| rally1 |
to regather and reorganize after a fall into disorder, or to inspire with renewed spirit after a setback. [12 definitions] |
| rally2 |
to tease good-naturedly. [2 definitions] |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson |
U.S. essayist and poet and one of the founders of the Transcendentalist movement (b.1803--d.1882). |
| RAM |
abbreviation of "random-access memory." |
| ram |
a male sheep. [9 definitions] |
| Ramachandra |
the hero in the Ramayana. |
| ramada |
an open or partially enclosed shelter, usu. with a thatched roof, designed to provide shade. |
| Ramadan |
the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. [2 definitions] |
| Ramallah |
a city just north of Jerusalem in the West Bank. |
| ramapithecine |
of or relating to an extinct group of hominoids of Asia, Africa, and Europe, considered by some authorities to be ancestors of humans. [2 definitions] |
| Ramayana |
an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to Valmiki, which recounts the lives of Ramachandra and his wife Sita, and is considered to be the bible of Hinduism. |
| ramble |
to wander leisurely or aimlessly; follow a winding or irregular course; meander. [5 definitions] |
| rambler |
one that rambles. [2 definitions] |
| rambling |
wandering or roaming aimlessly. [3 definitions] |
| Rambouillet |
one of a breed of large hardy sheep yielding long fine wool and mutton of good quality. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| ramekin |
a food made of bread crumbs, cheese, and eggs, served in small, individual dishes. [2 definitions] |
| ramie |
a fiber similar to flax or cotton, harvested from a woody Asian plant, or the plant from which this fiber is derived. |
| ramification |
the act or process of dividing into branches, or an arrangement of branching parts. [3 definitions] |
| ramiform |
resembling a branch; branchlike or branched. |
| ramify |
to spread into or become divided into many branches or subdivisions. [2 definitions] |