cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
R
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː/
enpr: är
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
ipa: /aːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
homophone: ah
homophone: or
homophone: oar
homophone: ore
homophone: are
homophone: our
homophone: hour stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: Abbreviations
]
Senses: coordinate_terms: P
R
N
D
second gear
first gear
glosses: Symbol for reverse (gear selection).
topics: mathematics
sciences
coordinate_terms: D
glosses: Symbol for radius.
examples: text: R-Texas
topics: government
politics
glosses: Abbreviation of Republican, especially preceding the constituent location.
topics: government
monarchy
politics
glosses: rex (“king”) or regina (“queen”); the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name
topics: entertainment
handbells
lifestyle
music
glosses: ring
examples: text: 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)
ref: 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23:
text: The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+
Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.
ref: 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess:
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: rook
topics: ball-games
baseball
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: runs, the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player
examples: text: The English case of R v R [1992] AC 599 ruled that rape can be committed by a husband against his wife.
topics: law
glosses: the Crown, the government of a monarchy (abbreviating rex (“king”) or regina (“queen”))
examples: text: Lecs, T R 9:05; lab, M T W R or F 1:25—4:25, or M or W 7:30—10:30 p.m.
ref: 1986, Cornell University Courses of Study, page 250:
text: 8:30 MWF (3 x 1 hour) […] 8:30-10 TR (2 x 1.5 hours)
ref: 2000 August, M.W. Carter, “A Comprehensive Course Timetabling and Student Scheduling System at the University of Waterloo”, in Edmund Burke, Wilhelm Erben, editors, Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling III, Springer, published 2001, →ISBN, page 66:
text: Office Hours: MTWRF: 9:00–11:00, 1:30–3:00 or stop by my office anytime.
ref: 2007, W. Ted Mahavier, “Syllabus for Analysis” (Lamar University course syllabus), appendix II.A of Charles A. Coppin et al., The Moore Method: A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction, Mathematical Association of America (2009), page 201
glosses: Thursday
raw_tags: in university catalogs
glosses: region, in the sense of the regions of the Philippines
R
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː/
enpr: är
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
ipa: /aːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
homophone: ah
homophone: or
homophone: oar
homophone: ore
homophone: are
homophone: our
homophone: hour stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: Abbreviations
]
Senses: qualifier: film certification
glosses: restricted
glosses: reverse
glosses: right (as opposed to left)
R
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː/
enpr: är
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
ipa: /aːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
homophone: ah
homophone: or
homophone: oar
homophone: ore
homophone: are
homophone: our
homophone: hour stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: Abbreviations
]
Senses: examples: text: One needs to be careful, however, to distinguish between original P and the work of the later priestly Redactor (R), who edited P and other documents in the postexilic period.
ref: 2006, David Ringo Miano, Shadow on the steps (dissertation), UC San Diego, page 5:
topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: In the context of the documentary hypothesis, the Redactor(s) who compiled and edited the Torah.
Related terms: R-12
R-22
R-23
R-bomb
R-coloured vowel
R-CPD
R number
vocalic R
R
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː/
enpr: är
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
ipa: /aːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
homophone: ah
homophone: or
homophone: oar
homophone: ore
homophone: are
homophone: our
homophone: hour stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: See I.
Senses: glosses: Eye dialect spelling of I.
R.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: coordinate_terms: I.
glosses: Abbreviation of Regina (“the queen”).
coordinate_terms: I.
glosses: Abbreviation of Rex (“the king”).
examples: text: R. Meir ben Simeon of Narbonne sharply criticized both the polytheistic implications of the Kabbalistic doctrine of prayers to varied divine manifestations and specific books containing Kabbalistic ideas.
ref: 1988, Moshe Idel, Kabbalah: New Perspectives, →ISBN, page 1:
text: The quotation is from what seems to be an interfaith discussion between the second-century C.E. Palestinian sage, Rabbi Akiba, and a man identified by his Greek name, Zenon.²⁸ Zenon asks R. Akiba how he explains the fact that individuals seeking the healing power of idols (probably referring to pagan shrines like the aforementioned Aesculapios) are actually healed. R. Akiba answers with a parable, which is quoted in thirteenth-century Jewish polemical literature.²⁹
ref: 2010 January 7, Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, “Jews and Healing at Medieval Saints’ Shrines: Participation, Polemics, and Shared Cultures*”, in Harvard Theological Review, volume 103, number 01, →DOI, page 122:
text: Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense of completion, the self-perception that he had no need for growth or further transformation.
ref: 2019 September 10, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun:
glosses: Abbreviation of Rabbi.
Ra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: rä
ipa: /ɹɑː/
rhymes: -ɑː
Etymology: Transcription of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
synonyms: Re
glosses: The Egyptian god of the Sun.
Coordinate terms: Amun
Aten
Atum
Khepri
Khnum
Derived terms: Amun-Ra
Ra-Horakhty
Raet-Tawy
Ra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: rä
ipa: /ɹɑː/
rhymes: -ɑː
Forms: form: Ras
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.
Ra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: rä
ipa: /ɹɑː/
rhymes: -ɑː
Senses: examples: text: When I first joined the Ra they said, ' You'll either be maimed, or killed and if you're lucky, just have to spend half your life in prison'.
ref: 2005, Matthew Evangelista, Peace Studies: Critical Concepts in Political Science, page 235:
text: Dan's excuse for leavin was the Ra.
ref: 2007, Mia Gallagher, HellFire: A Novel:
text: Another one sung by Celtic fans is 'ooh ahh up the Ra', which is described as an Irish rebel song by some.
ref: 2017, Michael Layton, Bill Rogerson, The Hooligans Are Still Among Us:
glosses: Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).
Ra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: rä
ipa: /ɹɑː/
rhymes: -ɑː
Etymology: Borrowed from Fijian Ra.
Senses: glosses: A province of Fiji.
Rabat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈbɑːt/
ipa: /ɹəˈbæt/
ipa: /ɹɑːˈbɑːt/
ipa: /ɹɑːˈbæt/
rhymes: -ɑːt
rhymes: -æt
Etymology: From Arabic الرَّبَاط (ar-rabāṭ).
Senses: glosses: The capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco.
Related terms: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Rabbi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Rabbis
Senses: examples: text: This past weekend, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach set off a firestorm with his full-page ad in the New York Times accusing National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice of turning a blind eye to the Rwandan genocide when she was on President Bill Clinton’s national security team in the 1990s.
ref: 2015 March 4, Jill Jacobs, “Shmuley Boteach isn’t ‘America’s rabbi’”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2023:
glosses: The title of a rabbi (a Jewish scholar or teacher); used before or instead of the rabbi's name.
Radon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
glosses: A surname from German.
Johann Radon (1887-1956), an Austrian mathematician with results in measure theory, functional analysis and geometry.
Derived terms: Radon measure
Radon point
Radon transform
Rain
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Ralph
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹælf/
rhymes: -ælf
note: older UK
ipa: /ɹeɪf/
rhymes: -eɪf
Forms: form: Rawle
Etymology: From Middle English Radulf, from Old English Rǣdwulf (also as Raulf), from Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Reinforced by similar forms brought to England, e.g. Old Norse Ráðúlfr, then in the Norman form Old French Radulf, Radulph. For the sense relating to vomiting, see ralph.
Senses: examples: text: There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory: / The rest were ragged, old, and beggarly
ref: c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
text: Regarding the correct pronunciation, especially of the name Ralph: according to a friend at the BBC, the possibilities of this name - either aristocratic 'Rafe' or vulgar, almost Australasian 'Ralff' - lie in its potential for wilful mispronunciation against type. I saw him cast confusion into an over-confident studio guest by introducing him as 'Sir Rafe Halpern'. This was nothing to the consternation, almost disintegration of the personality, of the artistic, aloof actor brought on as 'Rolf Fiennes' ('Fiennes', naturally, pronounced superbly).
ref: 1998 The Spectator, 7 March 1998, page 55 ("Dear Mary...")
glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
examples: text: He's outside calling Ralph [i.e. vomiting].
glosses: Fictional person used in references to vomiting.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: hang a Ralph
talk to Ralph on the big white telephone
Ram
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From ram the animal the constellation resembles.
Senses: glosses: The constellation Aries.
Ram
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Hebrew רָם (ram).
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The father of Amminadab and the son of Hezron.
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A surname
glosses: Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).
glosses: One of the two progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism.
Derived terms: Ram Ram
Ram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Rams
Etymology: From Hebrew רָם (ram).
Senses: glosses: A US Korean War anti-tank weapon
Ram
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From ram the animal of the mascot for the sports team.
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Rana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ranas
Etymology: Various origins of surname:
* Borrowed from Hindi राणा (rāṇā), a Rajput surname which probably is a back-formation from रानी (rānī, “queen”).
* Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Rana, a nickname for someone with bulging eyes or a croaky voice, from rana (“frog”).
* Borrowed from Galician Raña, a habitational surname from a village in the province of A Coruña.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A large municipality in Nordland county, Norway. See Rana, Norway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ænd
Forms: form: Rand
Etymology: From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)
Rand
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ænd
Forms: form: the Rand
Etymology: From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.
Senses: glosses: The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.
Derived terms: Randite
Rand
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ænd
Etymology: From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
examples: text: In a Fox Business interview on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) alluded to the distinction between private and government responses to offensive speech, but his comments were ambiguous enough that an uncharitable viewer could easily interpret them as approval of the latter.
ref: 2025 September 16, Jacob Sullum, “Brendan Carr and Ted Cruz Don't Think Charlie Kirk's Murder Justifies Speech Restrictions”, in Reason:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given names Randall or Randolph.
glosses: A number of places, other than in South Africa:
A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).
glosses: A number of places, other than in South Africa:
A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A number of places, other than in South Africa:
An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
glosses: A number of places, other than in South Africa:
An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
glosses: A number of places, other than in South Africa:
A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: Randian
Randianism
Randite
Randroid
Related terms: rant
Randy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: răn'di
ipa: /ˈɹændi/
rhymes: -ændi
Senses: examples: text: “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”
ref: 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given names Randall or Randolph, used as a male given name in the US.
examples: text: My stepmother, Miranda, known appropriately as Randy, sniffed a couple of times.
ref: 1992, Nancy Pickard, I.O.U., page 4:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Miranda.
Range
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Madison County, Ohio.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the towns of Apple River and Beaver, Polk County, Wisconsin.
Rapture
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Rapture
Senses: examples: text: The end of the world will be at exactly 6 p.m. on May 21, 2011, says Camping, who along with his organization, Family Radio, are behind those billboards across the country forecasting the Rapture this Saturday. The Rapture, the Last Days, Armageddon and the Final Days of Judgment are all interchangeable. It's when God will destroy the Earth to show his love for humanity.
ref: 2011 May 20, Tina Dupuy, “The Rapture Is Not Saturday; It's Tonight”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2012:
text: Brian J Dunn points out an aspect of the Rapture I hadn't considered: thousands, even millions, of new housing vacancies coming onto an already oversaturated market. If you notice your more religious neighbors go missing at 6 pm this evening, you should be prepared for the possibility that not only will Satan be freely walking the earth for seven years as 75% of humanity perishes in earthquakes, fires, and plague, but also that home values could fall as much as another 10%, leading to further weakening of economic growth, and great financial hardship for families with underwater mortgages.
ref: 2011 May 21, Megan McArdle, “The Housing Market is Not Rapture Ready”, in The Atlantic:
topics: Christianity
glosses: In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, a prophesied sudden removal of Christian believers from the Earth before the Tribulation or simultaneous with the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Rat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
Rata
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rātā
Senses: examples: text: The epics from other Polynesian islands may differ in detail, but in all of them, Rata (also known as Laska, Lasa, Aka, Raka) remains the illustrious canoe builder whose expertise in seafaring has never been surpassed.
ref: 2004, Robert D. Craig, Handbook of Polynesian Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 218:
text: 2009, Sarah Bartlett, Rata, entry in The Mythology Bible, Sterling Publishing Co., page 356,
There are many versions of Rata′s adventures throughout the islands of Polynesia. Rata is a warrior hero with magical powers and is part of the Tawhaki cycle, a great cycle of dynastic myths. In this version from the islands of the South Pacific, it is Rata′s quest for vengeance that is told.
synonyms: 'Aka
Laka
Lasa
Raka
qualifier: Polynesian mythology
glosses: Any of several legendary heroes in various Polynesian mythologies, notably associated with canoe building; in the context of comparative mythology, these figures are frequently identified with each other, resulting in as few as one or two distinct identities.
Rauch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly from German Rauch ("smoke, fume")?
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Raven
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: William King, Daniel Giles, and Samuel Raven, the other defendants in the bill named, who were described as the trustees nominated by the parties, of the fifth part.
ref: 1833, “Easter term 1833”, in The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1833, page 155:
text: Mr. F. Haydon said he was an undertaker at Stockwell. He conducted the funeral of W. Raven, the registry of whose death was proved by Mr. Booth
ref: 1855 November 24, “A narrative of law and crime”, in Charles Dickens, editor, The Household Narrative of Current Events, page 246:
text: Several senior railway engineers reached the IMechE pinnacle of being appointed president: Sir Vincent Raven (1912), [...].
ref: 2019 November 20, Philip Haigh, “A prestigious institution”, in Rail, page 69:
glosses: A surname.
examples: text: I want you to do a background check on a woman named Raven Anderson. Waist-length black hair, violet eyes, tall, striking. Late twenties, I'd say.
ref: 1987, Kay Hooper, Raven on the Wing, page 33:
text: Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol will reprise their roles as best friends Raven Baxter and Chelsea Daniels.
ref: 2017 April 5, Lisa Respers France, “'That's So Raven' sequel is happening”, in CNN Entertainment:
glosses: A female given name from English for a girl with raven hair, used since the 1970s.
examples: text: Raven Allen — Originally from the Zone, he becomes a member of the Psi:Ko when he is kidnapped with his brothers by trackers.
ref: 2013, Natsuya Uesugi, grydscaen, page 9:
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A place name:
A community in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada, possibly named after the Raven River.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brown County, Nebraska.
glosses: A place name:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Russell County and Tazewell County, Virginia.
glosses: A place name:
A village in Kardzhali province, Bulgaria.
glosses: A place name:
A village in Gostivar municipality, North Macedonia.
Ray
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: Re
homophone: Rea
homophone: Rhea (one pronunciation)
Etymology: * As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of Raymond.
* Also as an English surname, from Old French rei (“king”). Compare Roy, King.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rā (“roe deer”). Compare Roe.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Wray and Rye.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McRae.
* As a French surname, from the verb raier (“to gush out, flow, radiate”). Compare Leray.
* As a Polish and Slovene surname, Americanized from Raj, from raj (“paradise”).
* As an Indian surname, variant of Rai.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the nickname.
examples: text: -, or Raymond if it happened to be a boy, choosing it in the hope that a name like Ray would make a boy's life easier.
ref: 1980, Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, →ISBN, page 113:
text: Although the name on his birth certificate was spelled "Ray", Ray said he was originally given the name "Rae" after Rae Williams, a cousin on his father's side.
ref: 2005, Sam Weller, The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury, William Morrow, →ISBN, page 12:
text: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood linked the drunken driving and distracted driving issues in his statement announcing the meeting.
ref: 2009 August 5, Matt Richtel, “Federal Agency Plans Distracted Driving Forum”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Raymond, also used as a formal given name.
examples: text: 'Rachel told me―' 'Call her Ray. She hates Rachel.'
ref: 2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 271:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, more often spelled Rae.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Coosa County, Alabama.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Fremont Township, Steuben County, Indiana and Branch County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Macomb County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Williams County, North Dakota.
glosses: A river in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, which joins the River Cherwell.
glosses: A river in north Wiltshire, England, which joins the Thames.
Derived terms: Cape Ray
Ray County
Ray
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: Re
homophone: Rea
homophone: Rhea (one pronunciation)
Forms: form: Rey
form: Rai
form: Rhay
form: Rhey
form: Shahr-e-Rey
form: Shahr-e-Ray
form: Shahr Rey
form: Shahr Ray
form: Chahr-e Ray
form: Rhaga
form: Rhagae
form: Rhaganae
form: Rhages
form: Rages
form: Raga
form: Rayy
form: al-Rayy
Etymology: From Persian ری (rey), from Middle Persian, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 (r-g-a /⁠Ragā⁠/), a Median district. Compare Akkadian 𒊏𒂵𒀪 (ra-ga-'), Elamite 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka₄-an) (loc.), Ancient Greek Ῥάγαι (Rhágai), Latin Rhagae, Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings.
Senses: glosses: A city near Tehran, Iran.
glosses: A region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert; Rhagiana.
Synonyms: Arsacia
Related terms: Rhazes
Rhagiana
Rd.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: A reception will be held on Sunday at the Smith residence, 234 Stone Hollow Rd., Barringtonville.
coordinate_terms: Ave.
Blvd.
Ct.
Dr.
Hwy.
Ln.
Pl.
Sq.
St.
glosses: Abbreviation of road.
raw_tags: as part of road names
Re
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: Ray
homophone: Rea
homophone: Rhea (one pronunciation)
Etymology: Meaning borrowed from Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), with the form of the word borrowed from Coptic ⲣⲏ (rē, “sun”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of Ra.
Re
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: Ray
homophone: Rea
homophone: Rhea (one pronunciation)
Forms: form: Rs
Senses: glosses: rupee
Re
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: Ray
homophone: Rea
homophone: Rhea (one pronunciation)
Etymology: Clipping of reinsurance.
Senses: examples: text: Swiss Re
glosses: Reinsurance.
raw_tags: in company names
Re
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: Ray
homophone: Rea
homophone: Rhea (one pronunciation)
Senses: glosses: A municipality of Vestfold, Norway.
Read
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: English and Scottish surname, variant of Reed.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634).
glosses: A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States.
glosses: A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: Readville
Reader
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Readers
Senses: topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: Alternative form of reader (“a lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service”).
Derived terms: Readership
Reader
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
glosses: A census-designated place in Nevada County and Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Western Mound Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States, named after the Reader Run creek.
Reading
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ
homophone: redding
Etymology: From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
examples: A unitary authority and borough (Reading Borough Council) in Berkshire.
glosses: A large town in Berkshire, England.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
examples: text: Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.
ref: 2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025:
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Pike County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Schuyler County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, named after Reading in Berkshire, England.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.
glosses: A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.
Rebel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Rebels
Senses: synonyms: Johnny Reb
Reb
glosses: A Confederate soldier; of the American Civil War.
Derived terms: word: Reb
Rebel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rebels
Etymology: Borrowed from German Rebel.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Recht
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rechts
Etymology: From Scots or Dutch wrecht (“worker”), both cognate to English Wright and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō. See below for German derivation.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Reconstruction
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Reconstruction
form: the Reconstruction
Etymology: A proper-noun variant of reconstruction.
Senses: examples: text: Fables of the Reconstruction
glosses: A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War.
Rector
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rectors
Etymology: Americanized form of German Richter.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
A city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
A ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Red
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Reds
Senses: examples: text: The 5th “Red” army corps is also making for Wuting while the 9th “Red” army corps is preparing bamboo rafts for crossing the Kin Sha Kiang (River) northwards to invade south-western Szechuan.
ref: 1935 May 18, “Gen. Chiang Kai-shek Urges Full Development of Resources in Yunnan”, in The China Weekly Review, volume 72, number 12, →OCLC, page 385, column 1:
text: The policeman who arrests the "Red" does not understand the theories the "Red" is preaching; if he did, his own position as bodyguard of the monied class might seem less pleasant to him.
ref: 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. I:
text: A Defense Ministry communique said 40 Communist craft were sighted Tuesday off Peikantang, a tiny island in the Matsu group, but fled when the island's guns opened fire. The Matsus are off the Red port of Foochow, opposite the northern tip of Formosa.
ref: 1954 September 30, “Nationalist Forces Rout 40 Red Boats”, in The Washington Post and Times Herald, volume 77, number 299, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
text: First reports were that the Reds, in five gunboats and swarms of junks, succeeded in landing on tiny Wuchiu in Formosa Strait, but were beaten off with many captured.[…]
The attack on Wuchiu, a mile-long, half-mile-wide island 15 miles off the mainland, was the first amphibious operation by the Reds since they began boasting last summer they would "liberate" Formosa.
ref: 1954 November 27, “Red Assault on Tiny Isle Beaten Off, Say Nationalists”, in The Daily Colonist, volume 96, number 294, Victoria, British Columbia, page 1, columns 6, 7:
text: Teng left China just before the Red takeover to come to this country.
ref: 1963 December 18, Chinatown News, page 12:
text: Sixty knots? No way, Barnes. The Reds don't have anything that fast.
ref: 1989, James Cameron, The Abyss (motion picture):
glosses: A Communist.
glosses: A supporter of a sports team who wears red as part of their kit.
Red
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A nickname given to someone who has or had red hair.
Red
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: the Red Army
glosses: Communist.
Reed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ɹiːd/
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
* Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede).
Compare Rider, Reader.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Reid.
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636).
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A town in Desha County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Freeman, Crawford County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms: Lou Reed
Reed City
Reform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈfɔɹm/
ipa: /ɹəˈfɔɹm/
ipa: /ɹɪˈfɔːm/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m
Forms: form: Reforms
Senses: glosses: a political movement/party
Reform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈfɔɹm/
ipa: /ɹəˈfɔɹm/
ipa: /ɹɪˈfɔːm/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m
Senses: glosses: Of Reform Judaism, its tenets, or its adherents.
Synonyms: Liberal
Reg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɛd͡ʒ/
rhymes: -ɛdʒ
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Reginald.
Register
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Regester
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Regulus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Latin regulus (“petty king”).
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.
Regulus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Regulus.
Senses: glosses: a Roman cognomen
Reich
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹaɪx/
ipa: /ɹaɪk/
rhymes: -aɪx
rhymes: -aɪk
ipa: /raɪʃ/
Etymology: Borrowed from German Reich (“empire, realm”). Doublet of Raj.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Rein
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Reins
Etymology: * As a German surname, borrowed from German Rein, comparable to the first element of several surnames such as Reinhardt, Reinbold, etc., from Proto-Germanic *raginą.
* As an English surname, variant of Rain. Possibly also a habitational surname related to Rhine.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Ren
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Clipping of Renaissance.
Derived terms: Ren fair
Ren faire
Ren fest
Renaissance
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/
ipa: /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/
ipa: /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/
ipa: /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/
ipa: /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/
ipa: /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
ipa: /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/
ipa: /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/
ipa: /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/
ipa: /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/
ipa: /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/
ipa: /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/
Forms: form: the Renaissance
Etymology: Borrowed from French renaissance.
Senses: glosses: The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.
glosses: The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
Derived terms: Neo-Renaissance
Renaissance Revival
Renaissancey
Renaissance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/
ipa: /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/
ipa: /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/
ipa: /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/
ipa: /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/
ipa: /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
ipa: /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/
ipa: /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/
ipa: /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/
ipa: /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/
ipa: /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/
ipa: /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/
Forms: form: Renaissances
Etymology: Borrowed from French renaissance.
Senses: examples: text: the Harlem Renaissance
text: Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.
ref: 1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
text: Out of every Dark Age there emerged new Renaissances of civilization (Goody 2010; Modelski 2007), and over time they expanded the boundaries of civilization leading to the formation of new empires such as the Assyrian, Persian, Greek, and Roman empires in the west, and similar new empires in east and south-east Asia (China and later empires in Burma, Korea, and Japan), Africa (the Bantu), and south America (the Incas).
ref: 2018, Kristian Kristiansen, “Theorizing Trade and Civilization”, in Kristian Kristiansen, Thomas Lindkvist, Janken Myrdal, editors, Trade and Civilisation: Economic Networks and Cultural Ties, from Prehistory to the Early Modern Era, Cambridge, Cambs.: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 18–19:
text: The Renaissance Is Having a Renaissance [title]
ref: 2023 July 10, Rachel Wetzler, “The Renaissance Is Having a Renaissance”, in The New York Times Styles Magazine, →ISSN:
text: Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, recently said it was “preposterous” to believe that an AI could threaten humanity. Rather, intelligent machines would stimulate a second Renaissance in learning and help us tackle climate change and cure diseases.
ref: 2023 November 25, Richard Waters, John Thornhill, quoting Yann LeCun, “Tech's philosophical rift over AI”, in FT Weekend, Big Read, page 6:
glosses: Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
Derived terms: Harlem Renaissance
Wrenaissance
Renaissance
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/
ipa: /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/
ipa: /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/
ipa: /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/
ipa: /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/
ipa: /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
ipa: /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/
ipa: /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/
ipa: /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/
ipa: /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/
ipa: /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/
ipa: /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/
Etymology: Borrowed from French renaissance.
Senses: glosses: Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
glosses: Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.
Derived terms: Renaissance fair
Renaissance Latin
Renaissance man
Rep
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɛp/
rhymes: -ɛp
Forms: form: Reps
Senses: glosses: Clipping of Republican.
Related terms: Dem
Lib
Republican
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Republican
form: most Republican
Etymology: From republican (“favoring a republic”).
Senses: examples: text: There are Libertarian, Republican and Democratic nominees running for office right now.
text: But a huge bloc of non-Hispanic white residents without bachelor’s degrees — 72 percent of the population age 25 or older — has turned the 7th District into Republican turf.
ref: 2020 May 11, Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich, “Two Special Elections On Tuesday Could Hint At Another Blue Wave In 2020”, in FiveThirtyEight, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2020:
text: Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah both confirmed that a bipartisan group of lawmakers will have a series of video meetings starting in the next several days to see if they could agree on a deal soon.
ref: 2022 January 20, Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN:
topics: government
politics
coordinate_terms: Democratic
Green
Libertarian
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Republic of China's tenure on the Chinese mainland (1912-1949).
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of republican.
Derived terms: establishment Republican
Goldwater Republican
grassroots Republican
Liberal Republican
Lincoln Republican
log cabin Republican
National Republican
Progressive Republican
Radical Republican
Reagan Republican
Repooplican
Republicanism
Republican motherhood
Republican Queen
Republicant
Republicoon
Republicunt
RepubliKKKan
Retardican
Retardlican
Rethuglican
Retrumplican
RINO
Republican In Name Only
Rockefeller Republican
Roosevelt Republican
Tea Party Republican
Trumplican
Trumpublican
Republican
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Republicans
Etymology: From republican (“favoring a republic”).
Senses: examples: text: Famine, pestilence, war… War! I like it!
When did you become a Republican.
ref: 1998 November 27, Danita Jones, “Sabrina and the Beast”, in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Sabrina Spellman (Beth Broderick as Zelda Spellman and Melissa Joan Hart), Paramount Domestic Television, via ABC:
text: At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped.
Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two are."
Gore: "I think the real difference between Governor Bush and I is that he is in fact a Republican, and I am currently a Democrat."
Moderator: "That doesn’t really answer the question, I am talking about issues."
Bush: "No, he is right. I am a Republican, and he is a Democrat."
ref: 2000 October 3, Tim Paluch, “Gore vs. Bush: That's Debatable”, in Iowa State Daily:
text: The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.
ref: 2025 February 4, Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN:
topics: government
politics
coordinate_terms: Democrat
Green
Libertarian
Independent
glosses: A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.
glosses: An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland.
examples: text: It was confident both that the Republicans would never put it out to put Cosgrave in, and that Fine Gael was equally against the Republicans.
ref: 1970, The Republic of Ireland: an hypothesis in eight chapters and two intermissions:
glosses: A member or supporter of Fianna Fáil, a centre-right party in Ireland.
glosses: A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.
glosses: A member of Les Républicains, a right-wing party in France.
glosses: A member of Die Republikaner, a far-right party in Germany.
Synonyms: sense: Member or supporter of the US Republican Party
word: Republicunt
sense: Member or supporter of the US Republican Party
word: Retardican
sense: Member or supporter of the US Republican Party
word: Rethuglican
sense: Member or supporter of the US Republican Party
english: inexact
translation: inexact
word: Fascist
Rescue
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in California.
Reserve
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Kansas.
glosses: A census-designated place in Louisiana.
glosses: A census-designated place in Montana.
glosses: A village, the county seat of Catron County, New Mexico.
glosses: A census-designated place in Wisconsin.
Reunion
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Réunion.
Rev
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɛv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Rev..
Revelation
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
rhymes: -eɪʃən
Etymology: Proprialization from revelation. The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.
Senses: examples: text: He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider.
ref: 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: word: Rev.
glosses: The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
Synonyms: The Apocalypse
The Apocalypse of John
The Book of Revelation
The Revelation of St. John the Divine
The Revelation to John
Revolution
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Revolution
Senses: examples: text: American TV, in the black-coffee hours of a Saturday morning, had other things to focus on. On this side of the Atlantic, two and a half centuries away from the Revolution, it’s easier to take it all in as a costume party, as the royals were borne through the streets like elaborately plated desserts.
ref: 2023 May 6, James Poniewozik, “Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Ellipsis of American Revolution.
Rex
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɛks/
homophone: wrecks
rhymes: -ɛks
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Italic *rēks
Latin rēxbor.
English Rex
From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.
Senses: qualifier: usually italicized
glosses: The reigning king.
glosses: A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today.
glosses: A popular name for a dog.
synonyms: Hollingsworth
glosses: An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.
Synonyms: sense: king regnant
word: R.
Related terms: word: rex
sense: king
english: queen
translation: queen
word: Regina
sense: given name
english: female given name
translation: female given name
word: Regina
word: Fido
word: Rover
Rhea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹiː.ə/
ipa: /ˈɹeɪə/
rhymes: -iːə
rhymes: -eɪə
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The asteroid 577 Rhea.
glosses: A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
Derived terms: Rheic
Rhean
Rhea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹiː.ə/
ipa: /ˈɹeɪə/
rhymes: -iːə
rhymes: -eɪə
ipa: /ɹeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
homophone: Rae
homophone: ray
homophone: Ray
homophone: re (one pronunciation)
homophone: Re
homophone: Rea
ipa: /ˈɹiː.ə/
ipa: /ˈɹeɪə/
rhymes: -iːə
rhymes: -eɪə
Etymology: Variant of Rea.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
Derived terms: Rhea County
Rhea's Mill
Rho
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Rhos
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a family of GTP-binding proteins
Rho
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.