a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
rat-tat
Noun
a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
rale
Noun
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rhonchus
Noun
a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
rub-a-dub
Noun
the sound made by beating a drum
rataplan
Noun
the sound made by beating a drum
refraction
Noun
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
refraction
Noun
the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
rustle
Noun
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
rustle
Verb
make a dry crackling sound
rustle
Verb
forage food
rustle
Verb
take illegally
reflux
Noun
the outward flow of the tide
reflux
Noun
an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
radio noise
Noun
static at radio wavelengths
runup
Noun
a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
rising tide
Noun
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
road to Damascus
Noun
a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
reality check
Noun
an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world
rarefaction
Noun
a decrease in the density of something
riptide
Noun
a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
riptide
Noun
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
rip current
Noun
a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
rededication
Noun
a new dedication
race meeting
Noun
a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track
regatta
Noun
a meeting for boat races
ravel
Noun
a row of unravelled stitches
ravel
Verb
tangle or complicate
ravel
Verb
disentangle
record hop
Noun
an informal dance where popular music is played
rout
Noun
an overwhelming defeat
rout
Noun
a disorderly crowd of people
rout
Verb
defeat disastrously
rout
Verb
cause to flee
rout
Verb
make a groove in
rout
Verb
dig with the snout
relay race
Noun
a race between teams
repechage
Noun
a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race
recrudescence
Noun
a return of something after a period of abatement
razbliuto
Noun
the sentimental feeling you have about someone you once loved but no longer do
repugnance
Noun
intense aversion
repugnance
Noun
the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
revulsion
Noun
intense aversion
repast
Noun
the food served and eaten at one time
reducing diet
Noun
a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)