R — The school dictionary · page 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10riteA rite is a religious or serious ceremony that is done in a fixed way, like baptism or a funeral.9 sentencesritualA set of actions always done in the same way and order, especially as part of a religious ceremony.10 sentencesrivalA person, team or business that competes with another for the same thing.13 sentencesrivalryA situation in which people, teams or groups compete with each other for the same thing, often for a long time.9 sentencesriverA river is a large stream of fresh water that flows across land to a lake, another river or the sea.12 sentencesriverbankA riverbank is the land along the side of a river.8 sentencesriverbedA riverbed is the bottom of a river, the ground the river water flows over.7 sentencesriversideThe riverside is the land along or near a river.9 sentencesrivetA short metal pin used to join pieces of metal or leather; its end is hammered flat to hold it.12 sentencesrivuletA rivulet is a small stream of water, smaller than a river or brook.4 sentencesrnrn means "right now".11 sentencesro«RO» is short for «reverse osmosis», a way of cleaning water by pushing it through a very fine filter.9 sentencesroachA cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places.11 sentencesroadA road is a wide hard path where cars, buses and bikes travel from one place to another.13 sentencesroadhogA driver who drives selfishly and dangerously, too fast or taking up too much of the road so others cannot pass.8 sentencesroadrunnerA roadrunner is a fast bird of the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that prefers to run rather than fly.9 sentencesroadsideThe roadside is the ground at the edge of a road.9 sentencesroadwayThe part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk).8 sentencesroadworthinessThe state of a vehicle being safe and fit to be driven on the road.7 sentencesroamTo walk or travel around with no fixed plan, often over a wide area.10 sentencesroanRoan describes an animal, especially a horse or mule, whose coat is brown, red or black mixed with white or grey hairs.5 sentencesroarTo roar is to make a very loud, deep sound like a lion.10 sentencesroastTo cook food, like meat or vegetables, in an oven or over a fire.15 sentencesrobTo rob means to take money or things from a person or place in a wrong way, often by force or threats.15 sentencesrobberA person who steals from a person or place, often using force or threats, like a bank robber.7 sentencesrobberyThe crime of stealing from a person or place, especially using force or threats.10 sentencesrobeA robe is a long, loose piece of clothing that covers the body, worn for special ceremonies, by judges, priests, kings and graduates.10 sentencesrobinA robin is a small bird with a red or orange breast. The European robin is small and round; the American robin is bigger, a kind of thrush.13 sentencesrobocallA robocall is an automatic phone call made by a computer, which plays a recorded message to many people at once, often to sell something,…9 sentencesrobotA robot is a machine that can do jobs by itself, following a program; some move and act like a person or an animal.12 sentencesroboticTo do with robots, or done by a robot: a robotic arm.8 sentencesrobustStrong and healthy: a robust child.11 sentencesrocA roc is a huge bird of legend, in Arabian tales, strong enough to carry off an elephant or a ship.4 sentencesrockThe hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of.19 sentencesrocketA rocket is a tall vehicle with powerful engines that pushes it up into space.12 sentencesrockyRocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills.12 sentencesrodA rod is a long thin straight stick of wood, metal or plastic.13 sentencesrodentA rodent is a small mammal with sharp front teeth that keep growing, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, hamster, guinea pig or beaver.9 sentencesrodeoA rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels.10 sentencesroeRoe is the mass of eggs inside a female fish, often eaten as food.9 sentencesroebuckA roebuck is a male roe deer, a small wild deer of the woods, with short antlers.4 sentencesrogueA dishonest person who cheats or tricks people.11 sentencesroguishRoguish means playful and a little naughty or sly, as in a cheeky smile or a twinkle in the eye.4 sentencesroiRoi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word. To an English ear it sounds like «rwah».11 sentencesroleA role is a part that an actor plays in a film, play or show.10 sentencesrollTo roll is to turn over and over, like a ball moving along the ground.18 sentencesrolledRolled is the past form of roll: the ball rolled away.13 sentencesrollerA roller is a tube or cylinder that turns, used to flatten, spread or move things.13 sentencesromaThe Roma are a people who have lived in Europe for about a thousand years; their ancestors came from northern India and many have travelle…9 sentencesromanConnected with ancient Rome, a powerful empire long ago around the Mediterranean Sea.12 sentencesromanceA romance is a loving relationship between two people.11 sentencesromaniThe Romani (also spelt Romany) are a people whose ancestors came from India about a thousand years ago and who now live in many countries,…9 sentencesromanianadjective From or belonging to Romania, a country in south-eastern Europe.9 sentencesromanshRomansh is a language spoken by a small number of people in south-east Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden.9 sentencesromanticAbout love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.12 sentencesromanyA member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled…10 sentencesromeRome is the capital city of Italy.10 sentencesromeoRomeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet».10 sentencesrompTo romp is to play in a lively, noisy way, running and jumping about.5 sentencesronRon is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.8 sentencesroofA roof is the top covering of a building or vehicle.11 sentencesrooftopA rooftop is the outside top surface of a roof.7 sentencesrookA rook is a large black bird of the crow family with a grey, bare patch of skin at the base of its beak; rooks live together in noisy grou…11 sentencesrookeryA rookery is a group of rooks' nests high in the trees, or the place where rooks live together.5 sentencesroomA room is a part of a building with walls, a floor and a ceiling, like a kitchen or a bedroom.14 sentencesroomfulA roomful is as many people or things as fill a room.4 sentencesroommateA roommate is a person who shares a bedroom with you.8 sentencesroomyRoomy means having plenty of space inside, so that it is not cramped.4 sentencesroostA roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep, such as a branch, a perch or a barn.13 sentencesroosterAn adult male chicken, usually with a bright red comb on its head and colourful tail feathers, known for crowing loudly in the morning.9 sentencesrootThe part of a plant that grows under the ground, holding it in place and taking in water and minerals.17 sentencesrootsRoots are the parts of a plant that grow under the ground; they hold the plant in place and take in water and minerals.14 sentencesropeA rope is a strong, thick cord made of twisted strands, used for pulling, tying or climbing.15 sentencesrosaryA string of beads used by Catholic Christians to count prayers.11 sentencesroseA rose is a flower with a sweet smell and sharp thorns on its stem.15 sentencesrosebudA rosebud is a rose flower before it has opened fully. |.6 sentencesrosemaryA small evergreen bush with needle-like leaves that smell strong and fresh, used as a herb in cooking.9 sentencesrosetteA round badge made of ribbon, given as a prize, for example at a horse or pet show.11 sentencesrosinRosin is a hard, sticky, amber-coloured substance made from pine tree sap.11 sentencesrosyPink or pinkish-red, like a rose, especially of cheeks or skin.10 sentencesrotTo go soft, bad and break down slowly because of bacteria and fungi, like old fruit, wood or dead leaves; to decay.11 sentencesrotaA rota is a list showing who has to do a job and when, so that people take turns.9 sentencesrotateTo turn around a centre or a point; to spin.13 sentencesrotationRotation is turning around a centre point or a line.15 sentencesrotationalRotational means to do with turning round a centre point.9 sentencesrotiferA tiny water animal, usually too small to see without a microscope, with a ring of little hairs at its head that wave and look like spinni…7 sentencesrotorA rotor is a part of a machine that turns round and round, such as the blades on top of a helicopter.9 sentencesrottedRotted is the past form of «rot»: something rotted when it went bad and broke down slowly because of germs, fungi, damp or age.9 sentencesrottenGone bad, soft and smelly because of decay (a rotten egg, rotten wood).14 sentencesrottingRotting means going bad and breaking down, as dead plants, animals or food slowly decay.10 sentencesrottweilerA Rottweiler is a large, strong breed of dog, black with brown markings, first bred in Germany to herd cattle and guard.9 sentencesroubleA rouble is a unit of money used in Russia long ago and still in some countries.4 sentencesrouge«Rouge» means «red» in French: «une pomme rouge» is «a red apple».12 sentencesroughRough means not smooth; a rough surface is bumpy or uneven when you touch it.17 sentencesroughlyRoughly means about, not exactly: roughly 100 people.13 sentencesroughnessThe roughness of something is how uneven or harsh its surface feels, the opposite of smoothness.4 sentencesroundA round is one turn of a game, a race, a quiz or a test: the first round.15 sentencesroundaboutA roundabout (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) is a circular junction where cars go around a middle island and leave at different road…11 sentencesroundersA bat-and-ball game played in the UK and Ireland, a bit like baseball, where players hit a ball and run around four posts.8 sentencesroundishAlmost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball.8 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/9/