| 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. |
| restful |
giving rest. [2 definitions] |
| restless |
not able to relax, sit still, or stay quiet. [3 definitions] |
| rest on one's laurels |
to be content with what one has done in the past and not interested in trying to achieve more. |
| restore |
When somebody restores something, they bring it back into use or into existence. If it had disappeared or was lost, now it is back. [2 definitions] |
| restrain |
When you restrain a person or animal, you hold them back. You don't let them move forward or away from you. If you restrain yourself, you hold yourself back in some way. You don't let yourself do something that part of you wants to do. |
| restrict |
When you restrict something, you keep it inside a certain limit. If your parents restrict your dog to the kitchen, then your dog can't go out of the kitchen. When your parents restrict your game playing, they set a limit for how long or how often you can play. |
| restricted |
If something is restricted, it can't move beyond a certain area or limit. [2 definitions] |
| restriction |
something that limits or restricts. [2 definitions] |
| restroom |
A restroom is a public bathroom. |
| result |
A result is something that happens because of something else. If you walk outside in the rain, getting wet will be the result. If a lit candle falls over, the result might be a fire. [4 definitions] |
| resume |
to start again after stopping. [2 definitions] |
| retail |
the sale of things in small amounts to customers who will use them. [2 definitions] |
| retain |
When you retain something, you keep it. When a thing retains something, it doesn't let it go. [3 definitions] |
| retarded |
slower or more limited in mental or emotional growth than most people. |
| retina |
The retina is a part of the eye. It is at the back of the inside of the eyeball. The retina has cells that sense light and color. Images are formed on the retina and sent to the brain. |
| retire |
When someone retires, they stop working completely. They don't usually intend to work again. People usually retire because they are old, but some people retire because they have enough money and don't need to work anymore. [3 definitions] |
| retired |
When a person is retired, it means that they have stopped working at their job and don't plan to work anywhere anymore. |
| retirement |
A retirement is an act of retiring. When someone retires, they stop working and don't plan to work again. [2 definitions] |
| retreat |
When an army retreats, it stops fighting and moves away from the enemy. [2 definitions] |
| retrieve |
If you retrieve something, you get it back or you bring it back to someone. If you lose something, you are usually happy if you can retrieve it. |