| running start |
See flying start. |
| runny |
tending to flow, leak, or drip too much. [2 definitions] |
| runoff |
an additional trial, contest, or election, as to break a tie. [2 definitions] |
| run-of-the-mill |
ordinary or mediocre. |
| run of the mill |
(informal) commonplace; ordinary; basic. |
| run-on |
of or designating that which is run on or appended, as in printing or printed matter. [3 definitions] |
| run-on sentence |
in writing, two or more sentences incorrectly constructed as one. |
| run out |
to become used up; be consumed. [2 definitions] |
| run out of |
to use up the entire amount of. |
| run riot |
to move, act, or grow without control. |
| runt |
an undersized or stunted animal, esp. the smallest of a litter, as of pigs or dogs. [2 definitions] |
| run-through |
a quick review or rehearsal of a sequence of actions, such as a play, musical performance, or dance. |
| run up |
to cause to become larger. |
| runway |
a smooth, level strip, usu. paved, on which aircraft take off and land; airstrip. [4 definitions] |
| run wild |
to grow unrestrained or unchecked. [2 definitions] |
| rupee |
the chief monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equaling one hundred paise. [3 definitions] |
| rupiah |
the chief monetary unit of Indonesia, equaling one hundred sen. |
| rupture |
the act or process of bursting, or the condition of being burst open or broken off. [6 definitions] |
| rural |
of the countryside or country life. [2 definitions] |
| rural delivery |
delivery of mail along rural routes, usu. to a roadside mailbox rather than to the door. |
| ruralism |
the quality or condition of being rural. [2 definitions] |