receiving line |
hosts and guests of honor who stand in a row to greet guests at formal gatherings, esp. weddings and receptions. |
receiving set |
a device that receives television or radio signals; receiver. |
recension |
an editorial revision of a text based on critical examination of various versions of it. [2 definitions] |
recent |
of or occurring in the immediate past. [4 definitions] |
recently |
in the near past. |
recentrifuge |
combined form of centrifuge. |
receptacle |
a container for receiving and storing something. [2 definitions] |
reception |
the act or process of receiving or obtaining something. [6 definitions] |
reception desk |
the place where one reports one's arrival and is greeted at a hotel or office, or at a large function. |
receptionist |
an office worker employed primarily to greet visitors, screen telephone calls, and answer routine questions. |
reception room |
a room, esp. in an office, where visitors or clients are received. |
receptive |
capable of or willing to receive. [2 definitions] |
receptor |
in biochemistry, a protein that receives a chemical signal sent from another cell, and elicits a cellular response. [2 definitions] |
recertification |
combined form of certification. |
recertify |
combined form of certify. |
recess |
a limited break in ongoing activity, such as courtroom proceedings or school classes. [5 definitions] |
recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. [3 definitions] |
recession2 |
a ceding again; return of a former possession. |
recessional |
of or pertaining to a recession. [2 definitions] |
recessive |
in genetics, of an allele or trait whose influence or characteristic does not appear when combined with a masking or dominant allele or trait. (Cf. dominant). [3 definitions] |
rechallenge |
combined form of challenge. |