rigidly |
stiffly; without any bending. [2 definitions] |
rigmarole |
a complicated, unnecessarily involved procedure or process. [2 definitions] |
rigor |
strictness, severity, inflexibility, or harshness, as of manner, judgment, or law. [6 definitions] |
rigor mortis |
the stiffening of the body muscles shortly after death. |
rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. [3 definitions] |
Rig-Veda |
a collection of over one thousand Hindu hymns dating from the second century B.C. |
rijsttafel |
an Indonesian meal in which a variety of fresh and cooked meats, seafood, vegetables, and condiments, each served in a separate dish, are added to a bed of rice. |
rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. [2 definitions] |
rill1 |
a small brook or creek. |
rill2 |
any of numerous long narrow valleys or trenches on the moon's surface. |
rillettes |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a meat or fish spread, esp. of pork, in which minced, seasoned bits are cooked, mashed, or shredded and then preserved in animal fat. |
rim |
the outer edge or border of something, esp. something round or circular. [6 definitions] |
rime1 |
variant of rhyme. |
rime2 |
a white coating of tiny ice crystals; hoarfrost. [3 definitions] |
rime riche |
rhyme using two or more words or syllables that are pronounced alike and often spelled alike, but are different in meaning, such as "route" and "root" or "description" and "prescription". |
rimfire |
indicating a cartridge with the primer set in a rim around the base. |
rimless |
combined form of rim. |
rimrock |
rock that forms a natural rim around the edge of a rise, as above a steep precipice. |
rind |
a thick, firm, sometimes tough outer layer or covering, such as the skin of citrus fruits or melons or the outside of cheese. |
rinderpest |
an acute, often fatal viral disease affecting cattle, and often sheep and goats, characterized by diarrhea and ulceration of the intestines. |
ring1 |
the outer boundary of a circle; circular line or shape. [14 definitions] |