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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

rap
hip-hop noun genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

rap group
noun a gathering of people holding a rap session

rap music
hip-hop noun genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

rap session
noun conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported

rapacious
ravening adjective excessively greedy and grasping; `a rapacious divorcee on the prowl`; `ravening creditors`; `paying taxes to voracious governments`

rapaciously
adverb in a rapacious manner

Rapateaceae
family Rapateaceae noun South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae

rape
violation 2 assault 2 ravishment noun the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

rape
noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare

rape conviction
noun conviction for rape

rape oil
rapeseed oil noun edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant

rape suspect
noun someone who is suspected of committing rape

raper
rapist noun someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse

rapeseed
noun seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil

Raphael
Raffaello Santi noun Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)

Raphanus
genus Raphanus noun radish

raphe
rhaphe noun a ridge that forms a seam between two parts

Raphicerus
genus Raphicerus noun African antelopes: steenboks

Raphidae
family Raphidae noun extinct dodos and solitaires

Raphidiidae
family Raphidiidae noun a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies

Raphus
genus Raphus noun type genus of the Raphidae: dodos

rapid
adjective done or occurring in a brief period of time; `a rapid rise through the ranks`

rapid
adjective characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; `a rapid movement`; `a speedy car`; `a speedy errand boy`

Rapid City
noun a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills

rapid climb
rapid growth noun a rapid rise

rapid transit
mass rapid transit noun an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains

rapier
noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

rapine
noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare

Rappahannock
Rappahannock River noun a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region

rappee
noun strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco

rappel
noun (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

rapper
noun someone who performs rap music

rapport
resonance noun a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

rapporteur
noun a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings

rapprochement
noun the reestablishing of cordial relations

Raptores
order Raptores noun term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes

raptorial
adjective relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; `raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey`

raptus hemorrhagicus
noun seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage

rare
rarefied adjective having low density; `rare gasses`; `lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air`

rare bird
rara avis noun a rare or unique person

rare earth
rare-earth element noun any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)

rare-roasted
adjective (meat) roasted with the meat inside still rare

raree-show
noun a street show

rarefaction
noun a decrease in the density of something; `a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium`

rarefied
rarified adjective reserved for an elite group

rarefy
verb make more subtle or refined

rarely
seldom adverb not often; `we rarely met`

rareness
infrequency noun noteworthy scarcity

rarify
elaborate verb make more complex, intricate, or richer; `refine a design or pattern`

rariora
noun (plural) rare collector`s items

rarity
infrequency noun noteworthy scarcity

rascality
slipperiness 1 trickiness noun the quality of being a slippery rascal

rascally
roguish adjective lacking principles or scruples; `the rascally rabble`; `the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy` - W.M. Thackaray; `the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew`

rash
adjective imprudently incurring risk; `do something rash that he will forever repent`- George Meredith

Rasht
Resht noun city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
National Volunteers Association noun a secret all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India`s Hindus

Rask
Rasmus Christian Rask noun Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832)

Raskolnikov
Rodya Raskolnikov noun a fictional character in Dostoevsky`s novel `Crime and Punishment`; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil

Rasmussen
Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen noun Danish ethnologist and arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933)

rasp
wood file noun a coarse file with sharp pointed projections

raspberry
noun red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries

Rasputin
Grigori Efimovich Rasputin noun Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

Rastafari
Rastas noun a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; Rastafarians regard Ras Tafari as divine; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music

Rastafarian
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians

Rastafarianism
noun belief in Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) as the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the promised land

raster
noun the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor

rat
noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

rat cheese
store cheese noun informal names for American cheddar

rat kangaroo
noun any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos

rat race
noun an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation

rat snake
noun any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia

rat terrier
ratter noun any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats

rat-a-tat-tat
rat-a-tat noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)

rat-catcher
disinfestation officer noun a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin

rat-tail file
noun a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat

ratability
noun the quality of being capable of being rated or estimated

ratable
rateable adjective liable to payment of rates or taxes; `the ratable value of property`

ratables
rateables noun property that provides tax income for local governments

ratafia
noun macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur

ratafia biscuit
noun macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur

ratbite fever
noun either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions

ratbite fever bacterium
Spirillum minus noun a bacterium causing ratbite fever

ratchet
rachet noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

ratchet wheel
noun toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever

rate
charge per unit noun amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; `a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5`

rate
noun the relative speed of progress or change; `he lived at a fast pace`; `he works at a great rate`; `the pace of events accelerated`

rate of depreciation
depreciation rate noun the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction

rate of exchange
exchange rate noun the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another

rate of return
noun the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost

ratel
honey badger noun nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia

ratepayer
noun a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)

rates
noun a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)

rather
kinda adverb to some (great or small) extent; `it was rather cold`; `the party was rather nice`; `the knife is rather dull`; `I rather regret that I cannot attend`; `He`s rather good at playing the cello`; `he is kind of shy`

rathole
noun a small dirty uncomfortable room

rathskeller
noun a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall

Ratibida
genus Ratibida noun genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads

Ratibida tagetes
noun coneflower of central to southwestern United States

ratified
sanctioned adjective formally approved and invested with legal authority

rating
noun standing or position on a scale

rating system
scoring system noun a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount