| rewet |
combined form of wet. |
| rewind |
to wind again, or to wind back (a cassette tape or the like) to the original position or to a preceding position. |
| rewire |
to furnish with new wiring. |
| reword |
to express or repeat using different words; paraphrase. |
| rework |
to work over again, as in rewriting or revising. [2 definitions] |
| rewound |
past tense and past participle of rewind. |
| rewrap |
combined form of wrap. |
| rewrite |
to write again using different words or a different form or style; revise. [4 definitions] |
| rex |
(Latin) king. |
| Reye's syndrome |
a rare, acute, often fatal disease that chiefly affects children, usu. follows a viral disease, and is characterized by fever, vomiting, enlargement of the brain and liver, and neurological disorders. |
| Reykjavik |
the seaport capital of Iceland. |
| rezone |
combined form of zone. |
| Rf |
symbol of the chemical element rutherfordium. |
| Rh |
symbol of the chemical element rhodium. |
| rhapsodic |
of, or having the form or characteristics of, a rhapsody. [2 definitions] |
| rhapsodize |
to praise someone or something with intense or exaggerated enthusiasm. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. [2 definitions] |
| Rhea |
in Greek mythology, a female Titan, mother of Zeus, Hera, and other gods. [3 definitions] |
| rhebok |
a rare, brownish gray antelope that lives on the rocky hillsides of South Africa. |
| rhenium |
a chemical element that has seventy-five protons in each nucleus and that occurs naturally only in compounds, but that can be isolated as a very dense metal, used esp. for electrical contacts and other high-temperature applications, and as a catalyst. (symbol: Re) |
| rheo- |
flow; current. |