English Words Starting With R

• runabout

  nounverbC1
  /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/A small, light car or vehicle used for short trips.
• runagate

  nounRare/Archaic
  /ˈrʌnəɡeɪt/A fugitive, deserter, or runaway.
• runanga

  nounLow
  /rʊˈnæŋɡə/A Māori council or assembly.
• runaround

  nounB2
  /ˈrʌn.ə.raʊnd/A deceptive or evasive response, especially one that involves being sent repeatedly from one person or place to another without achieving a satisfactory result.
• runaway

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/A person, typically a child or teenager, who has left home or an institution without permission and with no intention of returning.
• runaway star

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈrʌnəweɪ ˈstɑː(r)/A star moving through space at an unusually high velocity compared to surrounding stars, typically due to gravitational ejection from a binary system or a supernova explosion.
• runback

  nounlow
  /ˈrʌn.bæk/An instance of returning a kicked ball (e.g., in American football or rugby) by running with it.
• runch

  nounVery Rare / Obsolete Dialect
  /rʌn(t)ʃ/(chiefly Scottish & Northern English dialect) To grind or crunch noisily with the teeth; to make a crunching sound while chewing or walking.
• runcible spoon

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrʌnsɪbəl spuːn/A nonsense word coined by Edward Lear, now used to refer to a specific type of spoon with a bowl and tines, often a spork or a grapefruit spoon.
• runcie

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrʌnsi/A proper noun, primarily a surname, often associated with Robert Runcie (1921–2000), the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury.
• runcorn

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrʌnkɔːn/A town in Cheshire, England, located on the River Mersey.
• rundale

  nounVery Low (CEFR < A1)
  /ˈrʌn.deɪl/A historical system of land tenure found in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, where arable land is divided into non-contiguous strips and periodically redistributed among tenants.
• rundi

  nounC1
  /ˌrʌn əv ðə ˈmɪl/ordinary, average, with no special or distinctive features.
• rundle

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈrʌn.d(ə)l/A step of a ladder; one of the staves or rungs forming the steps of a ladder.
• rundlet

  nounHistorical/Archaic
  /ˈrʌndlɪt/A small barrel or cask, especially for liquids like wine or spirits.
• rundown

  nounB2
  /ˈrʌn.daʊn/A brief summary or report of the main points of something.
• rundstedt

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrʊntʃtet/The surname of a prominent German field marshal during World War II, Gerd von Rundstedt.
• rune

  nounC1/C2 (Low-frequency, specialized/archaic term)
  /ruːn/Any of the characters of an ancient Germanic alphabet used from roughly the 3rd to 13th centuries.
• rune-stone

  nounC2
  /ˈruːn stəʊn/A stone, typically standing upright, inscribed with runes (characters from an ancient Germanic alphabet), often serving as a memorial or monument.
• runeberg

  nounLow
  /ˈruːnəbɜːɡ/A proper noun referring primarily to Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), the national poet of Finland.

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