| receipt |
the act of receiving, or the condition of having received; receiving; reception. [5 definitions] |
| receivable |
suitable for acceptance. [3 definitions] |
| receive |
to get or take (something) that has been sent or offered. [10 definitions] |
| Received Standard |
English as spoken and pronounced by those educated in British public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge universities; upper-class British English. |
| receiver |
one that receives. [4 definitions] |
| receivership |
the state of being under the control of a receiver. |
| receiving blanket |
a lightweight blanket for wrapping around a baby. |
| 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. |