📖 R — The English dictionary · page 40

revolve — Everyday, meaning 1: To revolve is to move in a circle around a central point.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To revolve is to turn around on its own centre, like a wheel.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To revolve around something is to have it as the most important thing.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To revolve something in your mind is to think about it again and again.↗ Example: The Earth revolves around the Sun.↗ · The Moon revolves around the Earth.↗ · We went through the revolving door.↗ · Her life revolves around her horse.↗ · The sushi revolves on a moving belt.↗ · The wheel revolved slowly.↗ · The story revolves around a lost dog.↗ · Instead, he revolved this mystery in his mind: why do they find Smee lovable?↗

revolver — Everyday, meaning 1: A small gun (a pistol) with a turning cylinder holding several bullets.↗ Example: The cowboy carried a revolver on his belt.↗ · A revolver holds six bullets in a turning cylinder.↗ · The detective found a revolver in the drawer.↗ · Badger armed the friends with pistols and cudgels.↗ · If you find a gun, don't touch it — tell an adult.↗ · Police in some countries carry revolvers.↗ · There they await the onslaught, the inexperienced ones clutching their revolvers and treading on twigs, but the old hands sleeping tranquilly until just before the dawn.↗

reward — Everyday, meaning 1: A reward is something good you get for doing something well, working hard or being helpful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A reward is also money offered for finding something lost or helping catch a criminal.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To reward someone means to give them a reward.↗ Example: I got a sticker as a reward for reading.↗ · They offered a reward for the lost dog.↗ · Hard work brings its own reward.↗ · The teacher rewarded us with extra playtime.↗ · Our class has a reward chart.↗ · The prince promised a reward to whoever found the ring.↗ · Be careful of messages offering a reward if you click.↗ · I do not want any reward.↗ · And ye may eat it in every place, ye and your households; for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.↗ (Torah NUM.18.31, JPS 1917)↗ · After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'↗ (Torah GEN.15.1, JPS 1917)↗ · For the LORD your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awful, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.↗ (Torah DEU.10.17, JPS 1917)↗ · The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.↗ (Writings PRO.11.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.↗ (Writings ECC.4.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Moreover by them is Thy servant warned; in keeping of them there is great reward.↗ (Writings PSA.19.12, JPS 1917)↗

rewatch — Everyday, meaning 1: To watch a film, show or video again.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) The act of watching something again.↗ Example: I have rewatched Frozen ten times.↗ · On a rewatch, I noticed clues I missed the first time.↗ · Let's rewatch the goal in slow motion.↗ · The teacher let us rewatch the science video.↗ · That film is worth a rewatch.↗ · We rewatched the whole series over the holidays.↗

rewind — Everyday, meaning 1: To make a video, song or tape go back to an earlier point.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To wind something, like a thread or a clock spring, again.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) To go back in a story or conversation.↗ e.g. "Let's rewind — what happened before?"↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun) The button or act of going back.↗ Example: Can you rewind the video?↗ I missed the goal.↗ · Press rewind to hear the song again.↗ · Let's rewind — who started the fight?↗ · Grandma used to rewind cassette tapes with a pencil.↗ · I wish I could rewind the day and start again.↗ · The story rewinds to when the twins were babies.↗

rewire — Everyday, meaning 1: To rewire a building, machine or circuit is to put new electrical wires in it, or connect them in a new way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, science) To rewire the brain or your habits means to change how you think or act by practice.↗ Example: The electrician had to rewire the whole house.↗ · We rewired the circuit so both bulbs lit up.↗ · Never try to rewire a plug at home; ask an adult.↗ · They are rewiring the old school hall.↗ · Learning to play the piano can rewire your brain.↗ · He rewired his toy robot to make it move faster.↗ · The flat was rewired before we moved in.↗

rewrite — Everyday, meaning 1: To rewrite means to write something again, usually to make it better or different.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A rewrite is a new version of a piece of writing.↗ Example: Rewrite the sentence in the past tense.↗ · We rewrote the fairy tale from the wolf's point of view.↗ · Rewrite 5 + 5 + 5 as a multiplication.↗ · She rewrote her story three times.↗ · Rewrite the notes in your own words.↗ · The play needed a big rewrite.↗ · It is very corrupt, both girls being called Kate, and I have had largely to rewrite.↗

rex — Everyday, meaning 1: Rex is Latin for "king".↗ It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: T. rex is a short name for Tyrannosaurus rex, a huge meat-eating dinosaur.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Rex is a common name for a dog, and also a boy's name.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal, UK law) Rex is used in court case names when a king is on the throne.↗ e.g. "Rex v Smith" means the Crown (the king's side) against Smith.↗ Example: The T. rex had huge teeth and tiny arms.↗ · Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king".↗ · Our dog Rex loves chasing balls.↗ · We saw a T. rex skeleton at the museum.↗ · In Latin, rex means king.↗ · Rex is the new boy in our class.↗

rh — Everyday, meaning 1: Rh (rhesus) factor: a protein that may be on red blood cells; blood is Rh-positive or Rh-negative (as in A+ or O−).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: RH: short for «right hand», as in music («RH» for the right hand on the piano).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: RH or rh: short for «relative humidity», how much water vapour is in the air.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Rh: the chemical symbol for rhodium, a rare metal.↗ Example: My blood group is O, Rh positive.↗ · Rh-negative blood is less common.↗ · In piano music, RH means play with your right hand.↗ · The weather station shows RH 80%.↗ · Rh is the symbol for the metal rhodium.↗

rhea — Everyday, meaning 1: A large flightless bird from South America, like a small ostrich or emu, with grey-brown feathers and long legs, which runs fast.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (myth, a name) Rhea was a Titan in Greek myths, the mother of Zeus.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Rhea is also a moon of Saturn, and a girl's name.↗ Example: The rhea is a big bird that cannot fly.↗ · Rheas live on the pampas in South America.↗ · The male rhea looks after the eggs.↗ · Rheas, ostriches and emus are all flightless birds.↗ · In Greek myths, Rhea was the mother of Zeus.↗ · Rhea is one of Saturn's many moons.↗ · Hestia was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea.↗

rhesus — Everyday, meaning 1: A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science, medicine) The rhesus factor (Rh) is a protein on red blood cells; blood is called Rh-positive if it has it and Rh-negative if not.↗ Example: Rhesus monkeys live in large groups in India.↗ · My blood group is O rhesus positive.↗ · The plus in A+ means rhesus positive.↗ · A rhesus macaque stole a banana from a tourist.↗ · Rhesus monkeys were sent into space in the early days of rockets.↗ · Doctors check the rhesus factor before giving blood.↗

rhetorical — Everyday, meaning 1: A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point or for effect, not to get an answer: «Who wants to live in a world without trees?».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Rhetorical means to do with the art of speaking or writing in a way that persuades or impresses people.↗ Example: "Who would want to drop litter in such a beautiful park?" is a rhetorical question.↗ · Add a rhetorical question to your persuasive letter.↗ · "Do you think I'm made of money?"↗ Dad asked — it was rhetorical.↗ · The speaker used rhetorical tricks to excite the crowd.↗ · Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question!↗ · Is the sky blue?↗ That's rhetorical — of course it is.↗

rhetorician — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who is skilled at speaking or writing in a grand, persuasive way; an expert in rhetoric.↗ Example: The rhetorician gave a long speech to the crowd.↗ · The clever rhetorician won every argument.↗ · A rhetorician must know how to persuade people.↗

rheumatic — Everyday, meaning 1: Stiff, sore or painful in the joints, as in arthritis; of or about rheumatism.↗ Example: The old man had a rheumatic knee.↗ · My grandad walks with a rheumatic limp.↗ · Cold, damp weather makes rheumatic joints ache.↗

rheumatism — Everyday, meaning 1: A painful illness that makes the joints and muscles stiff and sore.↗ Example: Grandma has rheumatism in her hands.↗ · His rheumatism had gone, and he could run again.↗ · Cold rooms can make rheumatism worse.↗

rhino — Everyday, meaning 1: A rhino, short for rhinoceros, is a very large, heavy, thick-skinned animal with one or two horns on its nose; it lives in Africa and southern Asia and eats plants.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, old slang) «Rhino» once meant money, but this is rarely heard now.↗ Example: The rhino has two horns on its nose.↗ · Rhinos roll in mud to cool off and protect their skin.↗ · Rhino horn is made of keratin, like your fingernails.↗ · Poachers hunt rhinos, so rangers guard them.↗ · A baby rhino is called a calf.↗ · The black rhino is not really black; it is grey.↗ · The rhino charged across the plain.↗

rhinoceros — Everyday, meaning 1: A rhinoceros is a very large, thick-skinned grey animal from Africa or Asia with one or two horns on its nose.↗ Example: A rhinoceros has very thick skin.↗ · The black rhinoceros is critically endangered.↗ · Rhino horn is made of keratin, like your hair.↗ · We saw two rhinos on safari.↗ · A baby rhinoceros is called a calf.↗ · Rangers guard the rhinoceroses from poachers.↗ · The Beast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were five eyes in its face.↗

rhinovirus — Everyday, meaning 1: (science, medicine) A kind of very small germ (a virus) that is the most common cause of the common cold.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Any of the many types of these cold viruses.↗ Example: Most colds are caused by a rhinovirus.↗ · "Rhino" means nose, so a rhinovirus is a nose virus.↗ · Rhinoviruses spread when people sneeze.↗ · Washing your hands helps stop rhinoviruses spreading.↗ · Antibiotics can't kill a rhinovirus.↗ · There are over 100 types of rhinovirus, which is why we catch so many colds.↗

rhododendron — Everyday, meaning 1: A large bush with big leathery green leaves that stay all year and big bunches of bright flowers, often pink, purple, red or white.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) In some places it is a weed that spreads and shades out native plants.↗ Example: The rhododendron in the park is covered in pink flowers.↗ · Bees visit the rhododendron in spring.↗ · Do not eat rhododendron leaves; they are poisonous.↗ · Wild rhododendron is spreading in the Scottish woods.↗ · The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal.↗ · We hid behind the big rhododendron during hide-and-seek.↗

rhubarb — Everyday, meaning 1: A garden plant with long thick pink or red stalks that are cooked with sugar and eaten as a sweet food, as in rhubarb crumble.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, informal) Nonsense or silly talk.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (theatre, UK) The word actors mutter, "rhubarb, rhubarb", to sound like a crowd talking in the background.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (US, old slang) A noisy argument or fight, especially in baseball.↗ Example: Grandad grows rhubarb in his garden.↗ · We had rhubarb crumble with custard for pudding.↗ · Rhubarb is very sour, so you cook it with sugar.↗ · Never eat rhubarb leaves; they are poisonous.↗ · In the school play, the crowd muttered "rhubarb, rhubarb".↗ · "That's a load of rhubarb!" said Nan, meaning nonsense.↗ · Rhubarb and custard sweets are pink and yellow.↗ · She believed to her last day in old-fashioned remedies like rhubarb leaf, and made sounds of contempt over all this new-fangled talk about germs, and so on.↗

rhyme — Everyday, meaning 1: Words rhyme when their ending sounds are the same, like "cat" and "hat", or "light" and "night".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A rhyme is a word that rhymes with another word.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A short poem or song with rhyming words, like a nursery rhyme.↗ Example: "Cat" rhymes with "hat".↗ · Can you think of a rhyme for "moon"?↗ · We learned a nursery rhyme about a spider.↗ · Write a poem with words that rhyme.↗ · "Hey Diddle Diddle" is a funny old rhyme.↗ · The words "bear" and "chair" rhyme even though they are spelt differently.↗ · Rhymes help little children learn to read.↗