A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

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Quack, n.   Charlatan, empiric, mountebank, impostor, pretender, HUMBUG.

Quackery, n.   Charlatanism, charlatanry, empiricism, humbug, mummery, imposition, pretension.

Quadrangular, a.   Four-cornered.

Quadrate, n.   Square.

Quadrate with, Fit, suit, agree with, correspond with, tally with, coincide with, comport with, square with, fall in with, chime in with.

Quadrilateral, a.   Four-sided.

Quadruped, n.   Four-footed animal.

Quadruple, a.   Fourfold.

Quære, v. n.   [L. imperative.] Inquire, seek, question, see.

Quaff, v. a.   Drink (copiously).

Quaggy, a.   Boggy, marshy, swampy.

Quagmire, n.   Bog, fen, slough, morass, marsh, swamp.

Quail, v. n.   Cower, shrink, flinch, faint, blench, quake, tremble, be quelled, give way, lose courage, lose spirits, be cast down.

Quaint, a.   Odd, strange, singular, whimsical, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique, curious, droll, fantastic, fanciful, far-fetched, out of the way.

Quake, v. n.   Shake, tremble, shudder, quiver.

Quaker, n.   Friend.

Qualification, n.   1. Fitness, suitableness, capability, endowment, accomplishment.

2. Modification, limitation, restriction.

3. Abatement, diminution, mitigation, allowance, grains of allowance.

Qualify, v. a.   1. Fit, adapt, capacitate, propose, empower, enable, make fit, make suitable, make capable.

2. Modify, limit, restrict, restrain.

3. Soften, abate, diminish, mitigate, ease, assuage, moderate, temper.

Quality, n.   1. Property, attribute, nature, characteristic, peculiarity.

2. Disposition, humor, temper, mood, character.

3. Rank, condition, station, standing, status.

4. [With The prefixed.] Nobility, gentry, NOBLESSE, aristocracy, persons of rank.

5. Brand, chop.

Qualm, n.   1. Throe, pang, agony, sudden attack.

2. Sickness (of the stomach), nausea.

3. Twinge (of conscience), scruple.

Qualmish, a.   Sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit, queasy.

Quandary, n.   Difficulty, perplexity, doubt, puzzle, uncertainty, embarrassment, nonplus, strait, dilemma.

Quantity, n.   1. Amount, aggregate, sum.

2. Part, portion, share.

3. Length, duration.

Quantum sufficit, [L.] Enough, as much as suffices.

Quarrel, n.   Brawl, feud, affray, fray, contention, altercation, wrangle, contest, squabble, broil, jar, breach, rupture, difference, disagreement, dissension, bickering, quarrelling, strife, breeze, falling out.

Quarrel, v. n.   Wrangle, squabble, bicker, BRAWL, dispute, spar, jangle, TIFF, fall out, have words, have an altercation, be at variance, have a bone to pick, pick a quarrel.

Quarrelling, n.   Quarrel.

Quarrelsome, a.   Irascible, choleric, irritable, petulant, cross, contentious, disputatious, litigious.

Quarry, n.   1. Stone-pit, stone-bed.

2. Prey (especially that of the hunting falcon), game, object of the chase.

Quart, n.   Two pints, fourth part of a gallon.

Quarter, n.   1. Fourth part.

2. District, region, territory, locality, place.

3. Mercy (granted by a conqueror).

Quarter, v. a.   1. Divide in four equal parts.

2. Divide, separate into parts or compartments.

3. Lodge, BILLET, furnish with quarters (as soldiers).

Quarter, v. n.   Lodge, abide, have lodgings.

Quarters, n. pl.   1. Stations, posts, cantonments.

2. Lodging, dwelling, abode, habitation, headquarters.

Quartz, n.   Silex, silica, ROCK-CRYSTAL.

Quash, v. a.   1. Crush, subdue, quell, repress, suppress, extinguish, put down.

2. (Law.) Annul, nullify, overthrow, cancel, make void.

Quasi, [L.] Apparently, as if, as though, as it were, in a certain sense, to a certain extent, in a manner.

Quaver, v. n.   Tremble, shake, quiver.

Quaver, n.   (Mus.) 1. Shake.

2. Eighth-note, eighth of a semibreve, quarter of a minim, half of a crotchet.

Quay, n.   Wharf.

Quean, n.   Jade, hussy, base woman, sorry wench.

Queasy, a.   1. Qualmish, sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit.

2. Fastidious, squeamish, difficult, over-nice, over-delicate, hard to please.

Queer, a.   Odd, strange, singular, droll, whimsical, quaint, curious, fantastic, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique.

Quell, v. a.   1. Subdue, suppress, crush, reduce, overcome.

2. Repress, restrain, check, smother, curb, bridle, lay, rein in.

3. Quiet, calm, still, compose, lull, hush, tranquillize, pacify.

4. Moderate, assuage, mitigate, allay, appease, alleviate, mollify, soften, dull, soothe, blunt, deaden.

Quench, v. a.   1. Extinguish, put out.

2. Destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to.

3. Allay, slake, cool.

Querimonious, a.   Querulous.

Querist, n.   Inquirer, interrogator, investigator.

Querulous, a.   Complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding.

Query, n.   Question, inquiry, interrogatory.

Query, v. n.   Make inquiry, ask questions.

Query, v. a.   1. Question, inquire into.

2. Doubt, controvert, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.

Quest, n.   Search.

Question, n.   1. Interrogation, examination.

2. Interrogatory, query, inquiry.

3. Discussion, disquisition, investigation, trial.

4. Dispute, controversy, doubt.

5. Proposition, motion, topic, point.

Question, v. a.   1. Interrogate, ask, catechise, examine, inquire of, put questions to.

2. Doubt, query, controvert, dispute, call in question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.

Questionable, a.   Doubtful, uncertain, equivocal, problematical, disputable, controvertible, debatable.

Quibble, n.   1. Evasion (by verbal subtlety), cavil, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicety.

2. Pun, clinch, CALEMBOUR, play upon words.

Quibble, v. n.   1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth.

2. Pun, play upon words.

Quick, a.   1. Active, nimble, agile, alert, brisk, prompt, ready.

2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying.

3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt.

4. Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning.

5. Hasty, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant, irascible, peppery, snappish.

Quick, ad.   Quickly.

Quicken, v. a.   1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, reinvigorate, refresh, make alive, give life to.

2. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch.

3. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite.

Quickens, n.   Quick-grass.

Quicken-tree, n.   Rowan-tree, mountain ash (European), fowler's service-tree (Pyrus aucuparia or Sorbus aucuparia).

Quick-grass, n.   Knot-grass, dog-wheat, dog's-grass, couch-grass, wheat-grass, twitch-grass, quitch-grass, quickens (Triticum repens).

Quick-lime, n.   Caustic lime.

Quickly, ad.   Speedily, swiftly, rapidly, soon, quick, immediately, with haste, with celerity, without delay, post-haste.

Quickness, n.   1. Celerity, expedition, velocity, speed, speediness, fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, despatch.

2. Activity, briskness, nimbleness, readiness, promptness, promptitude, alertness, agility, smartness.

3. Dexterity, adroitness, expertness, dexterousness, aptness, aptitude, facility, knack.

4. Sharpness, penetration, keenness, acuteness, sagacity, shrewdness.

Quick-sighted, a.   Sharp-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed.

Quicksilver, n.   Mercury, hydrargyrum.

Quick-witted, a.   Witty, smart, nimble-witted.

Quid, n.   [Low.] Cud.

Quiddity, n.   1. Essence, nature.

2. Quibble, cavil, evasion, sophism, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, trifling nicety.

Quiddle, v. [Colloquial, U. S.] Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles.

Quiddle, n.   [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler.

Quiddler, n.   [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler.

Quid pro quo, [L.] Equivalent.

Quidnunc, n.   Newsmonger.

Quiescence, n.   1. Rest, repose, quiet, quietude, stillness, calmness, calm, tranquillity, peace.

2. Suspense, intermission, remission, dormancy, abeyance.

Quiescent, a.   1. Quiet, resting, still, dormant, motionless, at rest, at a stand, stock-still, standing still.

2. Silent, not sounded.

Quiet, n.   Rest, repose, stillness, peace, tranquillity, calm, calmness, quietude, quiescence, quietness.

Quiet, v. a.   1. Stop, suspend, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to.

2. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober.

3. Still, silence, hush.

4. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt.

Quietness, n.   Quiet.

Quietude, n.   Quiet.

Quietus, n.   1. Rest, repose, death.

2. Acquittance, final discharge.

Quill-driver, n.   1. Writer, scribbler.

2. Clerk, scribe, secretary, amanuensis.

Quinia, n.   Quinine.

Quinine, n.   1. Quinia.

2. Sulphate of quinia, sulphate of quinine.

Quinquina, n.   Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, Cinchona bark.

Quintessence, n.   Essence, essential part.

Quip, n.   Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, quirk, crank, repartee, retort, sharp saying, caustic or cutting remark.

Quirk, n.   1. Evasion, shift, make-shift, loophole, quibble, pretence, pretext, excuse.

2. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, QUIP.

Quit, v. a.   1. Deliver, clear, release, free, acquit, absolve, set free, deliver from, discharge from.

2. Pay, discharge, settle, liquidate.

3. Leave (with the purpose of never returning), vacate, withdraw from, go away from, retire from, depart from, get away from.

4. Abandon, desert, forsake, resign, renounce, relinquish, forswear, cast off, give over, give up.

Quit, a.   Clear, free, absolved, released, acquitted, discharged.

Quitch-grass, n.   Quick-grass.

Quite, ad.   1. Completely, wholly, entirely, totally, perfectly.

2. [Colloquial.] Very, considerably, in a great degree, to a great extent.

Quit scores, Settle mutual accounts, quit from mutual obligations, clear mutually from all demands.

Quittance, n.   Discharge, acquittance.

Quiver, v. n.   1. Quake, shake, quaver, bicker, be tremulous.

2. Tremble, shudder, shiver.

Quivering, n.   Trembling, tremulous motion.

Quixotic, a.   Visionary, imaginary, wild, fanciful, freakish, Utopian, chimerical, fantastical, absurdly romantic.

Quiz, n.   1. Puzzle (by way of sport), enigma, riddle, knotty question.

2. [Colloquial.] Jester, buffoon, odd fellow.

Quiz, v. a.   1. Puzzle (for sport), ridicule, run upon, make fun of, make sport of.

2. Stare at (in mockery), peer at.

Quo ad hoc, [L.] As to this, as far as this is concerned.

Quoit, n.   Discus, disk.

Quondam, a.   [L.] [Colloquial.] Former, late, CI-DEVANT, old-time, in former times.

Quota, n.   Portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part.

Quotation, n.   Citation, extract.

Quote, v. a.   Cite, adduce, extract.

Quoth, v. n.   Said.

Quotidian, a.   Daily, diurnal.

Quotidian, a.   (Med.) Quotidian fever.

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Rabbit, n.   Cony (Lepus cuniculus).

Rabble, n.   1. Mob, rout, rabble-rout, tumultuous crowd.

2. Populace, commonalty, CANAILLE, herd, dregs of the people, the common people, scum of society, lowest class of people, lower classes, the masses, riff-raff, swinish multitude, ignoble vulgar, vulgar herd, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL.

Rabid, a.   Furious, raging, mad.

Race, n.   1. Generation, lineage, stock, breed, family connection.

2. Tribe, family, clan.

3. Trial of speed, contest in running.

4. Course, career, progress.

5. Chase, pursuit.

6. Mill-race.

Race, v. n.   1. Run swiftly.

2. Contend in running.

Race-course, n.   Ring, racing ground.

Race-horse, n.   1. Racer.

2. (Ornith.) Steamer-duck (Micropterus brachypterus).

Racer, n.   1. Runner.

2. Race-horse, courser.

Rachitic, a.   Rickety.

Rachitis, n.   (Med.) Rickets, inflammation of the spine.

Rack, n.   1. Torture, torment, anguish, agony, pang, extreme pain.

2. Crib, manger.

3. Neck (of mutton), crag.

4. Mist, vapor.

5. (Naut.) Fairleader.

Rack, v. a.   1. Torture, torment, distress, agonize, excruciate, pain extremely.

2. Stretch, strain, force, wrest.

3. Draw off (from sediment).

Racket, n.   Uproar, clamor, hubbub, din, noise, outcry, disturbance, HULLABALOO, HALLABALOO.

Racy, a.   1. That tastes of the soil (as wine), of a peculiar flavor.

2. Strong (as peculiar qualities of thought or of expression), vigorous, forcible, of a distinctive character.

Radiance, n.   Brilliance, brilliancy, lustre, brightness, splendor, resplendence, effulgence, refulgence.

Radiant, a.   1. Beaming, shining, brilliant, splendid, resplendent, effulgent.

2. (Bot.) Radiate.

Radiata, n. pl.   (Zoöl.) Radiate animals, rayed animals.

Radiate, v. n.   1. Shine, gleam, emit rays.

2. Issue in rays, emanate in rays.

3. Emit heat, throw off heat.

Radiate, v. a.   Emit (heat or light) in straight lines.

Radiate, a.   1. (Bot.) Radiant.

2. (Zoöl.) Radiated.

Radiated, a.   (Zoöl.) Radiate.

Radiation, n.   Irradiance, irradiation, emission of rays.

Radical, a.   1. Original, fundamental, organic, constitutional.

2. Primitive, underived, uncompounded, simple.

3. Thorough, entire, complete, perfect.

Radical, n.   1. Come-outer, radical reformer.

2. Primitive letter.

3. Root, radix, etymon, primitive word.

4. (Chem.) Base.

Radicle, n.   Rootlet.

Raff-merchant, n.   [Local Eng.] Lumber-merchant.

Raft-merchant, n.   [Local Eng.] Lumber-merchant.

Rag, n.   Shred, tatter.

Rag-baby, n.   Moppet, mopsey.

Ragamuffin, n.   Tatterdemalion, mean fellow, wretch, paltry fellow.

Rage, n.   1. Fury, frenzy, FUROR, passion, madness, raving, violent anger.

2. Extreme eagerness, vehement desire.

3. [Colloquial.] Fashion, vogue, mode.

Rage, v. n.   Rave, storm, fume, be violent, be furious.

Ragged, a.   1. Tattered, torn, rent.

2. Dressed in rags.

3. Uneven, jagged, rough.

Raging, a.   Furious, enraged, infuriate, infuriated, incensed, very angry.

Raging, n.   Fury, violence, impetuosity.

Rag-tag-and-bob-tail, n.   [Low.] Rabble, mob, crowd, riff-raff, CANAILLE, the populace, the masses, dregs of the people, scum of society, swinish multitude, vulgar herd, ignoble vulgar.

Raid, n.   Invasion, inroad, foray, irruption, hostile incursion (especially of mounted men).

Raider, n.   1. Invader.

2. Forager, BUMMER.

Rail at, Censure, reproach, upbraid, abuse, scoff at, sneer at, scold at, inveigh against, exclaim against, declaim against, BLOW UP.

Railing, n.   Vituperation, abuse, scolding, reviling, contumely, reproach, invective, aspersion, censure, JAW.

Raillery, n.   Banter, irony, slight ridicule, good-humored satire.

Railroad, n.   Railway.

Raiment, n.   Clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, vesture, vestment, garments, habiliment, habit, garb, costume, ARRAY.

Rainbow, n.   Iris.

Rain-gauge, n.   Pluviameter, ombrometer, udometer.

Rainy, a.   Showery, wet.

Raise, v. a.   1. Lift, uplift, set up, raise up.

2. Hoist, heave.

3. Erect, rear, construct, build.

4. Exalt, elevate, advance, promote.

5. Enhance, increase, augment.

6. Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion.

7. Collect, levy, obtain, get.

8. Grow, cause to grow.

9. Make light or spongy (as bread).

10. Bring back to life, raise from the dead.

11. [Southern States of the U. S.] Rear, bring up.

Raise a siege, Abandon a siege, give up the attempt to take by siege.

Raisin, n.   Dried grape.

Rake, n.   Libertine, debauchee, man of pleasure.

Rake, v. a.   1. Gather, collect, draw together, heap together, gather together, scrape together, rake up, heap up.

2. Scour, search closely.

3. Enfilade.

Rake, v. n.   1. Search, grope.

2. (Naut.) Incline from a perpendicular (as a mast).

Rake up, 1. Gather together, scrape up.

2. Cover with ashes (as a fire).

Rakish, a.   Lewd, debauched, dissolute, licentious.

Rally, v. a.   1. Reunite, restore to order.

2. Banter, joke, ridicule, quiz, taunt, treat with raillery.

Rally, v. n.   1. Be restored to order, come into order, take courage.

2. Recover, recover strength, gain ground, get better, pick up.

3. Jest, indulge in banter or raillery.

Ram, n.   1. Male sheep.

2. Aries, the vernal sign.

3. Battering-ram.

4. Hydraulic ram, water-ram.

Ram, v. a.   Drive down, force down.

Ramble, v. n.   Rove, wander, stroll, range, roam, straggle, stray.

Ramble, n.   Stroll, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving.

Rambling, n.   Stroll, ramble.

Ramification, n.   1. Branching, forking, divarication.

2. Branch, division, subdivision.

Ramify, v. a.   Separate into branches.

Ramify, v. n.   Branch, divaricate, shoot into branches.

Rammer, n.   Ramrod.

Ramose, a.   (Bot.) Branched, branchy.

Ramous, a.   (Bot.) Branched, branchy.

Ramp, v. n.   1. Spring, bound, leap.

2. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp.

Rampant, a.   1. Rank, exuberant, luxuriant, wanton.

2. Vehement, impetuous, ungovernable, uncontrollable, headstrong.

3. (Her.) Standing erect (on the hind legs, as a lion).

Rampart, n.   Bulwark, defence.

Ramrod, n.   Rammer.

Rancid, a.   Rank, fetid, musty, fusty, FROWZY, strong-smelling.

Rancor, n.   Malignity, malice, malevolence, spite, venom, gall, grudge, ill-will.

Rancorous, a.   Malignant, malign, vindictive, malevolent, malicious.

Random, a.   Chance, casual, fortuitous.

Range, n.   1. Row, rank, line, tier, file.

2. Class, order, kind, sort.

3. Excursion, wandering.

4. Scope, sweep, compass, extent, reach, amplitude, latitude.

Range, v. a.   1. Class, rank, arrange, set in a row, dispose in order.

2. Rove over, pass over.

3. Sail along.

Range, v. n.   1. Rove, ramble, wander, stroll, roam, course, straggle, expatiate, rove at large, gad about.

2. Consort, be classed, be ranked.

3. Lie, run, be directed.

Rank, a.   1. Luxuriant, vigorous, exuberant, over-abundant.

2. Excessive, overmuch, extravagant, rampant, very great.

3. Rancid, musty, fusty, fetid, offensive, FROWZY, strong-smelling, strong-scented.

Rank, n.   1. Row (as of soldiers, reckoned from side to side), tier, range, FILE.

2. Class, order, division, head, category.

3. Degree, grade, quality, relative station.

4. Dignity, nobility, noble class, aristocratic class.

Rank and file, Privates, common soldiers (including corporals).

Rank, v. a.   1. Class, arrange, range.

2. [Modern.] Outrank, take precedence of.

Rank, v. n.   Be ranked, be classed, take rank, have rank.

Rankle, v. n.   1. Fester, be inflamed.

2. Be embittered, become more bitter, grow more intense.

Rankling, n.   1. Festering.

2. Animosity, hatred, heart-burning.

Ransack, v. a.   1. Plunder, pillage, sack.

2. Explore, rummage, search thoroughly.

Ransom, n.   1. Price of redemption.

2. Release, liberation, redemption.

Ransom, v. a.   1. Redeem.

2. Rescue, liberate, deliver.

Rant, v. n.   Spout, declaim (boisterously), rave (in high-sounding phrases), vociferate, mouth, tear a passion to tatters.

Rant, n.   Fustian, bombast, rhodomontade, exaggeration, boisterous declamation.

Ranting, a.   Declamatory, theatrical, bombastic, STAGEY.

Rantipole, n.   [Low.] Romping child.

Rantipole, v. n.   Run about wildly.

Rap, n.   Knock, stroke, pat, thump, thwack, small blow.

Rap, v. a.   Strike (suddenly), knock, THWACK, WHACK.

Rapacious, a.   1. Raptorial, preying.

2. Ravenous, greedy, voracious, insatiable, insatiate.

Rapacity, n.   1. Ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity, avidity, canine appetite.

2. Avariciousness, greediness of gain.

Rape, n.   Violation, defloration, constupration, ravishment, defilement, carnal knowledge of a woman (forcibly and against her will).

Rape, n.   (Bot.) Navew, French turnip (Brassica napus).

Rape-cake, n.   Refuse or marc of rape-seed (after the oil has been expressed).

Rape-oil, n.   Colza-oil, oil of rape-seed.

Rape-seed, n.   Seed of the rape or French turnip.

Rapid, a.   Swift, quick, speedy, fleet, fast, expeditious.

Rapidity, n.   Swiftness, quickness, celerity, speed, fleetness, velocity, expedition, despatch.

Rapine, n.   Plunder, pillage, spoliation, robbery, depredation.

Rapt, a.   Enraptured, transported, ravished, entranced, charmed, delighted, enchanted, fascinated, spell-bound, in an ecstasy.

Raptores, n. pl.   [L.] (Ornith.) Raptors, raptorials, ACCIPITRES, birds of prey.

Raptorial, a.   Preying, rapacious, raptorious.

Raptorial, n.   Bird of prey.

Raptorious, a.   Preying, raptorial.

Raptors, n. pl.   Raptores, ACCIPITRES, raptorials, birds of prey.

Rapture, n.   Transport, ecstasy, ravishment, beatitude, beatification, bliss, great happiness, heavenly joy.

Rapturous, a.   Ecstatic, ravishing, transporting.

Rara avis, n.   [L.] 1. Rare bird.

2. Curiosity, rare thing, unusual thing.

Rare, a.   1. Thin, subtile, not dense.

2. Scarce, uncommon, infrequent, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, not common.

3. Choice, fine, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable.

4. Underdone, nearly raw, not well done or well cooked.

Rarefy, v. a.   Make rarer, make less dense.

Rarity, n.   1. Thinness, subtilty.

2. Uncommonness, infrequency.

3. Uncommon thing, scarce thing.

Rascal, n.   Knave, rogue, villain, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, scamp, miscreant, mean wretch.

Rascality, n.   Knavery, knavishness, wickedness, villany, dishonesty, trickery, chicane, chicanery.

Rascally, a.   1. Wicked, villanous, bad.

2. Mean, base, sorry, pitiful.

Rash, a.   Reckless (in action), headlong, hasty, precipitate, heedless, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indiscreet, impulsive, fool-hardy, hot-headed, hot-brained, hare-brained, without ballast.

Rash, n.   (Med.) Exanthem, exanthema, eruption, breaking out.

Rasher, n.   Slice (of pork or bacon), COLLOP.

Rashness, n.   Recklessness (in action), precipitancy, precipitation, hastiness, venturesomeness, TEMERITY, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, foolhardiness.

Rasores, n. pl.   (Ornith.) Gallinaceous birds.

Rasorial, a.   Gallinaceous.

Rasp, n.   Coarse file (the prominences in which are made by a punch and not by a chisel, as are those of the file, properly so called).

Rat, v. n.   Desert one's party (from interested motives), bolt.

Ratable, a.   1. To be rated.

2. Proportional, PRO RATA.

3. Liable to taxation.

Ratably, ad.   Proportionally, proportionably, proportionately, in proportion, PRO RATA.

Ratchet, n.   Click, catch, detent, pawl.

Rate, n.   1. Standard, fixed measure.

2. Cost, price.

3. Worth, value, valuation, estimation, rank.

4. Proportion, ratio, degree.

5. Tax, assessment, impost, charge, duty.

Rate, v. a.   1. Estimate, value, appraise, set a value on.

2. Scold, chide, reprimand, berate.

3. Abuse, vilify, defame.

Rather, ad.   1. Preferably, in preference.

2. Moderately, in some measure, in some degree.

Rather than, More than, sooner than, more willingly than, in preference to.

Ratification, n.   1. Confirmation, substantiation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof.

2. Approval, consent, sanction.

Ratify, v. a.   1. Confirm, substantiate, corroborate, establish, settle.

2. Approve, sanction, bind, consent to, make valid.

Ratio, n.   Proportion, rate.

Ratiocination, n.   Reasoning, argumentation.

Ration, n.   Portion (of food or drink), allowance.

Rational, a.   1. Intellectual, endowed with reason.

2. Reasonable, just, right, equitable, fit, proper, agreeable to reason, according to reason.

3. Judicious, sagacious, enlightened, sensible, wise, intelligent.

4. Sane, in one's right mind, in one's sober senses.

Rationale, n.   Reason, cause, theory, exposition, the why and the wherefore, the reason why, theoretical explanation, theoretical solution.

Rationalism, n.   (Theol.) Neology, rationalistic interpretation (of the Scriptures).

Rationality, n.   Sanity, soundness of mind.

Rationally, ad.   Reasonably.

Ratoon, n.   Sprout, shoot.

Ratsbane, n.   Arsenic, white arsenic, arsenious acid, white oxide of arsenic.

Rattle, v. n.   Clatter.

Rattle-brained, a.   Giddy, wild, rattle-headed.

Rattle-head, n.   Chatterer, prater, GABBLER, giddy talker.

Rattle-headed, a.   Giddy, wild, rattle-brained.

Rattle on, Prate, prattle, babble, jabber, chatter, talk idly.

Rattles, n. pl.   Croup, hives.

Raucous, a.   Hoarse, husky, rough, harsh.

Ravage, v. a.   Ruin, spoil, waste, devastate, destroy, despoil, sack, ransack, desolate, pillage, plunder, strip, lay waste.

Ravage, n.   Ruin, waste, spoil, pillage, rapine, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc.

Rave, v. n.   Rage, be mad, be wild, be delirious, talk irrationally.

Ravel, v. a.   Disentangle, untwist, unravel.

Raven, a.   Black, ebon, inky, sable.

Ravening, a.   Ravenous.

Ravenous, a.   Voracious, rapacious, devouring, ravening, greedy, insatiable, insatiate.

Ravine, n.   Gorge, defile, deep pass.

Raving, n.   Madness, frenzy, fury, rage.

Raving, a.   Furious, frenzied, frantic, distracted, mad, infuriate.

Ravish, v. a.   1. Violate, deflour, constuprate, defile, abuse, debauch, outrage, commit rape upon.

2. Enchant, charm, captivate, delight, enrapture, transport.

Ravishment, n.   1. Rape, defloration, constupration, violation, defilement.

2. Rapture, ecstasy, transport, great delight, enravishment.

Raw, a.   1. Uncooked.

2. Inexperienced, unskilled, unprepared, green.

3. Cold, bleak, chilly.

4. Unmanufactured, in the natural state.

Ray, n.   Beam, gleam.

Rayed, a.   1. Striped, streaked.

2. (Zoöl.) Radiate.

Ray-grass, n.   Darnel, rye-grass (Lolium perenne).

Rayless, a.   Sunless, beamless, darksome, dark, black, dismal, pitchy, Cimmerian.

Ray-stone, n.   Actinolite, strahlstein.

Raze, v. a.   Overthrow, demolish, subvert, destroy, ruin.

Razor-bill, n.   Black-billed auk (Alca torda).

Razor-strap, n.   Strap, strop, razor-strop.

Razor-strop, n.   Razor-strap.

Reach, v. a.   1. Extend, stretch, stretch forth, hold forth.

2. Touch, extend to.

3. Strike, hit.

4. Arrive at, come to, get to, got at, make way to.

5. Get, obtain, attain to.

Reach, v. n.   Extend, be extended.

Reach after, Try to get, endeavor to obtain.

Reach, n.   1. Reaching, extension.

2. Power to reach.

3. Capacity, capability, grasp.

4. Extent, extension, stretch, range, compass, distance, space, span, spread.

5. [Rare.] Stratagem, ruse, fetch.

React, v. a.   Repeat, re-enact, perform again, act again.

React, v. n.   1. Recoil, rebound, fly back, spring back.

2. Act reciprocally.

Reaction, n.   1. Rebound, recoil.

2. Reciprocal action.

Read, v. a.   1. Peruse.

2. Interpret, decipher, unravel, make out, understand.

Read, v. n.   1. Practise reading, be studious in books.

2. Be read, appear in reading.

Read, a.   Learned, versed in books.

Readable, a.   1. Legible, that may be read.

2. Worth reading, fit to be read.

Readiness, n.   1. Promptness, promptitude, quickness, alertness, alacrity.

2. Dexterity, aptness, aptitude, expertness, facility, knack, easiness.

3. Preparedness, ripeness, fit state.

4. Willingness, disposition, inclination.

Reading, n.   1. Perusal.

2. Study of books.

3. Version, interpretation, lection.

Ready, a.   1. Prepared, in readiness.

2. Prompt, quick, expeditious.

3. Apt, expert, dexterous, adroit, clever, quick, sharp, smart.

4. Willing, disposed, inclined.

5. Near, handy, convenient, commodious, at hand.

6. Easy, opportune, facile, short.

Reagent, n.   (Chem.) Test.

Real, a.   1. Actual, veritable, substantial, substantive, absolute, positive, actually being or existing; not imaginary, or supposititious; not fictitious.

2. True, genuine, not counterfeited, not factitious, not artificial.

3. Intrinsic, internal, essential.

4. (Law.) Not personal.

Realgar, n.   Red orpiment, red sulphuret of arsenic.

Reality, n.   1. Truth, verity, actuality, fact, actual existence, matter of fact.

2. (Law.) Realty, immobility.

Realize, v. a.   1. Effect, accomplish, perform, bring into being or act, work out, bring to pass.

2. Make real, consider as real, bring home to one's self.

3. Earn, gain, acquire, get.

Really, ad.   Actually, truly, absolutely, positively, certainly, verily, indeed, in fact, in reality, in truth.

Realty, (Law.) Reality, immobility.

Ream, n.   Twenty quires.

Reanimate, v. a.   Resuscitate, revive, bring to life, restore to life.

Reap, v. a.   1. Cut with a sickle.

2. Gather, gain, get, obtain.

Reap, v. n.   Gather the harvest.

Reaping-hook, n.   Sickle.

Rear, n.   Hinder part (particularly of an army).

Rear, v. a.   1. Raise, elevate, lift, raise up.

2. Bring up, RAISE.

Rearward, ad.   Behind, abaft, astern, aft.

Reason, n.   1. Intellect, mind, sense, understanding, rational faculty, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties, discursive power or faculty.

2. Cause, ground, principle, motive, consideration, account, efficient cause.

3. Design, purpose, end, object, aim, final cause.

4. Argument, reasoning, chain of reasoning, process of reasoning.

5. Reasonableness, wisdom, common sense, good sense, right or just view.

6. Theory, exposition, rationale.

Reason, v. n.   1. Draw conclusions, draw inferences, make deductions.

2. Argue, debate, dispute, chop logic, try conclusions, bandy words or arguments, hold or carry on an argument.

Reasonable, a.   1. Right, equitable, just, rational, fit, proper, according to reason, agreeable to reason.

2. Judicious, sensible, wise, sagacious, enlightened.

3. Tolerable, moderate.

4. Cheap, low, not dear.

5. [Rare.] Rational, intellectual, endowed with reason.

Reasoning, n.   Ratiocination, argumentation.

Reassurance, n.   1. Renewed assurance.

2. (Law.) Reinsurance.

Reassure, v. a.   1. Hearten, enhearten, encourage, assure again, restore courage to.

2. (Law.) Reinsure.

Rebate, v. a.   Diminish, lessen, reduce, abate, bate.

Rebate, n.   (Com.) Discount, allowance, deduction, reduction, drawback, abatement.

Rebel, n.   Insurgent, traitor, revolter.

Rebel, v. n.   Revolt, resist lawful authority, take up arms against the government.

Rebellion, n.   Insurrection, sedition, revolt.

Rebellious, a.   Insubordinate, riotous, disobedient, mutinous, refractory, contumacious, seditious, traitorous.

Rebound, v. n.   Reverberate, recoil, react, spring back, fly back, bound back.

Rebound, n.   Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation.

Rebounding, n.   Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation.

Rebuff, n.   Repulse, check, opposition, resistance.

Rebuff, v. a.   Repel, resist, reject, check, oppose.

Rebuild, v. a.   Reconstruct.

Rebuke, v. a.   Censure (somewhat passionately), REPROVE, reprimand, chide, reprehend, admonish, blame, upbraid, lecture, scold, scold at, find fault with, BLOW UP.

Rebuke, n.   Censure (given impulsively), reprimand, remonstrance, expostulation, REPROOF, reproval, reprehension, animadversion, blame, reproach.

Rebut, v. a.   Repel (by argument or by evidence), confute, refute, disprove, show the fallacy of.

Recall, v. a.   Revoke, retract, recant, repeal, rescind, annul, overrule, cancel, nullify, countermand, set aside.

Recall, n.   Revocation, recantation, retraction.

Recant, v. a.   Retract, revoke, recall, annul, abjure.

Recant, v. n.   Unsay what has been said, eat one's words.

Recantation, n.   Retraction, revocation, recall, abjuration.

Recapitulate, v. a.   Run over, sum up.

Recapitulation, n.   Summary, summing up.

Recede, v. n.   Retire, withdraw, retreat, retrograde, give way, move back.

Receipt, n.   1. Reception.

2. Recipe, prescription, formulary.

3. (Com.) Acquittance, acknowledgment of payment.

Receive, v. a.   1. Take (what comes to hand), ACCEPT, derive, obtain, acquire, get.

2. Admit, take in.

3. Entertain, welcome, greet, not reject, not repel.

4. Allow, permit, tolerate.

5. Believe, embrace, give credence to.

Receiver, n.   1. Recipient.

2. Receptacle.

Recension, n.   Review, re-examination, revisal.

Recent, a.   1. New, novel, not long past.

2. Late, fresh, newly come.

3. Latter, modern.

Recently, ad.   Lately, late, latterly, newly, of late, not long ago.

Receptacle, n.   Receiver, reservoir.

Reception, n.   1. Receiving, acceptance, receipt, admission.

2. Welcome, entertainment, party, levee, SOIRÉE.

Recess, n.   1. Retreat, nook, corner, niche, place of retirement.

2. Intermission, respite, remission of labor, suspension of business.

Recherché, a.   [Fr.] Choice, select, elegant.

Recipe, n.   Receipt, prescription, formulary.

Reciprocal, a.   1. Mutual, correlative.

2. Interchangeable.

Reciprocate, v. n.   Alternate, act interchangeably.

Reciprocate, v. a.   Interchange, exchange.

Reciprocation, n.   Interchange, exchange, reciprocity.

Reciprocity, n.   Interchange, reciprocation, exchange.

Recital, n.   1. Repetition, rehearsal, recitation.

2. Narration, relation, description, narrative, account, statement, history, story.

Recitation, n.   Recital, rehearsal, repetition.

Recite, v. a.   1. Repeat, rehearse, say by heart, repeat by note.

2. Narrate, relate, tell.

3. Enumerate, tell over.

Reckless, a.   Careless, heedless, rash, mindless, inconsiderate, uncircumspect, headlong, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, imprudent, improvident, volatile, wild, flighty, unsteady, giddy-brained, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.

Reckon, v. a.   1. Count, number, compute, calculate, enumerate, cast, cast up.

2. Estimate, esteem, account, regard, repute.

3. [Colloquial.] Think, conjecture, suppose, guess, believe.

Reckoner, n.   Counter, calculator.

Reckon for, Pay a penalty for.

Reckon on, Depend upon, place dependence on, count upon, reckon upon.

Reckon with, Settle an account with.

Reckoning, n.   1. Counting, computation, calculation.

2. Account, register, score, charge, bill.

Reckon upon, Reckon on.

Reclaim, v. a.   1. Reform.

2. Regain, recover, restore, reinstate.

Reclamation, n.   1. Recovery.

2. Demand, claim.

Recline, v. a.   Lean.

Recline, v. n.   1. Lean, bear.

2. Couch, lie, lie down, be recumbent.

3. Rest, repose.

Reclining, a.   1. Leaning, recumbent.

2. Resting, reposing.

Recluse, n.   Hermit, anchoret, solitary, solitaire, anchorite, EREMITE.

Recognition, n.   1. Recollection, memory, remembrance.

2. Acknowledgment, avowal, confession.

Recognize, v. a.   1. Know again, remember as formerly known, notice as already known.

2. Acknowledge, admit, own, avow, confess, confess knowledge of.

Recoil, v. n.   1. Rebound, reverberate, react, spring back, fly back, bound back.

2. Shrink, falter, fall, flinch, blench, draw back.

Recoil, n.   Resilience, rebound, reaction.

Recoil from, Abhor, loath, abominate, detest, nauseate, feel disgust at, shrink from.

Recollect, v. a.   Recall (with effort), REMEMBER, call up, call to mind, call to remembrance.

Recollection, n.   Remembrance, reminiscence, memory.

Recommend, v. a.   1. Commend, praise, approve.

2. Make acceptable.

Recommendation, n.   Commendation, praise, approval, approbation, good opinion.

Recompense, v. a.   1. Reward, repay, requite, compensate, satisfy, remunerate.

2. Reimburse, indemnify, redress, make up for, make amends for.

Recompense, n.   Reward, satisfaction, remuneration, compensation, indemnity, indemnification, amends.

Reconcilable, a.   1. Appeasable, placable, forgiving.

2. Consistent.

Reconcile, v. a.   1. Conciliate, pacify, propitiate, restore to friendship.

2. Content, bring to acquiescence, make contented.

3. Harmonize, make consistent, bring into harmony.

4. Settle, adjust, compose, heal, make up.

Reconcilement, n.   Reconciliation.

Reconciliation, n.   1. Pacification, accommodation, reconcilement, adjustment, atonement, restoration of harmony.

2. Agreement, congruity, consonance, concordance, consistency, congruency, correspondence.

Recondite, a.   1. Hidden, occult, dark, obscure, abstruse, transcendental, high, mystic, mystical.

2. Profound, deep.

Reconnaissance, n.   Preliminary survey, rough survey.

Reconnoitre, v. a.   [Written also Reconnoiter.] Inspect, view, survey, examine.

Reconsider, v. a.   Review, consider again.

Reconsideration, n.   Renewed consideration.

Reconstruct, v. a.   Rebuild, re-establish, construct again.

Reconstruction, n. Rebuilding, re-establishment, restoration, renovation, redintegration, reconstitution, instauration, REHABILITATION.

Record, v. a.   Register, enroll, chronicle, note, journalize, make an entry of, take down, jot down, make a memorandum of.

Record, n.   1. Register, account, note, chronicle, minute, memorandum, memoir.

2. Vestige, trace, memorial.

Recorder, n.   Registrar, register, scribe, clerk.

Recount, v. a.   Rehearse, relate, recite, narrate, enumerate, tell, give an account of.

Recourse, n.   Resort.

Recover, v. a.   1. Regain, recuperate, get back.

2. Retrieve, restore, repair, recruit, re-establish.

3. (Law.) Obtain by course of law, get by judgment.

Recover, v. n.   1. Rally, regain health, get well, be restored to health.

2. Be restored, be reinstated, regain the former state.

3. (Law.) Obtain judgment.

Recovery, n.   1. Regaining, recuperation.

2. Recruiting, restoration, convalescence.

Recreant, a.   1. Cowardly, dastardly, craven, pusillanimous, mean-spirited, faint-hearted.

2. Apostate, treacherous, false, faithless, untrue, backsliding.

Recreate, v. a.   Refresh, reanimate, entertain, divert, amuse.

Recreate, v. n.   Unbend, take recreation, be diverted, be amused.

Recreation, n.   Amusement, diversion, entertainment, relaxation, sport, play, pastime.

Recrement, n.   Scoria, dross, spume, scum, refuse.

Recriminate, v. n.   Return an accusation.

Recruit, v. a.   1. Repair, replenish.

2. Refresh, revive, restore, renovate.

3. (Mil.) Reinforce, supply with new men.

Recruit, v. n.   1. Raise new soldiers, get supplies of men.

2. Revive, recover, regain health, be restored to health, get well.

Rectify, v. a.   1. Correct, redress, mend, reform, amend, set right, make right.

2. (Chem.) Refine, purify.

Rectilineal, a.   Right-lined.

Rectilinear, a.   Right-lined.

Rectitude, n.   Uprightness, integrity, probity, honesty, justice, equity, virtue, goodness, righteousness, principle.

Rectorate, n.   Office of rector.

Rectorship, n.   Office of rector.

Rectus in curia, [L.] Right in court, free from accusation, free from any charge.

Recumbent, a.   Leaning, reclining.

Recuperate, v. a.   Recover, regain, get back.

Recuperation, n.   Recovery.

Recur, v. n.   1. Return, come back, come again, be repeated.

2. Run in the mind, run in one's head.

3. Resort, revert, have recourse.

Recurrent, a.   Returning (at intervals), renewed, reiterated.

Recurring, a.   Returning (at intervals), renewed, reiterated.

Recurved, a.   (Bot.) Curved outwards, curved backwards.

Recusancy, n.   Nonconformity, dissent, heresy, heterodoxy.

Recusant, n.   Dissenter, nonconformist.

Red-chalk, n.   Reddle.

Redden, v. a.   Make red.

Redden, v. n.   Blush, color, become red.

Reddish, a.   Brick-colored, STAMMEL, somewhat red.

Reddish-yellow, a.   Carroty.

Reddle, n.   Red-chalk.

Redeem, v. a.   1. Repurchase, buy back.

2. Ransom, free, liberate, deliver, rescue, recover, save.

3. Compensate, make amends for, atone for.

4. Fulfil, keep, discharge, make good.

Redeemer, n.   1. Ransomer.

2. [With The prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Saviour, the Messiah, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of man, the Son of God, the Lamb of God.

Redemption, n.   1. Repurchase.

2. Ransom, release, liberation, deliverance, rescue, salvation.

3. Performance, discharge, fulfilment.

Red-eye, n.   (Ich.) Rudd (Lenciscus erythophthalmus).

Red-gum, n.   Gum-rash.

Redintegrate, v. a.   Restore, renew, reconstitute, re-establish, reconstruct, renovate.

Redintegration, n.   Restoration, renewal, re-establishment, reconstruction, renovation.

Red-lead, n.   Minium.

Red-letter, a.   Fortunate, lucky, happy, auspicious.

Redolence, n.   Fragrance, aroma, perfume, pleasing scent, sweet scent, grateful odor.

Redolency, n.   Fragrance, aroma, perfume, pleasing scent, sweet scent, grateful odor.

Redolent, a.   Fragrant, odoriferous, aromatic, balmy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling.

Redouble, v. a.   Repeat, reduplicate, reiterate, renew.

Redouble, v. n.   Be repeated, become twice as much.

Redoubtable, a.   Formidable, terrible (to foes), dreadful.

Redound, v. n.   Result, contribute, conduce, tend.

Red precipitate, Red oxide of mercury.

Red puccoon, Blood-root, blood-wort, red-root (Sanguinaria canadensis).

Redress, v. a.   Remedy, repair, relieve from, make amends for.

Redress, n.   Remedy, relief, amends, compensation, reparation, atonement.

Red-root, n.   1. New-Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus).

2. Stoneweed, puccoon-root (Lithospermum arvense).

Red saunders-wood, Red sandalwood, ruby-wood.

Red squirrel, Chickaree (Sciurus Hudsonius).

Reduce, v. a.   1. Restore, bring back.

2. Render, form, mould, make, shape, model, remodel, convert into, resolve into, change into, bring into, bring to.

3. Diminish, contract, lessen, abate, decrease, abridge, curtail, shorten, cut short, cut down, make less.

4. Depress, debase, lower, weaken, dwarf.

5. Subdue, conquer, subjugate, overpower, overthrow, vanquish, master, get the better of, get the upper hand of, bring into subjection.

6. Impoverish, ruin, bring to want, bring to poverty.

7. (Math.) Solve, resolve.

Reduction, n.   1. Conversion, resolution, transmutation.

2. Diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, lowering.

3. Depression, detrusion, abasement, lowering.

4. Subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory over.

5. (Math.) Resolution, solution.

Redundance, n.   1. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough.

2. Diffuseness.

Redundancy, n.   1. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough.

2. Diffuseness.

Redundant, a.   1. Excessive, superabundant, exuberant, superfluous, in excess, expletive.

2. Diffuse.

Reduplicate, v. a.   Redouble, repeat.

Reduplication, n.   Doubling, duplication, redoubling, repetition.

Redwing, n.   Wind-thrush, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus).

Re-echo, v. a.   Reverberate, echo back.

Re-echo, n.   Reverberation.

Reed-bunting, n.   Chuck, reed-sparrow, water-sparrow, ring-bunting, king-bird (Emberiza schoeniclus).

Reed-mace, n.   Cat-tail (Typha latifolia).

Reed-sparrow, n.   Reed-bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus).

Reef, v. a.   Take in (sail).

Reek, n.   Smoke, steam, exhalation, vapor, effluvium, fume, mist.

Reek, v. n.   Smoke, steam, emit vapor.

Reeking, a.   Smoking, steaming.

Reel, v. n.   Totter, stagger, falter.

Re-enforce, v. a.   Strengthen, give additional support to.

Re-enforcement, n.   Additional force, fresh assistance.

Re-entering, a.   Turning inwards.

Re-establish, v. a.   Restore, reinstate, replace, renew, renovate, establish again.

Re-establishment, n.   Restoration.

Refectory, n.   Refreshment room.

Refer, v. a.   1. Direct, consign, commit, leave, deliver over, give in charge.

2. Attribute, ascribe, impute, assign.

Refer, v. n.   1. Relate, belong, pertain, appertain, have reference.

2. Appeal, apply, have recourse.

3. Allude, direct attention, make allusion, make reference, hint at.

Referable, a.   Ascribable, REFERRIBLE.

Referee, n.   Arbitrator, arbiter, judge, umpire.

Reference, n.   1. Respect, regard, relation.

2. Allusion, intimation, hint.

Referrible, a.   Ascribable, attributable, referable, to be referred.

Refine, v. a.   1. Purify, clarify, fine, defecate.

2. Cultivate, polish, make elegant.

Refine, v. n.   1. Become pure, be clarified.

2. Improve, make improvement.

3. Be over-nice, affect nicety, split hairs, make useless distinctions.

Refined, a.   1. Purified, clarified.

2. Accomplished, cultivated, polished, elegant, genteel, stylish, courtly, polite, well-bred.

3. Classic, classical, pure, chaste, Attic, delicate, nice, exquisite.

Refinement, n.   1. Improvement.

2. Elegance, polish, purity, delicacy, cultivation, civility, good-breeding.

3. Subtilty, extreme nicety.

Refit, v. a.   Repair, fit anew.

Reflect, v. a.   Mirror, throw back.

Reflect, v. n.   1. Think, cogitate, muse, meditate, deliberate, ponder, consider, ruminate.

2. Bring reproach, cast reproach.

Reflecting, a.   1. That reflects.

2. Thoughtful, considerate, reflective, given to reflection.

Reflection, n.   1. Reflecting.

2. Reflected image.

3. Thought, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, contemplation, musing, rumination.

4. Censure, reproach.

Reflective, a.   1. Reflecting, reflexive.

2. Thoughtful, musing, deliberating, pondering, cogitating.

Reflector, n.   Mirror, speculum.

Reflex, a.   1. Retroactive.

2. (Bot.) Reflected, bent back.

Reflexive, a.   Reflective.

Refluence, n.   Reflux, ebb, regurgitation, flowing back.

Refluent, a.   Ebbing, flowing back.

Reflux, n.   Ebb, REFLUENCE.

Reform, v. a.   1. Correct, amend, ameliorate, meliorate, make better.

2. Remodel, form anew.

Reform, v. n.   Amend, become better.

Reform, n.   Reformation, amendment.

Reformation, n.   Amendment, reform, correction, change for the better.

Reformative, a.   Reforming.

Reformatory, a.   Reforming.

Refract, v. a.   Deflect (rays), deviate, turn from a straight course.

Refracting, a.   Deflecting, refractive.

Refraction, n.   Deflection (of rays), deviation.

Refractive, a.   Refracting.

Refractory, a.   Stubborn, obstinate, stiff, perverse, dogged, mulish, heady, headstrong, cross-grained, intractable, unyielding, contumacious, disobedient, unruly, pig-headed, ungovernable, cantankerous.

Refrain, v. a.   Restrain, withhold, keep back.

Refrain, v. n.   Abstain, forbear, hold one's self back, deny one's self, stay one's hand, keep one's self from indulgence.

Refrain, n.   Burden (of a song).

Refrangibility, n.   Refrangibleness.

Refrangible, a.   Capable of refraction.

Refrangibleness, n.   Refrangibility.

Refresh, v. a.   Invigorate, reanimate, revive, relieve, recruit, recreate, enliven, give fresh vigor to.

Refreshing, a.   Reviving, invigorating, grateful, pleasant, comfortable.

Refreshment, n.   1. Relief, invigoration, new life.

2. Food, nourishment.

3. Regalement, entertainment.

Refrigerant, n.   Refrigerative, cooling medicine.

Refrigerate, v. a.   Cool, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of.

Refrigeration, n.   Cooling.

Refrigerative, a.   Cooling, refrigeratory.

Refrigerative, n.   Refrigerant, cooling medicine.

Refrigeratory, a.   Cooling, refrigerative.

Refuge, n.   1. Shelter, safety, security, protection.

2. Asylum, retreat, sanctuary, harbor, place of safety, place of refuge.

Refulgence, n.   Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence.

Refulgency, n.   Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence.

Refulgent, a.   Bright, shining, brilliant, splendid, resplendent, lustrous, radiant, effulgent.

Refund, v. a.   Repay, reimburse, pay back, restore.

Refusal, n.   1. Denial.

2. Option, choice of accepting or declining.

Refuse, v. a.   1. Deny, decline.

2. Reject, repudiate.

Refuse, n.   Dross, scum, dregs, sediment, lees, draff, recrement, rubbish, offal, GARBAGE, scoria, waste matter.

Refuse, a.   Worthless, waste.

Refutation, n.   Confutation, disproof.

Refute, v. a.   Confute, disprove, prove to be false.

Regain, v. a.   Recover, get back, gain anew.

Regal, a.   Kingly, royal.

Regale, v. a.   Entertain, refresh, gratify.

Regale, n.   Banquet or feast (for a royal personage).

Regalement, n.   Refreshment, entertainment.

Regalia, n. pl.   Ensigns of royalty.

Regally, ad.   Royally.

Regard, v. a.   1. Observe, notice, mark, remark, watch, set eyes on, look at, look upon, turn one's eyes.

2. Heed, mind, attend to, pay attention to, give heed to.

3. Esteem, value, admire, like, think well of, think highly of.

4. Consider, reckon, account, deem, think, believe, hold, suppose, imagine.

5. Have reference to, relate to.

Regard, n.   1. Notice, consideration, attention, heed.

2. Relation, reference, respect, account.

3. Esteem, affection, liking, respect, reverence, sympathy, interest, concern, love.

Regardful, a.   Heedful, mindful, careful, watchful, attentive.

Regardless, a.   Heedless, unmindful, careless, negligent, unobservant, mindless, inattentive.

Regards, n. pl.   Commendations, compliments, respects.

Regatta, n.   Boat race.

Regenerate, v. a.   1. Reproduce, revive, renovate, generate anew.

2. (Theol.) Convert, produce a change of heart in.

Regenerate, a.   1. Reproduced.

2. Converted, regenerated, renewed in spirit, born again.

Regenerated, a.   Regenerate.

Regent, n.   Governor, ruler, director.

Regicide, n.   1. Murderer of a king.

2. Murder of a king.

Régime, n.   [Fr.] Government, administration, rule, political system, form of government.

Regimen, n.   1. Dietetics, regulation of diet.

2. Diet, food, fare.

3. (Gram.) Government.

Regimentals, n. pl.   Military uniform.

Region, n.   1. Country, clime, territory, district, tract of land.

2. Portion, part.

Register, n.   1. Record (as of deeds, or of births and deaths), list, chronicle, roll.

2. Registrar, scribe, clerk, keeper of a record.

Register, v. a.   1. Record, make a record of.

2. Enroll, enter on a list.

Registrar, n.   Keeper of a record, register.

Registry, n.   1. Registering, enrolment.

2. Registrar's office.

Regrate, v. a.   Forestall, monopolize, engross, get exclusive possession of (in order to enhance prices).

Regress, n.   Return, retrocession, reflux, retrogression, refluence, ebb.

Regression, n.   Return, REGRESS.

Regressively, ad.   Backward, aback.

Regret, n.   1. Grief, sorrow.

2. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, contrition.

Regret, v. a.   1. Lament, grieve at, be sorry for.

2. Repent, repent of.

Regular, a.   1. Orderly, methodical, systematic, uniform, normal, just, according to rule.

2. Periodic, periodical.

3. Steady, stated, settled, established, constant.

Regularity, n.   1. Order, rule, method, system, uniformity, even tenor, regular course.

2. Punctuality, regular recurrence.

3. Steadiness, constancy.

Regulate, v. a.   1. Methodize, dispose, adjust, reduce to method, adjust by rule, put in order, keep in order.

2. Direct, manage, govern, conduct, guide, rule.

Regulation, n.   1. Adjustment, disposition, disposure, disposal, ordering.

2. Rule, order, law.

Regurgitate, v. n.   Flow back, be poured back.

Regurgitation, n.   Flowing back, reflux, refluence.

Rehabilitate, v. a.   Reinstate (in a former right or privilege), re-establish, restore.

Rehabilitation, n.   Reinstatement (in a former right or privilege), restoration, re-establishment, instauration.

Rehearsal, n.   1. Repetition, recital.

2. Narration, narrative, statement, account, story, history.

Rehearse, v. a.   1. Repeat, recite.

2. Narrate, relate, recount, describe, tell, portray, delineate, depict, set forth, give an account of.

Reign, v. n.   Rule, be king, exercise sovereign authority.

Reign, n.   Royalty, sovereignty, royal authority.

Reimburse, v. a.   1. Refund, repay.

2. Indemnify, requite, compensate.

Reimbursement, n.   Repayment.

Rein, v. a.   Check, restrain, control, curb.

Reins, n. pl.   1. Kidneys.

2. Loins, lower part of the back, lumbar region.

3. Affections, passions, inward impulses.

Reinstall, v. a.   Reinstate.

Reinstate, v. a.   Re-establish, replace, reinstall, place in a former state.

Reinstatement, n.   Re-establishment, replacement.

Reiterate, v. a.   Repeat, repeat again, do again and again.

Reiteration, n.   Repetition.

Reject, v. a.   1. Exclude, discard, eject, set aside, pass over, throw aside, cast off, lay aside, cast aside, cast away, put away, throw overboard, lay on the shelf.

2. Decline, refuse, repudiate, repel, rebuff, slight, despise.

Rejection, n.   1. Exclusion.

2. Declination, refusal, repudiation.

Rejoice, v. a.   Gladden, exhilarate, cheer, gratify, please, delight, transport, enrapture.

Rejoice, v. n.   Exult, triumph, glory, be joyful, be gladdened, be exhilarated, be pleased, be delighted, take delight.

Rejoin, v. n.   Answer (to a reply).

Rejoinder, n.   Answer (to a reply), replication.

Rejuvenate, v. a.   Make young again.

Rejuvenated, a.   Renascent.

Relapse, v. n.   Fall back, return to a former state (especially a bad state).

Relapse, n.   Falling back, return to a former state (especially a bad state).

Relate, v. a.   Tell, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, report, detail, describe, give an account of.

Relate to, Respect, regard, concern, refer to, appertain to, belong to.

Related, a.   1. Connected, cognate, of the same nature.

2. Kindred, akin, kin, allied, of the same family.

Relation, n.   1. Recital, narration, narrative, account, statement, story, history, chronicle, tale, description, detail, report.

2. Connection, relationship, mutual dependence.

3. Reference, respect, regard.

4. Relationship, kindred, kin, consanguinity, filiation, family tie.

5. Kinsman, relative, kinsfolk.

Relationship, n.   1. Connection, relation, dependence.

2. Kindred, affinity, consanguinity, propinquity, KIN.

Relative, a.   Referring (to something else), not absolute.

Relative to, Respecting, relating to.

Relative, n.   1. Relation, kinsman, connection.

2. (Gram.) Relative pronoun.

Relatively, ad.   With reference to something else, not absolutely.

Relax, v. a.   1. Loosen, slacken, loose.

2. Weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, unbrace, prostrate.

3. Lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, remit, mitigate.

4. Unbend, ease, divert, recreate, entertain, amuse.

Relax, v. n.   1. Become lax.

2. Recreate, unbend, take recreation.

Release, v. a.   1. Liberate, unloose, free, loose, disengage, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let loose, let out.

2. Quit, let go, give up.

Release, n.   1. Liberation, deliverance, discharge, freedom.

2. Exemption, exoneration, excuse, dispensation, absolution.

3. Acquittance, clearance, receipt in full.

Relegate, v. a.   1. Transfer, remove, consign.

2. Banish, expatriate, send into exile.

Relegation, n.   1. Removal, transference.

2. Banishment, exile, deportation, expatriation.

Relent, v. n.   Soften (in temper), grow lenient or tender, abate severity or rigor.

Relentless, a.   Unrelenting, unpitying, unforgiving, implacable, inexorable, unappeasable, cruel, vindictive, rancorous, merciless, unmerciful, uncompassionate, pitiless, hard.

Relevant, a.   Pertinent, applicable, fit, proper, apt, suitable, appropriate, apposite, to the purpose, to the point.

Reliability, n.   [Modern.] Reliableness, trustworthiness.

Reliable, a.   [Modern.] Trustworthy, trusty, to be relied on, to be depended on, worthy of credit.

Reliableness, n.   Reliability.

Reliance, n.   1. Dependence, trust, confidence.

2. Hope, ground of trust.

Reliant, a.   Confident, trusting.

Relics, n. pl.   1. Remains, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder.

2. Corpse, CORSE, dead body.

Relict, n.   Widow.

Relief, n.   1. Succor, help, assistance, aid, support.

2. Redress, indemnification, remedy.

3. Projection, prominence, RELIEVO.

Relieve, v. a.   1. Succor, aid, help, assist, comfort.

2. Allay, mitigate, assuage, soothe, lessen, palliate, ease, remedy, cure, remove.

3. Put in relief, set off by contrast.

Relievo, n.   [It.] Prominence, relief, projection.

Relight, v. a.   Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relume, light again, light anew.

Religion, n.   1. Science of duty (to God and our fellows), science of obligation (as creatures of God), that which binds us to the practice of righteousness.

2. Sentiment of faith, reverence, and love towards God; godliness, devoutness, devotion, holiness, sanctity, piety, virtue, goodness.

3. System of faith.

Religious, a.   1. Devout, holy, godly, pious, devotional.

2. Conscientious, scrupulous, exact, strict, rigid.

Relinquish, v. a.   1. Leave, quit, forsake, desert, renounce, forswear, abandon, cast off, give over, withdraw from.

2. Surrender, cede, yield, resign, abdicate, forego, deliver up, give up, part with, lay down, lay aside.

Relinquishment, n.   1. Abandonment, dereliction, desertion, abjuration.

2. Renunciation, surrender, cession, resignation.

Relish, n.   1. Taste, flavor, savor, gusto, gust, zest, power of pleasing.

2. Liking, fondness, appetite, predilection, partiality.

3. Quality, tinge, cast, touch, smack, twang.

4. Appetizer.

Relish, v. a.   1. Like the taste or flavor of, taste with pleasure.

2. Like, enjoy, be pleased with, take delight in, delight in, have a liking for.

Relish, v. n.   1. Have a pleasing taste, be enjoyable.

2. Smack, taste, have a flavor.

Relishable, a.   Gustable.

Relishing, a.   Palatable, savory, flavorous.

Relucent, a.   Shining, luminous, transparent, clear, pellucid, lucent.

Reluctance, n.   Repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging.

Reluctant, a.   Unwilling, loath, averse, backward, disinclined, indisposed, not disposed.

Relume, v. a.   Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relight, light again, light anew.

Rely on, Trust in, depend on, confide in, count on, rely upon.

Rely upon, Rely on.

Remain, v. n.   1. Continue, endure, abide, stay, tarry, keep, last.

2. Be left, be left behind.

Remainder, n.   Remnant, residue, rest, remains, BALANCE.

Remains, n. pl.   1. Relics, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder, refuse, odds and ends.

2. Corpse, CORSE, CARCASS, dead body.

Remand, v. a.   Send back, order back.

Remark, n.   1. Notice, observation, heed, regard, consideration.

2. Comment, note, annotation, stricture, gloss.

3. Assertion, declaration, averment, statement.

Remark, v. a.   Note, notice, observe, heed, take notice of, attend to, pay attention to.

Remark, v. n.   Say, observe, state.

Remarkable, a.   Noticeable, observable, notable, extraordinary, uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare, distinguished, famous, eminent, conspicuous, prominent, striking.

Remediable, a.   Curable, retrievable, to be cured, to be remedied.

Remediless, a.   Incurable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irreversible, hopeless, past cure, past mending, past hope.

Remedy, n.   1. Cure, antidote, specific, restorative, help, medicine, corrective, counteractive.

2. Reparation, redress, restoration.

Remedy, v. a.   1. Cure, heal, help.

2. Repair, redress, restore.

Remember, v. a.   1. Recall (easily), RECOLLECT, call to mind, call up, call to remembrance, have at one's fingers' ends, know by heart.

2. Retain, bear in mind, keep in mind, bear in memory, preserve the memory of, treasure in the memory, tax the memory with.

Remembrance, n.   1. Reminiscence, recollection, calling to mind.

2. Memory, mind.

3. Memento, memorial, souvenir, remembrancer, token.

Remembrancer, n.   Token, memorial, memento, souvenir, remembrance, testimonial, monument, record.

Remind, v. a. Suggest to, put in mind, jog the memory of, put in remembrance.

Reminiscence, n.   Remembrance, recollection, calling to mind.

Remise, n.   (Law.) Surrender, release.

Remise, v. a.   (Law.) Surrender, release, grant back.

Remiss, a.   1. Slack, dilatory, slow, backward, behindhand.

2. Inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, heedless, neglectful, lax.

Remission, n.   1. Relaxation, moderation, mitigation, lessening, abatement.

2. Intermission, suspension, interruption, suspense, stop, stoppage, respite, pause, rest.

3. Forgiveness, absolution, pardon, indulgence, acquittal, discharge, exoneration, excuse.

4. Release, relinquishment, surrender.

Remit, v. a.   1. Return, restore, replace, send back.

2. Relax, diminish, abate, bate.

3. Forgive, pardon, absolve, excuse, overlook, pass over.

4. Resign, surrender, give up, deliver up.

5. Transmit, forward, send.

Remit, v. n.   Slacken, abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, grow less.

Remnant, n.   Residue, scrap, fragment, remainder, piece, remains.

Remnants, n. pl.   Scraps, fragments, pieces, relics, refuse, odds and ends.

Remonstrance, n.   Expostulation, protestation.

Remonstrate, v. n.   Protest, expostulate, urge reasons, make objections, take exception.

Remorse, n.   Penitence, compunction, contrition, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-reproach, reproach of conscience, stings of conscience, self-condemnation.

Remorseful, a.   Compunctious, contrite, repentant, penitent, sorrowful.

Remorseless, a.   Unpitying, relentless, pitiless, uncompassionate, unrelenting, cruel, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, implacable.

Remote, a.   1. Far, distant, far off, not near, not nigh.

2. Alien, foreign, unallied, separated, unconnected.

3. Secluded, sequestered, removed.

Remoteness, n.   Distance.

Removal, n.   1. Displacement, remove, dislodgement, tranference, relegation, change of place.

2. Withdrawal, elimination, extrication, extraction.

3. Destruction, suppression, abatement.

4. Dismission, ejection.

Remove, v. a.   1. Displace, dislodge, transfer.

2. Withdraw, extract, take out, take away, carry off.

3. Banish, destroy, abate, suppress, put an end to, do away with, make a clean sweep of.

4. Dismiss, eject, oust, put out, turn out.

Remove, v. n.   1. Go, change place.

2. Move, change residence.

Remove, n.   1. Removal, change of place.

2. Interval, distance, separation.

3. Step (in a scale of gradation).

Removed, a.   Secluded, sequestered, remote.

Remunerate, v. a.   1. Reward, requite, compensate, pay, recompense, satisfy, repay.

2. Reimburse, repay, INDEMNIFY.

Remuneration, n.   1. Reward, requital, compensation, payment, satisfaction.

2. Reimbursement, indemnification, repayment, indemnity.

Remunerative, a.   Profitable, paying, gainful, paying a good interest, bringing a good return.

Renascent, a.   1. Reappearing, reproduced.

2. Rejuvenated.

Rencounter, n.   1. Clash, shock, collision.

2. Encounter, conflict, combat, fight, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair.

Rencounter, v. n.   Clash, encounter, skirmish, fight, come into collision.

Rend, v. a.   Break, sever, dissever, rive, shiver, cleave, split, crack, snap, burst, fracture, lacerate, dilacerate, tear, tear asunder, break asunder.

Render, v. a.   1. Return, restore, pay back, reimburse.

2. Give, assign, offer.

3. Furnish, contribute, supply.

4. Make, cause to be.

5. Translate, construe, interpret.

Rendering, n.   Translation, version, construction, interpretation.

Rendezvous, n.   Place of meeting.

Rendition, n.   Return, restitution, surrender.

Renegade, n.   1. Apostate, backslider, turncoat.

2. Deserter, revolter, rebel, traitor.

3. Vagabond, worthless fellow.

Renew, v. a.   1. Renovate, restore, re-establish, repair, refit, rebuild, revive, recreate, make new.

2. Repeat, recommence, begin again.

3. Regenerate, transform.

Renewal, n.   1. Renovation, restoration, re-establishment, repair.

2. Repetition, recommencement.

Reniform, a.   (Bot.) Kidney-shaped.

Renitency, n.   Resistance (of solid bodies to pressure), opposition, antagonism.

Renitent, a.   Resisting (pressure), opposing, counteracting, antagonistic.

Renounce, v. a.   1. Reject, repudiate, disclaim, disown, deny, decline, slight, abnegate, neglect, cast off, trample on.

2. Relinquish, abandon, forego, resign, abjure, desert, forsake, forswear, leave, drop, lay down, lay aside, give up, cast off, give over, drop all idea of.

Renovate, v. a. Renew, revive, restore, resuscitate, reconstitute, re-establish, reproduce, regenerate, revivify, recreate, reanimate.

Renovation, n.   Renewal, resuscitation, revival, reproduction, reconstruction, restoration, reconstitution, redintegration, REHABILITATION.

Renown, n.   Distinction, repute, name, reputation, note, notoriety, figure, fame, celebrity, glory, honor.

Renowned, a.   Distinguished, famous, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, noted, famed, honored, far-famed.

Rent, n.   Break, breach, fissure, crack, rift, cleft, gap, opening, flaw, rupture, disrupture, disruption, fracture, laceration, dilaceration, tear, solution of continuity.

Rental, n.   Rent-roll.

Renter, n.   Lessee, tenant.

Rent-roll, n.   Rental.

Renunciation, n.   1. Rejection, repudiation, abnegation, abjuration.

2. Surrender, cession, abandonment, resignation.

Repair, v. a.   1. Mend, refit, retouch, vamp, tinker, piece, patch, touch up, vamp up, patch up.

2. Retrieve, restore, make good.

3. Redress, atone for, make amends for.

Repair, n.   Restoration, reparation, renewal, refitting, mending.

Reparable, n.   Retrievable, restorable, recoverable.

Reparation, n.   1. Restoration, renewal, REPAIR.

2. Redress, indemnification, amends, atonement, restitution, compensation, satisfaction.

Reparative, a.   Restoring, restorative, reviving.

Reparative, n.   Cure, remedy, medicine, restorative, corrective.

Repartee, n.   Retort; smart, or witty reply.

Repast, n.   1. Food, victuals.

2. Meal, entertainment.

Repay, v. a.   1. Refund, reimburse, pay back, restore.

2. Remunerate, compensate, reward, recompense, requite.

Repeal, v. a.   Abrogate (a law), rescind, REVOKE, annul, cancel, abolish, set aside, do away, make void.

Repeal, n.   Abrogation, revocation, rescission, rescinding, annulment.

Repeat, v. a.   1. Iterate, reiterate, do again.

2. Recite, rehearse, recapitulate, tell over, relate.

3. Renew, reproduce, echo, re-echo.

Repel, v. a.   1. Repulse; drive, beat, or force back.

2. Resist, oppose, check, withstand, confront, parry, rebuff, BLUFF, strive against, make a stand against.

3. Reject, refuse, decline.

Repent, v. n.   Regret, be sorry, be penitent, feel remorse.

Repentance, n.   Penitence, contrition, compunction, remorse, regret, self-reproach, self-reproof, self-accusation, self-condemnation, stings of conscience.

Repentant, a.   1. Penitent, sorry.

2. Penitential.

Repercussion, n.   Reverberation, rebound.

Repercussive, a.   Rebounding, reverberating.

Repertory, n.   Repository, depository, treasury, magazine, depot, museum, store-house, THESAURUS.

Repetition, n.   1. Iteration, dwelling, harping, reiteration.

2. Tautology, pleonasm, redundancy, diffuseness, verbosity.

3. Recital, rehearsal, relation.

Repetitious, a.   Tautological, verbose, diffuse.

Repine, v. n.   Complain, murmur, croak, grumble, be discontented, be dissatisfied.

Replace, v. a.   1. Reinstate, re-establish, put back.

2. Refund, repay, restore, pay back.

3. Take the place of, supply the want of.

Replacement, n.   Re-establishment, reinstatement.

Replenish, v. a.   1. Fill, stock, fill up.

2. Supply, furnish, provide, store.

Replete, a.   Full, abounding, charged, exuberant, fraught, well stocked, well provided, choke full, completely full.

Repletion, n.   1. Satiety, glut, surfeit, exuberant fulness.

2. (Med.) Plethora.

Replication, n.   Answer, REJOINDER, reply.

Reply, v. n.   Answer (especially to confute or disprove an assertion), respond, REJOIN.

Reply, n.   Answer, response, replication, REJOINDER.

Report, v. a.   1. Announce, annunciate, declare, communicate, set forth, make known, give an account of.

2. Relate, mention, bruit, advertise, publish, tell, promulgate, give out.

3. Take down (in writing).

Report, n.   1. Account, announcement, statement, declaration, communication.

2. Rumor, mention, relation, story, hearsay, bruit, news, common fame.

3. Explosion, noise, sound, detonation.

4. Repute, reputation.

5. Record, note, minute.

Repose, v. a.   1. Compose, rest, put to rest, lay down to rest, give repose to.

2. Place (in confidence), put, stake.

Repose, v. n.   1. Lie, recline.

2. Rest, sleep, slumber, take a nap.

3. Lean (in confidence), confide, put confidence.

Repose, n.   1. Rest, sleep, slumber.

2. Relaxation, respite, breathing-time.

3. Ease, quiet, quietness, quietude, tranquillity, peace.

Reposit, v. a.   Lodge, deposit, place, store, lay up.

Repository, n.   Depository, repertory, depot, magazine, conservatory, store-house, museum, treasury, THESAURUS.

Reprehend, v. a.   Reprove, chide, rebuke, reproach, upbraid, REPRIMAND.

Reprehensible, a.   Blamable, culpable, censurable, reprovable, deserving censure, worthy of blame.

Reprehension, n.   Reproof, blame, censure, reproach, reprimand, rebuke, admonition.

Represent, v. a.   1. Exhibit, show, express.

2. Delineate, depict, portray, set forth, describe.

3. Personate, take the part of.

4. Stand for, stand in the place of.

Representation, n.   1. Exhibition, delineation, show.

2. Personation, simulation.

3. Description, account, narration, relation, narrative.

4. Likeness, semblance, image, portraiture, model.

5. Acting for others, supplying another's place.

6. Body of delegates or deputies.

Representative, a.   1. Figurative, typical, symbolical.

2. Delegated, acting for others.

Representative, a.   Delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, LOCUM TENENS.

Repress, v. a.   1. Suppress, subdue, crush, quell, overpower, overcome, put down.

2. Restrain, check, curb, bridle, control, chasten, rein in, sober down.

Repression, n.   Suppression.

Reprieve, v. a.   Respite, delay the punishment of, give a respite to.

Reprieve, n.   Respite, suspension of punishment.

Reprimand, v. a.   Reprove, censure, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, chide, scold, upbraid, blame, admonish, find fault with, BLOW UP.

Reprimand, n.   Reproof, censure, rebuke, reproach, blame, admonition, animadversion, reprobation, reproval.

Reprint, n.   Reimpression, republication.

Reproach, v. a.   1. Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, REPRIMAND, upbraid.

2. Revile, vilify, defame, asperse, abuse, speak ill of.

Reproach, n.   1. Censure, reproof, disapprobation, disapproval, blame, invective, upbraiding, condemnation, reprobation, remonstrance, reprehension, expostulation, rebuke, reprimand, railing, contumely.

2. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, ignominy, infamy, abasement, indignity.

Reproachable, a.   Censurable, REPREHENSIBLE.

Reproachful, a.   Opprobrious, scurrilous, abusive, railing, scolding, upbraiding, vituperative, condemnatory, censorious, damnatory, invective.

Reprobate, a.   1. Reprobated, rejected, disallowed, discarded, condemned.

2. Depraved, abandoned, profligate, corrupt, hardened, lost, graceless, base, shameless, wicked, vile.

Reprobate, n.   Villain, castaway, outcast, outlaw, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch.

Reprobation, n.   Condemnation, censure, REPROOF.

Reproof, n.   Censure (given calmly), condemnation, REBUKE, reprimand, reprehension, reproach, animadversion, blame, reproval.

Reprovable, a.   Censurable, blamable, reproachable, culpable, reprehensible, deserving censure, worthy of blame.

Reproval, n.   Reproof.

Reprove, v. a.   Censure (calmly, or without passion), lecture, blame, reprehend, reprimand, chide, REBUKE, upbraid, scold, admonish, find fault with, remonstrate with, expostulate with, BLOW UP.

Republic, n.   Commonwealth, popular government, representative government.

Republication, n.   Reprint, reimpression.

Repudiate, v. a.   1. Discard, reject, renounce, cast off.

2. Divorce, put away.

3. [Modern.] Disown (debts), disclaim, refuse to pay.

Repudiation, n.   1. Rejection.

2. Disavowal, disowning, disclaiming.

Repugnance, n.   1. Contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility, irreconcilableness, unsuitableness.

2. Unwillingness, aversion, hatred, reluctance, dislike, antipathy, hostility.

Repugnant, a.   1. Inconsistent, irreconcilable, incompatible.

2. Opposed, opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, unfavorable, antagonistic, inimical.

3. Offensive, distasteful.

Repulsive, a.   1. Repelling, repellent.

2. Odious, hateful, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, offensive, forbidding, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, revolting.

Reputable, a.   Respectable, creditable, honorable, estimable.

Reputation, n.   1. Repute, name, character.

2. Celebrity, credit, influence, fame, renown, distinction, honor, glory.

Repute, v. a.   Regard, consider, esteem, estimate, account, reckon, hold.

Repute, n.   1. Estimate, opinion, consideration.

2. Reputation, character, name.

Request, n.   1. Petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication.

2. Demand.

Request, v. a.   Solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for.

Require, v. a.   1. Demand, claim, exact, insist upon.

2. Need, want, call for.

Requirement, n.   1. Demand, REQUISITION.

2. Command, mandate, order, precept, injunction, charge.

Requisite, a.   Needful, needed, necessary, essential, indispensable.

Requisition, n.   Demand, claim, exaction, requirement, call.

Requital, n.   1. Reward, recompense, compensation, remuneration, satisfaction, payment.

2. Retribution, retaliation, punishment.

Requite, v. a.   1. Reward, recompense, compensate, remunerate, reciprocate, satisfy, pay.

2. Retaliate, avenge.

Rescind, v. a.   Annul, abrogate, abolish, revoke, recall, repeal, cancel, vacate, countermand, quash, make void, set aside, do away.

Rescindment, n.   Rescission.

Rescission, n.   Rescindment, abrogation, repeal, revocation, annulling, cancelling.

Rescript, n.   Edict, decree, mandate.

Rescue, v. a.   Liberate, free, deliver, save, redeem, extricate, release, ransom, set free, bring off.

Rescue, n.   Liberation, release, redemption, ransom, salvation, deliverance, extrication.

Research, n.   Investigation, inquiry, scrutiny, examination, exploration, study, careful search.

Resemblance, n.   1. Similarity, likeness, similitude, semblance, analogy.

2. Representation, image, counterpart, fac-simile.

Resemble, v. a.   Be like, bear likeness or resemblance to.

Resent, v. a.   Take ill, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at, be offended at, be indignant at, be provoked at.

Resent, v. n.   Be angry, flare up, take offence, take umbrage.

Resentful, a. Irascible, choleric, vindictive, revengeful, malignant, ill-tempered.

Resentment, n.   Indignation, anger, choler, ire, wrath, displeasure, grudge, heart-burning.

Reservation, n.   1. Concealment, suppression.

2. Reserve, something reserved.

3. Salvo, proviso.

Reserve, v. a.   Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up.

Reserve, n.   1. Reservation, something reserved.

2. Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior.

3. Shyness, coyness, bashfulness, taciturnity, modesty, demureness, reservedness.

Reserved, a.   1. Restrained, backward, cautious, cold, incommunicative, unsociable, unsocial.

2. Shy, bashful, coy, diffident, taciturn, modest, demure.

Reservedness, n.   Shyness, RESERVE.

Reservoir, n.   Basin, cistern, tank.

Reside, v. n.   Dwell, inhabit, live, abide, sojourn, have lodgings, be quartered.

Residence, n.   1. Habitancy, inhabitancy, legal settlement.

2. Habitation, dwelling, domicile, abode, mansion, house, place of abode, place of residence.

Resident, a.   Abiding, dwelling, residing, inhabiting.

Resident, n.   Inhabitant, dweller, resider.

Resider, n.   Resident.

Residual, a.   Remaining.

Residue, n.   1. Remainder, rest, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.

2. (Law.) Surplus (of a testator's estate), excess, overplus.

Residuum, n.   Remainder, RESIDUE.

Resign, v. a.   Yield, surrender, relinquish, abdicate, forego, abandon, cede, give up, deliver up, throw up, part with, lay down.

Resign, v. n.   Abdicate, relinquish office.

Resignation, n.   1. Surrender, relinquishment, cession, abandonment, renunciation, abdication.

2. Endurance (with a submissive, religious spirit), submission, acquiescence, abasement, compliance, patience, sufferance, forbearance, fortitude, long-sufferance, long-suffering.

Resigned, a.   Submissive, obedient, unresisting, complying, yielding, uncomplaining, patient, humble, meek, lowly.

Resiliency, n.   Rebounding.

Resilient, a.   Rebounding, recoiling, elastic, springy.

Resin, n.   Rosin.

Resist, v. a.   Oppose, withstand, impugn, confront, assail, attack, strive against, make a stand against, not submit to.

Resistance, n.   Opposition, hinderance, rebuff, check.

Resistless, a.   Irresistible.

Resolute, a.   Firm, determined, steady, decided, resolved, stanch, steadfast, constant, persevering, unwavering, inflexible, undaunted, hardy, unshaken, bold, stout-hearted.

Resolution, n.   1. Analysis, decomposition.

2. Firmness, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, courage, energy, pluck, hardihood, decision, manliness, tenacity of purpose.

3. Resolve, determination, intention, fixed purpose.

4. (Math.) Solution, explanation.

5. (Med.) Disappearance, dispersion, termination, breaking up.

6. (Legislation.) Resolve, declaration.

Resolvable, a.   1. Decomposable.

2. Solvable.

Resolve, v. a.   1. Analyze, decompose, decompound.

2. Disentangle, interpret, decipher, unravel, explain, unfold.

3. Reduce, change.

4. (Math.) Solve, find the answer to.

5. (Med.) Disperse, scatter.

6. (Legislation.) Declare.

Resolve, v. n.   Intend, purpose, decide, determine, conclude, form a resolution, make up one's mind, take one's stand, come to a determination.

Resolve, n.   1. Intention, resolution, determination, fixed purpose.

2. Declaration (by a legislature or an organized body), resolution.

Resonance, n.   Reverberation, RING.

Resonant, a.   Resounding.

Resort, v. n.   Go, repair, apply, have recourse, betake one's self.

Resort, n.   1. Recourse.

2. Haunt, den, retreat, place much frequented.

3. Concourse, meeting, confluence.

Resound, v. a.   Echo, re-echo, reverberate.

Resound, v. n.   Echo, reverberate.

Resource, n.   Means, expedient, device, contrivance, resort, appliance, instrumentality.

Resources, n. pl.   Money, wealth, funds, pecuniary means.

Respect, v. a.   1. Esteem, reverence, honor, venerate, value, prize, think highly of, have a high opinion of, look up to, defer to.

2. Regard, relate to, refer to.

Respect, n.   1. Esteem, reverence, veneration, homage, estimation, regard, honor, deference, attention.

2. Favor, good will, kind consideration.

3. Relation, reference, regard.

Respectability, n.   Estimableness, reputableness, respectableness.

Respectableness, n.   Respectability.

Respectful, a.   Deferential, courteous, dutiful, obedient, ceremonious, civil, decorous, polite.

Respects, n. pl.   Compliments, regards, commendations.

Respiration, n.   Breathing.

Respire, v. n.   Breathe.

Respite, n.   1. Delay, pause.

2. Reprieve, suspension of punishment.

Respite, v. a.   1. Delay, postpone.

2. Reprieve, suspend the punishment of.

Resplendent, a.   Brilliant, splendid, shining, luminous, beaming, effulgent, lucid, BRIGHT, glorious.

Respond, v. n.   1. Answer, reply, rejoin.

2. [Poetical.] Correspond, suit, be agreeable.

Response, n.   Answer, reply, replication, REJOINDER.

Responsibility, n.   Accountableness, accountability, responsibleness, liability, obligation, bounden duty.

Responsible, a.   Answerable, liable, accountable, amenable.

Responsibleness, n.   Responsibility.

Responsive, a.   Answering.

Rest, n.   1. Repose, quiet, quiescence, ease.

2. Peace, tranquillity, peacefulness, security, stillness.

3. Pause, cæsura, intermission, stop, stay.

4. Remainder, residue, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.

5. Others.

Rest, v. n.   1. Stop, pause, halt, hold, breathe, desist, cease, come to a stand, stand still, come to a stand-still, lie by, keep quiet, lie on one's oars.

2. Repose, relax, unbend, take rest, take breath, take one's ease, be at ease, be quiet, fold one's arms, take it easy.

3. Sleep, slumber.

4. Acquiesce, confide, trust, be satisfied.

5. Lean, recline, bottom, stand on, be supported, be based on.

Restaurant, n.   [Fr.] Eating-house, CAFÉ, CHOP-HOUSE.

Restiff, a.   Restive.

Restitution, n.   1. Restoration, return.

2. Indemnification, reparation, recompense, amends, compensation, requital, remuneration, satisfaction.

Restive, a.   1. Stubborn, mulish, restiff, obstinate.

2. Uneasy, impatient, restless, ill at ease, unquiet.

Restless, a.   1. Unquiet, uneasy, disquieted, disturbed, agitated, anxious, restive.

2. Unsteady, inconstant, changeable, unstable, unsettled, vacillating, fickle.

3. Roving, wandering, in motion, on the move.

Restoration, n.   1. Renewal, revival, renovation, reconstruction, redintegration, re-establishment, reinstatement, return.

2. Recovery, resuscitation.

Restorative, a.   Restoring, curative.

Restorative, n.   Cure, remedy, medicine, reparative, corrective.

Restore, v. a.   1. Return, give back, bring back, render up.

2. Replace, re-establish, redintegrate, reinstate, renew.

3. Cure, heal, revive, recruit.

Restrain, v. a.   1. Check, curb, bridle, repress, suppress, withhold, constrain, cramp, interdict, keep, contain, hold back, hold in, keep under.

2. Hinder, prevent, debar, bar, stop, prohibit.

3. Limit, confine, restrict, circumscribe.

Restraint, n.   Check, curb, repression, bridle, suppression, constraint, CRAMP, prohibition, hold-back.

2. Hinderance, prevention.

3. Limitation, restriction, imprisonment, confinement.

Restrict, v. a.   Limit, bound, restrain, confine, circumscribe, hedge in.

Restriction, n.   Limitation, constraint, confinement, restraint.

Result, v. n.   1. Proceed, come, follow, flow, issue, arise, ensue, accrue, be the effect, be derived.

2. End, terminate.

Result, n.   1. Consequence (from a certain combination of causes, or from premises), inference, conclusion.

2. Issue, event, effect.

3. Decision, resolve, determination, resolution.

Resume, v. a.   1. Take back, take again.

2. Recommence, renew, begin again, take up again.

Résumé, n.   [Fr.] Summary, abstract, recapitulation, summing up, condensed statement.

Resuscitate, v. a.   Revivify, reanimate, revive, quicken, restore to life, recall to life, bring back to life.

Resuscitation, n.   Revivification, reanimation, quickening, revival.

Retail, v. a.   1. Sell in small quantities.

2. Deal out in small portions.

Retain, v. a.   1. Hold, keep, reserve, detain, hug, keep back, keep in hand.

2. Engage (by fee paid), hire.

Retailer, n.   Huckster.

Retainer, n.   1. Attendant, adherent, dependant, follower, hanger-on.

2. Retaining fee.

Retaliate, v. a.   Return (by giving like for like, as an injury), repay, requite, revenge, take vengeance for.

Retaliate, v. n.   Take revenge, return like for like, give one as good as one sends, give quid pro quo, give a Rowland for an Oliver, give tit for tat.

Retaliation, n.   Requital (of evil for evil), reprisal, retribution, repayment, revenge, punishment.

Retaliatory, a.   Retaliating, revenging.

Retard, v. a.   1. Check, obstruct, clog, impede, hinder.

2. Delay, defer, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off.

Retch, v. n.   Heave, strain, keck, gag, try to vomit.

Retention, n.   1. Reservation, holding, keeping, retaining, detention.

2. Maintenance, preservation, conservation.

Retentive, a.   Tenacious.

Reticence, n.   Reserve, taciturnity.

Reticent, a.   Reserved, taciturn, silent (by habit).

Reticular, a.   Meshy, retiform.

Reticulated, a.   Meshy, retiform.

Reticulation, n.   Net-work.

Reticule, n.   Work-bag.

Retiform, a.   Reticular.

Retinue, n.   Train, suite, staff, followers, CORTÈGE, body of attendants.

Retire, v. a.   (Com.) Withdraw from circulation (as currency).

Retire, v. n.   1. Withdraw, depart, retreat, remove.

2. Recede, retrocede, fall back, beat a retreat, sound a retreat, take the back track.

Retired, a.   1. Withdrawn, removed.

2. Secret, private, solitary, secluded, sequestered.

Retirement, n.   Privacy, seclusion, retreat.

Retiring, a.   Reserved, taciturn, shy, demure, bashful, diffident, modest, coy.

Retort, n.   Repartee; smart, or witty reply.

Retouch, v. a.   1. Repair, refit, touch up, rub up.

2. Revise.

Retract, v. a.   1. Withdraw, draw back.

2. Recall, revoke, recant, abjure, disavow, cancel, take back.

Retract, v. n.   Take back what was said, eat one's words.

Retraction, n.   Recantation, abjuration, revocation.

Retreat, n.   1. Departure, withdrawal.

2. Retirement, seclusion, privacy.

3. Asylum, refuge, shelter.

4. Haunt, resort, den.

Retreat, v. n.   1. Withdraw, retire, give way.

2. Recede, fall back, take the back track.

Retrench, v. a.   1. Curtail, cut, lop, dock, prune, pare, clip, cut short, cut off, lop off.

2. Diminish, lessen, decrease.

Retrenchment, n.   Curtailment, reduction, diminution.

Retribution, n.   [Used especially with respect to the divine government.] 1. Repayment, requital, recompense, reward, compensation, return.

2. Distribution of rewards and punishments.

Retrieve, v. a.   Regain, recover, restore, repair, re-establish, get again.

Retroaction, n.   Recoil, reaction, rebound.

Retroactive, a.   1. Reflex.

2. Retrospective, that affects the past.

Retrocede, v. n.   Retire, recede, retrograde, fall back.

Retrogradation, n.   Retrogression.

Retrograde, a.   Backward.

Retrograde, v. n.   Retrocede, recede, retire, go or move backward, retrace one's steps.

Retrogression, n.   Retrogradation.

Retrospect, n.   Review, re-survey.

Retrospection, n.   Looking back.

Retrospective, a.   1. Looking back.

2. Retroactive, that affects the past.

Return, v. n.   Revert, recur, turn back, go or come back, get back.

Return, v. a.   1. Restore, give back, send back.

2. Repay, refund.

3. Report, communicate, give or render an account of.

Return, n.   1. Repayment, reimbursement.

2. Recompense, reward, requital.

3. Advantage, benefit, profit, interest.

4. Official account.

Returns, n. pl.   Proceeds, profits, avails.

Reveal, v. a.   Disclose, discover, unveil, publish, divulge, tell, declare, impart, communicate, display, make known, lay open.

Revel, n.   Carousal, REVELRY.

Revel, v. n.   1. Carouse, tipple, riot, make merry, plunge into dissipation.

2. Indulge, luxuriate, wanton.

Revelation, n.   1. Discovery, disclosure.

2. Divine communication of truth.

3. The Apocalypse.

Reveller, n.   [Written also Reveler.] Carouser, bacchanal, bacchanalian.

Revelry, n.   Carousal, carouse, revel, jollity, festivity, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, wassail, debauch, potation, compotation, SPREE, jollification, drinking bout.

Revenge, v. a.   1. Retaliate, requite, take vengeance for.

2. Avenge, vindicate by punishment.

Revenge, n.   Retaliation, requital (of an injury).

Revengeful, a.   Vindictive, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful, unforgiving, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent.

Revengefulness, n.   Vindictiveness.

Revenue, n.   Income, receipts.

Reverberate, v. a.   Echo, re-echo.

Reverberate, v. n.   Resound, echo, re-echo.

Reverberation, n.   Echoing, re-echoing, echo, reflected sound.

Reverberatory, a.   Reverberating.

Revere, v. a.   Venerate, reverence, adore, honor, regard highly.

Reverence, n.   Veneration, honor, homage, adoration, awe.

Reverence, v. a.   Revere.

Reverend, a.   Venerable.

Reverent, a.   Reverential.

Reverential, a.   Respectful, deferential, reverent.

Reverie, n.   [Fr.] Revery.

Reversal, n.   Repeal, revocation, annulment.

Reverse, v. a.   1. Invert, turn upside down, turn end for end, turn topsy-turvy.

2. Overturn, overthrow, subvert.

3. Change to the opposite.

4. Annul, repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand.

Reverse, a.   Opposite, converse.

Reverse, n.   1. Contrary, opposite, counterpart.

2. Change, vicissitude.

3. Misfortune, mischance, mishap, misadventure, trial, hardship, affliction, reverse of fortune.

Revert, v. n.   Return, recur, come back, turn back.

Revery, n.   Musing, dreaming, abstraction, inattention, pre-occupation, absence, REVERIE, absence of mind, brown study.

Review, v. a.   1. Revise, reconsider, re-examine, pass in review.

2. Criticise, notice critically, write a critical notice of.

Review, n.   1. Retrospect, re-survey.

2. Revisal, revision, revise, reconsideration, re-examination.

3. Criticism, critique, REVIEWAL, critical notice.

Reviewal, n.   [Rare.] Critique, REVIEW.

Revile, v. a.   Vilify, defame, reproach, slander, calumniate, asperse, traduce, malign, abuse, backbite, lampoon, speak ill of, run down, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise.

Revindicate, v. a.   Reassert, support again, maintain once more, vindicate again.

Revisal, n.   Revision, REVIEW.

Revise, v. a.   Review, re-examine, reconsider.

Revise, n.   Revision, review, re-examination.

Revision, n.   Review, revisal, revise, reconsideration, re-examination.

Revival, n.   Resuscitation, revivification, reanimation, quickening. Revive, v. a.   1. Resuscitate, reanimate, revivify, bring to life again.

2. Rouse, quicken, animate, refresh, renovate, reinspire, invigorate, cheer, comfort.

Revive, v. n.   1. Be resuscitated or reanimated, return to life, recover life, live again.

2. Be invigorated, refreshed, or roused; recover strength.

Revivification, n.   Resuscitation, reanimation, revival, quickening.

Revivify, v. a.   Reanimate, resuscitate, revive, bring to life again.

Revocation, n.   Retraction, recall, recantation, reversal, repeal, abjuration.

Revoke, v. a.   Recall (what has been said), recant, retract, REPEAL, reverse, annul, cancel, rescind, countermand, abrogate, abolish, discard, quash, set aside, do away, make void.

Revolt, v. n.   Rebel, mutiny, rise, renounce allegiance.

Revolt, v. a.   Disgust, nauseate, sicken, shock.

Revolt, n.   Rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, sedition, defection, rising.

Revolter, n.   Deserter, rebel, traitor, insurgent.

Revolting, a.   Shocking, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repulsive, offensive, obnoxious, hateful, horrible, abominable, monstrous.

Revolution, n.   1. Rotation, gyration, whirling, circular motion.

2. Change (in the political constitution of a country), organic change, successful revolt or rebellion.

Revolutionize, v. a.   Remodel, reform, new model.

Revolve, v. n.   Rotate, wheel, turn, whirl, circulate, roll, gyrate, go round, turn round.

Revolve, v. a.   Consider, meditate, ponder, study, reflect upon, ruminate upon, brood over.

Revulsion, n.   1. Withdrawal, drawing back.

2. Reaction, change, transition.

Reward, v. a.   Recompense, compensate, requite, remunerate.

Reward, n.   1. Recompense, compensation, GUERDON, requital, remuneration, pay.

2. Premium, bonus, bounty.

Rhapsodical, a.   Unconnected, broken, rambling, like a rhapsody.

Rhapsodize, v. n.   Utter rhapsodies.

Rhapsody, n.   Rambling composition; medley of thoughts, sentences, or passages.

Rhetoric, n.   1. Art of composition.

2. Oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory.

3. Declamation, artificial eloquence.

Rhetorical, a.   1. Oratorical.

2. Declamatory, highly wrought.

Rhetorician, n.   Adept in rhetoric, proficient in rhetoric.

Rhino, n.   [Cant word.] Money, cash.

Rhizoma, n.   (Bot.) Root-stock, root-like stem.

Rhomb, n.   Rhombus, lozenge, oblique-angled parallelogram (with equal sides).

Rhombus, n.   Rhomb.

Rhymer, n.   Rhymester.

Rhymester, n.   Versifier, poetaster, rhymer.

Rhythm, n.   Periodical emphasis, regular or melodious movement, harmonious flow.

Rhythmical, a.   Measured, regular or melodious in movement.

Ribald, a.   Base, low, mean, obscene, vile, filthy, gross, coarse, loose, indecent.

Ribaldry, n.   Obscenity, indecency; low, vile, or vulgar language.

Rich, a.   1. Wealthy, opulent, affluent, flush, moneyed.

2. Splendid, precious, costly, sumptuous, valuable, estimable.

3. Savory, delicious, luscious, exquisite.

4. Plentiful, plenteous, abundant, copious, abounding, ample, full, flowing with milk and honey.

5. Fruitful, fertile, luxuriant, teeming, productive, prolific.

Riches, n. pl.   Wealth, opulence, affluence, fortune, mammon, lucre, pelf, ample means, ample store.

Richness, n.   1. Abundance, plenty, fulness, copiousness, luxuriance, exuberance, profusion.

2. Fertility, fruitfulness, fecundity, productiveness.

Rickets, n. pl.   (Med.) Rachitis, inflammation of the spine.

Rickety, a.   1. Affected with the rickets.

2. Shattered, broken, weak, tottering, crazy.

Rid, v. a.   Free, clear, deliver, disencumber, relieve, set free.

Riddance, n.   Freedom, escape, relief, deliverance.

Riddle, n.   Enigma, puzzle, dark problem, puzzling question.

Rider, n.   1. Equestrian, horseman.

2. Jockey, postilion.

3. [England.] Riding-clerk, sample clerk.

4. Additional clause (to a legislative act).

Ridge, n.   Extended elevation.

Ridicule, n.   Derision, mockery, raillery, satire, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer, banter.

Ridicule, v. a.   Deride (sportively), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, rally, banter, chaff, laugh at, scoff at, treat with ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make game of, make a fool of, point the finger at, make fun of, make merry with, make a butt of, POKE FUN AT.

Ridiculous, a.   Ludicrous, laughable, droll, funny, preposterous, farcical, comical, absurd.

Riding-clerk, n.   Rider, sample-clerk.

Rid of, Clear of, free from.

Rife, a.   Prevailing, prevalent, common, abounding.

Riff-raff, n.   1. Refuse, sweepings.

2. Rabble, populace, CANAILLE, the masses, dregs of the people, swinish multitude, scum of society, lowest class of people, ignoble vulgar, lower classes, rough-scuff, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL.

Rifle, v. a.   1. Seize, snatch away, carry off.

2. Rob, pillage, plunder, strip, despoil, fleece.

Rifler, n.   Robber, pillager, plunderer.

Rift, n.   Cleft, fissure, crack, rent, breach, fracture, break, gap, opening, chink, crevice, cranny.

Rig, v. a.   1. Dress (particularly in a fanciful manner), clothe, accoutre, rig out.

2. Furnish with gear, fit with tackling.

Rig, n.   Dress (odd or fanciful).

Rigging, n.   Tackle, gear, ropes of a ship.

Right, a.   1. Straight, direct, rectilinear, not crooked.

2. Just, lawful, equitable, fair, rightful, honest, in accordance with duty.

3. Fit, suitable, seemly, proper, meet, becoming, appropriate, as it should be, COMME IL FAUT.

4. Correct, true, not erroneous, not mistaken.

5. Right hand.

Right, ad.   1. Directly, in a direct line.

2. Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, rightly.

3. Fitly, suitably, properly.

4. Correctly, truly.

5. Very, in a great degree.

Right, n.   1. Rectitude, justice, equity, fairness, goodness, lawfulness, propriety, what ought to be, what should be.

2. Truth, correctness.

3. Prerogative, privilege, immunity.

4. Legal claim.

Right, v. a.   1. Set upright.

2. Do justice to, relieve from wrong, see one righted, see justice done to one.

Right away, [U. S.] Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, INSTANTER, RIGHT OFF, at once, without delay.

Righteous, a.   1. Pious, holy, virtuous, godly, saintly, religious, honest, good, uncorrupt, upright, just, devout.

2. Equitable, fair, right.

Righteousness, n.   1. Piety, godliness, holiness, sanctity, purity, virtue, goodness, integrity, honesty, justice.

2. Rectitude of conduct, practice of right, doing right, going straight, acting from principle.

Rightful, a.   1. Legitimate, true.

2. Just, equitable, fair, lawful, suitable, proper, right, reasonable.

Right-hand, n.   Spear hand.

Right-hand, a.   Right.

Right line, Bee-line, straight line, most direct line, shortest distance.

Right-lined, a.   Rectilineal, rectilinear.

Rightly, ad.   1. Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, right.

2. Fitly, suitably, properly.

3. Correctly, truly.

Right off, [U. S.] Immediately, directly, at once, RIGHT AWAY.

Right-whale, n.   Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus).

Rigid, a.   1. Stiff, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding.

2. Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere.

Rigidity, n.   1. Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability.

2. Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity.

3. Ungracefulness, want of ease.

Rigidness, n.   Rigidity.

Rigmarole, n.   Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, foolish talk.

Rigor, n.   1. Stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inflexibility.

2. Severity, austerity, harshness, sternness, asperity.

3. Strictness, exactness.

4. Inclemency.

5. (Med.) Sudden coldness with shivering.

Rigorous, a.   1. Severe, austere, harsh, stern, rigid, hard, strict, stringent.

2. Exact, accurate, precise, scrupulously nice.

3. Inclement.

Rig out, Dress, clothe, RIG.

Rill, n.   Streamlet, rivulet, runnel, small brook.

Rim, n.   Border, edge, margin, brim, brink, verge, border, skirt, confine.

Rime, n.   Hoar-frost.

Rimple, n.   1. Wrinkle, fold, rumple, crease, gather, corrugation, pucker, plait.

2. Ripple, undulation, little wave.

Rind, n.   Skin, peel, bark, husk, hull, glume, CHAFF, outer covering.

Ring, n.   1. Circle, hoop, circular line.

2. Race-course, racing ground.

3. [Colloquial.] Resonance, reverberation.

4. [Colloquial, U. S.] Clique, junto, cabal, coterie, set, combination, faction, league, confederacy.

Ring, v. n.   Sound, resound.

Ringlet, n.   1. Small ring.

2. Curl, tress, lock.

Ringworm, n.   Circular herpes or tetter.

Rinse, v. a.   Wash (lightly).

Riot, n.   Tumult (on a small scale), row, uproar, disturbance, commotion, broil, brawl, outbreak, fray, affray, altercation, squabble, quarrel, strife, MÊLÉE.

Riot, v. n.   1. Revel, carouse, luxuriate.

2. Be excited, be tumultuous.

Riotous, a.   1. Revelling, luxurious, wanton.

2. Tumultuous, seditious, turbulent, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, disorderly, ungovernable, unruly, refractory.

Rip, v. a.   Tear open, tear apart.

Rip, n.   Tear, rent, laceration.

Ripe, a.   1. Mature, perfected by growth.

2. Fit, prepared, ready, in readiness.

3. Consummate, finished, perfect, accomplished.

Ripen, v. n.   Grow ripe, be matured.

Ripen, v. a.   Mature, bring to maturity, make ripe.

Ripeness, n.   1. Maturity, matureness, full growth.

2. Fitness, preparation, readiness.

Ripple, v. n.   Purl.

Ripple, n.   Rimple, undulation, little wave.

Rise, v. n.   1. Ascend, mount, arise, go or move upwards.

2. Appear, come forth, come into view.

3. Get up.

4. Revive, come to life, be raised from death.

5. Grow, spring up.

6. Be advanced, be promoted, gain a position.

7. Increase, swell, enlarge, become greater, be enhanced.

8. Adjourn, close the session.

9. Spring, take rise, have source or origin.

10. Become hostile, take up arms, go to war.

Rise, n.   1. Ascent, rising.

2. Elevation, elevated place.

3. Source, origin, spring, beginning.

4. Increase, advance, augmentation.

Risible, a.   1. Laughable, ridiculous, ludicrous, comical, funny, farcical, amusing.

2. That produce laughter (as certain muscles).

Risibles, n. pl.   [Colloquial.] Risible muscles.

Rising, n.   1. Ascent, rise.

2. Reviving, resurrection.

3. Insurrection, rebellion, sedition.

4. Swelling, tumor, boil.

Risk, n.   Danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, chance, venture.

Risk, v. a.   Hazard, peril, endanger, stake, jeopard, venture, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger.

Risky, a.   [Colloquial, U. S.] Dangerous, hazardous, perilous, unsafe, full of risk.

Rite, n.   Ceremony, form, observance, ordinance, solemnity, ceremonial, formulary, sacrament.

Ritual, a.   Ceremonial.

Ritual, n.   Liturgy, formulary of public worship.

Rival, n.   Competitor, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate.

Rival, a.   Competing, emulating, emulous.

Rival, v. a.   1. Oppose, compete with, contend with.

2. Emulate, try to equal or excel.

3. Match, equal, be equal to.

Rivalry, n.   Competition, emulation, contention, RIVALSHIP.

Rivalship, [Rare.] Rivalry.

Rive, v. a.   Rend, split, cleave, tear or rend asunder.

River, n.   Stream.

River-horse, n.   Hippopotamus, sea-horse.

River-lobster, n.   Crawfish, crayfish.

Rivet, v. a.   Fasten, fix, make firm.

Rivulet, n.   Brook, streamlet, runnel, rill, runlet, BURN, small stream.

Road, n.   1. Path, way, lane, street, route, course, pathway, track, TRAIL, highway, thoroughfare, highroad.

2. Roadstead, anchorage.

Roadstead, n.   Anchorage, road.

Roadster, n.   Horse (fitted for the road), pad.

Roam, v. n.   Ramble, stroll, wander, range, rove, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about.

Roam, v. a.   Wander or range over, stray about.

Roamer, n.   Wanderer, rover, stroller, nomad.

Roan-tree, n.   European mountain-ash, fowler's service tree, rowan-tree (Pyrus aucuparia).

Roar, v. n.   1. Bellow (as a beast).

2. Bawl, shout, vociferate, yell, howl, cry, cry aloud.

3. Boom, resound, thunder, rattle, peal.

4. Laugh (loudly and long).

Roar, n.   1. Bellow, bellowing, roaring.

2. Loud noise (as of the wind or the sea).

3. Shout, cry, outcry.

4. Laugh (loud and long), laughter.

Roaring, n.   Roar.

Rob, v. a.   Plunder, strip, despoil, fleece, pillage.

Robber, n.   Plunderer, pillager, THIEF, despoiler, depredator, highwayman, footpad, brigand, bandit, marauder, freebooter, outlaw.

Robbery, n.   Depredation, peculation, theft, larceny, spoliation, plunder, pillage, spoil.

Robe, n.   Gown, dress.

Robe, v. a.   Dress, clothe, invest, array.

Robin, n.   1. [England.] Ruddock, robinet, robin-redbreast (Erythaca rubecula or Motacilla rubecula).

2. [U. S.] Robin-redbreast, migratory thrush (Turdus migratorius).

Roborant, a.   Strengthening.

Robust, a.   Strong, athletic, brawny, stout, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, hale, lusty, sturdy, firm, sound, vigorous, powerful, mighty, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron.

Robustness, n.   Strength, soundness, vigor, stoutness, lustiness, sturdiness, might, stamina.

Rochelle-powders, n. pl.   Sedlitz powders.

Rochelle-salt, n.   Tartrate of potash and soda, tartarized soda.

Rock, n.   Stone (of large size).

Rock, v. a.   Move backward and forward (as something that rests on a support).

Rock, v. n.   Reel, totter, oscillate, move backward and forward.

Rock-crystal, n.   Limpid quartz, British or Cornish diamond.

Rock-fish, n.   Black goby (Gobius niger).

Rocking-stone, n.   Logan.

Rockling, n.   Whistle-fish (Motella vulgaris).

Rock-oil, n.   Petroleum, rock-tar, mineral oil, naphtha.

Rock-rose, n.   Frost-wort, frost-weed (Helianthemum Canadensis).

Rock-salt, n.   Common salt (as found in mines), mineral salt.

Rock-tar, n.   Rock-oil.

Rock-wood, n.   Ligniform asbestos.

Rod, n.   1. Twig, shoot.

2. Wand, slender stick.

3. Switch, scourge, birch.

4. Pole, perch.

5. Cue.

Rodent, a.   Gnawing.

Rodent, n.   Gnawer.

Rodentia, n. pl.   [L.] Gnawers, rodents.

Rodomontade, n.   Blustering, bluster, boasting, bragging, rant, vain-glory.

Roe, n.   1. Roebuck (Capreolus dorcas).

2. Spawn of fishes.

Roebuck, n.   Roe.

Roestone, n.   Oölite.

Rogue, n.   1. Knave, villain, swindler, sharper, cheat, trickster, rascal, scamp, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff.

2. Mischievous fellow.

Roguery, n.   1. Knavery, rascality, villany, fraud, cheating, dishonest practices, knavish tricks.

2. Waggery, mischief, arch tricks.

Roguish, a.   1. Knavish, dishonest, trickish, TRICKY.

2. Sportive, arch, mischievous, waggish.

Roil, v. a.   1. Make turbid.

2. [Colloquial.] Vex, disturb, plague, irritate, worry, annoy, bother, molest.

Roily, a.   [Colloquial.] Turbid.

Roisterer, n.   Swaggerer, bully, rioter, blustering fellow.

Rôle, n.   [Fr.] Part, character (in a play).

Roll, v. a.   1. Turn (on an axis), make revolve.

2. Wrap round (one part on another).

3. Wheel, trundle.

Roll, v. n.   1. Revolve, rotate, turn, wheel, whirl, gyrate, whirl round, go round, turn round.

2. Run, flow, glide.

3. Rock from side to side.

4. Wallow, welter, tumble about.

Roll, n.   1. Volume, scroll.

2. Chronicle, record, history, annals.

3. List, register, catalogue, inventory, schedule.

4. Loaf of bread (small, and rolled up while in the dough).

5. Rocking (as of a vessel in a heavy sea).

6. Rub-a-dub, rat-a-tat, TATTOO, beat of drum.

Rollicking, a.   Frolicsome, jolly, gay, joyous, merry, playful, sportive, jocular, lively, frisky, DAFT, full of frolic.

Roll sulphur, Cane brimstone, stick sulphur.

Romaic, n.   Modern Greek.

Roman, a.   1. Of Rome, of the Romans.

2. Of the Latins, of ancient Rome.

3. Roman Catholic, of the Roman Catholic religion.

Roman, n.   1. Native of Rome.

2. Roman Catholic.

Roman Catholic, a.   Roman.

Roman Catholic, n.   Roman.

Romance, n.   Novel, tale, story, work of fiction.

Romantic, a.   Fanciful, extravagant, sentimental, fantastic, wild, chimerical, Quixotic.

Romish, a.   Popish, papal, Roman Catholic.

Romp, n.   Rude girl.

Romp, v. n.   1. Leap, spring, bound.

2. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp.

Rood, n.   Forty square rods, fourth part of an acre.

Rook, n.   Castle (in chess).

Room, n.   1. Space, extent, expanse, capacity, scope, compass, field, range, sweep, swing, play.

2. Place, stead.

3. Apartment, chamber, SALOON, HALL.

4. Chance, opportunity, occasion.

Room-mate, n.Chum, chamber-fellow.

Roomy, a.   Spacious, capacious, large, wide, extensive, ample, broad.

Roost, n.   Perch.

Roost, v. n.   Perch.

Rooster, n.   [U. S.] Cock, chanticleer.

Root, n.   1. Bottom, base, foundation, lower part.

2. Cause, origin, source, occasion.

3. Radical, radix, etymon, primitive word.

Root, v. n.   Take root.

Root, v. a.   Implant, set, fix, establish.

Rootlet, n.   Radicle, small root.

Root out, 1. Eradicate, extirpate, extract, exterminate, destroy.

2. Discover, unravel, worm out, fish out, ferret out, fish up.

Root-stock, n.   (Bot.) Rhizoma, rootlike stem.

Root up, Eradicate, root out.

Rope, v. n.   Be ropy or viscous.

Rope-dancer, n.   Acrobat, funambulist.

Rope in, [Colloquial, U.S.] Draw in collectively (as masses of hay, by means of a rope).

Rope of sand, Feeble tie, bond easily broken.

Ropy, a.   Viscous, viscid, glutinous, sticky, adhesive, tenacious, stringy, smeary, dauby.

Roseate, a.   1. Rosy, ruddy, reddish, blushing, mantling, blooming, rose-colored.

2. Of roses.

Rose-color, n.   Pink.

Rose-colored, a.   Rosy, roseate, pink.

Rosin, n.   Colophony, resin (from the pine).

Rostrum, n.   Platform, stage.

Rosy, a.   Blooming, ruddy, reddish, rubicund, blushing, mantling, rosy, roseate, rose-colored.

Rot, v. n.   Putrefy, corrupt, decompose, decay.

Rotary, a.   Whirling, rotating, rotatory, gyratory.

Rotate, v. n.   Revolve, wheel, whirl, turn, gyrate, circulate, go round, turn round.

Rotatory, a.   Whirling, rotating, ROTARY.

Rote, n.   1. Repetition.

2. Rut (of the sea).

Rotten, n.   1. Putrid, corrupt, carious, putrefied, decayed, fetid, putrescent, foul.

2. Defective, unsound.

3. Treacherous, deceitful, untrustworthy.

Rotund, a.   Round, circular, spherical, globular.

Rotundity, n.   Roundness, sphericity, circularity, rotundness.

Rotundness, n.   Rotundity.

Roué, n.   [Fr.] Rake, debauchee, profligate, dissolute man.

Rough, a.   1. Uneven, rugged, craggy, cragged, jagged, scraggy, not smooth.

2. Unhewn, unwrought, unfashioned, formless, shapeless.

3. Unpolished (as a gem), uncut.

4. Shaggy, hirsute, bristly, ragged, disordered.

5. Coarse, indelicate, rude, uncivil, impolite, ungracious, homespun, bluff, blunt, bearish, churlish, BRUSQUE, gruff.

6. Harsh, sharp, severe, violent.

7. Tart, sour, crabbed, hard.

8. Inharmonious, discordant, jarring.

9. Tempestuous, boisterous, stormy.

Rough breathing, Aspirate.

Rough draft, Sketch, outline.

Roughness, n.   1. Unevenness, ruggedness.

2. Harshness, rudeness, coarseness, incivility, gruffness, bluntness, impoliteness.

3. Acerbity, unsavoriness.

4. Storminess, boisterousness, tempestuousness, inclemency.

5. Violence, severity.

Rough-scuff, n.   [Low.] Rabble, crowd, mob, CANAILLE, the vulgar, the populace, dregs of the people, scum of society, swinish multitude, riff-raff, ignoble vulgar, rag-tag-and-bob-tail.

Round, a.   1. Circular.

2. Spherical, globular, orbicular, rotund.

3. Cylindrical.

4. Full, complete, entire, unbroken.

5. Large, great, considerable.

6. Plump, chubby, bonny, corpulent, stout.

Round, n.   1. Cycle, periodical revolution.

2. Circular dance.

3. Rundle, step.

4. Circuit, compass, perambulation, tour.

5. Rung (of a ladder).

Round, ad.   1. Around, on all sides.

2. Circularly, in a circle, in a circuit.

Round, prep.   1. Around, encircling, about, encompassing, surrounding, on every side of.

2. All over, in all parts of.

Roundabout, a.   1. Indirect, tortuous, circuitous.

2. [Rare.] That looks on all sides, not narrow, not one-sided.

Roundhead, n.   Puritan.

Roundness, n.   Sphericity, circularity, rotundness, rotundity.

Rouse, v. a.   1. Awaken, wake, waken, arouse.

2. Animate, kindle, enkindle, stimulate, excite, provoke, stir up.

Rouse, v. n.   1. Rise.

2. Awake, wake, get up, start up.

Rout, n.   Defeat, discomfiture, ruin, complete overthrow.

Rout, v. a.   Defeat, discomfit, overthrow, overpower.

Route, n.   Way, path, passage, course, road.

Routine, n.   Practice, custom, ordinary way, beaten track, use and wont.

Rove, v. n.   Roam, ramble, stroll, range, wander, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about.

Rover, n.   Rambler, wanderer, straggler, bird of passage.

Row, n.   Rank, line, file, series.

Row, n.   [Colloquial.] Broil, tumult, uproar, feud, riot, RUMPUS, fracas, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, affray, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace.

Rowan-tree, n.   European mountain-ash, fowler's service-tree, roan-tree.

Rowel, n.   1. Seton.

2. Goad, spur.

Rowen, n.   Aftermath, eddish.

Royal, a.   1. Kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, kinglike, princely.

2. Noble, magnificent, illustrious, splendid, superb.

3. August, majestic, grand.

Royalty, n.   1. Kingship, kingcraft, sovereignty.

2. Percentage (as on copyright).

Rub, v. a.   1. Abrade, scrape, chafe, grate.

2. Wipe, clean, scour.

Rub, v. n.   Grate, chafe.

Rub, n.   Obstacle, difficulty, embarrassment, perplexity, dilemma, nonplus, poser, quandary, puzzle, knotty point, nice point.

Rub-a-dub, n.   Clatter, din, incessant noise.

Rubber, n.   Caoutchouc, india-rubber, gum-elastic.

Rubbing, n.   Attrition, abrasion, friction.

Rubbish, n.   Refuse, ruins, fragments, DEBRIS, dirt, litter, lumber, trash, orts, dross, dregs, scum, scoria, sweepings.

Rubeola, n.   (Med.) Measles.

Rubicund, a.   Ruddy, reddish, rosy.

Rubicundity, n.   Ruddiness, reddishness, rosiness.

Rub off, Abrade, wear away.

Rub out, Efface, erase, obliterate, raze, expunge, cancel, scratch out, wipe out.

Ruby-blende, n.   Red blende, ruby of zinc, proto-sulphuret of zinc.

Ruby of zinc, Ruby-blende.

Ruby-wood, n.   Red sandal wood, red saunders-wood.

Ruddiness, n.   Reddishness, blowziness, floridness.

Ruddy, a.   Reddish, florid, blowzed, blowzy, rubicund, or a red color.

Rude, a.   1. Rough, rugged, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, unformed, unwrought, crude, ill-formed.

2. Artless, unpolished, raw, coarse, inelegant, uncouth, clownish, loutish, boorish, ungraceful, uncivilized, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, ignorant, barbarous, illiterate, brutal, savage.

3. Uncivil, uncourteous, impolite, impudent, impertinent, saucy, vulgar, insolent, ill-bred, surly, currish, gruff, churlish, bearish, BRUSQUE.

4. Violent, fierce, impetuous, inclement, boisterous, tumultuous, harsh, severe, turbulent.

Rudeness, n.   1. Roughness, ruggedness.

2. Inelegance, uncouthness, barbarousness, clownishness.

3. Coarseness, incivility, insolence, impertinence, pertness, sauciness, surliness, gruffness, churlishness, currishness, presumption, effrontery, face, assurance, front, brass, CHEEK, ill-breeding.

4. Violence, boisterousness, severity, inclemency.

Rudiment, n.   1. Embryo, rude state, starting point.

2. Element, first principle, essential point.

Rudimental, a.   1. Embryonic, rudimentary.

2. Elementary, primary.

Rudimentary, a.   Rudimental.

Rue, v. a.   Regret, deplore, lament, repent of, be sorry for, grieve for.

Rueful, a.   Doleful, mournful, dismal, melancholy, sad, sorrowful, piteous, pitiful, grievous, lugubrious.

Ruff, n.   Ruffle.

Ruffian, n.   Villain, miscreant, caitiff, scoundrel, wretch, monster, cut-throat, murderer.

Ruffian, a.   Savage, brutal.

Ruffianism, n.   Brutality, rascality, blackguardism, scoundrelism.

Ruffle, v. a.   1. Disarrange, damage, disorder.

2. Discompose, disquiet, trouble, vex, torment, molest, plague, worry, harass, disturb, agitate.

3. Gather into folds, wrinkle, cockle, pucker.

Ruffle, n.   1. Ruff, frill, edging.

2. Bustle, disturbance, commotion, confusion, perturbation, flutter, flurry, agitation, fluster, hurry-scurry.

Rugged, a.   1. Rough, craggy, cragged, uneven, irregular, scraggy.

2. Harsh, inharmonious, grating.

3. [Colloquial, U.S.] Hardy, robust, vigorous, healthy.

Ruggedness, n.   1. Roughness, unevenness, asperity.

2. Harshness, severity, rigor.

Rugose, a.   Wrinkled, rugous.

Rugous, a.   Rugose.

Ruin, n.   1. Destruction, discomfiture, overthrow, defeat, wreck, shipwreck, perdition, fall, downfall, prostration, subversion, undoing.

2. Mischief, bane, pest.

Ruin, v. a.   1. Destroy, demolish, overthrow, subvert, overturn, overwhelm.

2. Impoverish, bring to want, reduce to poverty.

Ruinous, a.   Destructive, pernicious, baneful, noxious, noisome, deleterious, injurious, calamitous.

Ruins, n. pl.   Remains.

Rule, n.   1. Command, control, domination, dominion, lordship, mastership, mastery, government, empire, sway, direction, authority.

2. Precept, law, canon, formula, test, criterion, standard, touchstone.

3. Order, ruling, prescription, regulation.

4. Ruler.

Rule, v. a.   1. Govern, control, conduct, direct, lead, have under one's thumb, lead by the nose, lord over, lord it over, domineer over.

2. (Law.) Determine, decide.

Rule, v. n.   Command, govern, DOMINEER, have command, have control, rule the roast, have one's own way, wear the breeches, take the lead.

Ruler, n.   1. Governor, sovereign, king, lord, master.

2. Director, manager.

3. Rule.

Ruling, a.   1. Governing, controlling.

2. Predominant, prevailing, prevalent.

Rule the roast, Rule, DOMINEER.

Ruminate, v. n.   1. Chew the cud.

2. Muse, meditate, ponder, cogitate, think, reflect.

Ruminate, v. a.   Meditate, chew, muse on, reflect upon, ponder upon, brood over, chew the cud upon.

Rumination, n.   Musing, meditation, reflection, cogitation, pondering.

Rummage, v. a.   Search (carefully), examine, explore, ransack, pry into.

Rummage, v. n.   Make a search.

Rummage, n.   Search, examination, exploration.

Rumor, n.   Report, talk, bruit, fame, gossip, hearsay, news, tidings, town talk.

Rumor, v. a.   Report, tell, bruit, spread abroad, noise abroad.

Rump, n.   Buttock.

Rumple, v. a.   Wrinkle, crumple, crease, pucker, corrugate.

Rumple, n.   Wrinkle, crumple, pucker, rimple, crease, corrugation, fold.

Rumpus, n.   [Colloquial.] Riot, brawl, tumult, uproar, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, feud, affray, ROW, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace.

Run, v. n.   1. Race, step quickly.

2. Haste, hasten, hie, hurry, scud, scamper, scour, speed, post, trip, press on, press forward, push on, dash forward, dash on, rush on.

3. Flow, glide, move, go, proceed, stream, roll on, move on.

4. Pass, elapse, vanish, go away.

5. Spread, extend.

6. Continue, hold on, run on.

7. Tend, incline.

Run, v. a.   1. Pierce, penetrate, stab.

2. Force, thrust, drive, push.

3. Fuse, cast, melt, mould.

4. Incur, be liable to, fall into, be exposed to.

5. Determine, mark out.

Run, n.   1. Race.

2. Current, course, flow, passage.

3. Currency, prevalence, popularity.

4. Generality, people or things as they are, people or things of average quality.

5. Brook, streamlet, runlet, runnel, rivulet, rill, BURN, small stream.

Run after, 1. Follow, pursue, chase.

2. Search for, try to find.

Run a rig, Play a sportive trick, engage in a frolic.

Run away, Flee, escape, take to one's heels, give leg bail, take one's self off.

Runaway, n.   Fugitive, deserter.

Run down, 1. Catch by chasing.

2. Run against and sink.

3. Crush, overthrow, overbear.

4. Decry, disparage, depreciate, condemn, traduce, cry down.

Rung, n.   Round (of a ladder).

Run in debt, Get into debt, contract debts, become involved.

Runlet, n.   Brook, RUN, small stream.

Runnel, n.   [Rare.] Run, rivulet.

Runner, n.   1. Racer.

2. Messenger, courier.

3. Footman, foot-boy, livery servant.

Run on, Continue, hold on, be continued.

Run out, [Active.] 1. Extend, thrust out, push out.

2. Waste, exhaust, expend.

Run out, [Neuter.] 1. Expire, be at end.

2. Be wasted, be exhausted.

3. Spread, expatiate.

Run over, [Active.] 1. Pass over.

2. Recount (cursorily).

Run over, [Neuter.] Overflow.

Run riot, Go to excess.

Run the hazard, Run the risk.

Run the risk, Take the chance, risk it, run the hazard.

Run through, 1. Pierce, penetrate, stab.

2. Waste, expend, exhaust, run out.

Run up, Grow, swell, increase, rise.

Rupture, n.   1. Breach, fracture, disruption.

2. Quarrel, feud, altercation, squabble, contention, hostility.

3. Hernia.

Rupture, v. a.   Break, burst.

Rural, a.   Rustic, pastoral, country.

Ruse, n.   [Fr.] Stratagem, trick, fraud, artifice, dodge, wile, manœuvre, deceit, deception, delusion, imposture, BAM, chouse, fetch, clap-trap, crafty device.

Rush, n.   1. Straw (as of little worth), farthing, copper.

2. Driving on, violent course.

Rush, v. n.   Career, push on, press on.

Rush out, 1. Issue, flow, flow out.

2. Press out, hurry out, go out with a rush.

Rust, n.   1. Hydrated peroxide of iron.

2. Mildew, blight, must, mustiness, mould, smut.

Rust, v. n.   1. Gather rust, become rusty, be oxidized.

2. Decay, degenerate, grow dull, become sluggish.

Rustic, a.   1. Rural, country.

2. Countrified, unpolished, uncouth, inelegant, hoiden, hoidenish, rough, rude, outlandish, boorish, barbarous.

Rustic, n.   Swain, peasant, clown, boor, lout, hind, bumpkin, countryman.

Rusticate, v. n. Dwell or reside in the country.

Rusticity, n. Rudeness, clownishness, coarseness, boorishness, artlessness, simplicity.

Rusty, a.   1. Covered with rust.

2. Musty, fusty, mildewed.

Rut, n.   1. Track of a wheel.

2. Rote (of the sea).

Ruta-baga, n.   Swedish turnip (Brassica campestris).

Ruthless, a.   Merciless, pitiless, cruel, uncompassionate, unpitying, unmerciful, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, barbarous, fell, savage, ferocious, inhuman, hard-hearted.