| revise |
to change, alter, or modify. [3 definitions] |
| revitalize |
to give fresh life, vigor, or vitality to. |
| revival |
the act or process of reviving. [4 definitions] |
| revive |
to update or bring back into use. [9 definitions] |
| revoke |
to withdraw, rescind, annul, or cancel. [3 definitions] |
| revolt |
to enter into active and usu. violent opposition against an established authority or political system. [5 definitions] |
| revolution |
the internal, usu. forcible, overthrow of a political system or legitimate government. [5 definitions] |
| revolutionary |
of, relating to, or marked by a desire for revolution. [3 definitions] |
| Revolutionary War |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain; American Revolution. |
| revolve |
to turn or spin on an axis. [6 definitions] |
| revolver |
a handgun with a revolving set of cylindrical chambers for bullets. [2 definitions] |
| reward |
a sum of money or something else of value that is promised to someone for the capture of criminals, return of stolen property, or other service. [4 definitions] |
| rewind |
to wind again, or to wind back (a cassette tape or the like) to the original position or to a preceding position. |
| reword |
to express or repeat using different words; paraphrase. |
| rewound |
past tense and past participle of rewind. |
| Rhine |
a river that flows from Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea. |
| rhinoceros |
one of several species of large, plant-eating, hoofed mammals native to Africa and Southeast Asia, having a very thick hide and one or two vertical horns on the snout. |
| Rhode Island |
a New England state on the Atlantic coast between Connecticut and Massachusetts. (abbr.: RI) |
| rhododendron |
any of various shrubs or trees with leathery evergreen leaves and clusters of bright pink, red, purple, white, or yellow flowers. |
| rhombus |
an oblique-angled parallelogram in which all four sides are equal. |
| rhubarb |
a cultivated plant with long green or reddish leaf stalks, which are often cooked with sugar and eaten like a fruit. |