English Words Starting With R

• rapacity

  nounC1/C2
  /rəˈpæsɪti/Aggressive greed; an excessive desire to take or seize property, wealth, or resources from others.
• rapacki

  nounExtremely Rare
  /rəˈpætski/A surname of Polish origin. Not an English word with established meaning.
• rapacki plan

  nounC1/C2
  /rəˈpætski plæn/A 1957 Polish proposal for the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Europe.
• rapallo

  nounVery Low
  /rəˈpæləʊ/A proper noun referring to a city and comune on the Italian Riviera.
• rape

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow-Frequency (in general discourse due to gravity), High-Frequency (in specific contexts: legal, journalistic, academic).
  /reɪp/The crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.
• rape culture

  nounMedium
  /ˈreɪp ˌkʌltʃə/A social environment in which sexual violence is normalized, excused, or tolerated through prevailing attitudes, behaviours, and media representations.
• rape of lucrece, the

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ðə ˌreɪp əv ˈluːkriːs/The title of a narrative poem by William Shakespeare, published in 1594, which recounts the tragic story of Lucretia's violation and subsequent suicide.
• rape of the lock, the

  nounVery Low
  /ðə ˌreɪp əv ðə ˈlɒk/The title of Alexander Pope's 1712 mock-heroic narrative poem satirizing a petty social quarrel over the cutting of a lock of hair.
• rapeseed

  nounLow
  /ˈreɪpsiːd/The small, dark seeds of a plant of the mustard family, primarily grown for the oil they produce.
• rapeseed oil

  nounMedium
  /ˈreɪpsiːd ɔɪl/A vegetable oil obtained from the seeds of the rape plant (Brassica napus).
• raphael

  nounLow
  /ˈræfeɪəl/A masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'God has healed'.
• raphe

  nounVery low
  /ˈreɪfi/A seam or ridge formed by the joining of two halves, especially in biological structures.
• raphia

  nounLow
  /ˈræfɪə/A type of palm tree (genus Raphia) native to tropical Africa and America, whose leaves yield a strong fiber used for making rope, baskets, and textiles; also refers to the fiber itself.
• raphide

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency / Technical
  /ˈreɪfaɪd/A needle-shaped crystal of calcium oxalate found in the tissues of some plants, typically occurring in bundles.
• raphides

  plural-nounTechnical / Rare
  /ˈreɪfɪdiːz/Needle-shaped crystals of calcium oxalate found in plant cells.
• rapid

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈræp.ɪd/Happening or occurring very quickly or with great speed.
• rapid chess

  nounC1
  /ˌræp.ɪd ˈtʃes/A time control format in chess where each player has between 10 and 60 minutes to complete all their moves.
• rapid city

  nounLow
  /ˌræp.ɪd ˈsɪt.i/A proper noun referring to the second most populous city in South Dakota, USA, located at the eastern edge of the Black Hills.
• rapid deployment force

  nounLow
  /ˌræp.ɪd dɪˈplɔɪ.mənt fɔːs/A military unit designed to be quickly moved to a crisis area.
• rapid eye movement

  nounC1
  /ˌrapɪd ˈaɪ ˌmuːvmənt/A stage of sleep characterized by rapid and random movement of the eyes.

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