English Words Starting With R

• rato

  acronymnounB1
  /ræt/A medium-sized, long-tailed rodent, typically seen as a pest.
• ratoon

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC2
  /rəˈtuːn/A new shoot that grows from the root or base of a plant (especially sugarcane, banana, or pineapple) after the main stalk has been cut down.
• ratpack

  nounC1
  /ˈræt.pæk/A group of people perceived as rowdy, disreputable, or entertainingly rebellious, often from a showbusiness or celebrity background.
• ratsbane

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈratsbeɪn/A substance used to poison rats; rodenticide.
• ratskeller

  nounlow
  /ˈrɑːtskɛlə/A restaurant or beer hall located in the cellar of a town hall or other municipal building, especially in Germany.
• rattail

  nounlow
  /ˈræt.teɪl/A thin, often hairless, tail-like appendage, most commonly referring to a hairstyle or the tail of a rodent.
• rattail comb

  nounC1
  /ˈræt.teɪl ˌkəʊm/A comb with a long, thin, pointed handle (the 'rattail') used for sectioning and parting hair.
• rattan

  nounC1
  /ræˈtæn/A climbing palm with long, thin, tough stems, used for making furniture, baskets, and other woven items.
• ratteen

  nounObsolete
  /ræˈtiːn/A coarse, twilled woolen fabric, often having a rough, shaggy nap, historically used for outer garments.
• ratter

  nounLow
  /ˈratə/A dog or cat (or sometimes a person) that hunts and kills rats.
• rattigan

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrætɪɡən/A proper noun (surname), most famously referring to the British playwright Terence Rattigan.
• rattle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈræt(ə)l/To make a rapid series of short, sharp, percussive sounds; a toy or object that makes such a sound.
• rattle-bush

  nounLow
  /ˈrætl̩ bʊʃ/A plant, especially of the genus Crotalaria, whose dry seed pods make a rattling sound when shaken.
• rattlebox

  nounLow Frequency
  /ˈrat(ə)lbɒks/A toy or container that makes a rattling sound when shaken; also, the name for several plants, especially of the genus Crotalaria, whose dried seed pods rattle.
• rattlebrain

  nounLow (Archaic/Literary)
  /ˈratlbreɪn/A foolish, empty-headed, or thoughtless person; a chatterer who speaks without thinking.
• rattlehead

  nounrare
  /ˈrat(ə)lhɛd/A foolish, silly, or empty-headed person; a scatterbrain.
• rattlepate

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈrat(ə)lpeɪt/A foolish or thoughtless person; someone perceived to have an empty head that rattles.
• rattler

  nounLow
  /ˈratlə/A rattlesnake.
• rattlesnake

  nounIntermediate
  /ˈræt(ə)lsneɪk/a venomous American snake with a series of horny rings on the tail that produce a rattling sound when vibrated
• rattlesnake fern

  nounLow
  /ˈrat(ə)lsneɪk fɜːn/A specific species of fern, Botrychium virginianum, known for its distinctive, segmented, and sometimes rattlesnake tail-like spore-bearing frond.

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