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

redcap
noun a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station

redcoat
lobsterback noun British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)

Redding
noun a town in north central California on the Sacramento River

reddish
ruddy adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

reddish brown
sepia noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red

reddish orange
noun an orange color closer to red than to yellow

reddish purple
royal purple noun a shade of purple tinged with red

reddish-pink
adjective of a pink color that is close to red

rede
verb give an interpretation or explanation to

rededication
noun a new dedication; `the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem`

redeemable
reformable adjective susceptible to improvement or reform; `a redeemable sinner`

redeemed
adjective saved from the bondage of sin

redeeming(a)
adjective compensating for some fault or defect; `the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity`; `his saving grace was his sense of humor`

redefinition
noun the act of giving a new definition; `words like `conservative` require periodic redefinition`; `she provided a redefinition of his duties`

redemption
repurchase noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold

redemption
noun (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

redemptive
redeeming(a) 1 saving(a) adjective bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; `saving faith`; `redemptive (or redeeming) love`

redeployment
redisposition noun the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively

redeposition
noun deposition from one deposit to another

redetermination
noun determining again

redevelopment authority
noun a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas

redeye
redeye flight noun a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; `he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning`

redfin pickerel
barred pickerel noun small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states

redfish
rosefish noun North Atlantic rockfish

redhead
redheader noun someone who has red hair

redhead
noun North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

redheaded
adjective having red hair and usually fair skin

redheaded woodpecker
redhead 1 Melanerpes erythrocephalus noun black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck

redhorse
redhorse sucker noun North American sucker with reddish fins

Rediffusion
noun a system for distributing radio or tv programs

redirect examination
noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination

rediscovery
noun the act of discovering again

redistributed
adjective having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas; `redistributed industries`

redistribution
noun distributing again; `the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth`

redly
adverb displaying a red color; `the forge belched redly at the sky`-Adria Langley

redneck
cracker noun a poor white person in the southern United States

redolent(p)
smelling(p) adjective (used with `of` or `with`) noticeably odorous; `the hall was redolent of floor wax`; `air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey`

Redonda
noun an island in Antigua and Barbuda

redoubled
adjective become much greater in intensity or size or amount; `we faced redoubled attacks from the enemy`; `despite our redoubled efforts`

redoubt
noun a forbidding stronghold

redpoll
noun small siskin-like finch with a red crown

redraft
noun a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again

redress
remedy noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

redshank
Tringa totanus noun a common Old World wading bird with long red legs

Redskin
Injun noun offensive terms for Native Americans

redstem storksbill
alfilaria noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

redtail
Buteo jamaicensis noun dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail

reduce
concentrate verb cook until very little liquid is left; `The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time`

reduced
rock-bottom adjective well below normal (especially in price)

reduced instruction set computing
reduced instruction set computer noun (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

reducer
noun pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter

reducible
adjective capable of being reduced; `reducible to a set of principles of human nature`- Edmund Wilson

reducing agent
reducer noun a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the slackened silver

reducing diet
obesity diet noun a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)

reductase
noun an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance

reductio ad absurdum
reductio noun (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction

reduction
reducing noun any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

reduction gear
noun gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed

reductionist
adjective of or relating to the theory of reductionism; `reductionist arguments`

reductive
adjective characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; `their views of life were reductive and depreciabory` - R.H.Rovere

redundancy
redundance noun the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; `the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers`

reduplicate
verb form by reduplication; `The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel`; `The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word`

reduplication
reiteration noun the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)

Reduviidae
family Reduviidae noun assassin bugs

redux(ip)
adjective brought back; `the Victorian era redux`; ``Rabbit Redux` by John Updike`

redwing
noun small European thrush having reddish flanks

Redwood National Park
noun a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline

Reed
Walter Reed noun United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)

reed
noun a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; `the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece`

reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus noun European bunting inhabiting marshy areas

reed canary grass
gardener`s garters noun perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America

reed grass
noun any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere

reed meadow grass
Glyceria grandis noun a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America

reed pipe
noun organ pipe with a vibrating reed

reed rhapis
slender lady palm noun Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa

reed section
noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments

reed stop
noun an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument

reedy
reedlike adjective resembling a reed in being upright and slender

reef
noun a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

reef knot
flat knot noun a square knot used in a reef line

reef squirrelfish
Holocentrus coruscus noun on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America

reef whitetip shark
Triaenodon obseus noun smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins

reefy
shelfy adjective full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; `reefy shallows`; `shoaly waters`

reeking
adjective giving off a strong unpleasant smell

reel
Scottish reel noun a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps

reelection
noun election again; `he did not run for reelection`

reeler
noun a dancer of reels

reenactment
noun performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time; `the reenactment of the battle of Princeton`

reenactor
noun a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier

reenforcement
noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; `they called for artillery support`

reenlistment
noun a renewed enlistment

reentrant angle
reentering angle noun an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees

reentrant polygon
reentering polygon noun a polygon with one or more reentrant angles

reentry
noun the act of entering again

reevaluation
noun the evaluation of something a second time (or more)

reeve
noun female ruff

refection
noun a light meal or repast

refectory
noun a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)

refectory table
noun a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles

refer
verb seek information from; `You should consult the dictionary`; `refer to your notes`