| rangy |
having long, slender limbs; tall and thin. [2 definitions] |
| rani |
a reigning Hindu princess or queen. [2 definitions] |
| rank1 |
the relative position of one person or group of persons to another in a hierarchy or society. [10 definitions] |
| rank2 |
having an extremely offensive odor or taste. [4 definitions] |
| rank and file |
all the ordinary members of a group, not the leaders. |
| Rankine-cycle engine |
a type of steam engine in which the water that is evaporated into steam is condensed and recycled, developed experimentally as a pollution-reducing alternative to the internal combustion engine. |
| ranking |
having a senior or superior position. [2 definitions] |
| rankle |
to cause continual bother or resentment. [2 definitions] |
| ransack |
to search through thoroughly, esp. for items to steal; plunder. |
| ransom |
the payment demanded in return for the release of a kidnapped person, or the release obtained by such a payment. [2 definitions] |
| rant |
to speak or complain loudly and vehemently. [3 definitions] |
| rap1 |
to hit (something) with a rapid, hard stroke; strike. [9 definitions] |
| rap2 |
(informal) the slightest amount; a tiny bit. |
| rap3 |
a type of popular music of combined Jamaican and African-American origin in which rhymed verses are spoken, accompanied by a heavy repetitive beat, usu. on synthesizers or drums. [4 definitions] |
| rapacious |
extremely greedy or ravenous; voracious. [2 definitions] |
| rape1 |
the crime of forcing an unwilling or legally incompetent person to participate in sexual intercourse. [5 definitions] |
| rape2 |
a plant of the cabbage family, cultivated for forage and for its oil-rich seeds. |
| Raphael |
an Italian painter (1483-1520). [2 definitions] |
| raphe |
a seamlike ridge between two halves of a bilaterally symmetrical organ or structure such as the scrotum, the coats of certain seeds, or the valves of certain diatom shells. |
| rapid |
happening in a brief time. [4 definitions] |
| rapid eye movement |
the rapid back-and-forth and up-and-down movements of the eyes during the phases of sleep when dreaming occurs. (abbrev.:REM) |