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restaurant chain |
Noun
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a chain of restaurants |
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retail chain |
Noun
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a chain of retail stores |
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royal court |
Noun
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the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state |
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royal court |
Noun
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the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince |
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rag trade |
Noun
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makers and sellers of fashionable clothing |
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religious sect |
Noun
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a subdivision of a larger religious group |
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religious order |
Noun
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a subdivision of a larger religious group |
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royalty |
Noun
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royal persons collectively |
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royalty |
Noun
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payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property |
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royal family |
Noun
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royal persons collectively |
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royal line |
Noun
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royal persons collectively |
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royal house |
Noun
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royal persons collectively |
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rearguard |
Noun
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a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body |
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rhythm section |
Noun
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the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments |
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reed section |
Noun
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the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments |
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repertory company |
Noun
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a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire |
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regular army |
Noun
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state |
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res publica |
Noun
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a politically organized body of people under a single government |
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rogue state |
Noun
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a state that does not respect other states in its international actions |
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renegade state |
Noun
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a state that does not respect other states in its international actions |
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rogue nation |
Noun
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a state that does not respect other states in its international actions |
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ruck |
Noun
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a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things |
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ruck |
Noun
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an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
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ruck |
Verb
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become wrinkled or drawn together |
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rabble |
Noun
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a disorderly crowd of people |
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rabble |
Noun
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disparaging terms for the common people |
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regiment |
Noun
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army unit smaller than a division |
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regiment |
Verb
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assign to a regiment |
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regiment |
Verb
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subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization |
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regiment |
Verb
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form (military personnel) into a regiment |
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racket club |
Noun
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club for players of racket sports |
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road gang |
Noun
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a gang of road workers |
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readership |
Noun
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the audience reached by written communications |
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rock group |
Noun
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a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music |
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rock band |
Noun
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a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music |
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rescue party |
Noun
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a party of rescuers |
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religious school |
Noun
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a school run by a religious body |
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real matrix |
Noun
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a matrix whose elements are all real numbers |
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riding school |
Noun
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a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced |
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rajanya |
Noun
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the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category |
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radical cell |
Noun
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a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) |
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repertoire |
Noun
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a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule |
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repertoire |
Noun
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the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation |
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reserve bank |
Noun
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one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region |
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revolutionary group |
Noun
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a political unit organized to promote revolution |
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republic |
Noun
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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
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republic |
Noun
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a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch |
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research staff |
Noun
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a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory |
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redevelopment authority |
Noun
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a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas |
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regulatory agency |
Noun
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a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest |