English Words Starting With R

• rangoon

  nounC2
  /ræŋˈɡuːn/The former name (until 1989) of Yangon, the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (Burma).
• rangpur

  nounLow
  /ˈræŋpʊə(r)/A type of small, sour citrus fruit (Citrus × limonia), also known as the Rangpur lime, though it is genetically more related to the mandarin orange.
• rani

  nounC2
  /ˈrɑːniː/The female ruler (queen) of a princely state in India or the wife of a raja.
• ranid

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈreɪnɪd/A frog of the widespread family Ranidae, comprising true frogs.
• ranikhet disease

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrɑːnɪkɛt dɪˌziːz/A highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry, particularly chickens, causing respiratory distress, nervous symptoms, and high mortality.
• ranitidine

  nounC2
  /rəˈnɪt.ɪ.diːn/A pharmaceutical drug that reduces stomach acid production.
• ranjit singh

  nounC2
  /ˌrʌndʒɪt ˈsɪŋ/A historical figure, Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), the founder and first ruler of the Sikh Empire in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.
• rank

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ræŋk/A position in a hierarchy or order.
• rank and file

  nounC1
  /ˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl/The ordinary members of a group, especially in a military or organizational context, as opposed to the leaders.
• rank scale

  nounB2
  /ræŋk/A position or level within a hierarchical structure or ordered list; also, to assign such a position or to have a certain standing.
• rank-and-filer

  nounC1
  /ˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪ.lər/An ordinary, non-managerial member of a group, especially a labor union or military unit, without special status or leadership duties.
• ranke

  nounB1
  /ræŋk/To position or arrange someone or something in a hierarchy or sequence, often based on quality, importance, or achievement.
• ranked-choice voting

  nounMedium
  /ˌɹæŋktˈtʃɔɪs ˈvəʊtɪŋ/An electoral system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference.
• ranker

  nounB2
  /ˈraŋkə(r)/A person or thing that arranges or is arranged in a particular order, especially based on position, performance, or quality.
• ranket

  nounMedium
  /ræŋk/To assign a relative position or score based on comparison with others; to arrange in a hierarchical order.
• rankin

  nounLow (primarily as a proper noun)
  /ˈræŋkɪn/A surname of Scottish origin, historically associated with a position of authority or ranking.
• rankine

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈræŋkɪn/A unit of absolute temperature on the Rankine scale, primarily used in engineering.
• rankine cycle

  nounC2/Highly Specialized
  /ˈræŋkɪn ˌsaɪkəl/A thermodynamic cycle that converts heat into mechanical work, using water as the working fluid, describing an ideal vapor power cycle for steam engines.
• rankine scale

  nounC2
  /ˈræŋkɪn skeɪl/An absolute thermodynamic temperature scale named after the Scottish engineer William John Macquorn Rankine, where zero is absolute zero and the size of one degree Rankine (°R) is equal to one degree Fahrenheit.
• ranking

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈræŋkɪŋ/The position held by someone or something on a graded scale of merit, quality, importance, or status.

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