English Words Starting With R

• roughage

  nounB2
  /ˈrʌfɪdʒ/dietary fiber; the indigestible parts of plant foods that aid digestion and bowel function.
• roughback

  nounVery Rare / Obscure
  /ˈrʌf.bæk/A fish (especially a ray or flounder) with a rough or spiny dorsal surface.
• roughcast

  adjectivenounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈrʌfkɑːst/A coarse plaster or render mixture applied to walls, especially in building construction.
• roughen

  verbverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /ˈrʌf.ən/To make or become rough.
• rougher

  nounB2
  /ˈrʌfə(r)/The comparative form of 'rough'; more coarse, uneven, aggressive, or unfinished in texture, behaviour, or quality.
• roughhouse

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈrʌfhaʊs/To engage in boisterous, disorderly, and sometimes violent play or fighting.
• roughie

  nounLow (C1)
  /ˈrʌfi/A person, animal, or thing that is rough, coarse, or uncouth; or something deceptive or a trick.
• roughing mill

  nounRare
  /ˈrʌfɪŋ mɪl/A machine used in metalworking to reduce a large metal ingot to a smaller cross-section by passing it through rollers.
• roughing-in

  nounLow-medium
  /ˈrʌfɪŋ ɪn/The initial installation of the essential, unfinished components of a system, typically for plumbing, electrical wiring, or HVAC, before the final finishing stages.
• roughneck

  nounverb-intransitiveC1/C2
  /ˈrʌfnɛk/A rough, tough, often aggressive and unsophisticated man; also, an oil rig worker.
• roughrider

  nounLow
  /ˈrʌfraɪdə(r)/A person skilled at riding untrained or difficult horses.
• roughy

  nounLow
  /ˈrʌfi/A deep-sea marine fish, typically of a reddish colour.
• rouk

  nounVery Low
  /raʊk/A Scottish and Northern English dialect word meaning a rick or stack of hay, straw, or grain.
• roulade

  nounLow
  /ruːˈlɑːd/A piece of meat, fish, or vegetable that is rolled around a filling, then cooked and served in slices.
• rouleau

  nounC1
  /ˈruːləʊ/A small cylindrical roll or case, especially of coins, paper, or fabric.
• roulers

  nounB2
  /ˈrəʊləz/Cylindrical objects used for rolling, flattening, shaping, or supporting movement.
• roulette

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ruːˈlɛt/A gambling game in which a small ball is dropped onto a spinning wheel with numbered compartments; players bet on which compartment the ball will land in.
• roumania

  nounLow
  /ruːˈmeɪ.ni.ə/The former name for Romania, a country in southeastern Europe.
• roumelia

  nounVery low (specialist/historical term)
  /ruːˈmiːliə/A historical term for the region in the Balkan peninsula under Ottoman rule, primarily corresponding to modern-day Bulgaria, Thrace, and parts of Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia.
• round

  adjectiveadverbnounprepositionverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh (B1)
  /raʊnd/Having a circular, spherical, or curved shape; a complete circular shape or movement.

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