REFUGED (12) REFUGEE (11) [noun] A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum. | [noun] A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc. | [noun] A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country. REFUGES (11) [noun] A state of safety, protection or shelter. | [noun] A place providing safety, protection or shelter. | [noun] Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort. REFUGIA (11) [noun] Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species. | [noun] (aquaculture) A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc. REFUNDS (11) [noun] An amount of money returned. | [verb] To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse. | [verb] To supply again with funds. REFUSAL (10) [noun] The act of refusing. | [noun] Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue. REFUSED (11) [verb] To decline (a request or demand). | [verb] To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission. | [verb] To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy. REFUSER (10) REFUSES (10) [verb] To decline (a request or demand). | [verb] To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission. | [verb] To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy. REFUTAL (10) [noun] A refutation. REFUTED (11) [verb] To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. | [verb] To deny the truth or correctness of (something). REFUTER (10) REFUTES (10) [verb] To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. | [verb] To deny the truth or correctness of (something). REGAINS (8) [verb] To get back; to recover possession of. REGALED (9) [verb] To please or entertain (someone). | [verb] To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. | [verb] To feast (on, with something). REGALER (8) REGALES (8) [verb] To please or entertain (someone). | [verb] To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. | [verb] To feast (on, with something). REGALIA (8) [noun] A kind of large cigar of superior quality. | [noun] Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.). | [noun] The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword. REGALLY (11) REGARDS (9) [noun] A steady look, a gaze. | [noun] One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. | [noun] (preceded by “in” or “with”) A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. REGATTA (8) [noun] A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race. | [noun] A striped cotton fabric. REGAUGE (9) REGEARS (8) REGENCY (13) [noun] A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule. | [noun] The time during which a regent is in power. | [noun] An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia. REGENTS (8) [noun] A ruler. | [noun] One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. | [noun] A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. REGGAES (9) REGILDS (9) [verb] To gild again. REGIMEN (10) [noun] Orderly government; system of order; administration. | [noun] Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation. | [noun] (grammar) object REGIMES (10) [noun] Mode of rule or management. | [noun] A form of government, or the government in power. | [noun] A period of rule. REGINAE (8) REGINAL (8) REGINAS (8) REGIONS (8) [noun] Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. | [noun] An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region or district of a country. REGIVEN (11) REGIVES (11) REGLAZE (17) [verb] To glaze again REGLETS (8) [noun] A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter. | [noun] A flat, narrow moulding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. REGLOSS (8) REGLOWS (11) REGLUED (9) REGLUES (8) REGMATA (10) REGNANT (8) [noun] A sovereign or ruler. | [adjective] Reigning, ruling; currently holding power. | [adjective] Dominant; holding sway; having particular power or influence. REGORGE (9) [verb] To disgorge or vomit. | [verb] To swallow again; to swallow back. REGOSOL (8) REGRADE (9) [verb] To grade again, give a new grade or grading to. | [verb] To regroup or reassign. | [verb] To change the classification of (potentially secret documentation). REGRAFT (11) REGRANT (8) REGRATE (8) REGREEN (8) REGREET (8) REGRESS (8) [noun] The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. | [noun] The power or liberty of passing back. | [noun] In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property. REGRETS (8) [noun] Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing. | [noun] Dislike; aversion. | [verb] To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. REGRIND (9) REGROOM (10) REGROUP (10) [verb] To pause and get organized before trying again. | [verb] To group or categorize again. REGROWN (11) [verb] To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. | [adjective] That grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew. REGROWS (11) [verb] To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. REGULAR (8) [noun] A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve). | [noun] A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment. | [noun] A frequent customer, client or business partner. REGULUS (8) [noun] An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores. REHANGS (11) [verb] To hang again. REHEARD (11) [verb] To hear again. | [verb] To try (a lawsuit, etc.) again judicially. REHEARS (10) [verb] To hear again. | [verb] To try (a lawsuit, etc.) again judicially. REHEATS (10) [noun] An afterburner. | [verb] To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses). | [verb] To become hot again after having cooled off (also in figurative senses). REHEELS (10) [verb] To fit (a shoe, stocking, etc.) with a replacement heel. REHINGE (11) REHIRED (11) [verb] To hire again. REHIRES (10) [noun] A former employee who has been hired again. | [verb] To hire again. REHOUSE (10) [verb] To give a new house to; to relocate someone to a new house. | [verb] To store in a new location. REIFIED (11) [verb] To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing REIFIER (10) REIFIES (10) [verb] To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing REIGNED (9) [verb] To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. | [verb] To reign over (a country) | [verb] To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition. REIMAGE (10) REINCUR (9) REINDEX (15) REINING (8) [verb] To direct or stop a horse by using reins. | [verb] To restrain; to control; to check. | [verb] To obey directions given with the reins. REINKED (12) REINTER (7) [verb] To bury again, in the same or another grave. REISSUE (7) [noun] Something that has issued, or been issued again. | [noun] A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates. | [verb] To issue again. REITBOK (13) REIVERS (10) REIVING (11) [verb] To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. | [verb] To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. | [verb] To split, tear, break apart. REJECTS (16) [noun] Something that is rejected. | [noun] An unpopular person. | [noun] A rejected defective product in a production line REJOICE (16) [verb] To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. | [verb] To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually. | [verb] To make happy, exhilarate. REJOINS (14) [verb] To join again; to unite after separation. | [verb] To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. | [verb] To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause. REJUDGE (16) REKEYED (15) [verb] To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. | [verb] To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it. | [verb] To change the key or tenor of; to reframe. REKNITS (11) RELABEL (9) [verb] Label again, apply a new label to RELACED (10) RELACES (9) RELAPSE (9) [noun] The act or situation of relapsing. | [noun] An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement | [noun] One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider. RELATED (8) [verb] To tell in a descriptive way. | [verb] To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another). | [verb] To have a connection. RELATER (7) [noun] One who relates, or tells; a relater or narrator. | [noun] One who relates, associates, or links things together. | [noun] A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed. RELATES (7) [verb] To tell in a descriptive way. | [verb] To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another). | [verb] To have a connection. RELATOR (7) [noun] One who relates, or tells; a relater or narrator. | [noun] One who relates, associates, or links things together. | [noun] A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed. RELAXED (15) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAXER (14) [noun] Any agent that produces relaxation. | [noun] A person who relaxes. RELAXES (14) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAXIN (14) [noun] A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily RELAYED (11) [verb] To release a new set of hounds. | [verb] To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another. | [verb] To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses. RELEARN (7) [verb] To learn (something) again. RELEASE (7) [noun] The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms). | [noun] The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private. | [noun] Anything recently released or made available (as for sale). | [verb] To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. RELENDS (8) RELENTS (7) [noun] Stay; stop; delay. | [noun] A relenting. | [verb] To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper RELEVES (10) RELIANT (7) [adjective] Having reliance on somebody or something. RELICTS (9) [noun] Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic. RELIEFS (10) [noun] The removal of stress or discomfort. | [noun] The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort. | [noun] Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another. RELIERS (7) RELIEVE (10) [verb] To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. | [verb] To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. | [verb] To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). RELIEVO (10) [noun] Relief (surface carving) RELIGHT (11) [verb] To light or kindle anew. | [verb] To render again with different simulated lighting conditions. RELINED (8) [verb] To add new lines to. | [verb] To add a new lining to. RELINES (7) [verb] To add new lines to. | [verb] To add a new lining to. RELINKS (11) [verb] To link again or anew. RELIQUE (16) RELISTS (7) [verb] To list again. RELIVED (11) [verb] To experience (something) again; to live over again. | [verb] To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate. | [verb] To come back to life. RELIVES (10) [verb] To experience (something) again; to live over again. | [verb] To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate. | [verb] To come back to life. RELOADS (8) [noun] The process by which something is reloaded. | [verb] To load (something) again | [verb] To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen RELOANS (7) RELOCKS (13) [verb] To lock again. RELOOKS (11) [verb] To look again. RELUCTS (9) RELUMED (10) [verb] To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively). | [verb] To make clear or bright again. RELUMES (9) [verb] To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively). | [verb] To make clear or bright again. RELYING (11) [verb] (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend. REMAILS (9) REMAINS (9) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder. | [noun] (in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. | [noun] Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. REMAKER (13) REMAKES (13) [noun] A new version of something. | [noun] A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc. | [verb] To make again. REMANDS (10) [verb] To send a prisoner back to custody. | [verb] To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration. | [verb] To send back. REMARKS (13) [noun] A mark that replaces another mark. | [verb] To mark again. | [noun] An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. REMARRY (12) [verb] To marry a second or subsequent time. REMATCH (14) [noun] A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest. | [verb] To bring opponents together for such a contest. | [verb] To stage such a contest. REMATED (10) REMATES (9) REMEETS (9) REMELTS (9) REMENDS (10) REMERGE (10) REMIGES (10) [noun] Quill | [noun] The flight feather of a bird. REMINDS (10) [verb] To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). REMINTS (9) REMISED (10) [verb] To send or give back. | [verb] To surrender all interest in a property by executing a deed, to quitclaim. REMISES (9) [noun] A return or surrender of a claim, property etc. | [verb] To send or give back. | [verb] To surrender all interest in a property by executing a deed, to quitclaim. REMIXED (17) [verb] To mix again. | [verb] To create a remix. | [verb] To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music). REMIXES (16) [noun] A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes. | [noun] A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes | [verb] To mix again. REMNANT (9) [noun] The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group. | [noun] The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt. | [noun] An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc. REMODEL (10) [verb] To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of. | [noun] An instance of modification or redecorating. REMOLDS (10) [verb] Mold again, apply a new mold to REMORAS (9) [noun] Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. | [noun] A serpent. | [noun] A delay; a hindrance, an obstacle. REMORID (10) REMORSE (9) [noun] A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning. | [noun] Sorrow; pity; compassion. REMOTER (9) [adjective] At a distance; disconnected. | [adjective] Distant or otherwise inaccessible. | [adjective] (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight. REMOTES (9) [noun] An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room. | [verb] To connect to a computer from a remote location. | [noun] A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television), vehicle or mechanical toy from a short distance away. REMOUNT (9) [noun] The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with its equipment. | [noun] The process of mounting a drive or volume again. | [noun] The restaging of a play or film. REMOVAL (12) [noun] The process of moving, or the fact of being removed. | [noun] The relocation of a business etc. | [noun] The dismissal of someone from office. REMOVED (13) [verb] To move something from one place to another, especially to take away. | [verb] To murder. | [verb] To dismiss a batsman. REMOVER (12) REMOVES (12) [noun] The act of removing something. | [noun] (archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement. | [noun] (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last REMUDAS (10) [noun] A herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected. RENAILS (7) RENAMED (10) [verb] To give a new name to. RENAMES (9) [verb] To give a new name to. RENDERS (8) [noun] Stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls). | [noun] A digital image produced by rendering a model. | [noun] A surrender. RENDING (9) [verb] To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst | [verb] To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate. | [verb] To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. RENEGED (9) [verb] To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. | [verb] In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable. | [verb] To deny; to renounce RENEGER (8) RENEGES (8) [verb] To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. | [verb] In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable. | [verb] To deny; to renounce RENESTS (7) RENEWAL (10) [noun] The act of renewing. | [noun] An offensive action made immediately after a parried one. RENEWED (11) [verb] To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. | [verb] To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. | [verb] To make new spiritually; to regenerate. RENEWER (10) RENNASE (7) RENNETS (7) RENNINS (7) RENOWNS (10) RENTALS (7) [noun] Something that is rented. | [noun] The payment made to rent something. | [noun] A business that rents out something to its customers. RENTERS (7) [noun] A male prostitute, typically young and gay. | [noun] One who rents property or other goods from another. | [noun] One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another. RENTIER (7) [noun] An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments. RENTING (8) [verb] To occupy premises in exchange for rent. | [verb] To grant occupation in return for rent. | [verb] To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money. RENVOIS (10) REOCCUR (11) [verb] To occur again; to recur. REOFFER (13) REOILED (8) REOPENS (9) [verb] To open (something) again. | [verb] To open again. REORDER (8) [noun] The process of ordering something again. | [verb] To place in a new order; to rearrange. | [verb] To order (a product, etc.) again. REPACKS (15) [verb] To pack again. | [verb] To clean the bearings and replace the grease on a wheel. REPAINT (9) [noun] The act or process of painting something again, especially if recently painted. | [noun] The act of drawing or rendering again on the display. | [verb] To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted. REPAIRS (9) [noun] The act of repairing something. | [noun] The result of repairing something. | [noun] The condition of something, in respect of need for repair. REPANEL (9) REPAPER (11) [verb] To apply new wallpaper to, either by first stripping the old wallpaper off, or by papering over the top. REPARKS (13) REPASTS (9) [noun] A meal. | [noun] The food eaten at a meal. | [verb] To supply food to; to feast. REPATCH (14) REPAVED (13) REPAVES (12) REPEALS (9) [noun] An act or instance of repealing. | [verb] To cancel, invalidate, annul. | [verb] To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment. REPEATS (9) [noun] An iteration; a repetition. | [noun] A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun. | [noun] A refill of a prescription. REPENTS (9) [verb] To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". | [verb] To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love. | [verb] To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. REPERKS (13) REPINED (10) [verb] To fail; to wane. | [verb] To complain; to regret. REPINER (9) REPINES (9) [verb] To fail; to wane. | [verb] To complain; to regret. REPLACE (11) [verb] To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back | [verb] To refund; to repay; to pay back | [verb] To supply or substitute an equivalent for REPLANS (9) [verb] To plan again; to make a different plan. REPLANT (9) [verb] To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using different plants, or in a different design. REPLATE (9) REPLAYS (12) [noun] The replaying of (something), for example of televised footage. | [noun] Saved video footage of the gameplay of a computer game | [noun] A replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw. REPLEAD (10) REPLETE (9) [noun] A honeypot ant. | [verb] To fill to repletion, or restore something that has been depleted. | [adjective] Abounding. REPLEVY (15) [noun] Replevin | [verb] To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods. | [verb] To bail. REPLICA (11) [noun] An exact copy. | [noun] A copy made at a smaller scale than the original. REPLIED (10) [verb] To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. | [verb] To act or gesture in response. | [verb] To repeat something back; to echo. REPLIER (9) REPLIES (9) [noun] A written or spoken response; part of a conversation. | [noun] Something given in reply. | [noun] A counterattack. REPLOTS (9) REPLUMB (13) REPOLLS (9) REPORTS (9) [noun] A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). | [noun] Reputation. | [noun] The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. REPOSAL (9) [noun] The act or state of reposing. | [noun] That on which one reposes. REPOSED (10) [verb] To lie at rest; to rest. | [verb] To lie; to be supported. | [verb] To lay, to set down. REPOSER (9) REPOSES (9) [noun] Rest; sleep. | [noun] Quietness; ease; peace; calmness. | [noun] The period between eruptions of a volcano. REPOSIT (9) REPOURS (9) REPOWER (12) REPRESS (9) [noun] A record pressed again; a repressing. | [verb] To press again. REPRICE (11) [verb] Give a new price to REPRINT (9) [noun] A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again. | [verb] To print (something) that has been published in print before. | [verb] To renew the impression of. REPRISE (9) [noun] A recurrence or resumption of an action. | [noun] A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical. | [noun] A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position. REPROBE (11) REPROOF (12) [noun] An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke. | [verb] To proof again. REPROVE (12) [verb] To express disapproval. | [verb] To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. | [verb] To deny or reject (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.). | [verb] To prove again. REPTANT (9) [adjective] Creeping along the ground. REPTILE (9) [noun] A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia. | [noun] A mean or grovelling person. | [adjective] Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. REPUGNS (10) REPULSE (9) [noun] The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed | [noun] Refusal, rejection or repulsion | [verb] To repel or drive back. REPUMPS (13) REPUTED (10) [verb] To attribute or credit something to something; to impute. | [verb] To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something | [adjective] Accorded a reputation. REPUTES (9) [noun] Reputation, especially a good reputation. | [verb] To attribute or credit something to something; to impute. | [verb] To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something REQUEST (16) [noun] Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence). | [noun] A formal message requesting something. | [noun] Condition of being sought after. REQUIEM (18) [noun] A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person. | [noun] A musical composition for such a mass. | [noun] A piece of music composed to honor a dead person. | [noun] A large or dangerous shark, specifically, a member of the family Carcharhinidae. REQUINS (16) REQUIRE (16) [verb] To ask (someone) for something; to request. | [verb] To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. | [verb] Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. REQUITE (16) [noun] Requital | [verb] To return (usually something figurative) that has been given; to repay; to recompense | [verb] To retaliate. RERACKS (13) RERAISE (7) REREADS (8) [verb] To read again. REREDOS (8) [noun] (chiefly Western Christianity) A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches. | [noun] The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls. RERISEN (7) RERISES (7) REROLLS (7) REROOFS (10) [verb] To roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof. REROUTE (7) [verb] To change the route taken by something. RESAILS (7) RESALES (7) RESAWED (11) RESCALE (9) [verb] To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions. | [verb] To change the scope of a business or project to meet a change in demands. | [verb] To scale again RESCIND (10) [verb] To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect. | [verb] To cut away or off. RESCORE (9) [verb] To score again; to assign new marks to. | [verb] To arrange (music) again. RESCUED (10) [verb] To save from any violence, danger or evil. | [verb] To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint. | [verb] To recover forcibly. RESCUER (9) [noun] A person who rescues someone or something. RESCUES (9) [noun] An act or episode of rescuing, saving. | [noun] A liberation, freeing. | [noun] The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril RESEALS (7) [verb] To seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to"). RESEATS (7) [verb] To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats. | [verb] To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat. | [verb] To sit down again. RESEAUS (7) RESEAUX (14) RESECTS (9) [verb] To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means. RESEDAS (8) [noun] Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata). | [noun] (specifically) Mignonette (Reseda odorata). | [noun] A pale greyish-green colour like the flowers of a reseda plant; mignonette. RESEEDS (8) [verb] To sow seeds again; to resow or replant. | [verb] Of a non-perennial plant, to produce seeds to ensure the following generation without human intervention; to self-sow. | [verb] To reset the input of an algorithm so as to ensure different results. RESEEKS (11) RESEIZE (16) RESELLS (7) [verb] To sell again. RESENDS (8) [noun] The act of sending again. | [verb] To send again. | [verb] To send back. RESENTS (7) [verb] To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront. | [verb] To express displeasure or indignation at. | [verb] To be sensible of; to feel. RESERVE (10) [noun] (behaviour) Restriction. | [noun] That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. | [noun] (social) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation. RESEWED (11) RESHAPE (12) [verb] To make into a different shape | [verb] To reorganize RESHAVE (13) RESHINE (10) RESHIPS (12) RESHOES (10) RESHONE (10) RESHOOT (10) [noun] An instance of reshooting. | [verb] To shoot again, especially of video recording. RESHOWN (13) [verb] To show again. RESHOWS (13) [verb] To show again. RESIDED (9) [verb] To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. | [verb] To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. | [verb] To sink; to settle, as sediment. RESIDER (8) RESIDES (8) [verb] To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. | [verb] To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. | [verb] To sink; to settle, as sediment. RESIDUA (8) [noun] The residue, remainder or rest of something | [noun] The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue. | [noun] A binary function from [0,1] × [0,1] to [0,1] which is defined in terms of the t-norm as follows: x \rightarrow y = \sup \{ z | z * x \leqslant y\}, where * denotes the t-norm function and \sup denotes the supremum. RESIDUE (8) [noun] Whatever remains after something else has been removed. | [noun] The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process. | [noun] A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain. RESIFTS (10) RESIGHT (11) RESIGNS (8) [verb] To sign again; to provide one's signature again. | [verb] (by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team. | [verb] To give up; to relinquish ownership of. RESILED (8) [verb] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. | [verb] To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body. RESILES (7) [verb] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. | [verb] To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body. RESINED (8) [verb] To apply resin to. RESISTS (7) [noun] A protective coating or covering. | [verb] To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. | [verb] To withstand the actions of. RESITED (8) [verb] To move to another site or place. RESITES (7) [verb] To move to another site or place. RESIZED (17) [verb] To alter the size of something. | [verb] To change in size. RESIZES (16) [verb] To alter the size of something. | [verb] To change in size. RESLATE (7) RESMELT (9) RESOAKS (11) RESOJET (14) RESOLED (8) [verb] To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear. RESOLES (7) [verb] To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear. RESOLVE (10) [noun] Determination; will power. | [noun] A determination to do something; a fixed decision. | [noun] An act of resolving something; resolution. | [verb] To solve again. RESORBS (9) [verb] To absorb (something) again. | [verb] To undergo resorption. | [verb] To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it. RESORTS (7) [noun] A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. | [noun] Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety). | [noun] A place where one goes habitually; a haunt. RESOUND (8) [noun] An echoing or reverberating sound. | [verb] To echo (a sound) or again sound. | [verb] To reverberate with sound or noise. RESOWED (11) RESPACE (11) RESPADE (10) RESPEAK (13) RESPECT (11) [noun] An attitude of consideration or high regard | [noun] Good opinion, honor, or admiration | [noun] (always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death. RESPELL (9) [verb] To spell again. RESPELT (9) [verb] To spell again. RESPIRE (9) [noun] Rest, respite. | [verb] To breathe in and out; to engage in the process of respiration. | [verb] To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress. RESPITE (9) [noun] A brief interval of rest or relief. | [noun] A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death. | [noun] The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term. RESPLIT (9) RESPOKE (13) RESPOND (10) [noun] A response. | [noun] A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection. | [noun] A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch. RESPOTS (9) RESPRAY (12) [noun] An act of respraying. | [verb] To spray again. RESTACK (13) RESTAFF (13) RESTAGE (8) [verb] To stage a production again RESTAMP (11) RESTART (7) [noun] The act of starting something again. | [verb] To start again. | [verb] To reboot. RESTATE (7) [verb] To state again (without changing) | [verb] To state differently; to rephrase RESTERS (7) RESTFUL (10) [adjective] Using REST (representational state transfer). | [adjective] Peaceful; having a peaceful aspect | [adjective] Restorative; aiding rest RESTING (8) [verb] To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion. | [verb] To come to a pause or an end; end. | [verb] To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed. RESTIVE (10) [adjective] Impatient under delay, duress, or control. | [adjective] Resistant to control; stubborn. | [adjective] Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction. RESTOCK (13) [verb] To stock again; to resupply with stocks. RESTOKE (11) RESTORE (7) [noun] The act of recovering data or a system from a backup. | [verb] To reestablish, or bring back into existence. | [verb] To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin. RESTUDY (11) [verb] To study again. RESTUFF (13) RESTYLE (10) [verb] To refashion something in a new style or shape in order to fit another purpose. | [verb] To give another name, designation or title to something. RESULTS (7) [noun] That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect. | [noun] The fruit, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort. | [noun] The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree. RESUMED (10) [verb] To take back possession of (something). | [verb] To summarise. | [verb] To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. RESUMER (9) RESUMES (9) [verb] To take back possession of (something). | [verb] To summarise. | [verb] To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. RESURGE (8) RETABLE (9) [noun] A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects. | [verb] To table again. RETACKS (13) RETAILS (7) [verb] To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers. | [verb] To sell secondhand, or in broken parts. | [verb] To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others. RETAINS (7) [verb] To keep in possession or use. | [verb] To keep in one's pay or service. | [verb] To employ by paying a retainer. RETAKEN (11) [verb] To take something again | [verb] To take something back | [verb] To capture or occupy somewhere again RETAKER (11) RETAKES (11) [noun] A scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again | [noun] An instance of resitting an examination | [verb] To take something again RETAPED (10) RETAPES (9) RETARDS (8) [noun] Retardation; delay. | [noun] A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando. | [noun] A person with mental retardation. RETASTE (7) RETAXED (15) RETAXES (14) RETCHED (13) [verb] To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. | [verb] To reck | [verb] To reach RETCHES (12) [verb] To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. | [verb] To reck | [verb] To reach RETEACH (12) [verb] Teach again RETEAMS (9) RETEARS (7) RETELLS (7) [verb] To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase. RETENES (7) RETESTS (7) [noun] A repeat test. | [verb] To test again. RETHINK (14) [noun] The act of thinking again about something. | [verb] To think again about a problem. RETIARY (10) RETICLE (9) [noun] A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment | [noun] A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument. | [noun] A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material. RETILED (8) [verb] To tile again; to replace with new tiles RETILES (7) [verb] To tile again; to replace with new tiles RETIMED (10) [verb] To reschedule for another time. | [verb] To change the timing or duration of. RETIMES (9) [verb] To reschedule for another time. | [verb] To change the timing or duration of. RETINAE (7) [noun] The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain. RETINAL (7) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the retina. | [noun] One of several yellow or red carotenoid pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light. RETINAS (7) [noun] The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain. RETINES (7) RETINOL (7) [noun] A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development. RETINTS (7) RETINUE (7) [noun] A group of servants or attendants, especially of someone considered important. | [noun] A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus. | [noun] A service relationship. RETIRED (8) [verb] To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. | [verb] (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away. | [verb] To cease use or production of something. RETIREE (7) [noun] Someone who has retired from active working. RETIRER (7) RETIRES (7) [verb] To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. | [verb] (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away. | [verb] To cease use or production of something. RETITLE (7) [verb] To provide with a new title. RETOOLS (7) [verb] To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild. RETORTS (7) [noun] A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. | [verb] To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. | [verb] To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility. RETOUCH (12) [noun] The act of retouching. | [verb] To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws. | [verb] To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured. RETRACE (9) [noun] The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display. | [verb] To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again. | [verb] To go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery. RETRACK (13) RETRACT (9) [verb] To pull back inside. | [verb] To draw back; to draw up. | [verb] To take back or withdraw something one has said. RETRAIN (7) [verb] To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job RETREAD (8) [noun] A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use. | [noun] A person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One. | [verb] To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads. | [noun] (sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition. RETREAT (7) [noun] The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. | [noun] The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position. | [noun] A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security. | [verb] To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently. RETRIAL (7) [noun] A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper or unfair RETRIED (8) [verb] To try or attempt again. | [verb] To try judicially a second time. RETRIES (7) [noun] Another attempt. | [verb] To try or attempt again. | [verb] To try judicially a second time. RETRIMS (9) RETSINA (7) [noun] A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years. RETTING (8) [noun] The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. | [noun] A place where flax is retted; a rettery. RETUNED (8) [verb] To tune again. RETUNES (7) [verb] To tune again. RETURNS (7) [noun] The act of returning. | [noun] A return ticket. | [noun] An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it. RETWIST (10) RETYING (11) [verb] To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. | [noun] The act of tying something again. RETYPED (13) [verb] To re-enter (text) using a keyboard. RETYPES (12) [verb] To re-enter (text) using a keyboard. REUNIFY (13) [verb] To unify again; to bring back together, or come back together, after separation. REUNION (7) [noun] The process or act of reuniting. | [noun] A planned event at which members of a dispersed group meet together. REUNITE (7) [verb] To unite again. REUSING (8) [verb] To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else). | [verb] To use again, or in another place. | [noun] Reuse REUTTER (7) REVALUE (10) [verb] To value again, give a new value to. | [verb] To apply revaluation to a pension benefit. REVAMPS (14) [verb] To renovate, revise, improve or renew. REVEALS (10) [noun] The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb. | [noun] A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden. | [noun] (obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb. REVELED (11) [verb] To make merry; to have a happy, lively time. | [verb] To take delight (in something). REVELER (10) [noun] One who attends revels; a partygoer. REVELRY (13) [noun] Joyful or riotous merry-making. REVENGE (11) [noun] Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. | [noun] A win by a previous loser. | [verb] To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge. REVENUE (10) [noun] The income returned by an investment. | [noun] The total income received from a given source. | [noun] All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means. REVERBS (12) [verb] To echo. | [verb] To apply a reverb (electronic echo effect) to. REVERED (11) [verb] To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion. | [verb] To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g. a saint, or an idol | [adjective] Respected or given reverence REVERER (10) REVERES (10) [verb] To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion. | [verb] To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g. a saint, or an idol REVERIE (10) [noun] A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. | [noun] An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision. | [noun] A caper, a frolic; merriment. REVERSE (10) [noun] The opposite of something. | [noun] The act of going backwards; a reversal. | [noun] A piece of misfortune; a setback. REVERSO (10) REVERTS (10) [noun] One who, or that which, reverts. | [noun] One who reverts to that religion which he had adhered to before having converted to another | [noun] (due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam. REVESTS (10) REVIEWS (13) [noun] A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights. | [noun] An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work. | [noun] A judicial reassessment of a case or an event. REVILED (11) [verb] To attack (someone) with abusive language. REVILER (10) REVILES (10) [verb] To attack (someone) with abusive language. REVISAL (10) REVISED (11) [verb] To look at again, to reflect on. | [verb] To review, alter and amend, especially of written material. | [verb] To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination. REVISER (10) REVISES (10) [noun] A review or a revision. | [noun] A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. | [verb] To look at again, to reflect on. REVISIT (10) [noun] An act of revisiting; a second or subsequent visit. | [verb] To visit again. | [verb] To reconsider or re-experience something. REVISOR (10) REVIVAL (13) [noun] The act of reviving, or the state of being revived | [noun] Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. | [noun] Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, such as drama or literature. REVIVED (14) [verb] To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. | [verb] To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew. | [verb] To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression. REVIVER (13) REVIVES (13) [verb] To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. | [verb] To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew. | [verb] To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression. REVOICE (12) REVOKED (15) [verb] To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing. | [verb] To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit. | [verb] To call or bring back. REVOKER (14) REVOKES (14) [noun] The act of revoking in a game of cards. | [noun] A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid. | [noun] A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental. REVOLTS (10) [noun] An act of revolt. | [verb] To rebel, particularly against authority. | [verb] To repel greatly. REVOLVE (13) [noun] The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production. | [noun] The rotating section itself. | [noun] A radical change; revolution. REVOTED (11) REVOTES (10) [noun] An act of voting again REVUIST (10) REVVING (14) [verb] To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed. | [noun] The act by which an engine is revved. | [noun] A technique for reducing web page loading times by assigning far-future expiration dates to the resources on the page (so that the browser caches them indefinitely) and, if changes are needed, using different filenames for those resources. REWAKED (15) REWAKEN (14) REWAKES (14) REWARDS (11) [noun] Something of value given in return for an act. | [noun] A prize promised for a certain deed or catch | [noun] The result of an action, whether good or bad. REWARMS (12) REWAXED (18) REWAXES (17) REWEAVE (13) REWEIGH (14) [verb] To weigh again; to weigh something that has already been weighed. REWELDS (11) REWIDEN (11) REWINDS (11) [noun] The act of rewinding. | [noun] A button or other mechanism for rewinding. | [verb] To wind (something) again. REWIRED (11) [verb] To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation. | [verb] To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic. REWIRES (10) [verb] To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation. | [verb] To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic. REWOKEN (14) REWORDS (11) [verb] To change the wording of; to restate using different words. REWORKS (14) REWOUND (11) [verb] To wind (something) again. | [verb] To wind (something) back, now especially of cassette or video tape, CD, DVD etc.; to go back on a video or audio recording. | [verb] To go back or think back to a previous moment or place, or a previous point in a discourse. REWOVEN (13) REWRAPS (12) [verb] To wrap again. REWRAPT (12) REWRITE (10) [noun] The act of writing again or anew. | [noun] Something that has been written again. | [verb] To write again, differently; to modify (a piece of writing or music, etc.). REWROTE (10) [verb] To write again, differently; to modify (a piece of writing or music, etc.). | [verb] To write out again (without changes). REYNARD (11) [noun] A male fox. REZONED (17) [verb] To change the zoning assigned to a piece of property by the planning and zoning commission of a government that determines proper and legal use for land. REZONES (16) [verb] To change the zoning assigned to a piece of property by the planning and zoning commission of a government that determines proper and legal use for land. RHABDOM (15) [noun] Any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods RHACHIS (15) [noun] The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. | [noun] An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. | [noun] The central shaft of a feather. RHAMNUS (12) RHAPHAE (15) RHAPHES (15) RHATANY (13) [noun] The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria lappacea, syn. 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RHODORA (11) [noun] Rhododendron canadense, a deciduous flowering shrub native to northeastern North America. RHOMBIC (16) RHOMBUS (14) [noun] A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. | [noun] In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer. | [noun] Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. RHONCHI (15) RHUBARB (14) [noun] Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous). | [noun] The leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc. | [noun] The dried rhizome and roots of Rheum palmatum (Chinese rhubarb) or Rheum officinale (Tibetan rhubarb), from China, used as a laxative and purgative. | [noun] (originally theater) General background noise caused by several simultaneous indecipherable conversations, which is created in films, stage plays, etc., by actors repeating the word rhubarb; hence, such noise in other settings; rhubarb rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb. RHUMBAS (14) [noun] A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time. | [verb] To dance the rumba RHYMERS (15) RHYMING (16) [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [verb] (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. | [verb] Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. RHYTHMS (18) [noun] The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. | [noun] A specifically defined pattern of such variation. | [noun] A flow, repetition or regularity. RHYTONS (13) [noun] A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. | [noun] A Thracian drinking horn. 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RICKEYS (16) [noun] A cocktail made with lime (citrus fruit) and carbonated water. RICKING (14) [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. RICKSHA (16) [noun] A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person. RICOTTA (9) [noun] A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese. RICRACS (11) RIDABLE (10) RIDDERS (9) RIDDING (10) [verb] To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. | [verb] To banish. | [verb] To kill. RIDDLED (10) [verb] To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. | [verb] To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question. | [verb] To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift. RIDDLER (9) RIDDLES (9) [noun] A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature. | [noun] An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning. | [verb] To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. 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RIFFLER (13) [noun] A mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material. | [noun] A curved file used in carving wood and marble. RIFFLES (13) [noun] A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water. | [noun] A succession of small waves. | [noun] A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough. RIFLERS (10) RIFLERY (13) RIFLING (11) [verb] To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html) | [verb] To commit robbery or theft. | [verb] To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder. RIFTING (11) [verb] To form a rift; to split open. | [verb] To cleave; to rive; to split. | [verb] (obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch. RIGGERS (9) [noun] Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast. | [noun] A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing. | [noun] An outrigger canoe or boat. RIGGING (10) [verb] To fit out with a harness or other equipment. | [verb] To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards. | [verb] To dress or clothe in some costume. RIGHTED (12) [verb] To correct. | [verb] To set upright. | [verb] To return to normal upright position. RIGHTER (11) [noun] One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong. RIGHTLY (14) [adverb] In a right manner, correctly, justifiably. RIGIDLY (12) [adverb] In a rigid manner; stiffly. 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RINGENT (8) RINGERS (8) [noun] Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer. | [noun] A crowbar. | [noun] (games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole. RINGGIT (9) [noun] The currency of Malaysia RINGING (9) [verb] To enclose or surround. | [verb] To make an incision around; to girdle. | [verb] To attach a ring to, especially for identification. RINGLET (8) [noun] A small ring. | [noun] A lock, tress. | [noun] Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus. RINGTAW (11) RINNING (8) RINSERS (7) RINSING (8) [verb] To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap. | [verb] To remove soap from (something) using water. | [verb] To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition. RIOTERS (7) RIOTING (8) [verb] To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition. | [verb] To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc. | [verb] To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult. RIOTOUS (7) [adjective] Having the characteristics of a riot | [adjective] Causing, inciting or taking part in a riot | [adjective] Unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute RIPCORD (12) [noun] A cord to release a parachute from its sack. RIPENED (10) [verb] To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.) | [verb] To approach or come to perfection. | [verb] To cause to mature; to make ripe RIPENER (9) RIPIENI (9) [noun] The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino. RIPIENO (9) [noun] The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino. RIPOFFS (15) [noun] A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate. | [noun] A theft or robbery. | [noun] A scam. RIPOSTE (9) [noun] A thrust given in return after parrying an attack. | [noun] A counter-attack in any combat or any sport | [noun] A quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort RIPOSTS (9) RIPPERS (11) [noun] Something that rips something else. | [noun] Someone who rips something. | [noun] A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials. RIPPING (12) [verb] To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. | [verb] To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts. | [verb] To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing. RIPPLED (12) [verb] To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate. | [verb] To propagate like a moving wave. | [verb] To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore. RIPPLER (11) RIPPLES (11) [noun] A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid. | [noun] A sound similar to that of undulating water. | [noun] A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together. RIPPLET (11) RIPRAPS (11) [noun] An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping. | [noun] Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring. RIPSAWS (12) [noun] A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut. | [noun] A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands. | [verb] To cut with a ripsaw. RIPSTOP (11) [noun] A thick reinforcement thread woven into fabric to provide resistance against tearing. RIPTIDE (10) [noun] A particularly strong tidal current | [noun] A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip tide used in this sense is a misnomer). RISIBLE (9) [adjective] Of or pertaining to laughter | [adjective] Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant | [adjective] (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter RISIBLY (12) RISINGS (8) [noun] Rebellion. | [noun] The act of something that rises. | [noun] A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment. RISKERS (11) RISKIER (11) [adjective] Dangerous, involving risks. RISKILY (14) RISKING (12) [verb] To incur risk of (something). | [verb] To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. | [verb] To incur risk as a result of (doing something). RISOTTO (7) [noun] An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients. 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RIVIERE (10) RIVULET (10) [noun] A small brook or stream; a streamlet. | [noun] Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth. ROACHED (13) [adjective] Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human. ROACHES (12) [noun] A cockroach. | [noun] An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area. | [noun] A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America. ROADBED (11) [noun] The prepared location for a road, including its foundation. | [noun] Another term for 'trackbed. ROADEOS (8) ROADIES (8) [noun] A biker. | [noun] One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician. | [noun] An alcoholic beverage for the ride, for consumption while one is driving. 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ROASTED (8) [verb] To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance. | [verb] To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc. | [verb] To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat ROASTER (7) [noun] One who roasts food. | [noun] A kitchen utensil used for roasting. | [noun] A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting. ROBALOS (9) ROBANDS (10) ROBBERS (11) [noun] A person who robs. ROBBERY (14) [noun] The act or practice of robbing. | [noun] The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force. ROBBING (12) [verb] To steal from, especially using force or violence. | [verb] To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud. | [verb] (used with "of") To deprive (of). ROBBINS (11) ROBOTIC (11) [adjective] Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc. ROBOTRY (12) ROBUSTA (9) [noun] A plant of the African coffee plant species Coffea canephora. | [noun] Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean. ROCHETS (12) [noun] A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church. | [noun] A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries. | [noun] The red gurnard. ROCKABY (18) ROCKERS (13) [noun] A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth. | [noun] A rocking chair. | [noun] The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.) ROCKERY (16) [noun] A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants. | [noun] A natural area where many seals breed. ROCKETS (13) [noun] A rocket engine. | [noun] A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine. | [noun] A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine. ROCKIER (13) [adjective] Unstable; easily rocked. | [adjective] In the style of rock music. | [adjective] Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress. ROCKING (14) [verb] To move gently back and forth. | [verb] To cause to shake or sway violently. | [verb] To sway or tilt violently back and forth. ROCKOON (13) ROCOCOS (11) RODDING (10) RODENTS (8) [noun] A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing. | [noun] (bulletin board system slang, leet) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer. RODEOED (9) [verb] To perform in a rodeo show. RODLESS (8) RODLIKE (12) RODSMAN (10) RODSMEN (10) ROEBUCK (15) [noun] A male roe deer. ROGUERY (11) [noun] Malicious or reckless behaviour | [noun] Mischievous behaviour ROGUING (9) [verb] To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination. | [verb] To cheat. | [verb] To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry. ROGUISH (11) [adjective] Unprincipled or unscrupulous. | [adjective] Mischievous and playful. ROILIER (7) ROILING (8) [verb] To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. | [verb] To annoy; to make someone angry. | [verb] To bubble, seethe. ROISTER (7) [noun] A roisterer. | [verb] To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior. | [verb] To walk with a swaying motion. ROLFERS (10) ROLFING (11) [verb] To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. ROLLERS (7) [noun] (heading) Anything that rolls. | [noun] A long wide bandage used in surgery. | [noun] A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast. ROLLICK (13) [verb] To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp. | [verb] (Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand. ROLLING (8) [verb] To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. | [verb] To turn over and over. | [verb] To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault. ROLLMOP (11) [noun] A fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine ROLLOUT (7) [noun] An act of rolling out; deployment. | [noun] A play in which a quarterback moves toward the sideline before attempting to pass. | [noun] A form of analysis in which the same position is played many times (with different dice rolls) and the various outcomes are recorded. ROLLTOP (9) ROLLWAY (13) ROMAINE (9) [noun] Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head. ROMANCE (11) [noun] A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc. | [noun] An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. | [noun] A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone. ROMANOS (9) ROMAUNT (9) ROMPERS (11) [noun] Someone who romps or frolics. | [noun] A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy; see also straggler. | [noun] A onesie. ROMPING (12) [verb] To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. | [verb] (Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress. | [verb] To win easily. ROMPISH (14) RONDEAU (8) [noun] A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas. | [noun] A monophonic song with a two-part refrain. RONDELS (8) [noun] A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two. | [noun] The verse form rondeau. | [noun] A rondelle, (small) circular object. RONDURE (8) RONIONS (7) RONNELS (7) RONTGEN (8) RONYONS (10) ROOFERS (10) [noun] A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs. | [noun] A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers. ROOFING (11) [noun] Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles. | [noun] A way of travel which consists in clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers. | [verb] To cover or furnish with a roof. ROOFTOP (12) [noun] (somewhat formal) The area atop a roof. | [noun] The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof. ROOKERY (14) [noun] A colony of breeding birds or other animals. | [noun] A crowded tenement. | [noun] A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city. ROOKIER (11) ROOKIES (11) [noun] An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. | [noun] A novice. | [noun] An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players. ROOKING (12) [verb] To cheat or swindle. | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. ROOMERS (9) [noun] A person who rents a room. | [noun] (in combination) A residence having the specified number of rooms. ROOMFUL (12) [noun] The amount that a room can hold, especially the number of people that can fit into a room. | [noun] The people in a room, considered as a group. | [adjective] Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. ROOMIER (9) [adjective] Spacious, expansive, comfortable. ROOMIES (9) [noun] A roommate. ROOMILY (12) ROOMING (10) [verb] To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant. | [verb] To assign to a room; to allocate a room to. ROOSERS (7) ROOSING (8) ROOSTED (8) [verb] (of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest | [verb] To spend the night | [verb] To rout out of bed; to rouse ROOSTER (7) [noun] A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird. | [noun] A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting. | [noun] An informer. ROOTAGE (8) ROOTERS (7) [noun] One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots. | [noun] One who roots for, or applauds, something. ROOTIER (7) ROOTING (8) [verb] To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. | [verb] To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings | [verb] To be firmly fixed; to be established. ROOTLET (7) ROPABLE (11) [adjective] Able to be roped and so restrained. | [adjective] Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action. ROPEWAY (15) [noun] A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials. ROPIEST (9) [adjective] Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. | [adjective] Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures. | [adjective] Of poor quality; in poor health. ROQUETS (16) [noun] In croquet, the act of hitting another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken. | [verb] In croquet, to hit another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken. RORQUAL (16) [noun] Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding. ROSARIA (7) [noun] A rose-garden. ROSCOES (9) [noun] A handgun, particularly a revolver. ROSEATE (7) [adjective] Like the rose flower; pink; rosy. | [adjective] Full of roses. ROSEBAY (12) [noun] Oleander | [noun] Rosebay willowherb ROSEBUD (10) [noun] The bud of a rose. | [noun] (sometimes as a term of endearment) A pretty young woman. | [noun] A debutante. ROSELLE (7) ROSEOLA (7) [noun] A rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases. | [noun] The common name for roseola infantum. | [noun] German measles. ROSETTE (7) [noun] An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, used especially as an ornament or a badge. | [noun] An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, much used in decoration. | [noun] A red color. ROSIEST (7) [adjective] Rose-coloured. | [adjective] Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume. | [adjective] Optimistic. ROSINED (8) [verb] To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin. ROSINOL (7) ROSOLIO (7) [noun] Any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract. ROSTERS (7) [noun] A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class. | [noun] A list of the jobs to be done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do them. | [verb] To place the name of (a person) on a roster. ROSTRAL (7) [noun] A scale in reptiles on the median plate of the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening. | [adjective] Relating to the rostrum. | [adjective] Serving as a rostrum. ROSTRUM (9) [noun] A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer. | [noun] A platform for a film or television camera. | [noun] The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme. ROTATED (8) [verb] To spin, turn, or revolve. | [verb] To advance through a sequence; to take turns. | [verb] (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff. ROTATES (7) [verb] To spin, turn, or revolve. | [verb] To advance through a sequence; to take turns. | [verb] (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff. ROTATOR (7) [noun] One who or that which rotates. | [noun] A muscle by which a joint can be rotated. | [noun] A revolving reverberatory furnace. ROTCHES (12) ROTGUTS (8) ROTIFER (10) [noun] Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel. ROTTERS (7) [noun] A worthless, despicable person. | [noun] A scoundrel. ROTTING (8) [verb] To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. | [verb] To decline in function or utility. | [verb] To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt. ROTUNDA (8) [noun] A round building, usually small, often with a dome | [noun] (frequently capitalized) A Gothic typeface used in early printed books in Northern Italy, based on a rounded script developed in the 13th cent.; the manuscript hand on which this typeface was based | [noun] A roundabout; a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. ROUBLES (9) [noun] The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. ROUCHES (12) ROUGHED (12) [verb] To create in an approximate form. | [verb] To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player. | [verb] To render rough; to roughen. ROUGHEN (11) [verb] To make rough. | [verb] To become rough. ROUGHER (11) [adjective] Not smooth; uneven. | [adjective] Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished. | [adjective] Turbulent. ROUGHLY (14) [adverb] In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness. | [adverb] Unevenly or irregularly. | [adverb] Without precision or exactness; imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately. ROUGING (9) [verb] To apply rouge (makeup). ROUILLE (7) [noun] A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron. ROULADE (8) [noun] An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable. | [noun] A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked. | [verb] To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable. ROULEAU (7) [noun] A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. | [noun] A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases. ROUNDED (9) [verb] To shape something into a curve. | [verb] To become shaped into a curve. | [verb] (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out. ROUNDEL (8) [noun] Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. | [noun] A roundelay or rondelay. | [noun] A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. ROUNDER (8) [adjective] (physical) Shape. | [adjective] Complete, whole, not lacking. | [adjective] (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero. | [noun] A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider. ROUNDLY (11) [adverb] Circularly. | [adverb] Utterly or thoroughly. | [adverb] Boldly; openly. ROUNDUP (10) [noun] An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped. | [noun] (law enforcement) The similar police activity of gathering together suspects. | [noun] The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people. ROUPIER (9) ROUPILY (12) ROUPING (10) [verb] To cry or shout. | [verb] To sell by auction. 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ROUTINE (7) [noun] A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. | [noun] A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically. | [noun] A set piece of an entertainer's act. ROUTING (8) [verb] To direct or divert along a particular course. | [verb] To connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet. | [verb] To send (information) through a router. | [verb] To make a noise; roar; bellow; snort. ROVINGS (11) [noun] A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn. | [noun] The process of giving the first twist to yarn. ROWABLE (12) ROWBOAT (12) [noun] A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing). ROWDIER (11) [adjective] Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. ROWDIES (11) [noun] A boisterous person; a brawler. ROWDILY (14) ROWELED (11) [verb] To use a rowel on (something), especially to drain fluid. | [verb] To fit with spurs. | [verb] To apply the spur to. ROWINGS (11) ROWLOCK (16) [noun] A pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US). ROYALLY (13) [adverb] In a royal manner; in a manner having to do with royalty. | [adverb] Excessively; thoroughly. ROYALTY (13) [noun] The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch. | [noun] People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group. | [noun] A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right. ROYSTER (10) ROZZERS (25) [noun] A police officer. 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RUBBLES (11) RUBDOWN (13) [noun] A quick, energetic massage. RUBELLA (9) [noun] A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes. RUBEOLA (9) [noun] Measles RUBIDIC (12) RUBIEST (9) RUBIGOS (10) RUBIOUS (9) RUBOFFS (15) RUBOUTS (9) RUBRICS (11) [noun] A heading in a book highlighted in red. | [noun] A title of a category or a class. | [noun] The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters. RUBYING (13) RUCHING (13) RUCKING (14) [verb] To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football. | [verb] To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. | [verb] To crease or fold. RUCKLED (14) [verb] To crease or wrinkle. | [verb] To make a rattling noise in the throat. RUCKLES (13) [noun] A disordered collection. | [noun] A wrinkle. | [verb] To crease or wrinkle. RUCTION (9) [noun] A noisy quarrel or fight. RUDDERS (9) [noun] An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot). | [noun] A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals. | [noun] A riddle or sieve. RUDDIER (9) [adjective] Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. | [adjective] A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. RUDDILY (12) [adverb] In a ruddy way; with red colour. RUDDLED (10) RUDDLES (9) RUDDOCK (15) RUDERAL (8) [noun] Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil | [noun] A plant tending to volunteer in disturbed soil. | [adjective] That grows in rubbish or poor soil RUDESBY (13) RUFFIAN (13) [noun] A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. | [noun] A pimp; a pander. | [noun] A lover; a paramour. RUFFING (14) [verb] To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff. | [verb] Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it. | [verb] To ruffle; to disorder. RUFFLED (14) [verb] To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric. | [verb] To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter. | [verb] To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. RUFFLER (13) RUFFLES (13) [noun] Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. | [noun] Disturbance; agitation; commotion. | [noun] A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff. RUFIYAA (13) [noun] The official currency of Maldives, equal to 100 laari. RUGBIES (10) RUGGERS (9) RUGGING (10) RUGLIKE (12) RUGOLAS (8) RUGOSAS (8) [noun] A plant of the rose species Rosa rugosa, or of any hybrid developed from it. RUINATE (7) RUINERS (7) RUINING (8) [verb] To cause the fiscal ruin of. | [verb] To destroy or make something no longer usable. | [verb] To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business. RUINOUS (7) [adjective] Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous | [adjective] Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin. | [adjective] Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state. RULABLE (9) RULIEST (7) [adjective] Pitiable; miserable. | [adjective] Neat and orderly. RULINGS (8) [noun] An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority. RUMAKIS (13) RUMBAED (12) [verb] To dance the rumba RUMBLED (12) [verb] To make a low, heavy, continuous sound. | [verb] To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour. | [verb] To move while making a rumbling noise. RUMBLER (11) [noun] One who, or that which, rumbles. RUMBLES (11) [noun] A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. | [noun] A street fight or brawl. | [noun] A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. RUMINAL (9) [adjective] Of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen. | [adjective] That chews the cud. RUMMAGE (12) [noun] A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder. | [noun] Commotion; disturbance. | [noun] A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble. RUMMERS (11) [noun] A large drinking-glass studded with prunts to ensure a safe grip, popular in the Rhineland and the Netherlands from the 15th century to the 17th century. RUMMEST (11) [adjective] Fine, excellent, valuable. | [adjective] Strange, peculiar. RUMMIER (11) [adjective] Resembling or tasting of rum. | [adjective] Peculiar; odd. RUMMIES (11) RUMORED (10) [verb] (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. | [adjective] Widely reported without strong evidence. RUMOURS (9) [noun] A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. | [noun] Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. | [verb] (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. RUMPLED (12) [verb] To make wrinkled, particularly fabric. | [verb] To muss; to tousle. | [adjective] Wrinkled or crumpled RUMPLES (11) [noun] A wrinkle. | [verb] To make wrinkled, particularly fabric. | [verb] To muss; to tousle. RUNAWAY (13) [noun] A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. | [noun] A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control. | [noun] (usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium. RUNBACK (15) RUNDLES (8) RUNDLET (8) RUNDOWN (11) [adjective] (of a person) Tired and exhausted. | [adjective] (of a place) Decrepit. | [adjective] (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound. RUNKLED (12) RUNKLES (11) RUNLESS (7) RUNLETS (7) [noun] A small stream or brook. | [noun] A wine measure, equivalent to 18 gallons. RUNNELS (7) [noun] A small stream, a rivulet. RUNNERS (7) [noun] Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. | [noun] Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip. | [noun] A pleasure trip. RUNNIER (7) [adjective] Fluid; capable of flowing. | [adjective] Liable to run or drip. RUNNING (8) [verb] To move swiftly. | [verb] (fluids) To flow. | [verb] (of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled. RUNOFFS (13) [noun] That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area. | [noun] Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water. | [noun] A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated. RUNOUTS (7) [noun] Something that has been run out. | [noun] A run out, a running out. The method of getting out in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball. | [noun] A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to slow down, or to connect trails. RUNOVER (10) RUNTIER (7) RUNTISH (10) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a runt; weak and stunted; puny. RUNWAYS (13) [noun] A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access. | [noun] The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source. | [noun] A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows. RUPIAHS (12) [noun] The unit of currency in Indonesia. RUPTURE (9) [noun] A burst, split, or break. | [noun] A social breach or break, between individuals or groups. | [noun] A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle. RURALLY (10) RUSHEES (10) RUSHERS (10) [noun] A person who rushes. | [noun] The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback. | [noun] One who strews rushes. RUSHIER (10) RUSHING (11) [verb] To hurry; to perform a task with great haste. | [verb] To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily. | [verb] To dribble rapidly. RUSSETS (7) [noun] A reddish-brown color. | [noun] A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric. | [noun] A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin. RUSSETY (10) RUSSIFY (13) RUSTICS (9) [noun] A (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area. | [noun] A noctuoid moth. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies having brown and orange wings, especially Cupha erymanthis. RUSTIER (7) [adjective] Marked or corroded by rust. | [adjective] Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. | [adjective] Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. RUSTILY (10) RUSTING (8) [verb] To oxidize, especially of iron or steel. | [verb] To cause to oxidize. | [verb] To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust. RUSTLED (8) [verb] To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. | [verb] To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way. | [verb] To steal (cattle or other livestock). RUSTLER (7) [noun] One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief. | [noun] A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances. | [noun] (Western US) An alert, energetic, driving person. RUSTLES (7) [noun] A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves. | [noun] A movement producing such a sound. | [verb] To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. RUTHFUL (13) RUTILES (7) RUTTIER (7) RUTTILY (10) RUTTING (8) [verb] To be in the annual rut or mating season. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. RUTTISH (10) RYOKANS (14) [noun] A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.