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- riley/ˈraɪli/As a proper noun: A common given name and surname, often for males, of Irish origin meaning 'valiant'. As a common noun (chiefly in American slang, adj.): Agitated, angry, or worked up.adjectivenounLow (as a common adjective/noun); Medium (as a proper name)
- rilievo/rɪˈliːf/The easing or removal of a burden, difficulty, or distress; aid provided in times of need.nounB2
- rilke/ˈrɪlkə/The surname of Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), a major German-language poet of Austro-Hungarian origin.nounVery low
- rill/rɪl/A small stream or brook.nounLow
- rillet/ˈrɪlɪt/A very small stream or brook; a little rill.nounVery Low
- rillettes/rɪˈlɛts/A coarse, spreadable meat paste, typically made from pork or duck, cooked slowly in fat and then shredded, seasoned, and preserved in its own fat.nounC1/C2
- rim/rɪm/The outer edge, border, or margin of something circular or curved.nounverbverb-transitiveB2
- rim lighting/ˈrɪm ˌlaɪ.tɪŋ/A technique in photography, film, and visual arts where light is placed behind a subject to illuminate its edges, creating a glowing outline that separates it from the background.nounC2
- rim lock/ˈrɪm ˌlɒk/A surface-mounted door lock, often with a latch and/or deadbolt, installed on the inside of the door and typically operated with a key from the outside and a turn knob on the inside.nounLow to medium (specialist)
- rim man/ˈrɪm ˌmæn/A specialist worker in a tyre shop whose main role is to fit and remove tyres from wheel rims.nounVery Low / Technical
- rim shot/ˈrɪm ʃɒt/A percussive sound made by simultaneously striking the head and rim of a drum, or a drum hit used for comic punctuation.nounC1
- rima/ˈriːmə/A narrow opening, fissure, or cleft.nounLow (C2)
- rimaye/ˈriːmeɪ/A crevice or bergschrund at the head of a glacier, typically where the moving ice separates from the stationary ice or rock wall above.nounVery Low (Specialist Technical)
- rimbaud/ˈræm.bəʊ/The surname of Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891), a highly influential French poet who wrote all his major works as a teenager before abandoning literature.nounLow
- rime/rʌɪm/A coating of ice, typically granular and frost-like, formed on surfaces by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog or cloud.nounverbverb-transitiveLow
- rime riche/ˌriːm ˈriːʃ/A poetic or stylistic device where words rhyme not only in their final stressed vowel and following sounds, but are also homophones (identical in pronunciation) or near-homophones, often with different spellings and meanings.nounC2
- rimer/ˈraɪmə(r)/A tool for enlarging holes; a type of drill bit.nounC1/C2
- rimester/ˈraɪm.stər/A person who writes or recites humorous, often playful or satirical, rhyming verse.nounRare / Archaic
- rimini/ˈrɪmɪni/A proper noun; the name of a city and province on the Adriatic coast of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region, known for its beach resorts and Roman antiquities.nounVery Low
- rimmed steel/rɪmd stiːl/Steel that has a rim (a raised or projecting edge) as a defining feature.nounLow
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