| rookie |
a beginner, esp. a professional athlete in his or her first season on a team. [2 definitions] |
| room |
space that is occupied or available for occupation. [6 definitions] |
| roommate |
one who shares another's room or lodgings. |
| roomy |
having ample room; large; spacious. |
| roost |
a perch on which birds, esp. domesticated fowl, rest or sleep, or a place or enclosure provided with such perches. [3 definitions] |
| rooster |
an adult male chicken or other fowl; cock. |
| root1 |
the part of a plant that usu. grows underground, absorbs water and nutrients, and attaches the plant to the soil. [11 definitions] |
| root2 |
to dig or turn over soil, often with the snout or nose, as a pig. [4 definitions] |
| root3 |
to cheer for or encourage a contestant or team. [2 definitions] |
| rope |
a strong, flexible, usu. thick and heavy line of twisted or braided hemp, nylon, or similar material. [8 definitions] |
| rose1 |
any of numerous wild or cultivated shrubs or vines that have compound leaves and usu. thorny stems and bear showy, usu. fragrant flowers composed of many petals. [7 definitions] |
| rose2 |
past tense of rise. |
| rosebud |
the bud of a rose, or something resembling it. |
| Rosh Hashanah |
the beginning of the New Year according to the lunar Jewish calendar, celebrated as a high holy day on the first day or first and second days of Tishri. |
| rosy |
deep reddish pink. [4 definitions] |
| rot |
to decompose or decay, as organic matter. [12 definitions] |
| rotary |
turning or able to turn on an axis; rotating. [4 definitions] |
| rotate |
to cause to revolve around an axis. [5 definitions] |
| rotor |
the rotating part of a machine, usu. within a stationary part or housing. [2 definitions] |
| rotten |
in the process of rotting or the state of being rotted; decaying or decayed. [5 definitions] |
| rotunda |
a round building or section of a building, esp. one that has a dome. [2 definitions] |