📖 R — The English dictionary · page 4

rainstorm — Everyday, meaning 1: A storm with heavy rain, often with strong wind.↗ Example: The rainstorm flooded the street.↗ · We sheltered from the rainstorm under a bridge.↗ · A rainstorm hit the town at night.↗ · The rainstorm stopped the football match.↗ · Never walk through floodwater after a rainstorm.↗ · After the rainstorm there was a rainbow.↗

rainwater — Everyday, meaning 1: Water that has fallen as rain.↗ Example: We collect rainwater in a barrel for the garden.↗ · Rainwater ran down the windows.↗ · Plants like rainwater better than tap water.↗ · Rainwater flows into streams and then rivers.↗ · Don't drink rainwater from puddles.↗ · Our class measured the rainwater with a rain gauge.↗ · In Australia, many houses have a rainwater tank.↗ · The gutter carries rainwater off the roof.↗

rainy — Everyday, meaning 1: Rainy means with a lot of rain: a rainy day, a rainy country.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A rainy season is the time of year when it rains most.↗ Example: It was a rainy morning, so we played inside.↗ · Take an umbrella, it looks rainy.↗ · Ireland is a rainy country.↗ · In the rainy season, rivers flood.↗ · I like reading on rainy days.↗ · Save some pocket money for a rainy day.↗ · The rainiest month here is November.↗ · Rainy weather makes the roads slippery.↗ · It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather.↗ · A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917)↗

raise — Everyday, meaning 1: To raise something is to lift it or move it higher.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To raise an amount is to make it bigger, like raising prices.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To raise children or animals is to look after them while they grow up.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To raise money is to collect it for a cause.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To raise a question or a problem is to mention it.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: A raise (American) is an increase in pay.↗ Example: Raise your hand if you know the answer.↗ · We raised fifty pounds at the bake sale.↗ · They raised the flag at the start of the games.↗ · Please don't raise your voice.↗ · My grandparents raised six children.↗ · The shop raised its prices.↗ · She raised a good question.↗ · Akela raised his old head wearily:--↗ · A prophet will the LORD thy God raise up unto thee, from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; (Torah DEU.18.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.'↗ (Torah GEN.38.8, JPS 1917)↗ · I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.↗ (Torah DEU.18.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath raised up one from the east, at whose steps victory attendeth?↗ (Prophets ISA.41.2, JPS 1917)↗ · For ye have said: 'The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.'↗ (Prophets JER.29.15, JPS 1917)↗ · For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof; (Writings PSA.107.25, JPS 1917)↗

raisin — Everyday, meaning 1: A raisin is a dried grape, small, wrinkly, brown and sweet.↗ Example: I have a small box of raisins in my lunch.↗ · Raisins are grapes that have been dried in the sun.↗ · Mum puts raisins in the scones.↗ · Never give raisins to a dog; they can make it very ill.↗ · In our experiment, raisins danced up and down in lemonade.↗ · Oatmeal and raisin cookies are my favourite.↗ · A raisin is wrinkly because it lost most of its water.↗ · Raisins are sticky, so brush your teeth after eating them.↗ · The fountains spouted forth the most delicious wine, and whoever bought a penny loaf at the baker's received six large buns, full of raisins, as a present.↗ · And the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.↗ (Prophets HOS.3.1, JPS 1917)↗

raj — Everyday, meaning 1: (history) The Raj, or British Raj, was the time when Britain ruled India.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Raj is a Hindi word meaning rule or kingdom.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Raj is also a common boy's name in India and among Indian families.↗ Example: India was ruled by Britain during the Raj.↗ · My friend Raj sits next to me.↗ · Many English words came from India in the time of the Raj.↗ · The Raj ended when India became independent.↗ · The film is set during the British Raj.↗ · «Raj» means «rule» in Hindi.↗ · Raj's Kitchen is our favourite restaurant.↗ · Gandhi led people against the Raj peacefully.↗

raja — Everyday, meaning 1: A king or prince in India or other parts of South and Southeast Asia in the past.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A title of honour for an Indian ruler or nobleman.↗ Example: The raja rode through the city on a painted elephant.↗ · Many small kingdoms in India were ruled by a raja.↗ · The raja's palace had marble halls and gardens with fountains.↗ · In the old story, a poor boy brought the raja a clever gift.↗ · The rani was the raja's wife.↗ · Our history book showed a photo of a raja meeting British officers.↗ · I am a great Raja's son.↗

rajah — Everyday, meaning 1: A rajah was a king or prince who ruled a state in India long ago.↗ Example: The rajah had a beautiful daughter.↗ · Days passed, and the rajah grew more and more curious.↗ · In the story, the rajah lived in a great palace.↗

rake — Everyday, meaning 1: A rake is a garden tool with a long handle and a row of teeth or prongs at the end for gathering leaves or smoothing soil.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To rake means to use a rake to gather things or make soil flat.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To rake through something means to search it carefully.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To rake in money means to get a lot of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To rake a fire means to stir its ashes and embers with a rake-like tool.↗ Example: We raked the leaves into a big pile.↗ · Then we jumped in the pile of leaves!↗ · Leave the rake with its prongs facing down.↗ · Dad raked the soil flat before we planted the seeds.↗ · She raked through the box looking for her lost earring.↗ · My brother is as thin as a rake.↗ · The cake sale raked in lots of money for the school.↗ · The rake leaned against the shed.↗ · The goodman was taking off his breeches, and the goodwife raking the fire.↗

rakish — Everyday, meaning 1: Rakish means dashing, jaunty and a little cheeky, as in a hat set at a bold slant.↗ Example: He wore his cap at a rakish angle.↗ · The pirate had a rakish grin.↗ · A rakish hat sat over his curls.↗

rakishly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a dashing, stylish and confident way, often slightly careless or cheeky: «a hat worn rakishly to one side».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old) In a way that shows wild, not respectable behaviour.↗ Example: He wore his cap rakishly tilted over one eye.↗ · The pirate grinned rakishly.↗ · Toad set his cap rakishly on his head.↗ · The sailor's scarf was tied rakishly at his neck.↗ · The car was painted rakishly in red and gold.↗ · She wore her beret rakishly on one side.↗

rally — Everyday, meaning 1: A rally is a big public meeting where many people gather to support or protest about something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A rally is a car race on ordinary or rough roads, often in stages.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In tennis, badminton or table tennis, a rally is a series of hits back and forth before a point is won.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To rally means to come together, or bring people together, to support someone or something.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (verb) To rally means to recover strength, as when a sick person or a losing team gets better.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To rally someone means to tease them in a friendly, joking way.↗ Example: Thousands of people went to the climate rally.↗ · The rally drivers raced through the forest.↗ · We had a twenty-shot rally in table tennis.↗ · Friends rallied round when Mum was in hospital.↗ · Our team rallied in the second half and won.↗ · Grandpa was very ill, but he has rallied.↗ · The candidate gave a speech at the rally.↗ · Nobody went to bed, but all passed the night in rallying and joking with each other.↗

ram — Everyday, meaning 1: A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (old) A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors.↗ Example: The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence.↗ · A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs.↗ · The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van.↗ · He rammed all his clothes into the small bag.↗ · The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer.↗ · My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM.↗ · The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door.↗ · The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday.↗ (UK slang)↗ · What would two do with one ram?↗ · and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917)↗ · two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, (Torah GEN.32.14, JPS 1917)↗ · one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917)↗ · and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; (Writings RUT.4.19, JPS 1917)↗ · The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.↗ (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep?↗ (Writings PSA.114.6, JPS 1917)↗

ramadan — Everyday, meaning 1: The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when many Muslims fast: they do not eat or drink from dawn until sunset.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The time of prayer, giving to others and thinking about one's faith during that month.↗ Example: Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims.↗ · During Ramadan, Amir's family eats after sunset.↗ · Young children usually do not have to fast in Ramadan.↗ · At the end of Ramadan, people celebrate Eid.↗ · We learned about Ramadan in religious education.↗ · "Ramadan Mubarak!" said our teacher to the Muslim pupils.↗ · During Ramadan, many people give money to the poor.↗

ramble — Everyday, meaning 1: To walk for pleasure in the countryside, often without a fixed route.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A long walk in the countryside.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To talk or write for a long time in a confused way, wandering off the point.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (of plants) To grow and spread in all directions: «rambling roses».↗ Example: We went for a ramble across the hills.↗ · The Mole and the Rat rambled along the river bank.↗ · Grandpa tends to ramble on about the old days.↗ · Don't ramble — answer the question.↗ · Roses rambled over the cottage wall.↗ · The ramblers stopped for lunch by a stream.↗ · During one of these rambles, he found a fruit growing wild, of a most refreshing and cooling nature.↗

ramification — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) A result or consequence of an action or decision, often one that is complicated or not expected.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A branch, or one of many branches of something, like a tree or river.↗ Example: We need to think about the ramifications of this decision.↗ · The war had ramifications all over the world.↗ · Cutting down the forest had serious ramifications for the animals.↗ · Toad never considered the ramifications of his wild driving.↗ · The ramifications of the new rule were not clear.↗ · Every lie has ramifications.↗

ramp — Everyday, meaning 1: A sloping surface that joins a lower place and a higher place, used instead of steps.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: "Ramp up" means increase.↗ e.g. "ramp up the speed".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In old use, to ramp means to rage about wildly and behave in a violent way.↗ Example: The school has a ramp for wheelchairs.↗ · We rolled toy cars down a ramp in science.↗ · A steeper ramp makes the car go faster.↗ · He skated down the ramp wearing a helmet.↗ · Push the pram up the ramp.↗ · The company ramped up production.↗ · They were all very anxious to know what had happened, but he rushed off and locked himself into a room, where he ramped and raved until he was tired.↗

rampart — Everyday, meaning 1: A rampart is a high wall of earth or stone built to defend a town or castle.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The ramparts are the walkway along the top of such a wall.↗ Example: The soldiers stood on the ramparts.↗ · The town was guarded by high ramparts.↗ · We walked along the ramparts and looked at the sea.↗ · He also formed and designed from his Spirit, and from the void and formless made earth, even as a rampart, or standing wall, and varied its surface even as the crossing of beams.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.↗ (Writings PSA.48.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and of the sea her wall?↗ (Prophets NAM.3.8, JPS 1917)↗ · For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down for mounds, and for ramparts; (Prophets JER.33.4, JPS 1917)↗