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

reign
noun royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

Reign of Terror
noun the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed; `the Reign of the Bourbons ended and the Reign of Terror began`

reimbursement
noun compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; `he received reimbursement for his travel expenses`

reimposition
noun imposition again

rein
noun one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

rein orchid
rein orchis noun any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip

reincarnate
adjective having a new body

reincarnation
rebirth noun a second or new birth

reincarnationism
noun a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body

reindeer moss
reindeer lichen noun an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans

reinforced
strengthened adjective given added strength or support; `reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting`

reinforced concrete
ferroconcrete noun concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses

reinforcement
reenforcement noun information that makes more forcible or convincing; `his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints`

reinforcement
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`

reinforcing stimulus
reinforcer noun (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Reinhold Niebuhr
noun United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)

reinstatement
noun the act of restoring someone to a previous position; `we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel`

reinsurance
noun sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer`s risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured; `reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume`

reinterpretation
noun a new or different interpretation

reintroduction
noun an act of renewed introduction

reissue
reprint 1 reprinting noun a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

Reiter
Hans Conrad Julius Reiter noun German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter`s syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)

Reiter`s syndrome
Reiter`s disease noun an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis

Reithrodontomys
genus Reithrodontomys noun New World harvest mice

reject
freeze off verb reject with contempt; `She spurned his advances`

rejected
adjective something or someone judged unacceptable; `rejected merchandise`

rejection
noun the act of rejecting something; `his proposals were met with rejection`

rejective
adjective rejecting or tending to reject; `rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents`

rejoicing
noun a feeling of great happiness

rejoinder
retort noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); `it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher`

rejuvenation
noun the act of restoring to a more youthful condition

relapsing fever
recurrent fever noun marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months

relate
verb be in a relationship with; `How are these two observations related?`

related
adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; `painting and the related arts`; `school-related activities`; `related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces`

related to
adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; `painting and the related arts`; `school-related activities`; `related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces`

relatedness
noun a particular manner of connectedness; `the relatedness of all living things`

relation
noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

relation
noun an act of narration; `he was the hero according to his own relation`; `his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable`

relation back
relation noun (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; `his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed`

relational
adjective having a relation or being related

relational adjective
classifying adjective noun an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease` or `a musical instrument`)

relational database
noun a database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes; `in a relational database the data are organized as a number of differently sized tables`

relations
dealings noun mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

relationship
human relationship noun a relation between people; (`relationship` is often used where `relation` would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment`, but the preferred usage of `relationship` is for human relations or states of relatedness); `the relationship between mothers and their children`

relative
adjective not absolute or complete; `a relative stranger`

relative clause
noun a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; ``who visits frequently` is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill``

relative density
noun the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard

relative humidity
noun the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage

relative pronoun
noun a pronoun (as `that` or `which` or `who`) that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent

relative quantity
noun a quantity relative to some purpose

relatively
comparatively adverb in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; `the situation is relatively calm now`

relativism
noun (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved

relativistic
adjective relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity; `relativistic quantum mechanics`; `relativistic increase in mass`; `radiation from relativistic particles`

relativistic mass
noun (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases

relativistically
adverb by the theory of relativity; `this is relativistically impossible`

relativity
theory of relativity noun (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

relatum
noun a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition

relax
verb make less tight; `relax the tension on the rope`

relaxant
adjective tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension; `a relaxant drug`

relaxation
loosening noun an occurrence of control or strength weakening; `the relaxation of requirements`; `the loosening of his grip`; `the slackening of the wind`

relaxation
noun a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

relaxation method
noun a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

relaxation time
noun the time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

relaxed
adjective made less tense or rigid; `his relaxed muscles`

relaxer
noun any agent that produces relaxation; `music is a good relaxer`

relaxin
noun hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor

relaxing
restful adjective affording or marked by rest or repose; `the time spent was pleasant and relaxing`; `a restful night`; `a cool and reposeful glen`

relay
electrical relay noun electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit

relays
relay race noun a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

release
outlet noun activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; `she had no other outlet for her feelings`; `he gave vent to his anger`

release
noun (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

releasing factor
releasing hormone noun a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

relegate
submit verb refer to another person for decision or judgment; `She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues`

relentlessly
unrelentingly adverb in a relentless manner; `he worked relentlessly`

relentlessness
inexorability noun mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; `the relentlessness or their pursuit`

relevance
relevancy noun the relation of something to the matter at hand

relevant
adjective having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; `the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research`

relevantly
adverb with relevance

reliable
dependable adjective worthy of reliance or trust; `a reliable source of information`; `a dependable worker`

reliance
trust noun certainty based on past experience; `he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists`; `he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun`

reliant
adjective relying on another for support; `dependent on Middle Eastern oil`

relic
noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

relict
noun geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared

relief
relievo noun sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

relief
succour noun assistance in time of difficulty; `the contributions provided some relief for the victims`

relief printing
letterpress noun printing from a plate with raised characters

relieve
exempt verb grant exemption or release to; `Please excuse me from this class`

reliever
relief pitcher noun a pitcher who does not start the game

reliever
noun a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; `a reliever of anxiety`; `an allayer of fears`

religion
faith noun a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; `he lost his faith but not his morality`

religionism
noun exaggerated religious zealotry

religionist
noun a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot

religiosity
religionism noun exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

religious
spiritual adjective concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; `religious texts`; `a member of a religious order`; `lords temporal and spiritual`; `spiritual leaders`; `spiritual songs`

religious ceremony
religious ritual noun a ceremony having religious meaning

religious doctrine
church doctrine noun the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

religious festival
church festival noun a festival having religious significance

religious holiday
noun a day specified for religious observance

religious leader
noun leader of a religious order

religious movement
noun a movement intended to bring about religious reforms