| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| ravine |
a deep, narrow valley. Ravines are usually created by flowing water. |
| ravioli |
(used with a singular or plural verb) small packets of pasta filled with ground meat, cheese, or other similar mixtures. |
| raw |
not cooked or changed by any process. [4 definitions] |
| rawhide |
cattle skin or hide that has not been tanned. [2 definitions] |
| ray1 |
a thin beam of light or some other radiation. [3 definitions] |
| ray2 |
a fish with a flat body and a skeleton made of cartilage. Rays have broad fins and long, narrow tails. |
| rayon |
a thread made from cellulose. [2 definitions] |
| razor |
a tool with a very sharp blade that is used for shaving hair from the body or face. |
| RBI |
the number of runs a baseball player has caused to be scored over a given time. "RBI" is an abbreviation of "runs batted in." |
| re- |
a prefix that means "again" or "anew." [2 definitions] |
| reach |
to extend or stretch as far as. [11 definitions] |
| react |
to act, or feel a certain way, in response to something. [2 definitions] |
| reaction |
an action or response to something that has happened or has been done. |
| reactor |
a device in physics for starting and controlling a nuclear chain reaction; nuclear reactor. [2 definitions] |
| read1 |
to examine and understand the meaning of something written. [4 definitions] |
| reader |
a person who reads. [3 definitions] |
| readily |
promptly or easily. [2 definitions] |
| reading |
the action or activity of examining and understanding written language. [3 definitions] |
| ready |
prepared. [6 definitions] |
| real1 |
not imagined; actually existing; true. [2 definitions] |