| resonance |
the quality of having a full, rich, long-lasting sound, or having an echoing sound. |
| resonant |
echoing. [3 definitions] |
| resort |
When you resort to something, you use it to help you do something, but you decide to use it only because you've already tried everything else or there really isn't any other way. [2 definitions] |
| resound |
to be full of sound. [2 definitions] |
| resource |
A resource is something that helps or supports you. It is a thing or place that can give you what you need. [3 definitions] |
| respect |
When you have respect for someone, you think they are good, powerful, brave, or wise. You might think they are a better or stronger person than you are in some way. Maybe they know a lot more about something than you do. Maybe they are older and know a lot about life, or maybe they are just a good person, or they have done something brave, difficult, or smart. In some way, you feel they are above you, or at least equal. [7 definitions] |
| respectable |
displaying good manners or good character. [4 definitions] |
| respectful |
When people are respectful, they show respect or politeness. If your grandfather is a good person, for example, you are probably respectful to him because he is older than you and knows many things that you don't. You probably act in a good way when you are with him. If a thing is respectful, it shows respect or good manners, like a respectful greeting or a respectful silence. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| respiration |
Respiration is the act of breathing. When you breathe, you take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth and then let it out again. |
| respiratory |
having to do with or used in the act of breathing. |
| respiratory system |
the system that brings oxygen to the body. It is made up of the lungs, diaphragm, windpipe, and nasal passages. |
| respond |
When you respond to someone or something, you answer them in words or some other way. [2 definitions] |
| respondent |
a person who gives a response or reply. |
| response |
A response is an answer. You can speak or write a response. [2 definitions] |
| responsibility |
If you have responsibility for something, you are the person controlling, caring for, or managing this thing. If something goes wrong, people will ask you why it happened and maybe they will blame you for it. If things go well, maybe you will receive praise. [3 definitions] |
| responsible |
If you are responsible for things or people, you are the person caring for them or managing them. If something goes wrong, you will be asked about it or maybe even blamed. If things go well, people might thank you or praise you. [4 definitions] |
| rest1 |
When you need rest, it means that you need to sleep, lie down, or sit down for a while so that your body can recover. After you get rest, you don't usually feel tired or weak anymore. [11 definitions] |
| rest2 |
The rest of something is the part that is still there after all the other parts are gone or finished. If you drink some of the milk in a glass and your sister drinks the rest, then all the milk in the glass is gone now. [2 definitions] |
| restaurant |
A restaurant is a place where people go to eat sometimes. In a restaurant, food is cooked by a chef and you pay money for your meal. |