| rickshaw |
a small, two-wheeled vehicle that carries one or two passengers and is pulled by someone who walks, jogs, or cycles ahead. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. [2 definitions] |
| ricotta |
a soft white cheese of Italian origin that is similar to but smoother than cottage cheese. |
| rictus |
a gape or continuous gaping, as of a bird or other animal. [2 definitions] |
| rid |
to clear or free from something undesirable (usu. fol. by of). |
| ridable |
combined form of ride. |
| riddance |
the act or fact of becoming free of or delivered from a burdensome person or thing. |
| ridden |
past participle of ride. [2 definitions] |
| riddle1 |
a puzzling, tricky, and often amusing question, usu. with an ingenious answer, posed as a diversion or as a test of one's wits. [4 definitions] |
| riddle2 |
to pierce with a large number of holes. |
| ride |
to sit on the back of a horse or other animal and direct its movement. [16 definitions] |
| rideable |
combined form of ride. |
| ride cymbal |
a cymbal suspended above a set of drums, used esp. in playing jazz. |
| ride out |
to endure without much damage. |
| rider |
a person who rides a vehicle or an animal. [2 definitions] |
| riderless |
combined form of rider. |
| ride roughshod over |
to treat harshly or with brutal force. |
| ridership |
the people who use a particular form of public transit, or the number of such people. |
| ridge |
a long, narrow, raised section, area, or edge, such as the top of a sloping roof or the crest of a hill. [5 definitions] |
| ridgepole |
the horizontal beam or timber along the top of a sloping roof. [2 definitions] |
| ridicule |
language or actions that make unkind fun of someone or something; mockery; derision. [2 definitions] |