English Words Starting With R

• rubbish bin

  nounMedium
  /ˈrʌbɪʃ ˌbɪn/A container for holding waste or discarded material.
• rubbity

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˈrʌb.ɪ.ti/A slang or informal, usually childish, expression for nonsense, rubbish, or something noisy and chaotic.
• rubble

  nounB2
  /ˈrʌb(ə)l/Broken pieces of brick, stone, concrete, or other building materials, especially from a collapsed or demolished structure.
• rubblework

  nounRare
  /ˈrʌb(ə)lˌwəːk/Masonry made from rough, irregularly-sized stones, often from demolition or found materials.
• rubbra

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrʌbrə/The surname of Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), an English composer and pianist.
• rubby

  nounVery low (obsolete/archaic/dialectal)
  /ˈrʌbi/A low-quality, often homemade alcoholic beverage, especially whisky.
• rubdown

  nounC1
  /ˈrʌbdaʊn/An act of rubbing someone's body, usually with the hands, to relax muscles, clean, or dry them.
• rube

  nounLow
  /ruːb/A person from a rural area, stereotyped as unsophisticated, simple, or naive.
• rubeba

  nounVery Low (Rare/Non-standard)
  /ruːˈbiːbə/A non-standard or informal expression meaning to rub or massage with extra vigor, pressure, or attention; to give a thorough rub-down. Often implies a therapeutic, relaxing, or deep-tissue action.
• rubefacient

  adjectivenounRare
  /ˌruːbɪˈfeɪʃ(ə)nt/A substance applied to the skin to cause redness and local irritation.
• rubefaction

  nounVery low (rare/technical)
  /ˌruːbɪˈfækʃən/The act or process of making something red, especially causing redness of the skin.
• rubefy

  verbVery low
  /ˈruːbɪfʌɪ/To redden; to cause redness, especially of the skin.
• rubella

  nounLow-frequency (C2+)
  /ruːˈbel.ə/A mild infectious viral disease, especially affecting children, characterized by a red rash; also called German measles.
• rubellite

  nounC2
  /ˈruːbəlaɪt/A pink to red variety of tourmaline, a semi-precious gemstone.
• ruben

  nounLow (as a common noun/word: N/A. As a proper name: Occurs in naming contexts.)
  /ˈruːbən/A male given name derived from the Hebrew name Reuven, meaning "behold, a son".
• rubens

  nounLow
  /ˈruːbənz/A proper noun referring primarily to the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).
• rubeola

  nounLow
  /ˌruːbɪˈəʊlə/The medical term for measles, a highly contagious viral disease characterised by fever and a red rash.
• rubicon

  nounLow
  /ˈruːbɪkən/A river in northeastern Italy, historically significant as the boundary Julius Caesar crossed in 49 BC, leading to civil war.
• rubidium

  nounC2
  /ruːˈbɪd.i.əm/A soft, highly reactive, silvery-white metallic element with atomic number 37.
• rubidium-strontium dating

  nounC2
  /ruːˌbɪd.i.əm ˈstrɒn.ti.əm ˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/A radiometric dating method that uses the radioactive decay of rubidium-87 to strontium-87 to determine the age of rocks and minerals.

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