R — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10referTo refer to someone or something is to talk or write about them.12 sentencesrefereeA referee is the person who makes sure players follow the rules in a game like football, rugby or basketball, and decides what happens whe…12 sentencesreferenceTalking about or mentioning something.12 sentencesreferendumA referendum is a vote in which all the voters of a country or area decide one important question directly, usually by answering yes or no.7 sentencesreferentThe real thing, person or idea that a word or phrase points to: in «the dog barked», the referent of «the dog» is the actual dog.8 sentencesreferralA referral is the act of sending someone to another person or place that can help them better, especially from a family doctor to a specia…9 sentencesrefillTo refill something is to fill it again after it has become empty.9 sentencesrefinedPolite, well-mannered and with good taste.5 sentencesrefinementGood manners, fine taste and polish.6 sentencesreflectWhen a surface reflects light, sound or heat, it sends it back.14 sentencesreflectionA reflection is the picture you see in a mirror, in water or on a shiny surface.12 sentencesreflectiveReflective means able to send back light, like a mirror or the shiny strips on a safety vest.10 sentencesreflectorA reflector is something with a shiny surface that sends light (or heat or sound) back towards where it came from, such as the small refle…9 sentencesreflexA reflex is something your body does by itself, very quickly, without you deciding to, such as blinking when something flies at your eye o…10 sentencesrefocusTo bring your attention or effort back to something, or onto something new.8 sentencesreformTo change and improve a system, law or organisation.10 sentencesreformationThe Reformation was the time, about five hundred years ago in Europe, when some Christians broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and s…10 sentencesreformerA reformer is a person who works to change something, such as laws, schools, prisons or society, to make it better and fairer.8 sentencesrefractTo refract light is to bend it as it passes from one material into another, such as from air into water or glass.9 sentencesrefractionRefraction is the bending of light (or sound or water waves) when it passes from one material into another, like from air into water or gl…8 sentencesrefrainTo stop yourself from doing something: please refrain from talking.10 sentencesrefreshTo refresh means to make someone feel less tired or hot, and more lively again.9 sentencesrefreshmentRefreshments are small amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, show or party.11 sentencesrefreshmentssmall amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, event or journey.10 sentencesrefrigeratedRefrigerated means kept cold in a fridge or a cold room so that food or medicine stays fresh.9 sentencesrefrigerationRefrigeration is keeping things cold, especially food and medicine, using a fridge, freezer or other cooling machine.9 sentencesrefrigeratorA refrigerator is a kitchen machine like a cold cupboard that keeps food and drinks cool so they stay fresh longer.8 sentencesrefuelTo refuel is to fill a car, plane, ship or other vehicle with fuel again.9 sentencesrefugeRefuge is safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather.11 sentencesrefugeeA refugee is a person who has had to leave their home country because of war, danger or being treated cruelly, and who has gone to live so…9 sentencesrefundA refund is money given back to you, usually because you returned something you bought or a service did not happen.10 sentencesrefurbishmentRefurbishment is the work of repairing, cleaning and redecorating a building or room so it looks and works like new.10 sentencesrefusalA refusal is when someone says no, or will not do, give or accept something.8 sentencesrefuseTo refuse means to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do.12 sentencesrefuteTo refute an idea or claim is to prove that it is wrong.8 sentencesregainTo get something back after losing it: regain your balance, regain the lead.9 sentencesregalFit for a king or queen; splendid and grand.5 sentencesregardTo regard someone or something as something is to think of them that way.15 sentencesregardlessRegardless means without paying attention to problems, warnings or difficulties; anyway.9 sentencesregenerateTo regenerate is to grow again after being damaged or lost, as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm can.12 sentencesregenerationRegeneration is when a living thing grows back a lost part, such as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm.9 sentencesregentA person who rules a country for a king or queen who is too young, ill or away.10 sentencesreggaeA kind of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong off-beat rhythm, often with words about love, peace, faith and fairness.8 sentencesregimeA government, especially one that rules strictly and does not let people choose (often negative).8 sentencesregimenA set plan of diet, exercise, medicine or care that someone follows to stay healthy or get better.8 sentencesregimentA large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel.10 sentencesregionA region is a large area of land or of a country, with its own features, such as a type of weather, plants or people.11 sentencesregionalRegional means to do with a particular region, an area of a country or the world, as in a regional accent or regional news.7 sentencesregisterA register is an official list of names or things, like the list a teacher uses to check who is at school.13 sentencesregistrarAn official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths.9 sentencesregistrationRegistration is putting names on an official list, such as signing up for a club or school.10 sentencesregistryA registry is an official place or office where records are kept, for example of births, marriages and deaths.12 sentencesregressionGoing back to an earlier, worse or less developed state.10 sentencesregretTo regret something is to feel sorry or sad about something you did or did not do, and wish it had been different.10 sentencesregretfullyIn a sorry way, feeling sad about a mistake or a loss.4 sentencesregrettableUnfortunate and something you wish had not happened; deserving regret.7 sentencesregrowTo grow again after being cut, lost or damaged.10 sentencesregularRegular means happening again and again at the same times or with the same space between («regular meals», «a regular heartbeat»).15 sentencesregularityThe quality of happening at the same times or in the same way again and again.11 sentencesregularlyRegularly means often and at the same times, again and again, like every day or every week.10 sentencesregulateTo regulate something is to control it with rules or laws.10 sentencesregulationAn official rule made by a government or organisation.9 sentencesregulatorA regulator is a device that controls something, like the pressure of gas or water or the speed of a clock.8 sentencesregurgitateTo regurgitate food is to bring swallowed food back up into the mouth.10 sentencesrehearsalA rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance.9 sentencesrehearseTo rehearse is to practise a play, song, dance or speech before doing it in front of people.9 sentencesreheatTo heat food or drink again after it has gone cold: reheat the soup.8 sentencesrehomedof a pet: given away to new owners because the old owners could not or would not keep it.8 sentencesrehouseTo rehouse people is to give them a new home, usually because their old one is unsafe, destroyed or being knocked down.8 sentencesreignTo reign is to rule a country as a king, queen or emperor.12 sentencesreinReins are the long straps fixed to a horse's bit, used by the rider or driver to guide it.13 sentencesreincarnationReincarnation is the belief that after a person or animal dies, their soul is born again in a new body.9 sentencesreindeerA reindeer is a deer of the cold Arctic and northern lands, with thick fur and large branched antlers; in North America wild reindeer are…10 sentencesreinforceTo make something stronger, especially by adding material or support.11 sentencesreinforcedMade stronger by adding more material or support: reinforced concrete.10 sentencesreinforcementSomething that makes another thing stronger, such as steel bars inside concrete.10 sentencesreintroduceTo reintroduce an animal or plant is to bring it back to a place where it used to live.8 sentencesreintroductionA reintroduction is when an animal or plant is brought back to a place it used to live.8 sentencesrejectTo reject something is to refuse to accept, take or agree to it.10 sentencesrejectionRejection is refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the rejection of a plan or an offer.10 sentencesrejoiceTo rejoice is to feel or show great joy or happiness.10 sentencesrejoicingGreat joy and happy celebration, shown with parties, songs and dancing.4 sentencesrejoinTo rejoin a group, club or person is to join or meet them again.9 sentencesrejoinderA quick reply, especially a clever, sharp or rude one.7 sentencesrekindleTo rekindle a fire is to light it again or make it burn strongly again.8 sentencesrelapseBecoming ill again after seeming to get better.10 sentencesrelateTo relate to something is to be connected with it.12 sentencesrelatedRelated means connected in some way: «The two questions are related.».11 sentencesrelationA member of your family; a relative.15 sentencesrelationsMembers of your family: aunts, uncles, cousins (relatives).11 sentencesrelationshipA relationship is the way two or more people or groups feel about and behave towards each other.11 sentencesrelativeA relative is a person in your family, like an aunt, uncle, cousin or grandparent.11 sentencesrelativelyQuite, fairly, when compared with others: «a relatively small school».8 sentencesrelaxTo relax means to rest and become calm and less worried or busy.11 sentencesrelaxedRelaxed means calm and not worried or tense.11 sentencesrelayA relay or relay race is a race between teams in which each runner or swimmer does one part and then passes on to the next, often by handi…10 sentencesrelearnTo learn something again that you have forgotten or lost.8 sentencesreleaseTo release means to let go or set free: release a bird.13 sentencesrelentTo finally agree to something after first saying no; to become less strict.9 sentencesrelentlessNever stopping or easing off; going on and on without mercy.4 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/4/