English Words Starting With R

• rashness

  nounC1
  /ˈræʃ.nəs/The quality of acting too hastily or without careful thought; impulsive recklessness.
• rasht

  nounVery Low
  /ræʃt/The capital city of Gilan Province in Iran, located on the Caspian Sea.
• rask

  nounExtremely low / Obsolete
  /rɑːsk/An archaic or dialectal word meaning to perform a task quickly, energetically, or hastily.
• raskolnik

  nounLow frequency (literary/historical)
  /ˈrɑːskəlnɪk/A dissenter or schismatic, especially in a religious context.
• rasmalai

  nounlow
  /rɑːsˈmɑːlaɪ/A South Asian dessert of soft cheese dumplings in sweetened, thickened milk, flavored with cardamom and often garnished with nuts and saffron.
• rasmussen

  nounLow
  /ˈræsmʊsən/A patronymic surname of Danish origin, meaning 'son of Rasmus'.
• rason

  nounVery low (specialized)
  A long, loose vestment worn by clergy in the Eastern Orthodox Church, typically black and worn as an outer garment.
• rasophore

  nounExtremely Low
  /ˈræs.ə.fɔː/A monk in the Eastern Orthodox tradition who has been tonsured and wears the rason (a black cassock), but has not yet taken the monastic vows of the Lesser Schema.
• rasp

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /rɑːsp/a coarse file with sharp raised points, used for scraping or filing wood, metal, etc.; also, a harsh, grating sound.
• raspatory

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrɑːspət(ə)ri/A small surgical instrument with a rough, scraping edge, used for preparing bone surfaces.
• raspberry

  nounB1
  /ˈrɑːz.bər.i/A small, soft red or black edible berry composed of many drupelets, growing on a prickly shrub of the genus Rubus.
• raspberry sawfly

  nounLow
  /ˈrɑːz.bər.i ˈsɔː.flaɪ/A common insect pest whose larvae feed on the leaves of raspberry plants.
• rasper

  nounC1 (Low frequency, primarily literary/descriptive)
  /ˈrɑːspə(r)/A person or thing that rasps (makes a harsh, grating sound); one who scrapes roughly.
• raspings

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈrɑːspɪŋz/small fragments or particles produced by scraping or grating something, typically food items like bread, cheese, or vegetables.
• rasputin

  nounLow
  /ræˈspjuː.tɪn/An unholy man; a profligate, debauched, or licentious man; a charismatic but sinister or corrupt person in a position of influence.
• rasse

  nounExtremely Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˈræs.eɪ/A small carnivorous mammal (Viverricula indica), also known as the small Indian civet.
• rassle

  verb-ambitransitiveRare
  /ˈræsəl/To engage in a physical struggle or fight, especially by grappling with someone.
• rasta

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈræstə/a member or follower of the Rastafarian religious and cultural movement, originating in Jamaica.
• rastafari

  adjectivenounC1-C2
  /ˌræstəˈfɑːri/A religious and social movement originating in Jamaica in the 1930s, centred on the belief in the divinity of the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) and advocating for the liberation and repatriation of people of African descent.
• rastafarian

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌræs.təˈfeə.ri.ən/A follower of Rastafarianism, a religious and cultural movement originating in Jamaica in the 1930s, which venerates Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and promotes Afrocentric spirituality, social justice, and often the use of marijuana as a sacrament.

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