| recruit |
a soldier recently drafted or enlisted into the armed forces. [6 definitions] |
| recruitment |
the act or process of recruiting. |
| rectal |
of or relating to the rectum. |
| rectangle |
a geometric plane figure with four sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel. |
| rectangular |
having the shape of a rectangle. [3 definitions] |
| recti- |
right; straight. |
| rectifier |
an electrical device, such as a vacuum tube, that converts alternating current to direct current. [2 definitions] |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. [4 definitions] |
| rectilinear |
made of, moving in, or containing straight lines. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. [3 definitions] |
| recto |
the side of a book page that is bound on its left edge; right-hand page (Cf. verso.) |
| rector |
a clergyman in charge of an ecclesiastical unit such as a parish, college, religious house, or other congregation. |
| rectory |
the residence of a rector. |
| rectum |
the straight section of the large intestine connected to the anus. |
| recultivate |
combined form of cultivate. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. [4 definitions] |
| recuperate |
to recover one's health after an illness. [4 definitions] |
| recuperation |
the process of recovering from an illness or injury, or the completed state of recovery. |
| recur |
to occur another time or repeatedly. [3 definitions] |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. [2 definitions] |
| recurrent |
happening or occurring again or repeatedly. [2 definitions] |