riq
A kind of frame drum (tambourine) with jingles attached, originating in traditional Arab music.

riqq
Alternative spelling of riq.

riqqs
plural of riqq

riqs
plural of riq

ristra
An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

ristras
plural of ristra

rithmomachy
The philosopher's game.

ritsu
An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, minor third, major second, major second, minor third.

rixdaler
An old Dutch silver coin, the rijksdaalder

rixdalers
plural of rixdaler

rixdollar
An obsolete currency used in much of continental Europe, as well as some Dutch colonies (even after they had become British).

rixdollars
plural of rixdollar

riyal
The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.
The official currency of Saudi Arabia, divided into 100 halalas.

riyals
plural of riyal

robolution
The design and manufacture of revolutionary forms of robots.

robolutions
plural of robolution

rocketpunk
A subgenre of speculative fiction based on space exploration.

rockism
A kind of music snobbery that views rock music as superior or normative and values music with "authentic" production values over modern "manufactured" and electronic forms.

rockscape
A landscape dominated by rocks.

rockscapes
plural of rockscape

rockumentaries
plural of rockumentary

rockumentary
A documentary about rock music or its musicians.

roentgenkymogram
An image produced by roentgenkymography.

roentgenkymograms
plural of roentgenkymogram

roepiah
The monetary unit issued in Japanese-occupied Netherlands Indies in 1944 and 1945.

roepiahs
plural of roepiah

rolag
A roll of fiber, used as a precursor to yarn.

rolags
plural of rolag

romaja
A representation of Korean in Latin script.

romaji
A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

romajis
plural of romaji

romancelet
A little romance (story dealing with love).

romancelets
plural of romancelet

romanji
Misconstruction of romaji.

romantasies
plural of romantasy

romaunt
A romantic story told in verse; a romance.

romaunts
plural of romaunt

romlang
A constructed language created as a hypothetical descendant of Latin.

romlangs
plural of romlang

romset
A group of related ROM images required to emulate a particular game.

romsets
plural of romset

rondelay
roundelay

rondelays
plural of rondelay

rondelet
A metric verse (form), modeled after the rondeau, in two rhymes over seven lines, the first (in four syllables) being repeated as third and refrain (final one), each other line having eight syllables

rondelets
plural of rondelet

ronnabit
One octillion (10²⁷) bits. SI symbol: Rb.

ronnabits
plural of ronnabit

ronnabyte
One octillion (10²⁷) bytes. SI symbol: RB.

ronnabytes
plural of ronnabyte

roofball
A game in which players attempt to keep a ball in play by alternately bouncing it off a sloping roof.

roofscape
A landscape above ground formed by roofs of buildings.

roofscapes
plural of roofscape

roopee
Obsolete form of rupee.

roopees
plural of roopee

roperies
plural of ropery

ropery
Any form of language used, typically slang or slander, that can get one in trouble.
A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.

rorter
A small-scale confidence trickster.

rorters
plural of rorter

rosc
An ancient form of unrhymed Old Irish verse that uses alliteration and meter.

roscada
plural of rosc

roscones
plural of roscón

rotacism
Alternative spelling of rhotacism.

rotacisms
plural of rotacism

rotogravure
A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
A print made by such a method.
A portion of a printed work produced by this method.

rotogravures
plural of rotogravure

rotulet
A document in the form of a small roll, especially one that forms part of a larger roll.

rotulets
plural of rotulet

rotuli
plural of rotulus

rotulus
A roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record.

roundball
The sport of basketball.

roundelay
A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
A dance in a circle.
Anything having a round form; a roundel.

roundelays
plural of roundelay

rubli
plural of rublis

rublis
The currency of Latvia from 1919 to 1922 and from 1992 to 1993.

rublu
plural of rublis

rubrication
A form of calligraphy, in medieval manuscripts, in which added text was coloured in red.

rubrications
plural of rubrication

ruderies
plural of rudery

rudery
Crudeness; the use of crude language.

rufiyaa
The official currency of the Maldives, equal to 100 laari.

rufiyaas
plural of rufiyaa

ruki
A sound change that took place in the satem branches of the Indo-European language family, and according to which an original *s changed to *š after the consonants *r, *k, *g, *gʰ and the semi-vowels *w (*u̯) and *y (*i̯).

rulebook
A book containing a set of rules.

rulebooks
plural of rulebook

runesong
A poem or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation; magical or esoteric poetry.

runesongs
plural of runesong

runestaff
A runic letter or character.

runestaffs
plural of runestaff

runestave
Alternative form of runestaff.

runestaves
plural of runestave.
alternative plural of runestaff.

runn
A tract of sandy or boggy land often overflowed by the tide.

runns
plural of runn

runspace
In Microsoft PowerShell, an isolated environment in which a script or command executes.

runspaces
plural of runspace

rupee
The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka.
A silver coin circulating in India between the 16th and 20th centuries, weighing one tola (formerly 170–180 troy grains; from 1833, 180 troy grains).
The primary currency of Hyrule.

rupees
plural of rupee

rupi
Alternative form of rupee.

rupiah
The unit of currency in Indonesia.

rupiahs
plural of rupiah

rupie
Obsolete form of rupee.

rupies
plural of rupie

rupis
plural of rupi

rusticatio
Full-immersion Latin-language “summer camp” in the countryside or a secluded setting. Participants eat, work, play, and speak nothing but Latin for the entire period.

ryo
An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.

ryoboku
Alternative letter-case form of Ryoboku.

sackung
A large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.

sackungen
plural of sackung

sackungs
plural of sackung

sadcoms
plural of sadcom

sadcore
A form of alternative rock characterised by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies and slow tempos.

sadfic
A fanfic which intentionally deals with a tragic situation or theme.

sadfics
plural of sadfic

sadhe
Alternative form of tsade.

sadhes
plural of sadhe

sadi
Alternative form of tsade.

sadis
plural of sadi

sageuk
A Korean genre of film and television set before the Japanese annexation of Korea
A film or programme of this kind.

sakpata
A rhythm used in the vodoun drumming of Benin to invoke Sakpata, the god of smallpox

sale
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”).
The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.

salering
Alternative form of sale ring.

salerings
plural of salering

sales
plural of sale
The activities involved in selling goods or services.
The amount or value of goods and services sold.

salesbook
A book containing a record of sales

salesbooks
plural of salesbook

salesfloor
Alternative form of sales floor.

salesfloors
plural of salesfloor

salici
plural of salicus

salicus
A neume consisting of an ascending group of three notes, resembling the scandicus but having the second note emphasized.

salotto
An Italian drawing room.

salottos
plural of salotto