-rater |
someone or something that has (such) a rating. |
rather |
more willingly; sooner. [4 definitions] |
rathskeller |
a German-style restaurant or bar located below street level. |
ratification |
the act of ratifying; formal approval or sanction, esp. by a legislature. [2 definitions] |
ratify |
to validate, confirm, or establish (something) by giving formal approval or consent. |
ratin้ |
a loosely woven cloth with a knotty or nubby surface; sponge cloth. |
rating1 |
an assignment of status according to a system of classification, esp. a scale; standing; rank. |
rating2 |
a harsh scolding. |
ratio |
a proportional relation between numbers or things based on amount or degree. [2 definitions] |
ratiocinate |
to think logically; reason. |
ratiocination |
the process of thinking logically; reasoning. |
ration |
a fixed amount allotted by an authority, as of scarce goods in wartime; authorized share. [5 definitions] |
rational |
sensible or reasoned. [4 definitions] |
rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. [2 definitions] |
rationalism |
the principle or practice of valuing reason over other faculties such as emotion, sensation, or intuition. [3 definitions] |
rationality |
the state of being rational; clarity of thinking. [3 definitions] |
rationalization |
the act or process of accounting for one's behavior, events, or the like, with seemingly reasonable and logical explanations which are actually self-serving attempts to excuse or justify. |
rationalize |
to account for (one's behavior, events, or the like) with apparently reasonable, but self-serving, explanations. [3 definitions] |
ratite |
of birds, having a flat, ridgeless breastbone. [2 definitions] |
rat kangaroo |
any of various small ratlike kangaroos that are about the size of a rabbit. |
ratline |
any of the pieces of rope tied horizontally between a ship's shrouds like rungs on a ladder, which permit climbing. |