| ragtime |
a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American musical form, having a syncopated melody and an accompaniment in two-four time, usu. written for the piano. |
| ragweed |
a weed of the daisy family that produces abundant airborne pollen in the fall. |
| ragwort |
any of several plants bearing yellow flowers and irregularly shaped leaves; groundsel. |
| rah |
hurrah (used to express pleasure or encouragement, esp. in cheering for a team). |
| rah-rah |
(informal) exhibiting uncritical enthusiasm, esp. in support of a competing team. |
| raid |
a sudden or surprise attack or assault, as by a military force. [7 definitions] |
| rail1 |
a horizontal bar that extends between two posts and serves as a barrier, fence, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| rail2 |
to denounce someone or something in harsh or abusive terms; condemn (usu. fol. by "against" or "at"). |
| rail3 |
any of a number of marsh birds having brown plumage, short wings, and a lean body, found in many areas of the world. |
| railing |
a barrier or fence made of posts and rails. [3 definitions] |
| raillery |
good-natured ridicule or a remark featuring such ridicule; teasing. |
| railroad |
a road of parallel steel rails upon which railway cars travel. [5 definitions] |
| railroad crossing |
the place where one railroad track intersects another, or intersects a road at the same level; grade crossing. |
| railroader |
a person who works on or manages a railroad. |
| railroad flat |
an apartment in which the rooms are arranged in a row resembling a line of railroad cars, with no connecting corridor or hallway. |
| railroading |
the process of constructing and operating railroads. |
| rail-splitter |
someone or something that splits logs into rails, esp. for fences. |
| railway |
a railroad system, esp. one operating over short distances using light equipment. [2 definitions] |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| rain |
water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth. [8 definitions] |
| rainbow |
an arc in the sky containing the colors of the visible spectrum, which results from the shining of sunlight on water droplets during or after a rain. [2 definitions] |