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

royal poinciana
flamboyant noun showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

royal road
noun an auspicious way or means to achieve something; `the royal road to success`

Royal Society
Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge noun an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science

royal tennis
real tennis noun an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court

royalism
noun adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government

royally
like kings adverb in a royal manner; `they were royally treated`

royalty
royal family noun royal persons collectively; `the wedding was attended by royalty`

Roystonea
genus Roystonea noun a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms

Roystonea oleracea
noun West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

rub
wipe noun the act of rubbing or wiping; `he gave the hood a quick rub`

rub
verb cause friction; `my sweater scratches`

Rub al-Khali
Ar Rimsal noun a desert in southern Saudi Arabia

rub up
noun a review that refreshes your memory; `I need a rub up on my Latin`

rub-a-dub
rataplan noun the sound made by beating a drum

rubato
noun a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat

rubber
no-good adjective returned for lack of funds; `a rubber check`; `a no-good check`

rubber
noun any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

rubber band
elastic band noun a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

rubber boa
tow-headed snake noun boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape

rubber boot
gum boot noun a high boot made of rubber

rubber bullet
noun a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control

rubber cement
noun an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha

rubber eraser
rubber 2 pencil eraser noun an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil

rubber stamp
noun routine authorization of an action without questions

rubberneck
rubbernecker noun a person who stares inquisitively

rubbery
rubberlike adjective having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

rubbing
noun representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

rubbing alcohol
noun lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use

rubbish
trash noun worthless material that is to be disposed of

rubbishy
trashy adjective cheap and inferior; of no value; `rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority`; `trashy merchandise`

rubdown
noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes

rubefacient
noun a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin

rubel
noun the basic unit of money in Belarus

rubella panencephalitis
noun a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents; associated with the rubella virus

Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

Rubia
genus Rubia noun type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots

Rubiaceae
family Rubiaceae noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry

Rubiales
order Rubiales noun an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary

rubicelle
noun a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel

Rubicon
point of no return noun a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment

rubicund
ruddy adjective inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; `a ruddy complexion`; `Santa`s rubicund cheeks`; `a fresh and sanguine complexion`

rubidium
Rb noun a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite

rubidium-strontium dating
noun geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive rubidium into its decay product strontium; radioactive rubidium has a half-life of 47,000,000,000 years

Rubin test
noun test to determine the patency or occlusion of the Fallopian tubes

Rubinstein
Anton Rubenstein noun Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)

ruble
rouble noun the basic unit of money in Russia

rubric
noun category name; `it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity``

rubricate
verb decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; `In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated`

Rubus
genus Rubus noun large genus of brambles bearing berries

Rubus canadensis
noun North American dewberry

Rubus phoenicolasius
noun raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits

Rubus spectabilis
noun large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries

ruby
noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

ruby wood
noun hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork

ruby-crowned kinglet
ruby-crowned wren noun American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch

ruck
noun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; `his brilliance raised him above the ruck`; `the children resembled a fairy herd`

ruck
ruck up verb become wrinkled or drawn together; `her lips puckered`

rudaceous rock
noun a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material

rudapithecus
Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus noun fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene

Rudbeckia
genus Rudbeckia noun North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads

Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia serotina noun the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays

rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus noun European freshwater fish resembling the roach

rudder
noun (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

rudder blade
noun the vertical blade on a rudder

rudder-like
adjective formed like and serving like a rudder

rudderfish
Seriola zonata noun fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters

rudderpost
rudderstock noun a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot

ruddiness
rosiness noun a healthy reddish complexion

ruddle
reddle noun a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking

ruddy duck
Oxyura jamaicensis noun reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America

ruddy turnstone
Arenaria interpres noun common arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia

rudiment
first rudiment noun the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); `he mastered only the rudiments of geometry`

rudimentary
adjective being in the earliest stages of development; `rudimentary plans`

Rudra
noun father of the storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva

rue
noun (French) a street or road in France

rue anemone
Anemonella thalictroides noun woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate

ruefully
contritely adverb in a rueful manner; ``I made a big mistake,` he said ruefully`

ruff
trumping noun (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

ruff
verb play a trump

ruffed grouse
partridge 3 Bonasa umbellus noun valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada

ruffianism
noun violent lawless behavior

ruffianly
tough adjective violent and lawless; `the more ruffianly element`; `tough street gangs`

ruffle
verb erect or fluff up; `the bird ruffled its feathers`

ruffle up
rumple verb disturb the smoothness of; `ruffle the surface of the water`

Rufous rubber cup
noun a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

rug
carpet noun floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

rug merchant
noun a merchant who sells rugs

ruga
noun (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; `rugae of the stomach`

rugby
rugby football noun a form of football played with an oval ball

rugby ball
noun inflated oval ball used in playing rugby

rugel`s plantain
broad-leaved plantain 2 Plantago rugelii noun North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves

rugged
adjective sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; `a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness`; `those that survive are stalwart rugged men`; `with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture`

rugged individualism
noun individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition

ruggedization
ruggedisation noun the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse)

ruggedly
adverb in a rugged manner

ruggedness
toughness noun the property of being big and strong

rugose
adjective of leaves; ridged or wrinkled

rugulah
rugelach noun pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)

Ruhr
Ruhr Valley noun a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany

ruin
ruination noun an event that results in destruction