| ray1 |
A ray is a thin beam of light. |
| razor |
A razor is a tool with a very sharp blade that is used for cutting hair close to the skin. |
| reach |
When a curtain reaches the floor, it goes all the way down to the floor. [4 definitions] |
| react |
When you react to something, you feel or act in a certain way because of something that happened. When people hear a joke that is funny, they usually react by laughing. When people hear something very sad, they might react by crying. |
| reaction |
A reaction is a feeling or action that comes immediately after something else and is caused by it. When some people suddenly see a big spider, their reaction is to scream. |
| read1 |
When you read, you look at words that are written and use your mind to understand them. |
| reading |
Reading is what you are doing if you are looking at words and using your mind to understand what they mean. Reading helps you learn new things. |
| ready |
When you are ready to do something, you are able to start doing it now. When you are ready, you have done everything you need to do first, and you have everything you need. [2 definitions] |
| real1 |
When something is real, it is true or does exist. [2 definitions] |
| realize |
When you realize something, you suddenly know it or understand it completely without somebody telling you. Let's say you realize that your shoes are wet. Before this moment, you didn't know that they were wet. Nobody told you, but now, suddenly, you know it. |
| really |
We use really when we are talking about things that are true. If you really live on a boat, for example, then it is true that you live on a boat. [2 definitions] |
| reason |
When we tell the reason that something happened, we tell why it happened or what caused it to happen. If you tell your mom the reason you are angry, you tell her why you are angry. [2 definitions] |
| receive |
When you receive a gift, a gift comes to you and now you have it. |
| recent |
When something is recent, it happened in the past but not long ago. |
| recess |
When you have recess at school, you have a short time when you can just play and relax. You often go outside the school building for recess. |
| recipe |
A recipe is something that tells you how to make some kind of food. It gives you a list of things you need, and it tells you how to put them together. It also tells you how long to cook or bake something. |
| recite |
When you recite a poem, you remember and speak the words of the poem in front other people. |
| recognize |
When you recognize your dad's voice on the telephone, you know when you hear the voice that it is your dad's voice. When you recognize something, you are able to tell what it is. When you recognize a person, you are able to tell who it is. |
| record |
When you record some information, you write it down so that you can keep it and use it later. [4 definitions] |
| rectangle |
A rectangle is a shape with four straight sides. A square is one type of rectangle. |
| recycle |
When you recycle something, you don't throw it away after you have used it. Instead, you do something to it that makes it possible to use it again. If you recycle magazines, for example, the paper in the magazines can be used again to make new things like newspapers, envelopes, or new magazines. |