act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
rant
Noun
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
rant
Noun
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
rant
Verb
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
raspberry
Noun
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
raspberry
Noun
red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
raspberry
Noun
woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
razzing
Noun
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz
Noun
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz
Verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
rap session
Noun
conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported
rusticism
Noun
a rural idiom or expression
rhyming slang
Noun
slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component
round table
Noun
a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
roundtable
Noun
a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
round-table conference
Noun
a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
reading clinic
Noun
a clinic for people with reading disabilities
re-introduction
Noun
a proposal of something previously rejected
recantation
Noun
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
report card
Noun
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
rogation
Noun
a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church
repulse
Noun
an instance of driving away or warding off
repulse
Verb
force or drive back
repulse
Verb
cause to move back by force or influence
repulse
Verb
be repellent to
requiescat
Noun
a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
recounting
Noun
an act of narration
rumor
Noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
rumor
Verb
tell or spread rumors
rumour
Noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
rumour
Verb
tell or spread rumors
redirect examination
Noun
(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
ratification
Noun
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
ratting
Noun
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law, usually in return for favors
run-in
Noun
an angry dispute
reintroduction
Noun
an act of renewed introduction
rights offering
Noun
an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later
rights issue
Noun
an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later
rule of grammar
Noun
a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
rule of morphology
Noun
a linguistic rule for the formation of words
recrimination
Noun
mutual accusations
radar target
Noun
a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
radar echo
Noun
an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna
radar beacon
Noun
a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
racon
Noun
a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
renouncement
Noun
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
ranting
Noun
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion