Realty Re"al·ty (-tȳ)
noun [ Old French
réalté , Late Latin
regalitas , from Latin
regalis . See
Regal .]
1. Royalty. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. Loyalty; faithfulness. [ R.]
Milton.
Realty Re"al·ty noun [ Contr. from 1st
Reality .]
1. Reality. [ Obsolete]
Dr. H. More. 2. (Law) (a) Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, chattels which savor of the realty ; -- so written in legal language for reality . (b) Real estate; a piece of real property. Blackstone.
Ream Ream (rēm)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
reám , akin to German
rahm .]
Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [ Scot.]
Ream Ream intransitive verb To cream; to mantle. [ Scot.]
A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret.
Sir W. Scott.
Ream Ream transitive verb [ Confer
Reim .]
To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
Ream Ream noun [ Middle English
reme , Old French
rayme , French
rame (cf. Spanish
resma ), from Arabic
rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets. Printer's ream ,
twenty-one and a half quires. [ Eng.] A common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the ream . Knight.
Ream Ream transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Reamed (rēmd);
present participle & verbal noun Reaming .] [ Confer German
räumen to remove, to clear away, from
raum room. See
Room .]
To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.
Reame Reame (rēm)
noun Realm. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Reamer Ream"er (-ẽr)
noun One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc.
Reamputation Re·am`pu·ta"tion (rē*ăm`pu*tā"shŭn)
noun (Surg.) The second of two amputations performed upon the same member.
Reanimate Re·an"i·mate (re*ăn"ĭ*māt)
transitive verb To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits. Glanvill.
Reanimation Re·an`i·ma"tion (-mā"shŭn)
noun The act or operation of reanimating, or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.
Reannex Re`an·nex" (rē`ăn*nĕks")
transitive verb To annex again or anew; to reunite. "To
reannex that duchy."
Bacon.
Reannexation Re·an`nex·a"tion (-ā"shŭn)
noun Act of reannexing.
Reanswer Re·an"swer (re*ăn"sẽr)
transitive verb & i. To answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to make amends for. Which in weight to reanswer , his pettiness would bow under.
Shak.
Reap Reap (rēp)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Reaped (rēpt);
present participle & verbal noun Reaping .] [ Middle English
repen , Anglo-Saxon
rīpan to seize, reap; confer Dutch
rapen to glean, reap, German
raufen to pluck, Goth.
raupjan , or English
ripe .]
1. To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field.
Lev. xix. 9. 2. To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works; -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions. Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing
For peace, reap nothing but repulse and hate?
Milton. 3. To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field. 4. To deprive of the beard; to shave. [ R.]
Shak. Reaping hook ,
an implement having a hook- shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific sense, distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of serrated.
Reap Reap intransitive verb To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a harvest. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Ps. cxxvi. 5.
Reap Reap noun [ Confer Anglo-Saxon
rīp harvest. See
Reap ,
v. ]
A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
Reaper Reap"er (rēp"ẽr)
noun 1. One who reaps. The sun-burned reapers wiping their foreheads.
Macaulay. 2. A reaping machine.
Reapparel Re`ap·par"el (rē`ăp*păr"ĕl)
transitive verb To clothe again.
Reappear Re`ap·pear" (rē`ăp*pēr")
intransitive verb To appear again.
Reappearance Re`ap·pear"ance (-
a ns)
noun A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing again.
Reapplication Re·ap`pli·ca"tion (rē*ăp`plĭ*kā"shŭn)
noun The act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied.
Reapply Re`ap·ply" (rē`ăp*plī")
transitive verb & i. To apply again.
Reappoint Re`ap·point" (-point")
transitive verb To appoint again.
Reappointment Re`ap·point"ment (-m
e nt)
noun The act of reappointing, or the state of being reappointed.
Reapportion Re`ap·por"tion (-pōr"shŭn)
transitive verb To apportion again.
Reapportionment Re`ap·por"tion·ment (-m
e nt)
noun A second or a new apportionment.
Reapproach Re`ap·proach" (rē`ăp*prōch")
intransitive verb & t. To approach again or anew.
Rear Rear (rēr)
adverb Early; soon. [ Prov. Eng.]
Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear ?
Gay.
Rear Rear noun [ Old French
riere behind, backward, from Latin
retro . Confer
Arrear .]
1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front . Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
Milton. 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear .
Milton.
Rear Rear adjective Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. Rear admiral ,
an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See Admiral . --
Rear front (Mil.) ,
the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. --
Rear guard (Mil.) ,
the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also figuratively. --
Rear line (Mil.) ,
the line in the rear of an army. --
Rear rank (Mil.) ,
the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order. --
Rear sight (Firearms) ,
the sight nearest the breech. --
To bring up the rear ,
to come last or behind.
Rear Rear (rēr)
transitive verb To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [ R.]
Rear Rear transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Reared (rērd);
present participle & verbal noun Rearing .] [ Anglo-Saxon
rǣran to raise, rear, elevate, for
rǣsan , causative of
rīsan to rise. See
Rise , and confer
Raise .]
1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. In adoration at his feet I fell
Submiss; he reared me.
Milton. It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
Barrow. Mine [ shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
Ld. Lytton. 2. To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. One reared a font of stone.
Tennyson. 3. To lift and take up. [ Obsolete or R.]
And having her from Trompart lightly reared ,
Upon his courser set the lovely load.
Spenser. 4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. He wants a father to protect his youth,
And rear him up to virtue.
Southern. 5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. 6. To rouse; to stir up. [ Obsolete]
And seeks the tusky boar to rear .
Dryden. Syn. -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See the Note under
Raise , 3
(c) .
Rear Rear intransitive verb To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. Rearing bit ,
a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing. Knight.
Rear-horse Rear"-horse` (rēr"hôrs`)
noun [ So called because it
rears up when disturbed.]
(Zoology) A mantis.
Reardorse Rear"dorse (-dôrs),
Rear"doss (- dŏs) },
noun A reredos.
Rearer Rear"er (rēr"ẽr)
noun One who, or that which, rears.
Reargue Re·ar"gue (rē*är"gū)
transitive verb To argue anew or again.
Reargument Re·ar"gu·ment (-gu*m
e nt)
noun An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court.
Rearly Rear"ly adverb Early. [ Obsolete]
Beau. & Fl.
Rearmost Rear"most` (-mōst`)
adjective Farthest in the rear; last.
Rearmouse, Reremouse Rear"mouse`, Rere"mouse` (-mous`) },
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
hrēremūs ; probably from
hrēran to agitate, stir (akin to German
rühren , Icelandic
hræra ) +
mūs mouse.]
(Zoology) The leather-winged bat ( Vespertilio murinus ). [ Written also
reermouse .]
Rearrange Re`ar·range" (rē`ăr*rānj")
transitive verb To arrange again; to arrange in a different way.
Rearrangement Re`ar·range"ment (-m
e nt)
noun The act of rearranging, or the state of being rearranged.
Rearward Rear"ward` (rēr"ward`)
noun [
Rear +
ward .]
The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively. Shak.
Rearward Rear"ward (-wẽrd)
adjective & adverb At or toward the rear.
Reascend Re`as·cend" (rē`ăs*sĕnd")
intransitive verb To rise, mount, or climb again.
Reascend Re`as·cend" transitive verb To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending again. He mounts aloft, and reascends the skies.
Addison.
Reascension Re`as·cen"sion (-sĕn"shŭn)
noun The act of reascending; a remounting.
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