| R.2 |
abbreviation of "Republican." |
| r |
the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| r. |
abbreviation of "right." |
| Ra1 |
symbol of the chemical element radium. |
| Ra2 |
in Egyptian mythology, the supreme god and sun god, depicted with a head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk. |
| Rabat |
the seaport capital of Morocco. |
| rabat |
a plain, black, false shirt front worn with a clerical collar by some clergymen. |
| rabbet |
a slot or groove cut into the edge of a board, frame, or the like, to receive a projecting edge of another piece so that the two fit together. [5 definitions] |
| rabbi |
in Judaism, a cleric having the responsibilities of leading a local congregation, teaching, and supervising rituals such as weddings. [3 definitions] |
| rabbinate |
the office or profession of a rabbi. [2 definitions] |
| Rabbinic |
of or designating the post-Biblical Hebrew language, as used by rabbis in the Middle Ages. |
| rabbinical |
of or pertaining to rabbis or their doctrines, schooling, language, and the like. |
| rabbit |
any of a variety of long-eared, short-tailed, furry burrowing mammals, including the hare and the cottontail. [2 definitions] |
| rabbit ears |
(informal) an indoor television antenna consisting of a plastic base and two extendable, swiveling, vertical rods. |
| rabbit fever |
see tularemia. |
| rabbit punch |
a short, sharp punch to the back of the neck. |
| rabbit's foot |
the hind foot of a rabbit, sometimes carried as a good luck charm. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. [3 definitions] |
| rabble2 |
a tool or device used in a furnace to stir or mix molten metals or to skim off impurities. [2 definitions] |
| rabble-rouser |
one who stirs up the emotions or prejudices of a mob; demagogue; agitator. |
| rabid |
of or pertaining to rabies or to one infected with rabies. [3 definitions] |