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- residential school/ˌrez.ɪˈden.ʃəl skuːl/A school where students live on campus during the term, away from their family homes.nounC1
- residentiary/ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)ri/An individual who resides in a particular place, especially one who has a requirement to live on-site due to their official position (e.g., a priest attached to a cathedral).adjectivenounC2
- residents association/ˈrɛzɪdənts əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/A formal group of people who live in a specific area, such as a building, neighbourhood, or housing estate, organised to represent their shared interests, particularly in matters concerning their living environment and community.nounB2
- residual/rɪˈzɪdʒ.u.əl/relating to or constituting what remains after the main part or quantity is taken away; a remaining quantity.adjectivenounB2
- residual current device/rɪˌzɪd.ju.əl ˈkʌr.ənt dɪˌvaɪs/An electrical safety device that automatically switches off power when it detects a current imbalance (leakage) that could cause an electric shock.nounLow
- residual magnetism/rɪˈzɪdʒuəl ˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/The magnetism that remains in a material after the external magnetic field is removed.nounTechnical
- residual power/rɪˈzɪdʒ.u.əl ˈpaʊə(r)/Power or authority that remains or is left over, especially after the primary power has been removed, transferred, or expired.nounC2
- residual stress/rɪˈzɪdʒuəl stres/The stress or psychological tension that remains after a traumatic or highly demanding event has concluded.nounC1
- residual unemployment/rɪˈzɪdʒ.u.əl ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/The lowest level of unemployment that remains even when an economy is considered to be at full employment, due to frictional, seasonal, and structural factors.nounLow
- residue/ˈrɛzɪdjuː/A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.nounC1
- residuum/rɪˈzɪdʒuːəm/A remaining part; a small amount that is left over after the main part has gone or been taken away.nounC2 / Extremely Low Frequency / Academic
- resign/rɪˈzʌɪn/To voluntarily leave a job or position.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
- resignation/ˌrɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/The act of formally leaving a job or position; a document stating this.nounB2
- resignee/ˌrɛzɪɡˈniː/A person who has formally resigned from a position or job.nounC1/C2 - Low frequency; primarily found in formal, legal, or HR documents.
- resile/rɪˈzaɪl/To withdraw from a course of action, agreement, or commitment; to spring back to an original shape or position after compression or distortion.verbverb-intransitiveC2/Rare
- resilience/rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/The ability to recover quickly from difficulties or bounce back after challenges.nounB2
- resilin/ˈrɛzɪlɪn/An elastic protein found in insects.nounTechnical
- resin/ˈrɛzɪn/A sticky, flammable organic substance exuded by some trees and plants (like pine), or produced synthetically.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- resin duct/ˈrɛz.ɪn dʌkt/A tube-like intercellular space or canal within a plant (especially in conifers and some angiosperms) that contains or is lined with epithelial cells which secrete resin.nounVery Low (C2/Expert)
- resinate/ˈrɛz.ɪ.neɪt/To impregnate or treat with resin, or to absorb resin.nounverbverb-transitiveC2 (Very low frequency; technical term)
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