English Words Starting With R

• rastafarianism

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌræstəˈfɛəriənɪzəm/A religious and political movement originating in Jamaica in the 1930s, which deifies the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) and promotes black liberation, the spiritual use of cannabis, and Afrocentric identity.
• raster

  nounverbC1/C2
  /ˈræs.tə/A rectangular grid of pixels or points that forms an image on a screen or is used to create an image in printing or display technology.
• rastle

  verb-ambitransitiveVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈrɑːs(ə)l/A dialectal or obsolete variant of 'wrestle', meaning to engage in a physical struggle or contest, typically involving grappling.
• rasure

  nounVery Low (Formal/Literary/Technical)
  /ˈreɪʒə/The act of scraping, shaving, or erasing something, especially writing; physical or metaphorical obliteration.
• rat

  interjectionnounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ræt/A small rodent with a long tail, often considered a pest; also, a disloyal person who betrays others.
• rat cheese

  nounLow
  /ˈræt ˈtʃiːz/A low-quality, hard, inexpensive cheese, often associated with being unpalatable and used metaphorically for something inferior.
• rat claw foot

  nounVery Low
  /ˈræt ˌklɔː ˈfʊt/A decorative foot found on antique furniture, shaped to resemble the claw of a rodent or similar small animal.
• rat guard

  nounLow
  /ˈræt ˌɡɑːd/A physical device fitted to a ship's mooring lines or dock structure to prevent rats from boarding the vessel.
• rat islands

  nounVery Low
  /ˈræt ˌaɪləndz/A proper noun referring to a specific group of islands in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska, USA.
• rat pack

  nounC1
  /ˈræt ˌpæk/A close-knit, often glamorous group of friends or entertainers, particularly associated with the American entertainment scene of the mid-20th century.
• rat race

  nounmedium
  /ˈræt ˌreɪs/A fiercely competitive and stressful pursuit of success, especially in one's career or lifestyle.
• rat snake

  nounC1
  /ˈræt sneɪk/Any of numerous, often non-venomous snakes of the family Colubridae that primarily prey on rodents.
• rat tamer

  nounlow
  /ræt ˈteɪmə/A person who tames or trains rats, often for entertainment or pest control.
• rat terrier

  nounMedium-low
  /ˈræt ˌtɛr.i.ə/A small to medium-sized terrier breed originally bred to hunt and control rats and other vermin.
• rat's nest

  nounC1
  /ˈræts nɛst/a tangled, messy, and chaotic mass of hair, wires, or other materials, resembling the untidy nest of a rodent.
• rat-a-tat

  nounLow
  /ˌræt ə ˈtæt/A rapid, repetitive tapping or knocking sound, often imitative of a drumroll, machine gun, or knocking on a door.
• rat-a-tat-tat

  nounLow
  /ˌræt ə ˌtæt ˈtæt/An onomatopoeic word that mimics the sound of a rapid, staccato tapping or knocking, such as that produced by drumming fingers, a woodpecker, or rapid knocking on a door.
• rat-catcher

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈræt ˌkætʃ.ər/A person whose job is to catch and kill rats.
• rat-kangaroo

  nounVery Low
  /ˌrat ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈruː/A small, nocturnal, hopping marsupial native to Australia, resembling a hybrid between a rat and a kangaroo, belonging to the family Potoroidae.
• rat-running

  nounLow
  /ˈræt ˌrʌn.ɪŋ/The practice of using minor residential or side streets to avoid traffic on main roads.

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