📖 R — The English dictionary · page 52

rowan — Everyday, meaning 1: A rowan is a small tree with feathery leaves and bunches of bright red-orange berries in autumn, also called a mountain ash.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Rowan is a first name for boys and girls.↗ Example: Birds ate the rowan berries.↗ · A rowan tree grows by our gate.↗ · The rowan's berries are bright red.↗ · Rowan is in Year 5.↗ · Old stories say rowan keeps witches away.↗ · Rowan leaves look like feathers.↗ · Between the crevices there grew a little rowan tree and four alder bushes.↗

rower — Everyday, meaning 1: A rower is a person who moves a boat through the water with oars.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A rower is also a rowing machine in a gym.↗ Example: Each boat holds 4 rowers.↗ · There are 8 boats with 2 rowers in each.↗ · A rower rows 3 km in 20 minutes.↗ · How many rowers are in the race?↗ · The rowers pulled their oars together.↗ · Rowers sit facing the back of the boat.↗ · An eight has 8 rowers and a cox who steers.↗ · She trains on the rower at the gym.↗ · One of the rowers was a beautiful young woman, named Atalanta, who had been nursed among the mountains by a bear.↗ · Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.26, JPS 1917)↗ · The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.8, JPS 1917)↗

royal — Everyday, meaning 1: About a king or queen or their family.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Belonging to or working for a king or queen, or under their patronage: the Royal Navy.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Very grand, fit for a king.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun, informal) A member of a royal family.↗ Example: The royal family lives in a palace.↗ · We saw the royal coach in the parade.↗ · She was given a royal welcome when she came home.↗ · The royals waved from the balcony.↗ · Purple was once a royal colour.↗ · My grandpa served in the Royal Navy.↗ · That was a royal mess!↗ · "His Royal Highness," replied the General.↗ · As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.↗ (Torah GEN.49.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.↗ (Prophets 2SA.12.26, JPS 1917)↗ · At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon.↗ (Writings DAN.4.26, JPS 1917)↗ · Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.↗ (Writings EST.1.9, JPS 1917)↗

royally — Everyday, meaning 1: In a royal way: very grandly, as a king or queen would do.↗ Example: The king answered that all would be royally bestowed.↗ · The governor entertained the Prince royally.↗ · He treated her royally.↗

royalty — Everyday, meaning 1: Royalty means kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Royalty is the state of being royal.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (money) Royalties are payments made to writers, musicians or inventors each time their work is sold or used.↗ Example: The guests were treated like royalty.↗ · Royalty lived in the castle.↗ · The author gets royalties from every book sold.↗ · Kings and queens are royalty.↗ · The singer earns royalties when songs are played.↗ · Many people love watching royalty at events.↗ · Only one sign of royalty remained to him, and that was the signet ring upon his right hand.↗ · For it befitteth Thee; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royalty, there is none like unto Thee.↗ (Prophets JER.10.7, JPS 1917)↗

ru — Everyday, meaning 1: .ru is the internet ending (domain) for websites from Russia.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: RU or ru is the short code for Russia or the Russian language.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: It is a fragment, not a word on its own.↗ Example: The website ended in .ru.↗ · RU is the code for Russia.↗ · «ru» is the code for the Russian language.↗ · Check unknown websites before you open them.↗ · .uk is for the United Kingdom and .ru for Russia.↗ · On the language menu, RU means Russian.↗

rub — Everyday, meaning 1: To rub is to move your hand or something else backwards and forwards over a surface, pressing on it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To rub something in or on is to spread it by rubbing: rub in sun cream.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To rub out (UK) is to remove pencil marks with a rubber.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A rub is the act of rubbing.↗ Example: Rub your hands together to keep warm.↗ · Don't rub your eyes — wash them with water.↗ · Rub sun cream into your skin.↗ · Rub out the wrong answer and try again.↗ · The cat rubbed against my legs.↗ · Rubbing a balloon makes it stick to the wall.↗ · My new shoes rub my heels.↗ · OK, I lost — don't rub it in!↗ · She rubbed another match on the wall.↗

rubber — Everyday, meaning 1: Rubber is a soft, stretchy material that bounces and keeps water out; it is made from the sap of rubber trees or from chemicals.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In the UK, Ireland and Australia a rubber is a small block you use to rub out pencil marks; in the USA this is called an eraser.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Rubber can mean things made of it, such as tyres, boots or gloves.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A rubber can also be a pad or bundle of material used to rub something clean.↗ Example: The ball is made of rubber, so it bounces high.↗ · Can I borrow your rubber?↗ I wrote the wrong number.↗ · Mum wears rubber gloves to wash the dishes.↗ · Put a rubber band around the cards so they don't fall out.↗ · Rubber does not let electricity pass through it easily.↗ · My rubber boots kept my feet dry in the puddles.↗ · The car's tyres are made of rubber.↗ · Rubber comes from a white sap called latex that drips from rubber trees.↗ · I got heather and I made a rubber of it, and I set him upright in the caldron.↗

rubbery — Everyday, meaning 1: Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (food) Tough and chewy in an unpleasant way, often because it was cooked too long.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (legs, informal) Weak and wobbly, from fear or tiredness.↗ Example: The jelly felt rubbery and wobbly.↗ · The squid was overcooked and rubbery.↗ · After the long race my legs felt rubbery.↗ · The new trainers have rubbery soles that grip the floor.↗ · The octopus has rubbery arms.↗ · The scrambled eggs went rubbery in the microwave.↗

rubbing — Everyday, meaning 1: Rubbing means moving your hand or something against a surface again and again, pressing on it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Rubbing out means removing pencil marks with a rubber or eraser.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A rubbing is a picture made by putting paper on a rough surface and rubbing it with a crayon (a bark rubbing, a coin rubbing).↗ Example: I am rubbing my hands to keep them warm.↗ · She is rubbing out the wrong answer.↗ · Rubbing a balloon on your hair makes it stick to the wall.↗ · We made bark rubbings with crayons.↗ · Stop rubbing your eyes.↗ · Rubbing two sticks together can make fire.↗ · The cat is rubbing against my legs.↗ · I know I lost, don't keep rubbing it in!↗ · Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself:↗

rubbish — Everyday, meaning 1: Rubbish is things you throw away because they are no longer wanted or useful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Rubbish means nonsense, something silly or untrue.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Rubbish (informal, British) means very bad, as in "I'm rubbish at drawing".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To rubbish an idea is to say it is worthless.↗ Example: Put the rubbish in the bin.↗ · Can you take the rubbish out, please?↗ · We sort our rubbish for recycling.↗ · Don't talk rubbish!↗ · That film was rubbish.↗ · I'm rubbish at skipping, but I'm getting better.↗ · The beach was covered in rubbish after the storm.↗ · But he only found a large basket full of rubbish.↗ · And Judah said: 'The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.'↗ (Writings NEH.4.4, JPS 1917)↗

rubbishy — Everyday, meaning 1: Rubbishy means of very poor quality or worth nothing; like rubbish.↗ Example: Some rubbishy fellow may come.↗ · The shop sold rubbishy toys that broke at once.↗ · I do not want rubbishy pens.↗

rubble — Everyday, meaning 1: Broken pieces of stone, brick and concrete left when a building falls down or is knocked down.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Rough broken stones used to fill gaps or make a base for a path or wall.↗ Example: After the earthquake, houses were reduced to rubble.↗ · Rescuers dug through the rubble to find survivors.↗ · The old factory is now just a pile of rubble.↗ · During the war, many cities were full of rubble.↗ · Builders used rubble to fill the hole.↗ · The dog sniffed the rubble for people trapped inside.↗

rubella — Everyday, meaning 1: Rubella, also called German measles, is an illness caused by a virus that gives a red spotty rash and fever; it is usually mild in children but dangerous for unborn babies.↗ Example: Rubella is also called German measles.↗ · The MMR jab protects against rubella.↗ · Rubella causes a pink spotty rash.↗ · Rubella can harm unborn babies.↗ · Few children catch rubella because of vaccines.↗ · The doctor checked whether it was rubella.↗

rubenesque — Everyday, meaning 1: (euphemism, polite) of a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: in the style of the painter Peter Paul Rubens.↗ Example: The painting shows a rubenesque goddess.↗ · The magazine called the actress "rubenesque".↗ · In art class we looked at Rubenesque figures.↗ · The shop sells clothes for rubenesque figures.↗ · "Rubenesque is a fancy word for plump," explained the teacher.↗ · Some people find the word flattering, others find it rude.↗

ruby — Everyday, meaning 1: A ruby is a precious stone with a deep red colour, used in rings and necklaces.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Ruby, or ruby-red, is a deep, rich red colour.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) Ruby is a girl's name.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (computers) Ruby is a programming language.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A ruby wedding anniversary is the 40th one.↗ Example: The queen's crown sparkled with rubies and diamonds.↗ · Mum's ring has a small ruby in the middle.↗ · Her lips were painted ruby red.↗ · Dorothy clicked the heels of her ruby slippers.↗ · Rubies are very hard; only diamonds are much harder.↗ · My friend Ruby lives next door.↗ · Grandma and Grandpa celebrated their ruby wedding — 40 years!↗ · Rubies are dug out of the ground and then cut and polished.↗ · The princess herself had a snow-white steed, decked with diamonds and rubies.↗ · A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.↗ (Writings PRO.31.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.↗ (Writings PRO.8.11, JPS 1917)↗ · There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.↗ (Writings PRO.20.15, JPS 1917)↗

rucksack — Everyday, meaning 1: A rucksack is a bag you carry on your back, with two straps over your shoulders.↗ Example: Pack your rucksack for the school trip.↗ · My rucksack is too heavy.↗ · Wear both straps of your rucksack.↗ · He took a water bottle out of his rucksack.↗ · The hikers carried big rucksacks.↗ · My lunch is in the front pocket of my rucksack.↗

rudder — Everyday, meaning 1: A rudder is a flat, upright blade at the back of a boat or ship that is turned to steer it left or right.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: On an aeroplane, the rudder is a movable flap on the upright part of the tail that helps turn the nose left or right.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (figurative) Something that guides or keeps a person or plan on course is sometimes called a rudder.↗ Example: The sailor pushed the rudder to turn the boat towards the harbour.↗ · A storm snapped the rudder, so the little ship drifted helplessly.↗ · In our design challenge, we added a cardboard rudder to the paper boat.↗ · The pilot used the pedals to move the plane's rudder.↗ · Fish use their tails a bit like a rudder.↗ · After his gran died, he felt like a boat without a rudder.↗ · We tested whether a bigger rudder made the toy boat turn faster.↗ · She gave herself up to her grief, and it tossed her to and fro, as the sea tosses a ship without compass or rudder.↗

ruddy — Everyday, meaning 1: A ruddy face is healthy and red or pink, often from being outdoors.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Ruddy can mean reddish in colour.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, mild swearing, old-fashioned) Ruddy is a softer word for «bloody», used to show annoyance or for emphasis.↗ Example: The fisherman had a ruddy face from the sea wind.↗ · Her cheeks were ruddy after the snowball fight.↗ · The sky had a ruddy glow at sunset.↗ · This ruddy printer has jammed again!↗ (UK, mild swearing)↗ · Grandad said, «It's ruddy freezing out there!»↗ (UK)↗ · The ruddy fox crept across the field.↗ · Rudy turned round, and beheld a man with a ruddy, pleasant face, and a stout figure.↗ · And the first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau.↗ (Torah GEN.25.25, JPS 1917)↗ · 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand.↗ (Writings SNG.5.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon.↗ (Prophets 1SA.16.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire; (Writings LAM.4.7, JPS 1917)↗