| riposte |
a quick return thrust in fencing, made after parrying a lunge by one's opponent. [4 definitions] |
| ripple |
of water, to move or flow in small waves or undulations. [5 definitions] |
| ripple effect |
influences or consequences that spread from an earlier act or event. |
| ripple mark |
a wavy ridge or line, as on sand or mud, caused by the motion of wind or waves or both. [2 definitions] |
| riprap |
broken stones loosely assembled to form a foundation, as under water or on soft ground, or the foundation constructed of these stones. [3 definitions] |
| rip-roaring |
(informal) boisterously wild and noisy; lively and exciting; riotous. |
| ripsaw |
a saw with large teeth, used to cut wood along the grain. |
| ripsnorter |
(informal) something that is outstanding in excitement, strength, violence, or the like. |
| ripstop nylon |
a nylon fabric in which extra threads have been woven into the pattern to strengthen the fabric and reduce the likelihood of or damage from runs or tears in it. |
| riptide |
a current coming against or opposing another current, esp. in tidal waters, and causing extreme turbulence. |
| Rip Van Winkle |
in a nineteenth-century short story by Washington Irving, the title character, who sleeps for twenty years and awakens to find a greatly changed world. [2 definitions] |
| rise |
to move, extend, or project upward. [24 definitions] |
| rise above |
to ignore or feign indifference to. |
| risen |
past participle of rise. |
| riser |
one who rises, esp. after sleep. [2 definitions] |
| rise to the occasion |
to deal successfully with a difficult situation. |
| risibility |
(often pl.) the ability or tendency to laugh or to see the humorous absurdity in something. |
| risible |
able or inclined to laugh. [2 definitions] |
| rising |
ascending, increasing, or advancing. [5 definitions] |
| risk |
the possibility of suffering injury or loss; dangerous chance. [6 definitions] |
| riskless |
combined form of risk. |