| receiving blanket |
a lightweight blanket for wrapping around a baby. |
| receiving line |
hosts and guests of honor who stand in a row to greet guests at formal gatherings, esp. weddings and receptions. |
| receiving set |
a device that receives television or radio signals; receiver. |
| recension |
an editorial revision of a text based on critical examination of various versions of it. [2 definitions] |
| recent |
of or occurring in the immediate past. [4 definitions] |
| recently |
in the near past. |
| recentrifuge |
combined form of centrifuge. |
| receptacle |
a container for receiving and storing something. [2 definitions] |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving or obtaining something. [6 definitions] |
| reception desk |
the place where one reports one's arrival and is greeted at a hotel or office, or at a large function. |
| receptionist |
an office worker employed primarily to greet visitors, screen telephone calls, and answer routine questions. |
| reception room |
a room, esp. in an office, where visitors or clients are received. |
| receptive |
capable of or willing to receive. [2 definitions] |
| receptor |
in biochemistry, a protein that receives a chemical signal sent from another cell, and elicits a cellular response. [2 definitions] |
| recertification |
combined form of certification. |
| recertify |
combined form of certify. |
| recess |
a limited break in ongoing activity, such as courtroom proceedings or school classes. [5 definitions] |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. [3 definitions] |
| recession2 |
a ceding again; return of a former possession. |
| recessional |
of or pertaining to a recession. [2 definitions] |
| recessive |
in genetics, of an allele or trait whose influence or characteristic does not appear when combined with a masking or dominant allele or trait. (Cf. dominant). [3 definitions] |