| ransack |
to search through thoroughly, esp. for items to steal; plunder. |
| ransom |
the payment demanded in return for the release of a kidnapped person, or the release obtained by such a payment. [2 definitions] |
| rant |
to speak or complain loudly and vehemently. [3 definitions] |
| rap1 |
to hit (something) with a rapid, hard stroke; strike. [9 definitions] |
| rap2 |
(informal) the slightest amount; a tiny bit. |
| rap3 |
a type of popular music of combined Jamaican and African-American origin in which rhymed verses are spoken, accompanied by a heavy repetitive beat, usu. on synthesizers or drums. [4 definitions] |
| rapacious |
extremely greedy or ravenous; voracious. [2 definitions] |
| rape1 |
the crime of forcing an unwilling or legally incompetent person to participate in sexual intercourse. [5 definitions] |
| rape2 |
a plant of the cabbage or mustard family that produces bright yellow flowers and is cultivated primarily for its oil-rich seeds; rapeseed. |
| rapeseed |
a plant of the cabbage or mustard family that produces bright yellow flowers and is cultivated primarily for its oil-rich seeds; rape. [2 definitions] |
| Raphael |
an Italian painter (1483-1520). [2 definitions] |
| raphe |
a seamlike ridge between two halves of a bilaterally symmetrical organ or structure such as the scrotum, the coats of certain seeds, or the valves of certain diatom shells. |
| rapid |
happening in a brief time. [4 definitions] |
| rapid eye movement |
the rapid back-and-forth and up-and-down movements of the eyes during the phases of sleep when dreaming occurs. (abbrev.:REM) |
| rapid-fire |
of guns, designed to fire shots in rapid succession. [2 definitions] |
| rapidity |
a state or quality characterized by quickness. |
| rapidly |
quickly; at a fast pace or in a short time. |
| rapids |
a fast-moving part of a river or stream that flows over rocks and can be difficult or dangerous to navigate through (used with either a singular or plural verb). |
| rapid transit |
a system of metropolitan public transportation, such as a subway, that uses elevated and underground electric trains moving quickly and unimpeded through the city. |
| rapier |
a narrow-bladed, sharp-pointed sword used in the eighteenth century for thrusting. [2 definitions] |
| rapine |
the taking of property by force; robbery; plunder. |