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

rhomboid minor muscle
lesser rhomboid muscle noun rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward

rhomboideus major muscle
greater rhomboid muscle noun rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column

rhombus
rhomb noun a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

rhonchus
noun a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels

Rhone
Rhone River noun a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; `the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards`

Rhone wine
noun any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France

Rhone-Alpes
noun a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers

rhubarb
rhubarb plant noun plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous

rhubarb pie
noun pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar

rhumb line
rhumb noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction

Rhus
genus Rhus noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)

Rhus dermatitis
noun contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron

Rhyacotriton
genus Rhyacotriton noun olympic salamanders

rhyme
rime noun correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

rhyme royal
noun a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer

rhymed
rhyming 4 riming adjective having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds; `rhymed verse`; `rhyming words`

rhymer
rhymester noun a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

rhyming slang
noun slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; `Cockney rhyming slang`

Rhynchocephalia
order Rhynchocephalia noun tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic

Rhynchoelaps
genus Rhynchoelaps noun Australian coral snakes

Rhyncostylis
genus Rhyncostylis noun genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia

Rhynia
genus Rhynia noun type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

Rhyniaceae
family Rhyniaceae noun primitive plants of the Paleozoic

rhyolite
noun very acid volcanic rock

rhythm
speech rhythm noun the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; `the rhythm of Frost`s poetry`

rhythm
musical rhythm noun the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; `the piece has a fast rhythm`; `the conductor set the beat`

rhythm and blues
R and B noun a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock `n` roll

rhythm and blues musician
noun a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music

rhythm method of birth control
rhythm method noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)

rhythmical
rhythmic adjective recurring with measured regularity; `the rhythmic chiming of church bells`- John Galsworthy; `rhythmical prose`

rhythmically
adverb in a rhythmic manner; `the chair rocked rhythmically back and forth`

rhythmicity
noun the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

rib
noun support resembling the rib of an animal

rib cage
noun the bony enclosing wall of the chest

rib joint pliers
noun a type of pliers

rib roast
standing rib roast noun a cut of meat including more than one rib

ribald
noun a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

ribaldry
noun ribald humor

riband
ribband noun a ribbon used as a decoration

ribavirin
Virazole noun an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections

ribbed
adjective furnished or strengthened with ribs

ribbed vault
noun vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches

ribbing
noun a framework of ribs

ribbon
noun notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

ribbon
noun a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

ribbon development
noun building complex in a continuous row along a road

ribbon fern
spider fern 2 Pteris serrulata noun fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands

ribbon fern
noun epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America

ribbon snake
Thamnophis sauritus noun slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places

ribbon tree
ribbonwood 2 Plagianthus regius noun deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

ribbon worm
nemertean noun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract

ribbon-leaved water plantain
noun a variety of water plantain

ribbon-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a ribbon

ribbonlike
ribbony adjective long and thin; resembling a ribbon; `ribbonlike noodles`

Ribes
genus Ribes noun a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere

Ribhus
Rhibhus noun one of three artisans of the gods

ribier
noun dark reddish-purple table grape of California

ribless
adjective having no ribs or no visible ribs

riblike
adjective resembling a rib

ribonuclease
ribonucleinase noun a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid
RNA noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; `ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses`

ribose
noun a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

ribosome
noun an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; `the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis`

Ricardo
David Ricardo noun English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)

rice
noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

rice paper
noun a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree

rice rat
Oryzomys palustris noun hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States

rice weevil
black weevil noun brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice

rice-grain fritillary
Fritillaria affinis noun herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers

ricegrass
rice grass noun any grass of the genus Oryzopsis

ricer
noun a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes

rich
adjective containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar; `rich desserts`; `they kept gorging on rich foods`

rich people
rich noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); `only the very rich benefit from this legislation`

rich person
wealthy person noun a person who possesses great material wealth

Richard Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

Richard Henry Lee
noun leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794)

Richard Hooker
noun English theologian (1554-1600)

Richard I
Richard Coeur de Lion noun son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)

Richard II
noun King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant`s Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400)

Richard III
noun King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field (1452-1485)

Richard Morris Hunt
noun United States architect (1827-1895)

Richard Roe
noun an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings

Richard Strauss
noun German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)

Richard Wright
noun United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)

Richards
I. A. Richards noun English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)

Richardson
Ralph Richardson noun British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

Richardson
noun United States architect (1838-1886)

Richardson vole
Microtus richardsoni noun of western North America

Richardson`s geranium
Geranium richardsonii noun geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers

Richea
genus Richea noun evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania

Richea dracophylla
noun stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers

Richea pandanifolia
noun gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long

Richelieu
Duc de Richelieu noun French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)

riches
noun an abundance of material possessions and resources

richly
adverb in a rich manner; `he lives high`

Richmondena
genus Richmondena noun cardinals

richness
noun a strong deep vividness of hue; `the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room`

richness
fertility noun the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; `he praised the richness of the soil`; `weeds lovely in their rankness`

Richter scale
noun a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake

richweed
dead nettle 3 Pilea pumilla noun a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves