rags-to-riches |
used to describe a story in which someone starts out in life very poor and later becomes rich. |
ragtag |
shaggy, unkempt, or decrepit; in poor condition; ramshackle. |
ragtime |
a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American musical form, having a syncopated melody and an accompaniment in two-four time, usu. written for the piano. |
ragweed |
a weed of the daisy family that produces abundant airborne pollen in the fall. |
ragwort |
any of several plants bearing yellow flowers and irregularly shaped leaves; groundsel. |
rah |
hurrah (used to express pleasure or encouragement, esp. in cheering for a team). |
rah-rah |
(informal) exhibiting uncritical enthusiasm, esp. in support of a competing team. |
raid |
a sudden or surprise attack or assault, as by a military force. [7 definitions] |
rail1 |
a horizontal bar that extends between two posts and serves as a barrier, fence, or the like. [4 definitions] |
rail2 |
to denounce someone or something in harsh or abusive terms; condemn (usu. fol. by "against" or "at"). |
rail3 |
any of a number of marsh birds having brown plumage, short wings, and a lean body, found in many areas of the world. |
railing |
a barrier or fence made of posts and rails. [3 definitions] |
raillery |
good-natured ridicule or a remark featuring such ridicule; teasing. |
railroad |
a road of parallel steel rails upon which railway cars travel. [5 definitions] |
railroad crossing |
the place where one railroad track intersects another, or intersects a road at the same level; grade crossing. |
railroader |
a person who works on or manages a railroad. |
railroad flat |
an apartment in which the rooms are arranged in a row resembling a line of railroad cars, with no connecting corridor or hallway. |
railroading |
the process of constructing and operating railroads. |
rail-splitter |
someone or something that splits logs into rails, esp. for fences. |
railway |
a railroad system, esp. one operating over short distances using light equipment. [2 definitions] |
raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |