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

reverse hang
noun a hang with the arms extended in back

reverse split
reverse stock split noun a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders` equity

reverse transcriptase inhibitor
noun an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

reverse transcriptase
noun a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses

reversed
adjective turned inside out and resewn; `the reversed collar looked as good as new`

reversely
adverb in an opposite way; so as to be reversed

reversibility
noun the quality of being reversible in either direction

reversible
adjective capable of reversing or being reversed; `reversible hypertension`

reversible process
noun any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed

reversibly
adverb in a reversible manner; `reversibly convertible`

reversing thermometer
noun a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters

reversion
noun a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

reversion
turnaround noun turning in the opposite direction

reversionary
adjective of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion); `reversionary annuity`; `reversionary interest`

reversionary annuity
survivorship annuity noun an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it

reversioner
noun (law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion

revertible
adjective to be returned to the former owner or that owner`s heirs

revery
daydreaming noun absentminded dreaming while awake

revetment
revetement noun a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

review
limited review noun (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

review
critical review noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

review copy
noun a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical

reviewing stand
noun a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed

revisal
revise noun the act of rewriting something

revised
adjective improved or brought up to date; `a revised edition`

Revised Standard Version
noun a revision of the American Standard Version

Revised Version
noun a British revision of the Authorized Version

revision
alteration noun the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); `it would require a drastic revision of his opinion`

revision
revise noun the act of rewriting something

revisionism
noun a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism

revisionist
noun a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position

revitalized
revitalised adjective restored to new life and vigor; `a revitalized economy`; `a revitalized inner-city neighborhood`

revival
revival meeting noun an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion

revival
revitalization noun bringing again into activity and prominence; `the revival of trade`; `a revival of a neglected play by Moliere`; `the Gothic revival in architecture`

revivalism
noun an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith

revivalistic
adjective of or relating to or characterizing revivalism

revive
verb restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; `He revived this style of opera`; `He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina`

revived
adjective restored to consciousness or life or vigor; `felt revived hope`

revocable
revokable adjective capable of being revoked or annulled; `a revocable order`

revocation
noun the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; `the revocation of a law`

revoke
renege noun the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

revolution
noun the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

revolutionary
radical adjective markedly new or introducing radical change; `a revolutionary discovery`; `radical political views`

Revolutionary calendar
noun the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792

Revolutionary calendar month
noun a month in the Revolutionary calendar

revolutionary group
noun a political unit organized to promote revolution

Revolutionary People`s Struggle
ELA noun an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States

Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus
Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei noun a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy`s labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002

Revolutionary United Front
RUF noun a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia

revolutionism
noun a belief in the spread of revolutionary principles

revolutionist
revolutionary noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution

revolutions per minute
rpm noun rate of revolution of a motor; `the engine was doing 6000 revs`

revolver
six-gun noun a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

revolving charge account
noun a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance

revolving door
noun a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings

revolving fund
noun a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly

revue
noun a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

rewa-rewa
New Zealand honeysuckle noun slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber

reward
noun the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

reward
noun an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

rewardable
adjective appropriate for receiving a reward

rewardful
adjective offering or productive of reward; `rewardful pursuits`

rewarding
adjective providing personal satisfaction; `a rewarding career as a paramedic`

rewardingly
adverb in a rewarding manner

rewording
recasting noun changing a particular word or phrase

rewrite
revision noun something that has been written again; `the rewrite was much better`

rewriting
revising noun editing that involves writing something again

rex begonia
king begonia noun any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers

Rex Harrison
Sir Rex Harrison noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)

Reye`s syndrome
noun acquired brain disorder following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children

Reykjavik
capital of Iceland noun the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water

Reynard
noun a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox`

Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds noun English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)

Rh antibody
noun rhesus factor antibody

Rh incompatibility
noun incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia

rh-negative
adjective of persons (or their blood) lacking the Rh factor present in their red blood cells

Rh-negative blood type
Rh-negative blood noun the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen)

rh-positive
adjective of persons (or their blood) having the Rh factor present in their red blood cells

Rh-positive blood type
Rh positive noun the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)

rhabdomyoma
noun benign rumor of striated muscle

rhabdomyosarcoma
rhabdosarcoma noun a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle

Rhabdoviridae
noun a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

rhabdovirus
noun any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies

Rhadamanthus
noun (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

Rhaeto-Romance
Rhaeto-Romanic noun Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol

rhagades
noun cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)

Rhagoletis
genus Rhagoletis noun a genus of Trypetidae

Rhamnaceae
family Rhamnaceae noun trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value

Rhamnales
order Rhamnales noun an order of dicotyledonous plants

Rhamnus
genus Rhamnus noun type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns

Rhapis
genus Rhapis noun genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan

rhapsody
noun an epic poem adapted for recitation

Rhea
noun fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

rhea
Pterocnemia pennata noun smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

Rhea americana
noun larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia

Rhea Silvia
Rea Silvia noun (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus

Rheidae
family Rheidae noun a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes

Rheiformes
order Rheiformes noun a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas

Rheims
Reims noun a city in northeastern France east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II

Rhenish
adjective of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; `Rhenish wines tend to be sweet`