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restroom
nounHigh
/ˈrɛstruːm/A room in a public building containing one or more toilets and washbasins, used by patrons or visitors.
restructure
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/ˌriːˈstrʌk.tʃər/To organize something (like a company, system, or debt) in a new or different way to improve it or make it work better.
restump
verbC1/C2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˌriːˈstʌmp/To replace or repair the stumps (foundational support posts) of a building, typically a wooden house.
resubmit
verbC1
/ˌriː.səbˈmɪt/To submit something again, often after making corrections or in response to a previous rejection.
result
nounverbverb-intransitiveA1 (Extremely high frequency)
/rɪˈzʌlt/Something that is caused or produced by an action, situation, or process; a consequence or outcome.
resultant
adjectivenounC1/C2
/rɪˈzʌlt(ə)nt/occurring or produced as a consequence or effect of something else.
resultant tone
nounC2
/rɪˈzʌltənt təʊn/A secondary vocal pitch or a perceived melodic quality produced as the consequence of combining two or more tones in speech or music.
resume
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/rɪˈzjuːm/to begin again or to continue after an interruption.
resumption
nounC1
/rɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/The act of starting something again after a pause or interruption.
resupination
nounC2 (Very low frequency; technical/specialist)
/ˌrɛsjuːpɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/The act or state of being turned upside down or back on itself.
resupply
verbC1
/ˌriː.səˈplaɪ/to provide something again, especially goods or materials that have been used up
resurface
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/ˌriːˈsɜː.fɪs/To appear again on the surface after being submerged, hidden, or forgotten.
resurge
verbverb-intransitiveC2 / Low Frequency
/rɪˈsɜːdʒ/To rise again; to experience a renewed growth or revival.
resurgence
nounC1
/rɪˈsɜːdʒəns/A significant increase or revival of something that was declining or inactive.
resurrect
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt/To bring something or someone back to life, existence, or use after it has died, ended, or been forgotten.
resurrection
nounC1
/ˌrɛz.əˈrɛk.ʃən/The act of rising from the dead, returning to life after death.
resurrection fern
nounLow
/ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n fɜːn/A type of fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides) that can survive extreme dehydration and appear dead, then revive when water becomes available.
resurrection plant
nounLow
/ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n plɑːnt/A type of plant that can survive extreme dehydration, appearing dead, and then revive when water is available.
resurrectionism
nounLow
/ˌrɛz.əˈrɛk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/The practice of illegally exhuming corpses for dissection or the illicit trade in bodies for medical study.
resurrectionist
nounC2
/ˌrɛz.əˈrɛk.ʃən.ɪst/A person who illicitly exhumes corpses from graves, typically for dissection or anatomical study.

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