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ravine a deep, steep-sided cut in the land, esp. one carved by the flow of water.
ravioli (used with a sing. or pl. verb) small pouches of pasta filled with ground meat, cheese, or the like.
raw being in an uncooked state. [8 definitions]
rawhide untanned leather, esp. cattle skin. [2 definitions]
ray1 a thin beam of radiation, esp. light. [3 definitions]
ray2 any of various fishes having cartilaginous skeletons, flattened bodies, large pectoral fins, and long narrow tails.
rayon a thread made by converting a solution of a natural pulp, usu. cellulose, into filament by extruding through spinnerets. [2 definitions]
razor an instrument that has a very sharp, replaceable blade or blades and is used for shaving away body or facial hair. [4 definitions]
RBI abbreviation of "run batted in" or "runs batted in."
re- anew; again. [3 definitions]
reach to extend or expand as far as. [13 definitions]
react to act in response to a stimulus or influence (often fol. by "to"). [4 definitions]
reaction a movement, action, or response in reverse direction or manner. [6 definitions]
reactor in physics, an apparatus for starting and controlling a nuclear chain reaction; nuclear reactor. [2 definitions]
read1 to examine and comprehend the meaning of (something written). [16 definitions]
reader a person who reads. [5 definitions]
readily promptly or easily. [2 definitions]
reading the action or activity of examining and comprehending written language. [8 definitions]
ready having done the necessary things to get underway; prepared. [8 definitions]
real1 not fictional or imagined; having actual existence; true. [6 definitions]
real estate land, including the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.