English Words Starting With R

• ruanda-urundi

  nounRare / Historical
  /ˌruːændə ʊˈrʊndi/A historical territory in Central Africa under Belgian administration, comprising present-day Rwanda and Burundi.
• rub

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /rʌb/To move one's hand or an object back and forth with pressure on a surface.
• rub along

  verbLow-Medium (Informal, somewhat dated)
  /ˌrʌb əˈlɒŋ/To manage or get by in a situation, especially one that is not ideal but is tolerable.
• rub down

  nounverbC1
  /ˌrʌb ˈdaʊn/To apply pressure while moving one's hand or an object over the surface of something, typically to clean, smooth, dry, or provide therapeutic massage.
• rub in

  verbB2
  /ˌrʌb ˈɪn/To apply a substance by rubbing it onto a surface; more commonly used figuratively to mean to repeatedly remind someone of something unpleasant or embarrassing, emphasizing their mistake or misfortune.
• rub off

  nounverbB2
  /ˌrʌb ˈɒf/To be transferred from one surface to another by friction, often of a material like ink, dirt, or paint; to be removed by rubbing.
• rub out

  verbC1
  /ˌrʌb ˈaʊt/To remove marks (especially pencil or ink marks) by rubbing with an eraser or similar object.
• rub up

  verbB2
  /ˌrʌb ˈʌp/To apply friction to a surface, often for cleaning, polishing, or applying a substance.
• rub-a-dub

  nounRare
  /ˌrʌb ə ˈdʌb/The sound or rhythm of a drum being played, especially a military drum or in nursery rhymes.
• rubaboo

  nounVery Low (Obsolete/Historical)
  /ˈruːbəbuː/A basic stew or porridge made from pemmican or dried meat and thickened with flour or cornmeal, historically eaten by voyageurs, fur traders, and Indigenous peoples in North America.
• rubaiyat

  nounLow
  /ˌruːbaɪˈjɑːt/A collection of quatrains (four-line poems), most famously associated with the Persian poet Omar Khayyám.
• rubaiyat of omar khayyam, the

  nounLow
  /ˌruːbaɪˈjɑːt əv ˌəʊmɑː kaɪˈjɑːm/The title of a famous collection of poems attributed to the 11th–12th century Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam.
• rubaiyat stanza

  nounLow
  /ˌruːbaɪˈjɑːt ˈstænzə/A specific four-line poetic stanza form of Persian origin, typically written in iambic pentameter and following an AABA rhyme scheme.
• rubarth's disease

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈruːbɑːθs dɪˌziːz/An alternative name for infectious canine hepatitis, a viral disease affecting the liver of dogs.
• rubasse

  nounVery low (Highly specialized/technical term)
  /ruːˈbæs/A rose-red or reddish variety of rock crystal, a form of quartz, sometimes containing inclusions of hematite or goethite that cause the red colouration.
• rubato

  adjectiveadverbnounLow
  /rʊˈbɑːtəʊ/A musical instruction allowing the performer to be flexible with the tempo, temporarily speeding up or slowing down for expressive effect.
• rubber

  adjectivenounverb-intransitiveB1
  /ˈrʌbə(r)/A highly elastic solid material made from the sap of certain tropical trees (natural rubber) or synthesized from petroleum (synthetic rubber).
• rubber band

  nounB1
  /ˌrʌbə ˈbænd/A circular loop of elastic rubber used for holding multiple objects together.
• rubber bridge

  nounC1
  /ˌrʌbə ˈbrɪdʒ/A form of contract bridge played by four players in two partnerships, where the same partnerships play multiple deals consecutively until one side wins two games, completing a 'rubber'.
• rubber cement

  nounC1
  /ˌrʌb.ə ˈsiː.mənt/A liquid adhesive made from unvulcanised rubber dissolved in a solvent, used for temporarily or permanently bonding materials like paper, cardboard, or photos.

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