the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
reservation
Noun
the act of reserving a place or passage or engaging the services of a person or group
reservation
Noun
an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
reservation
Noun
something reserved in advance, as a hotel accommodation, a seat on a plane, etc.
reservation
Noun
a statement that limits or restricts some claim
reservation
Noun
the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
reservation
Noun
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
regularisation
Noun
the act of bringing to uniformity
regularisation
Noun
the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
restriction
Noun
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
restriction
Noun
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
restriction
Noun
a principle that limits the extent of something
risk
Noun
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
risk
Noun
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
risk
Noun
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
risk
Noun
a source of danger
risk
Verb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk
Verb
expose to a chance of loss or damage
retention
Noun
the act of retaining something
retention
Noun
the power of retaining liquid
retention
Noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
rectal reflex
Noun
normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
round-the-clock patrol
Noun
a continuous nonstop patrol
repletion
Noun
eating until excessively full
repletion
Noun
the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
ruggedization
Noun
the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse)
ruggedisation
Noun
the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse)
relishing
Noun
taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
respiration
Noun
the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
respiration
Noun
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
respiration
Noun
a single complete act of breathing in and out
ring vaccination
Noun
administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient
reproduction
Noun
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
reproduction
Noun
the act of making copies
reproduction
Noun
copy that is not the original
reproduction
Noun
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
reproduction
Noun
the process of generating offspring
reflex
Adjective
without volition or conscious control
reflex
Noun
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
reflex response
Noun
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
reflex action
Noun
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
reciprocal cross
Noun
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
rhythm method of birth control
Noun
natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
rhythm method
Noun
natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
rhythm
Noun
natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
rhythm
Noun
recurring at regular intervals
rhythm
Noun
the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
rhythm
Noun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
rhythm
Noun
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs