- Querulous, a. Complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding.
- Query, n. Question, inquiry, interrogatory.
- Query, v. n. Make inquiry, ask questions.
- Query, v. a. 1. Question, inquire into.
- 2. Doubt, controvert, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.
- Quest, n. Search.
- Question, n. 1. Interrogation, examination.
- 2. Interrogatory, query, inquiry.
- 3. Discussion, disquisition, investigation, trial.
- 4. Dispute, controversy, doubt.
- 5. Proposition, motion, topic, point.
- Question, v. a. 1. Interrogate, ask, catechise, examine, inquire of, put questions to.
- 2. Doubt, query, controvert, dispute, call in question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.
- Questionable, a. Doubtful, uncertain, equivocal, problematical, disputable, controvertible, debatable.
- Quibble, n. 1. Evasion (by verbal subtlety), cavil, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicety.
- 2. Pun, clinch, CALEMBOUR, play upon words.
- Quibble, v. n. 1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth.
- 2. Pun, play upon words.
- Quick, a. 1. Active, nimble, agile, alert, brisk, prompt, ready.
- 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying.
- 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt.
- 4. Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning.
- 5. Hasty, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant, irascible, peppery, snappish.
- Quick, ad. Quickly.
- Quicken, v. a. 1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, reinvigorate, refresh, make alive, give life to.
- 2. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch.
- 3. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite.
- Quickens, n. Quick-grass.
- Quicken-tree, n. Rowan-tree, mountain ash (European), fowler's service-tree (Pyrus aucuparia or Sorbus aucuparia).
- Quick-grass, n. Knot-grass, dog-wheat, dog's-grass, couch-grass, wheat-grass, twitch-grass, quitch-grass, quickens (Triticum repens).
- Quick-lime, n. Caustic lime.
- Quickly, ad. Speedily, swiftly, rapidly, soon, quick, immediately, with haste, with celerity, without delay, post-haste.
- Quickness, n. 1. Celerity, expedition, velocity, speed, speediness, fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, despatch.
- 2. Activity, briskness, nimbleness, readiness, promptness, promptitude, alertness, agility, smartness.
- 3. Dexterity, adroitness, expertness, dexterousness, aptness, aptitude, facility, knack.
- 4. Sharpness, penetration, keenness, acuteness, sagacity, shrewdness.
- Quick-sighted, a. Sharp-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed.
- Quicksilver, n. Mercury, hydrargyrum.
- Quick-witted, a. Witty, smart, nimble-witted.
- Quid, n. [Low.] Cud.
- Quiddity, n. 1. Essence, nature.
- 2. Quibble, cavil, evasion, sophism, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, trifling nicety.
- Quiddle, v. [Colloquial, U. S.] Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles.
- Quiddle, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler.
- Quiddler, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler.
- Quid pro quo, [L.] Equivalent.
- Quidnunc, n. Newsmonger.
- Quiescence, n. 1. Rest, repose, quiet, quietude, stillness, calmness, calm, tranquillity, peace.
- 2. Suspense, intermission, remission, dormancy, abeyance.
- Quiescent, a. 1. Quiet, resting, still, dormant, motionless, at rest, at a stand, stock-still, standing still.
- 2. Silent, not sounded.
- Quiet, n. Rest, repose, stillness, peace, tranquillity, calm, calmness, quietude, quiescence, quietness.
- Quiet, v. a. 1. Stop, suspend, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to.
- 2. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober.
- 3. Still, silence, hush.
- 4. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt.
- Quietness, n. Quiet.
- Quietude, n. Quiet.
- Quietus, n. 1. Rest, repose, death.
- 2. Acquittance, final discharge.
- Quill-driver, n. 1. Writer, scribbler.
- 2. Clerk, scribe, secretary, amanuensis.
- Quinia, n. Quinine.
- Quinine, n. 1. Quinia.
- 2. Sulphate of quinia, sulphate of quinine.
- Quinquina, n. Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, Cinchona bark.
- Quintessence, n. Essence, essential part.
- Quip, n. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, quirk, crank, repartee, retort, sharp saying, caustic or cutting remark.
- Quirk, n. 1. Evasion, shift, make-shift, loophole, quibble, pretence, pretext, excuse.
- 2. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, QUIP.
- Quit, v. a. 1. Deliver, clear, release, free, acquit, absolve, set free, deliver from, discharge from.
- 2. Pay, discharge, settle, liquidate.
- 3. Leave (with the purpose of never returning), vacate, withdraw from, go away from, retire from, depart from, get away from.
- 4. Abandon, desert, forsake, resign, renounce, relinquish, forswear, cast off, give over, give up.
- Quit, a. Clear, free, absolved, released, acquitted, discharged.
- Quitch-grass, n. Quick-grass.
- Quite, ad. 1. Completely, wholly, entirely, totally, perfectly.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Very, considerably, in a great degree, to a great extent.
- Quit scores, Settle mutual accounts, quit from mutual obligations, clear mutually from all demands.
- Quittance, n. Discharge, acquittance.
- Quiver, v. n. 1. Quake, shake, quaver, bicker, be tremulous.
- 2. Tremble, shudder, shiver.
- Quivering, n. Trembling, tremulous motion.
- Quixotic, a. Visionary, imaginary, wild, fanciful, freakish, Utopian, chimerical, fantastical, absurdly romantic.
- Quiz, n. 1. Puzzle (by way of sport), enigma, riddle, knotty question.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Jester, buffoon, odd fellow.
- Quiz, v. a. 1. Puzzle (for sport), ridicule, run upon, make fun of, make sport of.
- 2. Stare at (in mockery), peer at.
- Quo ad hoc, [L.] As to this, as far as this is concerned.
- Quoit, n. Discus, disk.
- Quondam, a. [L.] [Colloquial.] Former, late, CI-DEVANT, old-time, in former times.
- Quota, n. Portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part.
- Quotation, n. Citation, extract.
- Quote, v. a. Cite, adduce, extract.
- Quoth, v. n. Said.
- Quotidian, a. Daily, diurnal.
- Quotidian, a. (Med.) Quotidian fever.
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- Rabbit, n. Cony (Lepus cuniculus).
- Rabble, n. 1. Mob, rout, rabble-rout, tumultuous crowd.
- 2. Populace, commonalty, CANAILLE, herd, dregs of the people, the common people, scum of society, lowest class of people, lower classes, the masses, riff-raff, swinish multitude, ignoble vulgar, vulgar herd, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL.
- Rabid, a. Furious, raging, mad.
- Race, n. 1. Generation, lineage, stock, breed, family connection.
- 2. Tribe, family, clan.
- 3. Trial of speed, contest in running.
- 4. Course, career, progress.
- 5. Chase, pursuit.
- 6. Mill-race.
- Race, v. n. 1. Run swiftly.
- 2. Contend in running.
- Race-course, n. Ring, racing ground.
- Race-horse, n. 1. Racer.
- 2. (Ornith.) Steamer-duck (Micropterus brachypterus).
- Racer, n. 1. Runner.
- 2. Race-horse, courser.
- Rachitic, a. Rickety.
- Rachitis, n. (Med.) Rickets, inflammation of the spine.
- Rack, n. 1. Torture, torment, anguish, agony, pang, extreme pain.
- 2. Crib, manger.
- 3. Neck (of mutton), crag.
- 4. Mist, vapor.
- 5. (Naut.) Fairleader.
- Rack, v. a. 1. Torture, torment, distress, agonize, excruciate, pain extremely.
- 2. Stretch, strain, force, wrest.
- 3. Draw off (from sediment).
- Racket, n. Uproar, clamor, hubbub, din, noise, outcry, disturbance, HULLABALOO, HALLABALOO.
- Racy, a. 1. That tastes of the soil (as wine), of a peculiar flavor.
- 2. Strong (as peculiar qualities of thought or of expression), vigorous, forcible, of a distinctive character.
- Radiance, n. Brilliance, brilliancy, lustre, brightness, splendor, resplendence, effulgence, refulgence.
- Radiant, a. 1. Beaming, shining, brilliant, splendid, resplendent, effulgent.
- 2. (Bot.) Radiate.
- Radiata, n. pl. (Zoöl.) Radiate animals, rayed animals.
- Radiate, v. n. 1. Shine, gleam, emit rays.
- 2. Issue in rays, emanate in rays.
- 3. Emit heat, throw off heat.
- Radiate, v. a. Emit (heat or light) in straight lines.
- Radiate, a. 1. (Bot.) Radiant.
- 2. (Zoöl.) Radiated.
- Radiated, a. (Zoöl.) Radiate.
- Radiation, n. Irradiance, irradiation, emission of rays.
- Radical, a. 1. Original, fundamental, organic, constitutional.
- 2. Primitive, underived, uncompounded, simple.
- 3. Thorough, entire, complete, perfect.
- Radical, n. 1. Come-outer, radical reformer.
- 2. Primitive letter.
- 3. Root, radix, etymon, primitive word.
- 4. (Chem.) Base.
- Radicle, n. Rootlet.
- Raff-merchant, n. [Local Eng.] Lumber-merchant.
- Raft-merchant, n. [Local Eng.] Lumber-merchant.
- Rag, n. Shred, tatter.
- Rag-baby, n. Moppet, mopsey.
- Ragamuffin, n. Tatterdemalion, mean fellow, wretch, paltry fellow.
- Rage, n. 1. Fury, frenzy, FUROR, passion, madness, raving, violent anger.
- 2. Extreme eagerness, vehement desire.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Fashion, vogue, mode.
- Rage, v. n. Rave, storm, fume, be violent, be furious.
- Ragged, a. 1. Tattered, torn, rent.
- 2. Dressed in rags.
- 3. Uneven, jagged, rough.
- Raging, a. Furious, enraged, infuriate, infuriated, incensed, very angry.
- Raging, n. Fury, violence, impetuosity.
- Rag-tag-and-bob-tail, n. [Low.] Rabble, mob, crowd, riff-raff, CANAILLE, the populace, the masses, dregs of the people, scum of society, swinish multitude, vulgar herd, ignoble vulgar.
- Raid, n. Invasion, inroad, foray, irruption, hostile incursion (especially of mounted men).
- Raider, n. 1. Invader.
- 2. Forager, BUMMER.
- Rail at, Censure, reproach, upbraid, abuse, scoff at, sneer at, scold at, inveigh against, exclaim against, declaim against, BLOW UP.
- Railing, n. Vituperation, abuse, scolding, reviling, contumely, reproach, invective, aspersion, censure, JAW.
- Raillery, n. Banter, irony, slight ridicule, good-humored satire.
- Railroad, n. Railway.
- Raiment, n. Clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, vesture, vestment, garments, habiliment, habit, garb, costume, ARRAY.
- Rainbow, n. Iris.
- Rain-gauge, n. Pluviameter, ombrometer, udometer.
- Rainy, a. Showery, wet.
- Raise, v. a. 1. Lift, uplift, set up, raise up.
- 2. Hoist, heave.
- 3. Erect, rear, construct, build.
- 4. Exalt, elevate, advance, promote.
- 5. Enhance, increase, augment.
- 6. Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion.
- 7. Collect, levy, obtain, get.
- 8. Grow, cause to grow.
- 9. Make light or spongy (as bread).
- 10. Bring back to life, raise from the dead.
- 11. [Southern States of the U. S.] Rear, bring up.
- Raise a siege, Abandon a siege, give up the attempt to take by siege.
- Raisin, n. Dried grape.
- Rake, n. Libertine, debauchee, man of pleasure.
- Rake, v. a. 1.
- 2. Scour, search closely.
- 3. Enfilade.
- Rake, v. n. 1. Search, grope.
- 2. (Naut.) Incline from a perpendicular (as a mast).
- Rake up, 1. Gather together, scrape up.
- 2. Cover with ashes (as a fire).
- Rakish, a. Lewd, debauched, dissolute, licentious.
- Rally, v. a. 1. Reunite, restore to order.
- 2. Banter, joke, ridicule, quiz, taunt, treat with raillery.
- Rally, v. n. 1. Be restored to order, come into order, take courage.
- 2. Recover, recover strength, gain ground, get better, pick up.
- 3. Jest, indulge in banter or raillery.
- Ram, n. 1. Male sheep.
- 2. Aries, the vernal sign.
- 3. Battering-ram.
- 4. Hydraulic ram, water-ram.
- Ram, v. a. Drive down, force down.
- Ramble, v. n. Rove, wander, stroll, range, roam, straggle, stray.
- Ramble, n. Stroll, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving.
- Rambling, n. Stroll, ramble.
- Ramification, n. 1. Branching, forking, divarication.
- 2. Branch, division, subdivision.
- Ramify, v. a. Separate into branches.
- Ramify, v. n. Branch, divaricate, shoot into branches.
- Rammer, n. Ramrod.
- Ramose, a. (Bot.) Branched, branchy.
- Ramous, a. (Bot.) Branched, branchy.
- Ramp, v. n. 1. Spring, bound, leap.
- 2. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp.
- Rampant, a. 1. Rank, exuberant, luxuriant, wanton.
- 2. Vehement, impetuous, ungovernable, uncontrollable, headstrong.
- 3. (Her.) Standing erect (on the hind legs, as a lion).
- Rampart, n. Bulwark, defence.
- Ramrod, n. Rammer.
- Rancid, a. Rank, fetid, musty, fusty, FROWZY, strong-smelling.
- Rancor, n. Malignity, malice, malevolence, spite, venom, gall, grudge, ill-will.
- Rancorous, a. Malignant, malign, vindictive, malevolent, malicious.
- Random, a. Chance, casual, fortuitous.
- Range, n. 1. Row, rank, line, tier, file.
- 2. Class, order, kind, sort.
- 3. Excursion, wandering.
- 4. Scope, sweep, compass, extent, reach, amplitude, latitude.
- Range, v. a. 1. Class, rank, arrange, set in a row, dispose in order.
- 2. Rove over, pass over.
- 3. Sail along.
- Range, v. n. 1. Rove, ramble, wander, stroll, roam, course, straggle, expatiate, rove at large, gad about.
- 2. Consort, be classed, be ranked.
- 3. Lie, run, be directed.
- Rank, a. 1. Luxuriant, vigorous, exuberant, over-abundant.
- 2. Excessive, overmuch, extravagant, rampant, very great.
- 3. Rancid, musty, fusty, fetid, offensive, FROWZY, strong-smelling, strong-scented.
- Rank, n. 1. Row (as of soldiers, reckoned from side to side), tier, range, FILE.
- 2. Class, order, division, head, category.
- 3. Degree, grade, quality, relative station.
- 4. Dignity, nobility, noble class, aristocratic class.
- Rank and file, Privates, common soldiers (including corporals).
- Rank, v. a. 1. Class, arrange, range.
- 2. [Modern.] Outrank, take precedence of.
- Rank, v. n. Be ranked, be classed, take rank, have rank.
- Rankle, v. n. 1. Fester, be inflamed.
- 2. Be embittered, become more bitter, grow more intense.
- Rankling, n. 1. Festering.
- 2. Animosity, hatred, heart-burning.
- Ransack, v. a. 1. Plunder, pillage, sack.
- 2. Explore, rummage, search thoroughly.
- Ransom, n. 1. Price of redemption.
- 2. Release, liberation, redemption.
- Ransom, v. a. 1. Redeem.
- 2. Rescue, liberate, deliver.
- Rant, v. n. Spout, declaim (boisterously), rave (in high-sounding phrases), vociferate, mouth, tear a passion to tatters.
- Rant, n. Fustian, bombast, rhodomontade, exaggeration, boisterous declamation.
- Ranting, a. Declamatory, theatrical, bombastic, STAGEY.
- Rantipole, n. [Low.] Romping child.
- Rantipole, v. n. Run about wildly.
- Rap, n. Knock, stroke, pat, thump, thwack, small blow.
- Rap, v. a. Strike (suddenly), knock, THWACK, WHACK.
- Rapacious, a. 1. Raptorial, preying.
- 2. Ravenous, greedy, voracious, insatiable, insatiate.
- Rapacity, n. 1. Ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity, avidity, canine appetite.
- 2. Avariciousness, greediness of gain.
- Rape, n. Violation, defloration, constupration, ravishment, defilement, carnal knowledge of a woman (forcibly and against her will).
- Rape, n. (Bot.) Navew, French turnip (Brassica napus).
- Rape-cake, n. Refuse or marc of rape-seed (after the oil has been expressed).
- Rape-oil, n. Colza-oil, oil of rape-seed.
- Rape-seed, n. Seed of the rape or French turnip.
- Rapid, a. Swift, quick, speedy, fleet, fast, expeditious.
- Rapidity, n. Swiftness, quickness, celerity, speed, fleetness, velocity, expedition, despatch.
- Rapine, n. Plunder, pillage, spoliation, robbery, depredation.
- Rapt, a. Enraptured, transported, ravished, entranced, charmed, delighted, enchanted, fascinated, spell-bound, in an ecstasy.
- Raptores, n. pl. [L.] (Ornith.) Raptors, raptorials, ACCIPITRES, birds of prey.
- Raptorial, a. Preying, rapacious, raptorious.
- Raptorial, n. Bird of prey.
- Raptorious, a. Preying, raptorial.
- Raptors, n. pl. Raptores, ACCIPITRES, raptorials, birds of prey.
- Rapture, n. Transport, ecstasy, ravishment, beatitude, beatification, bliss, great happiness, heavenly joy.
- Rapturous, a. Ecstatic, ravishing, transporting.
- Rara avis, n. [L.] 1. Rare bird.
- 2. Curiosity, rare thing, unusual thing.
- Rare, a. 1. Thin, subtile, not dense.
- 2. Scarce, uncommon, infrequent, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, not common.
- 3. Choice, fine, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable.
- 4. Underdone, nearly raw, not well done or well cooked.
- Rarefy, v. a. Make rarer, make less dense.
- Rarity, n. 1. Thinness, subtilty.
- 2. Uncommonness, infrequency.
- 3. Uncommon thing, scarce thing.
- Rascal, n. Knave, rogue, villain, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, scamp, miscreant, mean wretch.
- Rascality, n. Knavery, knavishness, wickedness, villany, dishonesty, trickery, chicane, chicanery.
- Rascally, a. 1. Wicked, villanous, bad.
- 2. Mean, base, sorry, pitiful.
- Rash, a. Reckless (in action), headlong, hasty, precipitate, heedless, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indiscreet, impulsive, fool-hardy, hot-headed, hot-brained, hare-brained, without ballast.
- Rash, n. (Med.) Exanthem, exanthema, eruption, breaking out.
- Rasher, n. Slice (of pork or bacon), COLLOP.
- Rashness, n. Recklessness (in action), precipitancy, precipitation, hastiness, venturesomeness, TEMERITY, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, foolhardiness.
- Rasores, n. pl. (Ornith.) Gallinaceous birds.
- Rasorial, a. Gallinaceous.
- Rasp, n. Coarse file (the prominences in which are made by a punch and not by a chisel, as are those of the file, properly so called).
- Rat, v. n. Desert one's party (from interested motives), bolt.
- Ratable, a. 1. To be rated.
- 2. Proportional, PRO RATA.
- 3. Liable to taxation.
- Ratably, ad. Proportionally, proportionably, proportionately, in proportion, PRO RATA.
- Ratchet, n. Click, catch, detent, pawl.
- Rate, n. 1. Standard, fixed measure.
- 2. Cost, price.
- 3. Worth, value, valuation, estimation, rank.
- 4. Proportion, ratio, degree.
- 5. Tax, assessment, impost, charge, duty.
- Rate, v. a. 1. Estimate, value, appraise, set a value on.
- 2. Scold, chide, reprimand, berate.
- 3. Abuse, vilify, defame.
- Rather, ad. 1. Preferably, in preference.
- 2. Moderately, in some measure, in some degree.
- Rather than, More than, sooner than, more willingly than, in preference to.
- Ratification, n. 1. Confirmation, substantiation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof.
- 2. Approval, consent, sanction.
- Ratify, v. a. 1. Confirm, substantiate, corroborate, establish, settle.
- 2. Approve, sanction, bind, consent to, make valid.
- Ratio, n. Proportion, rate.
- Ratiocination, n. Reasoning, argumentation.
- Ration, n. Portion (of food or drink), allowance.
- Rational, a. 1. Intellectual, endowed with reason.
- 2. Reasonable, just, right, equitable, fit, proper, agreeable to reason, according to reason.
- 3. Judicious, sagacious, enlightened, sensible, wise, intelligent.
- 4. Sane, in one's right mind, in one's sober senses.
- Rationale, n. Reason, cause, theory, exposition, the why and the wherefore, the reason why, theoretical explanation, theoretical solution.
- Rationalism, n. (Theol.) Neology, rationalistic interpretation (of the Scriptures).
- Rationality, n. Sanity, soundness of mind.
- Rationally, ad. Reasonably.
- Ratoon, n. Sprout, shoot.
- Ratsbane, n. Arsenic, white arsenic, arsenious acid, white oxide of arsenic.
- Rattle, v. n. Clatter.
- Rattle-brained, a. Giddy, wild, rattle-headed.
- Rattle-head, n. Chatterer, prater, GABBLER, giddy talker.
- Rattle-headed, a. Giddy, wild, rattle-brained.
- Rattle on, Prate, prattle, babble, jabber, chatter, talk idly.
- Rattles, n. pl. Croup, hives.
- Raucous, a. Hoarse, husky, rough, harsh.
- Ravage, v. a. Ruin, spoil, waste, devastate, destroy, despoil, sack, ransack, desolate, pillage, plunder, strip, lay waste.
- Ravage, n. Ruin, waste, spoil, pillage, rapine, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc.
- Rave, v. n. Rage, be mad, be wild, be delirious, talk irrationally.
- Ravel, v. a. Disentangle, untwist, unravel.
- Raven, a. Black, ebon, inky, sable.
- Ravening, a. Ravenous.
- Ravenous, a. Voracious, rapacious, devouring, ravening, greedy, insatiable, insatiate.
- Ravine, n. Gorge, defile, deep pass.
- Raving, n. Madness, frenzy, fury, rage.
- Raving, a. Furious, frenzied, frantic, distracted, mad, infuriate.
- Ravish, v. a. 1.
- 2. Enchant, charm, captivate, delight, enrapture, transport.
- Ravishment, n. 1. Rape, defloration, constupration, violation, defilement.
- 2. Rapture, ecstasy, transport, great delight, enravishment.
- Raw, a. 1. Uncooked.
- 2. Inexperienced, unskilled, unprepared, green.
- 3. Cold, bleak, chilly.
- 4. Unmanufactured, in the natural state.
- Ray, n. Beam, gleam.
- Rayed, a. 1. Striped, streaked.
- 2. (Zoöl.) Radiate.
- Ray-grass, n. Darnel, rye-grass (Lolium perenne).
- Rayless, a. Sunless, beamless, darksome, dark, black, dismal, pitchy, Cimmerian.
- Ray-stone, n. Actinolite, strahlstein.
- Raze, v. a. Overthrow, demolish, subvert, destroy, ruin.
- Razor-bill, n. Black-billed auk (Alca torda).
- Razor-strap, n. Strap, strop, razor-strop.
- Razor-strop, n. Razor-strap.
- Reach, v. a. 1. Extend, stretch, stretch forth, hold forth.
- 2. Touch, extend to.
- 3. Strike, hit.
- 4. Arrive at, come to, get to, got at, make way to.
- 5. Get, obtain, attain to.
- Reach, v. n. Extend, be extended.
- Reach after, Try to get, endeavor to obtain.
- Reach, n. 1. Reaching, extension.
- 2. Power to reach.
- 3. Capacity, capability, grasp.
- 4. Extent, extension, stretch, range, compass, distance, space, span, spread.
- 5. [Rare.] Stratagem, ruse, fetch.
- React, v. a. Repeat, re-enact, perform again, act again.
- React, v. n. 1. Recoil, rebound, fly back, spring back.
- 2. Act reciprocally.
- Reaction, n. 1. Rebound, recoil.
- 2. Reciprocal action.
- Read, v. a. 1. Peruse.
- 2. Interpret, decipher, unravel, make out, understand.
- Read, v. n. 1. Practise reading, be studious in books.
- 2. Be read, appear in reading.
- Read, a. Learned, versed in books.
- Readable, a. 1. Legible, that may be read.
- 2. Worth reading, fit to be read.
- Readiness, n. 1. Promptness, promptitude, quickness, alertness, alacrity.
- 2. Dexterity, aptness, aptitude, expertness, facility, knack, easiness.
- 3. Preparedness, ripeness, fit state.
- 4. Willingness, disposition, inclination.
- Reading, n. 1. Perusal.
- 2. Study of books.
- 3. Version, interpretation, lection.
- Ready, a. 1. Prepared, in readiness.
- 2. Prompt, quick, expeditious.
- 3. Apt, expert, dexterous, adroit, clever, quick, sharp, smart.
- 4. Willing, disposed, inclined.
- 5. Near, handy, convenient, commodious, at hand.
- 6. Easy, opportune, facile, short.
- Reagent, n. (Chem.) Test.
- Real, a. 1. Actual, veritable, substantial, substantive, absolute, positive, actually being or existing; not imaginary, or supposititious; not fictitious.
- 2. True, genuine, not counterfeited, not factitious, not artificial.
- 3. Intrinsic, internal, essential.
- 4. (Law.) Not personal.
- Realgar, n. Red orpiment, red sulphuret of arsenic.
- Reality, n. 1. Truth, verity, actuality, fact, actual existence, matter of fact.
- 2. (Law.) Realty, immobility.
- Realize, v. a. 1. Effect, accomplish, perform, bring into being or act, work out, bring to pass.
- 2. Make real, consider as real, bring home to one's self.
- 3. Earn, gain, acquire, get.
- Really, ad. Actually, truly, absolutely, positively, certainly, verily, indeed, in fact, in reality, in truth.
- Realty, (Law.) Reality, immobility.
- Ream, n. Twenty quires.
- Reanimate, v. a. Resuscitate, revive, bring to life, restore to life.
- Reap, v. a. 1. Cut with a sickle.
- 2. Gather, gain, get, obtain.
- Reap, v. n. Gather the harvest.
- Reaping-hook, n. Sickle.
- Rear, n. Hinder part (particularly of an army).
- Rear, v. a. 1. Raise, elevate, lift, raise up.
- 2. Bring up, RAISE.
- Rearward, ad. Behind, abaft, astern, aft.
- Reason, n. 1. Intellect, mind, sense, understanding, rational faculty, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties, discursive power or faculty.
- 2. Cause, ground, principle, motive, consideration, account, efficient cause.
- 3. Design, purpose, end, object, aim, final cause.
- 4. Argument, reasoning, chain of reasoning, process of reasoning.
- 5. Reasonableness, wisdom, common sense, good sense, right or just view.
- 6. Theory, exposition, rationale.
- Reason, v. n. 1. Draw conclusions, draw inferences, make deductions.
- 2. Argue, debate, dispute, chop logic, try conclusions, bandy words or arguments, hold or carry on an argument.
- Reasonable, a. 1. Right, equitable, just, rational, fit, proper, according to reason, agreeable to reason.
- 2. Judicious, sensible, wise, sagacious, enlightened.
- 3. Tolerable, moderate.
- 4. Cheap, low, not dear.
- 5. [Rare.] Rational, intellectual, endowed with reason.
- Reasoning, n. Ratiocination, argumentation.
- Reassurance, n. 1. Renewed assurance.
- 2. (Law.) Reinsurance.
- Reassure, v. a. 1. Hearten, enhearten, encourage, assure again, restore courage to.
- 2. (Law.) Reinsure.
- Rebate, v. a. Diminish, lessen, reduce, abate, bate.
- Rebate, n. (Com.) Discount, allowance, deduction, reduction, drawback, abatement.
- Rebel, n. Insurgent, traitor, revolter.
- Rebel, v. n. Revolt, resist lawful authority, take up arms against the government.
- Rebellion, n. Insurrection, sedition, revolt.
- Rebellious, a. Insubordinate, riotous, disobedient, mutinous, refractory, contumacious, seditious, traitorous.
- Rebound, v. n. Reverberate, recoil, react, spring back, fly back, bound back.
- Rebound, n. Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation.
- Rebounding, n. Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation.
- Rebuff, n. Repulse, check, opposition, resistance.
- Rebuff, v. a. Repel, resist, reject, check, oppose.
- Rebuild, v. a. Reconstruct.
- Rebuke, v. a. Censure (somewhat passionately), REPROVE, reprimand, chide, reprehend, admonish, blame, upbraid, lecture, scold, scold at, find fault with, BLOW UP.
- Rebuke, n. Censure (given impulsively), reprimand, remonstrance, expostulation, REPROOF, reproval, reprehension, animadversion, blame, reproach.
- Rebut, v. a. Repel (by argument or by evidence), confute, refute, disprove, show the fallacy of.
- Recall, v. a. Revoke, retract, recant, repeal, rescind, annul, overrule, cancel, nullify, countermand, set aside.
- Recall, n. Revocation, recantation, retraction.
- Recant, v. a. Retract, revoke, recall, annul, abjure.
- Recant, v. n. Unsay what has been said, eat one's words.
- Recantation, n. Retraction, revocation, recall, abjuration.
- Recapitulate, v. a. Run over, sum up.
- Recapitulation, n. Summary, summing up.
- Recede, v. n. Retire, withdraw, retreat, retrograde, give way, move back.
- Receipt, n. 1. Reception.
- 2. Recipe, prescription, formulary.
- 3. (Com.) Acquittance, acknowledgment of payment.
- Receive, v. a. 1. Take (what comes to hand), ACCEPT, derive, obtain, acquire, get.
- 2. Admit, take in.
- 3. Entertain, welcome, greet, not reject, not repel.
- 4. Allow, permit, tolerate.
- 5. Believe, embrace, give credence to.
- Receiver, n. 1. Recipient.
- 2. Receptacle.
- Recension, n. Review, re-examination, revisal.
- Recent, a. 1. New, novel, not long past.
- 2. Late, fresh, newly come.
- 3. Latter, modern.
- Recently, ad. Lately, late, latterly, newly, of late, not long ago.
- Receptacle, n. Receiver, reservoir.
- Reception, n. 1. Receiving, acceptance, receipt, admission.
- 2. Welcome, entertainment, party, levee, SOIRÉE.
- Recess, n. 1. Retreat, nook, corner, niche, place of retirement.
- 2. Intermission, respite, remission of labor, suspension of business.
- Recherché, a. [Fr.] Choice, select, elegant.
- Recipe, n. Receipt, prescription, formulary.
- Reciprocal, a. 1. Mutual, correlative.
- 2. Interchangeable.
- Reciprocate, v. n. Alternate, act interchangeably.
- Reciprocate, v. a. Interchange, exchange.
- Reciprocation, n. Interchange, exchange, reciprocity.
- Reciprocity, n. Interchange, reciprocation, exchange.
- Recital, n. 1. Repetition, rehearsal, recitation.
- 2. Narration, relation, description, narrative, account, statement, history, story.
- Recitation, n. Recital, rehearsal, repetition.
- Recite, v. a. 1. Repeat, rehearse, say by heart, repeat by note.
- 2. Narrate, relate, tell.
- 3. Enumerate, tell over.
- Reckless, a. Careless, heedless, rash, mindless, inconsiderate, uncircumspect, headlong, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, imprudent, improvident, volatile, wild, flighty, unsteady, giddy-brained, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.
- Reckon, v. a. 1. Count, number, compute, calculate, enumerate, cast, cast up.
- 2. Estimate, esteem, account, regard, repute.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Think, conjecture, suppose, guess, believe.
- Reckoner, n. Counter, calculator.
- Reckon for, Pay a penalty for.
- Reckon on, Depend upon, place dependence on, count upon, reckon upon.
- Reckon with, Settle an account with.
- Reckoning, n. 1. Counting, computation, calculation.
- 2. Account, register, score, charge, bill.
- Reckon upon, Reckon on.
- Reclaim, v. a. 1. Reform.
- 2. Regain, recover, restore, reinstate.
- Reclamation, n. 1. Recovery.
- 2. Demand, claim.
- Recline, v. a. Lean.
- Recline, v. n. 1. Lean, bear.
- 2. Couch, lie, lie down, be recumbent.
- 3. Rest, repose.
- Reclining, a. 1. Leaning, recumbent.
- 2. Resting, reposing.
- Recluse, n. Hermit, anchoret, solitary, solitaire, anchorite, EREMITE.
- Recognition, n. 1. Recollection, memory, remembrance.
- 2. Acknowledgment, avowal, confession.
- Recognize, v. a. 1. Know again, remember as formerly known, notice as already known.
- 2. Acknowledge, admit, own, avow, confess, confess knowledge of.
- Recoil, v. n. 1. Rebound, reverberate, react, spring back, fly back, bound back.
- 2. Shrink, falter, fall, flinch, blench, draw back.
- Recoil, n. Resilience, rebound, reaction.
- Recoil from, Abhor, loath, abominate, detest, nauseate, feel disgust at, shrink from.
- Recollect, v. a. Recall (with effort), REMEMBER, call up, call to mind, call to remembrance.
- Recollection, n. Remembrance, reminiscence, memory.
- Recommend, v. a. 1. Commend, praise, approve.
- 2. Make acceptable.
- Recommendation, n. Commendation, praise, approval, approbation, good opinion.
- Recompense, v. a. 1. Reward, repay, requite, compensate, satisfy, remunerate.
- 2. Reimburse, indemnify, redress, make up for, make amends for.
- Recompense, n. Reward, satisfaction, remuneration, compensation, indemnity, indemnification, amends.
- Reconcilable, a. 1. Appeasable, placable, forgiving.
- 2. Consistent.
- Reconcile, v. a. 1. Conciliate, pacify, propitiate, restore to friendship.
- 2. Content, bring to acquiescence, make contented.
- 3. Harmonize, make consistent, bring into harmony.
- 4. Settle, adjust, compose, heal, make up.
- Reconcilement, n. Reconciliation.
- Reconciliation, n. 1. Pacification, accommodation, reconcilement, adjustment, atonement, restoration of harmony.
- 2. Agreement, congruity, consonance, concordance, consistency, congruency, correspondence.
- Recondite, a. 1. Hidden, occult, dark, obscure, abstruse, transcendental, high, mystic, mystical.
- 2. Profound, deep.
- Reconnaissance, n. Preliminary survey, rough survey.
- Reconnoitre, v. a. [Written also Reconnoiter.] Inspect, view, survey, examine.
- Reconsider, v. a. Review, consider again.
- Reconsideration, n. Renewed consideration.
- Reconstruct, v. a. Rebuild, re-establish, construct again.
- Reconstruction, n. Rebuilding, re-establishment, restoration, renovation, redintegration, reconstitution, instauration, REHABILITATION.
- Record, v. a. Register, enroll, chronicle, note, journalize, make an entry of, take down, jot down, make a memorandum of.
- Record, n. 1. Register, account, note, chronicle, minute, memorandum, memoir.
- 2. Vestige, trace, memorial.
- Recorder, n. Registrar, register, scribe, clerk.
- Recount, v. a. Rehearse, relate, recite, narrate, enumerate, tell, give an account of.
- Recourse, n. Resort.
- Recover, v. a. 1. Regain, recuperate, get back.
- 2. Retrieve, restore, repair, recruit, re-establish.
- 3. (Law.) Obtain by course of law, get by judgment.
- Recover, v. n. 1. Rally, regain health, get well, be restored to health.
- 2. Be restored, be reinstated, regain the former state.
- 3. (Law.) Obtain judgment.
- Recovery, n. 1. Regaining, recuperation.
- 2. Recruiting, restoration, convalescence.
- Recreant, a. 1. Cowardly, dastardly, craven, pusillanimous, mean-spirited, faint-hearted.
- 2. Apostate, treacherous, false, faithless, untrue, backsliding.
- Recreate, v. a. Refresh, reanimate, entertain, divert, amuse.
- Recreate, v. n. Unbend, take recreation, be diverted, be amused.
- Recreation, n. Amusement, diversion, entertainment, relaxation, sport, play, pastime.
- Recrement, n. Scoria, dross, spume, scum, refuse.
- Recriminate, v. n. Return an accusation.
- Recruit, v. a. 1. Repair, replenish.
- 2. Refresh, revive, restore, renovate.
- 3. (Mil.) Reinforce, supply with new men.
- Recruit, v. n. 1. Raise new soldiers, get supplies of men.
- 2. Revive, recover, regain health, be restored to health, get well.
- Rectify, v. a. 1. Correct, redress, mend, reform, amend, set right, make right.
- 2. (Chem.) Refine, purify.
- Rectilineal, a. Right-lined.
- Rectilinear, a. Right-lined.
- Rectitude, n. Uprightness, integrity, probity, honesty, justice, equity, virtue, goodness, righteousness, principle.
- Rectorate, n. Office of rector.
- Rectorship, n. Office of rector.
- Rectus in curia, [L.] Right in court, free from accusation, free from any charge.
- Recumbent, a. Leaning, reclining.
- Recuperate, v. a. Recover, regain, get back.
- Recuperation, n. Recovery.
- Recur, v. n. 1. Return, come back, come again, be repeated.
- 2. Run in the mind, run in one's head.
- 3. Resort, revert, have recourse.
- Recurrent, a. Returning (at intervals), renewed, reiterated.
- Recurring, a. Returning (at intervals), renewed, reiterated.
- Recurved, a. (Bot.) Curved outwards, curved backwards.
- Recusancy, n. Nonconformity, dissent, heresy, heterodoxy.
- Recusant, n. Dissenter, nonconformist.
- Red-chalk, n. Reddle.
- Redden, v. a. Make red.
- Redden, v. n. Blush, color, become red.
- Reddish, a. Brick-colored, STAMMEL, somewhat red.
- Reddish-yellow, a. Carroty.
- Reddle, n. Red-chalk.
- Redeem, v. a. 1. Repurchase, buy back.
- 2. Ransom, free, liberate, deliver, rescue, recover, save.
- 3. Compensate, make amends for, atone for.
- 4. Fulfil, keep, discharge, make good.
- Redeemer, n. 1. Ransomer.
- 2. [With The prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Saviour, the Messiah, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of man, the Son of God, the Lamb of God.
- Redemption, n. 1. Repurchase.
- 2. Ransom, release, liberation, deliverance, rescue, salvation.
- 3. Performance, discharge, fulfilment.
- Red-eye, n. (Ich.) Rudd (Lenciscus erythophthalmus).
- Red-gum, n. Gum-rash.
- Redintegrate, v. a. Restore, renew, reconstitute, re-establish, reconstruct, renovate.
- Redintegration, n. Restoration, renewal, re-establishment, reconstruction, renovation.
- Red-lead, n. Minium.
- Red-letter, a. Fortunate, lucky, happy, auspicious.
- Redolence, n. Fragrance, aroma, perfume, pleasing scent, sweet scent, grateful odor.
- Redolency, n. Fragrance, aroma, perfume, pleasing scent, sweet scent, grateful odor.
- Redolent, a. Fragrant, odoriferous, aromatic, balmy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling.
- Redouble, v. a. Repeat, reduplicate, reiterate, renew.
- Redouble, v. n. Be repeated, become twice as much.
- Redoubtable, a. Formidable, terrible (to foes), dreadful.
- Redound, v. n. Result, contribute, conduce, tend.
- Red precipitate, Red oxide of mercury.
- Red puccoon, Blood-root, blood-wort, red-root (Sanguinaria canadensis).
- Redress, v. a. Remedy, repair, relieve from, make amends for.
- Redress, n. Remedy, relief, amends, compensation, reparation, atonement.
- Red-root, n. 1. New-Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus).
- 2. Stoneweed, puccoon-root (Lithospermum arvense).
- Red saunders-wood, Red sandalwood, ruby-wood.
- Red squirrel, Chickaree (Sciurus Hudsonius).
- Reduce, v. a. 1. Restore, bring back.
- 2. Render, form, mould, make, shape, model, remodel, convert into, resolve into, change into, bring into, bring to.
- 3. Diminish, contract, lessen, abate, decrease, abridge, curtail, shorten, cut short, cut down, make less.
- 4. Depress, debase, lower, weaken, dwarf.
- 5. Subdue, conquer, subjugate, overpower, overthrow, vanquish, master, get the better of, get the upper hand of, bring into subjection.
- 6. Impoverish, ruin, bring to want, bring to poverty.
- 7. (Math.) Solve, resolve.
- Reduction, n. 1. Conversion, resolution, transmutation.
- 2. Diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, lowering.
- 3. Depression, detrusion, abasement, lowering.
- 4. Subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory over.
- 5. (Math.) Resolution, solution.
- Redundance, n. 1. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough.
- 2. Diffuseness.
- Redundancy, n. 1. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough.
- 2. Diffuseness.
- Redundant, a. 1. Excessive, superabundant, exuberant, superfluous, in excess, expletive.
- 2. Diffuse.
- Reduplicate, v. a. Redouble, repeat.
- Reduplication, n. Doubling, duplication, redoubling, repetition.
- Redwing, n. Wind-thrush, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus).
- Re-echo, v. a. Reverberate, echo back.
- Re-echo, n. Reverberation.
- Reed-bunting, n. Chuck, reed-sparrow, water-sparrow, ring-bunting, king-bird (Emberiza schoeniclus).
- Reed-mace, n. Cat-tail (Typha latifolia).
- Reed-sparrow, n. Reed-bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus).
- Reef, v. a. Take in (sail).
- Reek, n. Smoke, steam, exhalation, vapor, effluvium, fume, mist.
- Reek, v. n. Smoke, steam, emit vapor.
- Reeking, a. Smoking, steaming.
- Reel, v. n. Totter, stagger, falter.
- Re-enforce, v. a. Strengthen, give additional support to.
- Re-enforcement, n. Additional force, fresh assistance.
- Re-entering, a. Turning inwards.
- Re-establish, v. a. Restore, reinstate, replace, renew, renovate, establish again.
- Re-establishment, n. Restoration.
- Refectory, n. Refreshment room.
- Refer, v. a. 1. Direct, consign, commit, leave, deliver over, give in charge.
- 2. Attribute, ascribe, impute, assign.
- Refer, v. n. 1. Relate, belong, pertain, appertain, have reference.
- 2. Appeal, apply, have recourse.
- 3. Allude, direct attention, make allusion, make reference, hint at.
- Referable, a. Ascribable, REFERRIBLE.
- Referee, n. Arbitrator, arbiter, judge, umpire.
- Reference, n. 1. Respect, regard, relation.
- 2. Allusion, intimation, hint.
- Referrible, a. Ascribable, attributable, referable, to be referred.
- Refine, v. a. 1. Purify, clarify, fine, defecate.
- 2. Cultivate, polish, make elegant.
- Refine, v. n. 1. Become pure, be clarified.
- 2. Improve, make improvement.
- 3. Be over-nice, affect nicety, split hairs, make useless distinctions.
- Refined, a. 1. Purified, clarified.
- 2. Accomplished, cultivated, polished, elegant, genteel, stylish, courtly, polite, well-bred.
- 3. Classic, classical, pure, chaste, Attic, delicate, nice, exquisite.
- Refinement, n. 1. Improvement.
- 2. Elegance, polish, purity, delicacy, cultivation, civility, good-breeding.
- 3. Subtilty, extreme nicety.
- Refit, v. a. Repair, fit anew.
- Reflect, v. a. Mirror, throw back.
- Reflect, v. n. 1. Think, cogitate, muse, meditate, deliberate, ponder, consider, ruminate.
- 2. Bring reproach, cast reproach.
- Reflecting, a. 1. That reflects.
- 2. Thoughtful, considerate, reflective, given to reflection.
- Reflection, n. 1. Reflecting.
- 2. Reflected image.
- 3. Thought, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, contemplation, musing, rumination.
- 4. Censure, reproach.
- Reflective, a. 1. Reflecting, reflexive.
- 2. Thoughtful, musing, deliberating, pondering, cogitating.
- Reflector, n. Mirror, speculum.
- Reflex, a. 1. Retroactive.
- 2. (Bot.) Reflected, bent back.
- Reflexive, a. Reflective.
- Refluence, n. Reflux, ebb, regurgitation, flowing back.
- Refluent, a. Ebbing, flowing back.
- Reflux, n. Ebb, REFLUENCE.
- Reform, v. a. 1. Correct, amend, ameliorate, meliorate, make better.
- 2. Remodel, form anew.
- Reform, v. n. Amend, become better.
- Reform, n. Reformation, amendment.
- Reformation, n. Amendment, reform, correction, change for the better.
- Reformative, a. Reforming.
- Reformatory, a. Reforming.
- Refract, v. a. Deflect (rays), deviate, turn from a straight course.
- Refracting, a. Deflecting, refractive.
- Refraction, n. Deflection (of rays), deviation.
- Refractive, a. Refracting.
- Refractory, a. Stubborn, obstinate, stiff, perverse, dogged, mulish, heady, headstrong, cross-grained, intractable, unyielding, contumacious, disobedient, unruly, pig-headed, ungovernable, cantankerous.
- Refrain, v. a. Restrain, withhold, keep back.
- Refrain, v. n. Abstain, forbear, hold one's self back, deny one's self, stay one's hand, keep one's self from indulgence.
- Refrain, n. Burden (of a song).
- Refrangibility, n. Refrangibleness.
- Refrangible, a. Capable of refraction.
- Refrangibleness, n. Refrangibility.
- Refresh, v. a. Invigorate, reanimate, revive, relieve, recruit, recreate, enliven, give fresh vigor to.
- Refreshing, a. Reviving, invigorating, grateful, pleasant, comfortable.
- Refreshment, n. 1. Relief, invigoration, new life.
- 2. Food, nourishment.
- 3. Regalement, entertainment.
- Refrigerant, n. Refrigerative, cooling medicine.
- Refrigerate, v. a. Cool, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of.
- Refrigeration, n. Cooling.
- Refrigerative, a. Cooling, refrigeratory.
- Refrigerative, n. Refrigerant, cooling medicine.
- Refrigeratory, a. Cooling, refrigerative.
- Refuge, n. 1. Shelter, safety, security, protection.
- 2. Asylum, retreat, sanctuary, harbor, place of safety, place of refuge.
- Refulgence, n. Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence.
- Refulgency, n. Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence.
- Refulgent, a. Bright, shining, brilliant, splendid, resplendent, lustrous, radiant, effulgent.
- Refund, v. a. Repay, reimburse, pay back, restore.
- Refusal, n. 1. Denial.
- 2. Option, choice of accepting or declining.
- Refuse, v. a. 1. Deny, decline.
- 2. Reject, repudiate.
- Refuse, n.
- Refuse, a. Worthless, waste.
- Refutation, n. Confutation, disproof.
- Refute, v. a. Confute, disprove, prove to be false.
- Regain, v. a. Recover, get back, gain anew.
- Regal, a. Kingly, royal.
- Regale, v. a. Entertain, refresh, gratify.
- Regale, n. Banquet or feast (for a royal personage).
- Regalement, n. Refreshment, entertainment.
- Regalia, n. pl. Ensigns of royalty.
- Regally, ad. Royally.
- Regard, v. a. 1. Observe, notice, mark, remark, watch, set eyes on, look at, look upon, turn one's eyes.
- 2. Heed, mind, attend to, pay attention to, give heed to.
- 3. Esteem, value, admire, like, think well of, think highly of.
- 4. Consider, reckon, account, deem, think, believe, hold, suppose, imagine.
- 5. Have reference to, relate to.
- Regard, n. 1. Notice, consideration, attention, heed.
- 2. Relation, reference, respect, account.
- 3. Esteem, affection, liking, respect, reverence, sympathy, interest, concern, love.
- Regardful, a. Heedful, mindful, careful, watchful, attentive.
- Regardless, a. Heedless, unmindful, careless, negligent, unobservant, mindless, inattentive.
- Regards, n. pl. Commendations, compliments, respects.
- Regatta, n. Boat race.
- Regenerate, v. a. 1. Reproduce, revive, renovate, generate anew.
- 2. (Theol.) Convert, produce a change of heart in.
- Regenerate, a. 1. Reproduced.
- 2. Converted, regenerated, renewed in spirit, born again.
- Regenerated, a. Regenerate.
- Regent, n. Governor, ruler, director.
- Regicide, n. 1. Murderer of a king.
- 2. Murder of a king.
- Régime, n. [Fr.] Government, administration, rule, political system, form of government.
- Regimen, n. 1. Dietetics, regulation of diet.
- 2. Diet, food, fare.
- 3. (Gram.) Government.
- Regimentals, n. pl. Military uniform.
- Region, n. 1. Country, clime, territory, district, tract of land.
- 2. Portion, part.
- Register, n. 1. Record (as of deeds, or of births and deaths), list, chronicle, roll.
- 2. Registrar, scribe, clerk, keeper of a record.
- Register, v. a. 1. Record, make a record of.
- 2. Enroll, enter on a list.
- Registrar, n. Keeper of a record, register.
- Registry, n. 1. Registering, enrolment.
- 2. Registrar's office.
- Regrate, v. a. Forestall, monopolize, engross, get exclusive possession of (in order to enhance prices).
- Regress, n. Return, retrocession, reflux, retrogression, refluence, ebb.
- Regression, n. Return, REGRESS.
- Regressively, ad. Backward, aback.
- Regret, n. 1. Grief, sorrow.
- 2. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, contrition.
- Regret, v. a. 1. Lament, grieve at, be sorry for.
- 2. Repent, repent of.
- Regular, a. 1. Orderly, methodical, systematic, uniform, normal, just, according to rule.
- 2. Periodic, periodical.
- 3. Steady, stated, settled, established, constant.
- Regularity, n. 1. Order, rule, method, system, uniformity, even tenor, regular course.
- 2. Punctuality, regular recurrence.
- 3. Steadiness, constancy.
- Regulate, v. a. 1. Methodize, dispose, adjust, reduce to method, adjust by rule, put in order, keep in order.
- 2. Direct, manage, govern, conduct, guide, rule.
- Regulation, n. 1. Adjustment, disposition, disposure, disposal, ordering.
- 2. Rule, order, law.
- Regurgitate, v. n. Flow back, be poured back.
- Regurgitation, n. Flowing back, reflux, refluence.
- Rehabilitate, v. a. Reinstate (in a former right or privilege), re-establish, restore.
- Rehabilitation, n. Reinstatement (in a former right or privilege), restoration, re-establishment, instauration.
- Rehearsal, n. 1. Repetition, recital.
- 2. Narration, narrative, statement, account, story, history.
- Rehearse, v. a. 1. Repeat, recite.
- 2. Narrate, relate, recount, describe, tell, portray, delineate, depict, set forth, give an account of.
- Reign, v. n. Rule, be king, exercise sovereign authority.
- Reign, n. Royalty, sovereignty, royal authority.
- Reimburse, v. a. 1. Refund, repay.
- 2. Indemnify, requite, compensate.
- Reimbursement, n. Repayment.
- Rein, v. a. Check, restrain, control, curb.
- Reins, n. pl. 1. Kidneys.
- 2. Loins, lower part of the back, lumbar region.
- 3. Affections, passions, inward impulses.
- Reinstall, v. a. Reinstate.
- Reinstate, v. a. Re-establish, replace, reinstall, place in a former state.
- Reinstatement, n. Re-establishment, replacement.
- Reiterate, v. a. Repeat, repeat again, do again and again.
- Reiteration, n. Repetition.
- Reject, v. a. 1. Exclude, discard, eject, set aside, pass over, throw aside, cast off, lay aside, cast aside, cast away, put away, throw overboard, lay on the shelf.
- 2. Decline, refuse, repudiate, repel, rebuff, slight, despise.
- Rejection, n. 1. Exclusion.
- 2. Declination, refusal, repudiation.
- Rejoice, v. a. Gladden, exhilarate, cheer, gratify, please, delight, transport, enrapture.
- Rejoice, v. n. Exult, triumph, glory, be joyful, be gladdened, be exhilarated, be pleased, be delighted, take delight.
- Rejoin, v. n. Answer (to a reply).
- Rejoinder, n. Answer (to a reply), replication.
- Rejuvenate, v. a. Make young again.
- Rejuvenated, a. Renascent.
- Relapse, v. n. Fall back, return to a former state (especially a bad state).
- Relapse, n. Falling back, return to a former state (especially a bad state).
- Relate, v. a. Tell, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, report, detail, describe, give an account of.
- Relate to, Respect, regard, concern, refer to, appertain to, belong to.
- Related, a. 1. Connected, cognate, of the same nature.
- 2. Kindred, akin, kin, allied, of the same family.
- Relation, n. 1. Recital, narration, narrative, account, statement, story, history, chronicle, tale, description, detail, report.
- 2. Connection, relationship, mutual dependence.
- 3. Reference, respect, regard.
- 4. Relationship, kindred, kin, consanguinity, filiation, family tie.
- 5. Kinsman, relative, kinsfolk.
- Relationship, n. 1. Connection, relation, dependence.
- 2. Kindred, affinity, consanguinity, propinquity, KIN.
- Relative, a. Referring (to something else), not absolute.
- Relative to, Respecting, relating to.
- Relative, n. 1. Relation, kinsman, connection.
- 2. (Gram.) Relative pronoun.
- Relatively, ad. With reference to something else, not absolutely.
- Relax, v. a. 1. Loosen, slacken, loose.
- 2. Weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, unbrace, prostrate.
- 3. Lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, remit, mitigate.
- 4. Unbend, ease, divert, recreate, entertain, amuse.
- Relax, v. n. 1. Become lax.
- 2. Recreate, unbend, take recreation.
- Release, v. a. 1. Liberate, unloose, free, loose, disengage, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let loose, let out.
- 2. Quit, let go, give up.
- Release, n. 1. Liberation, deliverance, discharge, freedom.
- 2. Exemption, exoneration, excuse, dispensation, absolution.
- 3. Acquittance, clearance, receipt in full.
- Relegate, v. a. 1. Transfer, remove, consign.
- 2. Banish, expatriate, send into exile.
- Relegation, n. 1. Removal, transference.
- 2. Banishment, exile, deportation, expatriation.
- Relent, v. n. Soften (in temper), grow lenient or tender, abate severity or rigor.
- Relentless, a. Unrelenting, unpitying, unforgiving, implacable, inexorable, unappeasable, cruel, vindictive, rancorous, merciless, unmerciful, uncompassionate, pitiless, hard.
- Relevant, a. Pertinent, applicable, fit, proper, apt, suitable, appropriate, apposite, to the purpose, to the point.
- Reliability, n. [Modern.] Reliableness, trustworthiness.
- Reliable, a. [Modern.] Trustworthy, trusty, to be relied on, to be depended on, worthy of credit.
- Reliableness, n. Reliability.
- Reliance, n. 1. Dependence, trust, confidence.
- 2. Hope, ground of trust.
- Reliant, a. Confident, trusting.
- Relics, n. pl. 1. Remains, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder.
- 2. Corpse, CORSE, dead body.
- Relict, n. Widow.
- Relief, n. 1. Succor, help, assistance, aid, support.
- 2. Redress, indemnification, remedy.
- 3. Projection, prominence, RELIEVO.
- Relieve, v. a. 1. Succor, aid, help, assist, comfort.
- 2. Allay, mitigate, assuage, soothe, lessen, palliate, ease, remedy, cure, remove.
- 3. Put in relief, set off by contrast.
- Relievo, n. [It.] Prominence, relief, projection.
- Relight, v. a. Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relume, light again, light anew.
- Religion, n. 1. Science of duty (to God and our fellows), science of obligation (as creatures of God), that which binds us to the practice of righteousness.
- 2. Sentiment of faith, reverence, and love towards God; godliness, devoutness, devotion, holiness, sanctity, piety, virtue, goodness.
- 3. System of faith.
- Religious, a. 1. Devout, holy, godly, pious, devotional.
- 2. Conscientious, scrupulous, exact, strict, rigid.
- Relinquish, v. a. 1. Leave, quit, forsake, desert, renounce, forswear, abandon, cast off, give over, withdraw from.
- 2. Surrender, cede, yield, resign, abdicate, forego, deliver up, give up, part with, lay down, lay aside.
- Relinquishment, n. 1. Abandonment, dereliction, desertion, abjuration.
- 2. Renunciation, surrender, cession, resignation.
- Relish, n. 1. Taste, flavor, savor, gusto, gust, zest, power of pleasing.
- 2. Liking, fondness, appetite, predilection, partiality.
- 3. Quality, tinge, cast, touch, smack, twang.
- 4. Appetizer.
- Relish, v. a. 1. Like the taste or flavor of, taste with pleasure.
- 2. Like, enjoy, be pleased with, take delight in, delight in, have a liking for.
- Relish, v. n. 1. Have a pleasing taste, be enjoyable.
- 2. Smack, taste, have a flavor.
- Relishable, a. Gustable.
- Relishing, a. Palatable, savory, flavorous.
- Relucent, a. Shining, luminous, transparent, clear, pellucid, lucent.
- Reluctance, n. Repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging.
- Reluctant, a. Unwilling, loath, averse, backward, disinclined, indisposed, not disposed.
- Relume, v. a. Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relight, light again, light anew.
- Rely on, Trust in, depend on, confide in, count on, rely upon.
- Rely upon, Rely on.
- Remain, v. n. 1. Continue, endure, abide, stay, tarry, keep, last.
- 2. Be left, be left behind.
- Remainder, n. Remnant, residue, rest, remains, BALANCE.
- Remains, n. pl. 1. Relics, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder, refuse, odds and ends.
- 2. Corpse, CORSE, CARCASS, dead body.
- Remand, v. a. Send back, order back.
- Remark, n. 1. Notice, observation, heed, regard, consideration.
- 2. Comment, note, annotation, stricture, gloss.
- 3. Assertion, declaration, averment, statement.
- Remark, v. a. Note, notice, observe, heed, take notice of, attend to, pay attention to.
- Remark, v. n. Say, observe, state.
- Remarkable, a. Noticeable, observable, notable, extraordinary, uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare, distinguished, famous, eminent, conspicuous, prominent, striking.
- Remediable, a. Curable, retrievable, to be cured, to be remedied.
- Remediless, a. Incurable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irreversible, hopeless, past cure, past mending, past hope.
- Remedy, n. 1. Cure, antidote, specific, restorative, help, medicine, corrective, counteractive.
- 2. Reparation, redress, restoration.
- Remedy, v. a. 1. Cure, heal, help.
- 2. Repair, redress, restore.
- Remember, v. a. 1. Recall (easily), RECOLLECT, call to mind, call up, call to remembrance, have at one's fingers' ends, know by heart.
- 2. Retain, bear in mind, keep in mind, bear in memory, preserve the memory of, treasure in the memory, tax the memory with.
- Remembrance, n. 1. Reminiscence, recollection, calling to mind.
- 2. Memory, mind.
- 3. Memento, memorial, souvenir, remembrancer, token.
- Remembrancer, n. Token, memorial, memento, souvenir, remembrance, testimonial, monument, record.
- Remind, v. a. Suggest to, put in mind, jog the memory of, put in remembrance.
- Reminiscence, n. Remembrance, recollection, calling to mind.
- Remise, n. (Law.) Surrender, release.
- Remise, v. a. (Law.) Surrender, release, grant back.
- Remiss, a. 1. Slack, dilatory, slow, backward, behindhand.
- 2. Inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, heedless, neglectful, lax.
- Remission, n. 1. Relaxation, moderation, mitigation, lessening, abatement.
- 2. Intermission, suspension, interruption, suspense, stop, stoppage, respite, pause, rest.
- 3. Forgiveness, absolution, pardon, indulgence, acquittal, discharge, exoneration, excuse.
- 4. Release, relinquishment, surrender.
- Remit, v. a. 1. Return, restore, replace, send back.
- 2. Relax, diminish, abate, bate.
- 3. Forgive, pardon, absolve, excuse, overlook, pass over.
- 4. Resign, surrender, give up, deliver up.
- 5. Transmit, forward, send.
- Remit, v. n. Slacken, abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, grow less.
- Remnant, n. Residue, scrap, fragment, remainder, piece, remains.
- Remnants, n. pl. Scraps, fragments, pieces, relics, refuse, odds and ends.
- Remonstrance, n. Expostulation, protestation.
- Remonstrate, v. n. Protest, expostulate, urge reasons, make objections, take exception.
- Remorse, n. Penitence, compunction, contrition, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-reproach, reproach of conscience, stings of conscience, self-condemnation.
- Remorseful, a. Compunctious, contrite, repentant, penitent, sorrowful.
- Remorseless, a. Unpitying, relentless, pitiless, uncompassionate, unrelenting, cruel, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, implacable.
- Remote, a. 1. Far, distant, far off, not near, not nigh.
- 2. Alien, foreign, unallied, separated, unconnected.
- 3. Secluded, sequestered, removed.
- Remoteness, n. Distance.
- Removal, n. 1. Displacement, remove, dislodgement, tranference, relegation, change of place.
- 2. Withdrawal, elimination, extrication, extraction.
- 3. Destruction, suppression, abatement.
- 4. Dismission, ejection.
- Remove, v. a. 1. Displace, dislodge, transfer.
- 2. Withdraw, extract, take out, take away, carry off.
- 3. Banish, destroy, abate, suppress, put an end to, do away with, make a clean sweep of.
- 4. Dismiss, eject, oust, put out, turn out.
- Remove, v. n. 1. Go, change place.
- 2. Move, change residence.
- Remove, n. 1. Removal, change of place.
- 2. Interval, distance, separation.
- 3. Step (in a scale of gradation).
- Removed, a. Secluded, sequestered, remote.
- Remunerate, v. a. 1. Reward, requite, compensate, pay, recompense, satisfy, repay.
- 2. Reimburse, repay, INDEMNIFY.
- Remuneration, n. 1. Reward, requital, compensation, payment, satisfaction.
- 2. Reimbursement, indemnification, repayment, indemnity.
- Remunerative, a. Profitable, paying, gainful, paying a good interest, bringing a good return.
- Renascent, a. 1. Reappearing, reproduced.
- 2. Rejuvenated.
- Rencounter, n. 1. Clash, shock, collision.
- 2. Encounter, conflict, combat, fight, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair.
- Rencounter, v. n. Clash, encounter, skirmish, fight, come into collision.
- Rend, v. a. Break, sever, dissever, rive, shiver, cleave, split, crack, snap, burst, fracture, lacerate, dilacerate, tear, tear asunder, break asunder.
- Render, v. a. 1. Return, restore, pay back, reimburse.
- 2. Give, assign, offer.
- 3. Furnish, contribute, supply.
- 4. Make, cause to be.
- 5. Translate, construe, interpret.
- Rendering, n. Translation, version, construction, interpretation.
- Rendezvous, n. Place of meeting.
- Rendition, n. Return, restitution, surrender.
- Renegade, n. 1. Apostate, backslider, turncoat.
- 2. Deserter, revolter, rebel, traitor.
- 3. Vagabond, worthless fellow.
- Renew, v. a. 1. Renovate, restore, re-establish, repair, refit, rebuild, revive, recreate, make new.
- 2. Repeat, recommence, begin again.
- 3. Regenerate, transform.
- Renewal, n. 1. Renovation, restoration, re-establishment, repair.
- 2. Repetition, recommencement.
- Reniform, a. (Bot.) Kidney-shaped.
- Renitency, n. Resistance (of solid bodies to pressure), opposition, antagonism.
- Renitent, a. Resisting (pressure), opposing, counteracting, antagonistic.
- Renounce, v. a. 1.
- 2. Relinquish, abandon, forego, resign, abjure, desert, forsake, forswear, leave, drop, lay down, lay aside, give up, cast off, give over, drop all idea of.
- Renovate, v. a. Renew, revive, restore, resuscitate, reconstitute, re-establish, reproduce, regenerate, revivify, recreate, reanimate.
- Renovation, n. Renewal, resuscitation, revival, reproduction, reconstruction, restoration, reconstitution, redintegration, REHABILITATION.
- Renown, n. Distinction, repute, name, reputation, note, notoriety, figure, fame, celebrity, glory, honor.
- Renowned, a. Distinguished, famous, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, noted, famed, honored, far-famed.
- Rent, n. Break, breach, fissure, crack, rift, cleft, gap, opening, flaw, rupture, disrupture, disruption, fracture, laceration, dilaceration, tear, solution of continuity.
- Rental, n. Rent-roll.
- Renter, n. Lessee, tenant.
- Rent-roll, n. Rental.
- Renunciation, n. 1. Rejection, repudiation, abnegation, abjuration.
- 2. Surrender, cession, abandonment, resignation.
- Repair, v. a. 1. Mend, refit, retouch, vamp, tinker, piece, patch, touch up, vamp up, patch up.
- 2. Retrieve, restore, make good.
- 3. Redress, atone for, make amends for.
- Repair, n. Restoration, reparation, renewal, refitting, mending.
- Reparable, n. Retrievable, restorable, recoverable.
- Reparation, n. 1. Restoration, renewal, REPAIR.
- 2. Redress, indemnification, amends, atonement, restitution, compensation, satisfaction.
- Reparative, a. Restoring, restorative, reviving.
- Reparative, n. Cure, remedy, medicine, restorative, corrective.
- Repartee, n. Retort; smart, or witty reply.
- Repast, n. 1. Food, victuals.
- 2. Meal, entertainment.
- Repay, v. a. 1. Refund, reimburse, pay back, restore.
- 2. Remunerate, compensate, reward, recompense, requite.
- Repeal, v. a. Abrogate (a law), rescind, REVOKE, annul, cancel, abolish, set aside, do away, make void.
- Repeal, n. Abrogation, revocation, rescission, rescinding, annulment.
- Repeat, v. a. 1. Iterate, reiterate, do again.
- 2. Recite, rehearse, recapitulate, tell over, relate.
- 3. Renew, reproduce, echo, re-echo.
- Repel, v. a. 1. Repulse; drive, beat, or force back.
- 2. Resist, oppose, check, withstand, confront, parry, rebuff, BLUFF, strive against, make a stand against.
- 3. Reject, refuse, decline.
- Repent, v. n. Regret, be sorry, be penitent, feel remorse.
- Repentance, n. Penitence, contrition, compunction, remorse, regret, self-reproach, self-reproof, self-accusation, self-condemnation, stings of conscience.
- Repentant, a. 1. Penitent, sorry.
- 2. Penitential.
- Repercussion, n. Reverberation, rebound.
- Repercussive, a. Rebounding, reverberating.
- Repertory, n. Repository, depository, treasury, magazine, depot, museum, store-house, THESAURUS.
- Repetition, n. 1. Iteration, dwelling, harping, reiteration.
- 2. Tautology, pleonasm, redundancy, diffuseness, verbosity.
- 3. Recital, rehearsal, relation.
- Repetitious, a. Tautological, verbose, diffuse.
- Repine, v. n. Complain, murmur, croak, grumble, be discontented, be dissatisfied.
- Replace, v. a. 1. Reinstate, re-establish, put back.
- 2. Refund, repay, restore, pay back.
- 3. Take the place of, supply the want of.
- Replacement, n. Re-establishment, reinstatement.
- Replenish, v. a. 1. Fill, stock, fill up.
- 2. Supply, furnish, provide, store.
- Replete, a. Full, abounding, charged, exuberant, fraught, well stocked, well provided, choke full, completely full.
- Repletion, n. 1. Satiety, glut, surfeit, exuberant fulness.
- 2. (Med.) Plethora.
- Replication, n. Answer, REJOINDER, reply.
- Reply, v. n. Answer (especially to confute or disprove an assertion), respond, REJOIN.
- Reply, n. Answer, response, replication, REJOINDER.
- Report, v. a. 1. Announce, annunciate, declare, communicate, set forth, make known, give an account of.
- 2. Relate, mention, bruit, advertise, publish, tell, promulgate, give out.
- 3. Take down (in writing).
- Report, n. 1. Account, announcement, statement, declaration, communication.
- 2. Rumor, mention, relation, story, hearsay, bruit, news, common fame.
- 3. Explosion, noise, sound, detonation.
- 4. Repute, reputation.
- 5. Record, note, minute.
- Repose, v. a. 1. Compose, rest, put to rest, lay down to rest, give repose to.
- 2. Place (in confidence), put, stake.
- Repose, v. n. 1. Lie, recline.
- 2. Rest, sleep, slumber, take a nap.
- 3. Lean (in confidence), confide, put confidence.
- Repose, n. 1. Rest, sleep, slumber.
- 2. Relaxation, respite, breathing-time.
- 3. Ease, quiet, quietness, quietude, tranquillity, peace.
- Reposit, v. a. Lodge, deposit, place, store, lay up.
- Repository, n. Depository, repertory, depot, magazine, conservatory, store-house, museum, treasury, THESAURUS.
- Reprehend, v. a. Reprove, chide, rebuke, reproach, upbraid, REPRIMAND.
- Reprehensible, a. Blamable, culpable, censurable, reprovable, deserving censure, worthy of blame.
- Reprehension, n. Reproof, blame, censure, reproach, reprimand, rebuke, admonition.
- Represent, v. a. 1. Exhibit, show, express.
- 2. Delineate, depict, portray, set forth, describe.
- 3. Personate, take the part of.
- 4. Stand for, stand in the place of.
- Representation, n. 1. Exhibition, delineation, show.
- 2. Personation, simulation.
- 3. Description, account, narration, relation, narrative.
- 4. Likeness, semblance, image, portraiture, model.
- 5. Acting for others, supplying another's place.
- 6. Body of delegates or deputies.
- Representative, a. 1. Figurative, typical, symbolical.
- 2. Delegated, acting for others.
- Representative, a. Delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, LOCUM TENENS.
- Repress, v. a. 1. Suppress, subdue, crush, quell, overpower, overcome, put down.
- 2. Restrain, check, curb, bridle, control, chasten, rein in, sober down.
- Repression, n. Suppression.
- Reprieve, v. a. Respite, delay the punishment of, give a respite to.
- Reprieve, n. Respite, suspension of punishment.
- Reprimand, v. a. Reprove, censure, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, chide, scold, upbraid, blame, admonish, find fault with, BLOW UP.
- Reprimand, n. Reproof, censure, rebuke, reproach, blame, admonition, animadversion, reprobation, reproval.
- Reprint, n. Reimpression, republication.
- Reproach, v. a. 1. Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, REPRIMAND, upbraid.
- 2. Revile, vilify, defame, asperse, abuse, speak ill of.
- Reproach, n. 1. Censure, reproof, disapprobation, disapproval, blame, invective, upbraiding, condemnation, reprobation, remonstrance, reprehension, expostulation, rebuke, reprimand, railing, contumely.
- 2. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, ignominy, infamy, abasement, indignity.
- Reproachable, a. Censurable, REPREHENSIBLE.
- Reproachful, a. Opprobrious, scurrilous, abusive, railing, scolding, upbraiding, vituperative, condemnatory, censorious, damnatory, invective.
- Reprobate, a. 1. Reprobated, rejected, disallowed, discarded, condemned.
- 2. Depraved, abandoned, profligate, corrupt, hardened, lost, graceless, base, shameless, wicked, vile.
- Reprobate, n. Villain, castaway, outcast, outlaw, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch.
- Reprobation, n. Condemnation, censure, REPROOF.
- Reproof, n. Censure (given calmly), condemnation, REBUKE, reprimand, reprehension, reproach, animadversion, blame, reproval.
- Reprovable, a. Censurable, blamable, reproachable, culpable, reprehensible, deserving censure, worthy of blame.
- Reproval, n. Reproof.
- Reprove, v. a. Censure (calmly, or without passion), lecture, blame, reprehend, reprimand, chide, REBUKE, upbraid, scold, admonish, find fault with, remonstrate with, expostulate with, BLOW UP.
- Republic, n. Commonwealth, popular government, representative government.
- Republication, n. Reprint, reimpression.
- Repudiate, v. a. 1. Discard, reject, renounce, cast off.
- 2. Divorce, put away.
- 3. [Modern.] Disown (debts), disclaim, refuse to pay.
- Repudiation, n. 1. Rejection.
- 2. Disavowal, disowning, disclaiming.
- Repugnance, n. 1. Contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility, irreconcilableness, unsuitableness.
- 2. Unwillingness, aversion, hatred, reluctance, dislike, antipathy, hostility.
- Repugnant, a. 1. Inconsistent, irreconcilable, incompatible.
- 2. Opposed, opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, unfavorable, antagonistic, inimical.
- 3. Offensive, distasteful.
- Repulsive, a. 1. Repelling, repellent.
- 2. Odious, hateful, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, offensive, forbidding, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, revolting.
- Reputable, a. Respectable, creditable, honorable, estimable.
- Reputation, n. 1. Repute, name, character.
- 2. Celebrity, credit, influence, fame, renown, distinction, honor, glory.
- Repute, v. a. Regard, consider, esteem, estimate, account, reckon, hold.
- Repute, n. 1. Estimate, opinion, consideration.
- 2. Reputation, character, name.
- Request, n. 1. Petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication.
- 2. Demand.
- Request, v. a. Solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for.
- Require, v. a. 1. Demand, claim, exact, insist upon.
- 2. Need, want, call for.
- Requirement, n. 1. Demand, REQUISITION.
- 2. Command, mandate, order, precept, injunction, charge.
- Requisite, a. Needful, needed, necessary, essential, indispensable.
- Requisition, n. Demand, claim, exaction, requirement, call.
- Requital, n. 1. Reward, recompense, compensation, remuneration, satisfaction, payment.
- 2. Retribution, retaliation, punishment.
- Requite, v. a. 1. Reward, recompense, compensate, remunerate, reciprocate, satisfy, pay.
- 2. Retaliate, avenge.
- Rescind, v. a. Annul, abrogate, abolish, revoke, recall, repeal, cancel, vacate, countermand, quash, make void, set aside, do away.
- Rescindment, n. Rescission.
- Rescission, n. Rescindment, abrogation, repeal, revocation, annulling, cancelling.
- Rescript, n. Edict, decree, mandate.
- Rescue, v. a. Liberate, free, deliver, save, redeem, extricate, release, ransom, set free, bring off.
- Rescue, n. Liberation, release, redemption, ransom, salvation, deliverance, extrication.
- Research, n. Investigation, inquiry, scrutiny, examination, exploration, study, careful search.
- Resemblance, n. 1. Similarity, likeness, similitude, semblance, analogy.
- 2. Representation, image, counterpart, fac-simile.
- Resemble, v. a. Be like, bear likeness or resemblance to.
- Resent, v. a. Take ill, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at, be offended at, be indignant at, be provoked at.
- Resent, v. n. Be angry, flare up, take offence, take umbrage.
- Resentful, a. Irascible, choleric, vindictive, revengeful, malignant, ill-tempered.
- Resentment, n. Indignation, anger, choler, ire, wrath, displeasure, grudge, heart-burning.
- Reservation, n. 1. Concealment, suppression.
- 2. Reserve, something reserved.
- 3. Salvo, proviso.
- Reserve, v. a. Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up.
- Reserve, n. 1. Reservation, something reserved.
- 2. Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior.
- 3. Shyness, coyness, bashfulness, taciturnity, modesty, demureness, reservedness.
- Reserved, a. 1. Restrained, backward, cautious, cold, incommunicative, unsociable, unsocial.
- 2. Shy, bashful, coy, diffident, taciturn, modest, demure.
- Reservedness, n. Shyness, RESERVE.
- Reservoir, n. Basin, cistern, tank.
- Reside, v. n. Dwell, inhabit, live, abide, sojourn, have lodgings, be quartered.
- Residence, n. 1. Habitancy, inhabitancy, legal settlement.
- 2. Habitation, dwelling, domicile, abode, mansion, house, place of abode, place of residence.
- Resident, a. Abiding, dwelling, residing, inhabiting.
- Resident, n. Inhabitant, dweller, resider.
- Resider, n. Resident.
- Residual, a. Remaining.
- Residue, n. 1. Remainder, rest, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.
- 2. (Law.) Surplus (of a testator's estate), excess, overplus.
- Residuum, n. Remainder, RESIDUE.
- Resign, v. a. Yield, surrender, relinquish, abdicate, forego, abandon, cede, give up, deliver up, throw up, part with, lay down.
- Resign, v. n. Abdicate, relinquish office.
- Resignation, n. 1. Surrender, relinquishment, cession, abandonment, renunciation, abdication.
- 2. Endurance (with a submissive, religious spirit), submission, acquiescence, abasement, compliance, patience, sufferance, forbearance, fortitude, long-sufferance, long-suffering.
- Resigned, a. Submissive, obedient, unresisting, complying, yielding, uncomplaining, patient, humble, meek, lowly.
- Resiliency, n. Rebounding.
- Resilient, a. Rebounding, recoiling, elastic, springy.
- Resin, n. Rosin.
- Resist, v. a. Oppose, withstand, impugn, confront, assail, attack, strive against, make a stand against, not submit to.
- Resistance, n. Opposition, hinderance, rebuff, check.
- Resistless, a. Irresistible.
- Resolute, a. Firm, determined, steady, decided, resolved, stanch, steadfast, constant, persevering, unwavering, inflexible, undaunted, hardy, unshaken, bold, stout-hearted.
- Resolution, n. 1. Analysis, decomposition.
- 2. Firmness, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, courage, energy, pluck, hardihood, decision, manliness, tenacity of purpose.
- 3. Resolve, determination, intention, fixed purpose.
- 4. (Math.) Solution, explanation.
- 5. (Med.) Disappearance, dispersion, termination, breaking up.
- 6. (Legislation.) Resolve, declaration.
- Resolvable, a. 1. Decomposable.
- 2. Solvable.
- Resolve, v. a. 1. Analyze, decompose, decompound.
- 2. Disentangle, interpret, decipher, unravel, explain, unfold.
- 3. Reduce, change.
- 4. (Math.) Solve, find the answer to.
- 5. (Med.) Disperse, scatter.
- 6. (Legislation.) Declare.
- Resolve, v. n. Intend, purpose, decide, determine, conclude, form a resolution, make up one's mind, take one's stand, come to a determination.
- Resolve, n. 1. Intention, resolution, determination, fixed purpose.
- 2. Declaration (by a legislature or an organized body), resolution.
- Resonance, n. Reverberation, RING.
- Resonant, a. Resounding.
- Resort, v. n. Go, repair, apply, have recourse, betake one's self.
- Resort, n. 1. Recourse.
- 2. Haunt, den, retreat, place much frequented.
- 3. Concourse, meeting, confluence.
- Resound, v. a. Echo, re-echo, reverberate.
- Resound, v. n. Echo, reverberate.
- Resource, n. Means, expedient, device, contrivance, resort, appliance, instrumentality.
- Resources, n. pl. Money, wealth, funds, pecuniary means.
- Respect, v. a. 1. Esteem, reverence, honor, venerate, value, prize, think highly of, have a high opinion of, look up to, defer to.
- 2. Regard, relate to, refer to.
- Respect, n. 1. Esteem, reverence, veneration, homage, estimation, regard, honor, deference, attention.
- 2. Favor, good will, kind consideration.
- 3. Relation, reference, regard.
- Respectability, n. Estimableness, reputableness, respectableness.
- Respectableness, n. Respectability.
- Respectful, a. Deferential, courteous, dutiful, obedient, ceremonious, civil, decorous, polite.
- Respects, n. pl. Compliments, regards, commendations.
- Respiration, n. Breathing.
- Respire, v. n. Breathe.
- Respite, n. 1. Delay, pause.
- 2. Reprieve, suspension of punishment.
- Respite, v. a. 1. Delay, postpone.
- 2. Reprieve, suspend the punishment of.
- Resplendent, a. Brilliant, splendid, shining, luminous, beaming, effulgent, lucid, BRIGHT, glorious.
- Respond, v. n. 1. Answer, reply, rejoin.
- 2. [Poetical.] Correspond, suit, be agreeable.
- Response, n. Answer, reply, replication, REJOINDER.
- Responsibility, n. Accountableness, accountability, responsibleness, liability, obligation, bounden duty.
- Responsible, a. Answerable, liable, accountable, amenable.
- Responsibleness, n. Responsibility.
- Responsive, a. Answering.
- Rest, n. 1. Repose, quiet, quiescence, ease.
- 2. Peace, tranquillity, peacefulness, security, stillness.
- 3. Pause, cæsura, intermission, stop, stay.
- 4. Remainder, residue, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.
- 5. Others.
- Rest, v. n. 1.
- 2. Repose, relax, unbend, take rest, take breath, take one's ease, be at ease, be quiet, fold one's arms, take it easy.
- 3. Sleep, slumber.
- 4. Acquiesce, confide, trust, be satisfied.
- 5. Lean, recline, bottom, stand on, be supported, be based on.
- Restaurant, n. [Fr.] Eating-house, CAFÉ, CHOP-HOUSE.
- Restiff, a. Restive.
- Restitution, n. 1. Restoration, return.
- 2. Indemnification, reparation, recompense, amends, compensation, requital, remuneration, satisfaction.
- Restive, a. 1. Stubborn, mulish, restiff, obstinate.
- 2. Uneasy, impatient, restless, ill at ease, unquiet.
- Restless, a. 1. Unquiet, uneasy, disquieted, disturbed, agitated, anxious, restive.
- 2. Unsteady, inconstant, changeable, unstable, unsettled, vacillating, fickle.
- 3. Roving, wandering, in motion, on the move.
- Restoration, n. 1. Renewal, revival, renovation, reconstruction, redintegration, re-establishment, reinstatement, return.
- 2. Recovery, resuscitation.
- Restorative, a. Restoring, curative.
- Restorative, n. Cure, remedy, medicine, reparative, corrective.
- Restore, v. a. 1.
- 2. Replace, re-establish, redintegrate, reinstate, renew.
- 3. Cure, heal, revive, recruit.
- Restrain, v. a. 1. Check, curb, bridle, repress, suppress, withhold, constrain, cramp, interdict, keep, contain, hold back, hold in, keep under.
- 2. Hinder, prevent, debar, bar, stop, prohibit.
- 3. Limit, confine, restrict, circumscribe.
- Restraint, n. Check, curb, repression, bridle, suppression, constraint, CRAMP, prohibition, hold-back.
- 2. Hinderance, prevention.
- 3. Limitation, restriction, imprisonment, confinement.
- Restrict, v. a. Limit, bound, restrain, confine, circumscribe, hedge in.
- Restriction, n. Limitation, constraint, confinement, restraint.
- Result, v. n. 1. Proceed, come, follow, flow, issue, arise, ensue, accrue, be the effect, be derived.
- 2. End, terminate.
- Result, n. 1. Consequence (from a certain combination of causes, or from premises), inference, conclusion.
- 2. Issue, event, effect.
- 3. Decision, resolve, determination, resolution.
- Resume, v. a. 1. Take back, take again.
- 2. Recommence, renew, begin again, take up again.
- Résumé, n. [Fr.] Summary, abstract, recapitulation, summing up, condensed statement.
- Resuscitate, v. a. Revivify, reanimate, revive, quicken, restore to life, recall to life, bring back to life.
- Resuscitation, n. Revivification, reanimation, quickening, revival.
- Retail, v. a. 1. Sell in small quantities.
- 2. Deal out in small portions.
- Retain, v. a. 1. Hold, keep, reserve, detain, hug, keep back, keep in hand.
- 2. Engage (by fee paid), hire.
- Retailer, n. Huckster.
- Retainer, n. 1. Attendant, adherent, dependant, follower, hanger-on.
- 2. Retaining fee.
- Retaliate, v. a. Return (by giving like for like, as an injury), repay, requite, revenge, take vengeance for.
- Retaliate, v. n. Take revenge, return like for like, give one as good as one sends, give quid pro quo, give a Rowland for an Oliver, give tit for tat.
- Retaliation, n. Requital (of evil for evil), reprisal, retribution, repayment, revenge, punishment.
- Retaliatory, a. Retaliating, revenging.
- Retard, v. a. 1. Check, obstruct, clog, impede, hinder.
- 2. Delay, defer, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off.
- Retch, v. n. Heave, strain, keck, gag, try to vomit.
- Retention, n. 1. Reservation, holding, keeping, retaining, detention.
- 2. Maintenance, preservation, conservation.
- Retentive, a. Tenacious.
- Reticence, n. Reserve, taciturnity.
- Reticent, a. Reserved, taciturn, silent (by habit).
- Reticular, a. Meshy, retiform.
- Reticulated, a. Meshy, retiform.
- Reticulation, n. Net-work.
- Reticule, n. Work-bag.
- Retiform, a. Reticular.
- Retinue, n. Train, suite, staff, followers, CORTÈGE, body of attendants.
- Retire, v. a. (Com.) Withdraw from circulation (as currency).
- Retire, v. n. 1. Withdraw, depart, retreat, remove.
- 2.
- Retired, a. 1. Withdrawn, removed.
- 2. Secret, private, solitary, secluded, sequestered.
- Retirement, n. Privacy, seclusion, retreat.
- Retiring, a. Reserved, taciturn, shy, demure, bashful, diffident, modest, coy.
- Retort, n. Repartee; smart, or witty reply.
- Retouch, v. a. 1. Repair, refit, touch up, rub up.
- 2. Revise.
- Retract, v. a. 1. Withdraw, draw back.
- 2. Recall, revoke, recant, abjure, disavow, cancel, take back.
- Retract, v. n. Take back what was said, eat one's words.
- Retraction, n. Recantation, abjuration, revocation.
- Retreat, n. 1. Departure, withdrawal.
- 2. Retirement, seclusion, privacy.
- 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter.
- 4. Haunt, resort, den.
- Retreat, v. n. 1. Withdraw, retire, give way.
- 2. Recede, fall back, take the back track.
- Retrench, v. a. 1.
- 2. Diminish, lessen, decrease.
- Retrenchment, n. Curtailment, reduction, diminution.
- Retribution, n. [Used especially with respect to the divine government.] 1. Repayment, requital, recompense, reward, compensation, return.
- 2. Distribution of rewards and punishments.
- Retrieve, v. a. Regain, recover, restore, repair, re-establish, get again.
- Retroaction, n. Recoil, reaction, rebound.
- Retroactive, a. 1. Reflex.
- 2. Retrospective, that affects the past.
- Retrocede, v. n. Retire, recede, retrograde, fall back.
- Retrogradation, n. Retrogression.
- Retrograde, a. Backward.
- Retrograde, v. n. Retrocede, recede, retire, go or move backward, retrace one's steps.
- Retrogression, n. Retrogradation.
- Retrospect, n. Review, re-survey.
- Retrospection, n. Looking back.
- Retrospective, a. 1. Looking back.
- 2. Retroactive, that affects the past.
- Return, v. n. Revert, recur, turn back, go or come back, get back.
- Return, v. a. 1. Restore, give back, send back.
- 2. Repay, refund.
- 3. Report, communicate, give or render an account of.
- Return, n. 1. Repayment, reimbursement.
- 2. Recompense, reward, requital.
- 3. Advantage, benefit, profit, interest.
- 4. Official account.
- Returns, n. pl. Proceeds, profits, avails.
- Reveal, v. a. Disclose, discover, unveil, publish, divulge, tell, declare, impart, communicate, display, make known, lay open.
- Revel, n. Carousal, REVELRY.
- Revel, v. n. 1. Carouse, tipple, riot, make merry, plunge into dissipation.
- 2. Indulge, luxuriate, wanton.
- Revelation, n. 1. Discovery, disclosure.
- 2. Divine communication of truth.
- 3. The Apocalypse.
- Reveller, n. [Written also Reveler.] Carouser, bacchanal, bacchanalian.
- Revelry, n. Carousal, carouse, revel, jollity, festivity, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, wassail, debauch, potation, compotation, SPREE, jollification, drinking bout.
- Revenge, v. a. 1. Retaliate, requite, take vengeance for.
- 2. Avenge, vindicate by punishment.
- Revenge, n. Retaliation, requital (of an injury).
- Revengeful, a. Vindictive, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful, unforgiving, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent.
- Revengefulness, n. Vindictiveness.
- Revenue, n. Income, receipts.
- Reverberate, v. a. Echo, re-echo.
- Reverberate, v. n. Resound, echo, re-echo.
- Reverberation, n. Echoing, re-echoing, echo, reflected sound.
- Reverberatory, a. Reverberating.
- Revere, v. a. Venerate, reverence, adore, honor, regard highly.
- Reverence, n. Veneration, honor, homage, adoration, awe.
- Reverence, v. a. Revere.
- Reverend, a. Venerable.
- Reverent, a. Reverential.
- Reverential, a. Respectful, deferential, reverent.
- Reverie, n. [Fr.] Revery.
- Reversal, n. Repeal, revocation, annulment.
- Reverse, v. a. 1. Invert, turn upside down, turn end for end, turn topsy-turvy.
- 2. Overturn, overthrow, subvert.
- 3. Change to the opposite.
- 4. Annul, repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand.
- Reverse, a. Opposite, converse.
- Reverse, n. 1. Contrary, opposite, counterpart.
- 2. Change, vicissitude.
- 3. Misfortune, mischance, mishap, misadventure, trial, hardship, affliction, reverse of fortune.
- Revert, v. n. Return, recur, come back, turn back.
- Revery, n. Musing, dreaming, abstraction, inattention, pre-occupation, absence, REVERIE, absence of mind, brown study.
- Review, v. a. 1. Revise, reconsider, re-examine, pass in review.
- 2. Criticise, notice critically, write a critical notice of.
- Review, n. 1. Retrospect, re-survey.
- 2. Revisal, revision, revise, reconsideration, re-examination.
- 3. Criticism, critique, REVIEWAL, critical notice.
- Reviewal, n. [Rare.] Critique, REVIEW.

- Revindicate, v. a. Reassert, support again, maintain once more, vindicate again.
- Revisal, n. Revision, REVIEW.
- Revise, v. a. Review, re-examine, reconsider.
- Revise, n. Revision, review, re-examination.
- Revision, n. Review, revisal, revise, reconsideration, re-examination.
- Revival, n. Resuscitation, revivification, reanimation, quickening. Revive, v. a. 1. Resuscitate, reanimate, revivify, bring to life again.
- 2. Rouse, quicken, animate, refresh, renovate, reinspire, invigorate, cheer, comfort.
- Revive, v. n. 1. Be resuscitated or reanimated, return to life, recover life, live again.
- 2. Be invigorated, refreshed, or roused; recover strength.
- Revivification, n. Resuscitation, reanimation, revival, quickening.
- Revivify, v. a. Reanimate, resuscitate, revive, bring to life again.
- Revocation, n. Retraction, recall, recantation, reversal, repeal, abjuration.
- Revoke, v. a. Recall (what has been said), recant, retract, REPEAL, reverse, annul, cancel, rescind, countermand, abrogate, abolish, discard, quash, set aside, do away, make void.
- Revolt, v. n. Rebel, mutiny, rise, renounce allegiance.
- Revolt, v. a. Disgust, nauseate, sicken, shock.
- Revolt, n. Rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, sedition, defection, rising.
- Revolter, n. Deserter, rebel, traitor, insurgent.
- Revolting, a. Shocking, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repulsive, offensive, obnoxious, hateful, horrible, abominable, monstrous.
- Revolution, n. 1. Rotation, gyration, whirling, circular motion.
- 2. Change (in the political constitution of a country), organic change, successful revolt or rebellion.
- Revolutionize, v. a. Remodel, reform, new model.
- Revolve, v. n. Rotate, wheel, turn, whirl, circulate, roll, gyrate, go round, turn round.
- Revolve, v. a. Consider, meditate, ponder, study, reflect upon, ruminate upon, brood over.
- Revulsion, n. 1. Withdrawal, drawing back.
- 2. Reaction, change, transition.
- Reward, v. a. Recompense, compensate, requite, remunerate.
- Reward, n. 1. Recompense, compensation, GUERDON, requital, remuneration, pay.
- 2. Premium, bonus, bounty.
- Rhapsodical, a. Unconnected, broken, rambling, like a rhapsody.
- Rhapsodize, v. n. Utter rhapsodies.
- Rhapsody, n. Rambling composition; medley of thoughts, sentences, or passages.
- Rhetoric, n. 1. Art of composition.
- 2. Oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory.
- 3. Declamation, artificial eloquence.
- Rhetorical, a. 1. Oratorical.
- 2. Declamatory, highly wrought.
- Rhetorician, n. Adept in rhetoric, proficient in rhetoric.
- Rhino, n. [Cant word.] Money, cash.
- Rhizoma, n. (Bot.) Root-stock, root-like stem.
- Rhomb, n. Rhombus, lozenge, oblique-angled parallelogram (with equal sides).
- Rhombus, n. Rhomb.
- Rhymer, n. Rhymester.
- Rhymester, n. Versifier, poetaster, rhymer.
- Rhythm, n. Periodical emphasis, regular or melodious movement, harmonious flow.
- Rhythmical, a. Measured, regular or melodious in movement.
- Ribald, a. Base, low, mean, obscene, vile, filthy, gross, coarse, loose, indecent.
- Ribaldry, n. Obscenity, indecency; low, vile, or vulgar language.
- Rich, a. 1. Wealthy, opulent, affluent, flush, moneyed.
- 2. Splendid, precious, costly, sumptuous, valuable, estimable.
- 3. Savory, delicious, luscious, exquisite.
- 4. Plentiful, plenteous, abundant, copious, abounding, ample, full, flowing with milk and honey.
- 5. Fruitful, fertile, luxuriant, teeming, productive, prolific.
- Riches, n. pl. Wealth, opulence, affluence, fortune, mammon, lucre, pelf, ample means, ample store.
- Richness, n. 1. Abundance, plenty, fulness, copiousness, luxuriance, exuberance, profusion.
- 2. Fertility, fruitfulness, fecundity, productiveness.
- Rickets, n. pl. (Med.) Rachitis, inflammation of the spine.
- Rickety, a. 1. Affected with the rickets.
- 2. Shattered, broken, weak, tottering, crazy.
- Rid, v. a. Free, clear, deliver, disencumber, relieve, set free.
- Riddance, n. Freedom, escape, relief, deliverance.
- Riddle, n. Enigma, puzzle, dark problem, puzzling question.
- Rider, n. 1. Equestrian, horseman.
- 2. Jockey, postilion.
- 3. [England.] Riding-clerk, sample clerk.
- 4. Additional clause (to a legislative act).
- Ridge, n. Extended elevation.
- Ridicule, n. Derision, mockery, raillery, satire, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer, banter.
- Ridicule, v. a. Deride (sportively), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, rally, banter, chaff, laugh at, scoff at, treat with ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make game of, make a fool of, point the finger at, make fun of, make merry with, make a butt of, POKE FUN AT.
- Ridiculous, a. Ludicrous, laughable, droll, funny, preposterous, farcical, comical, absurd.
- Riding-clerk, n. Rider, sample-clerk.
- Rid of, Clear of, free from.
- Rife, a. Prevailing, prevalent, common, abounding.
- Riff-raff, n. 1. Refuse, sweepings.
- 2. Rabble, populace, CANAILLE, the masses, dregs of the people, swinish multitude, scum of society, lowest class of people, ignoble vulgar, lower classes, rough-scuff, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL.
- Rifle, v. a. 1. Seize, snatch away, carry off.
- 2. Rob, pillage, plunder, strip, despoil, fleece.
- Rifler, n. Robber, pillager, plunderer.
- Rift, n. Cleft, fissure, crack, rent, breach, fracture, break, gap, opening, chink, crevice, cranny.
- Rig, v. a. 1. Dress (particularly in a fanciful manner), clothe, accoutre, rig out.
- 2. Furnish with gear, fit with tackling.
- Rig, n. Dress (odd or fanciful).
- Rigging, n. Tackle, gear, ropes of a ship.
- Right, a. 1. Straight, direct, rectilinear, not crooked.
- 2. Just, lawful, equitable, fair, rightful, honest, in accordance with duty.
- 3. Fit, suitable, seemly, proper, meet, becoming, appropriate, as it should be, COMME IL FAUT.
- 4. Correct, true, not erroneous, not mistaken.
- 5. Right hand.
- Right, ad. 1. Directly, in a direct line.
- 2. Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, rightly.
- 3. Fitly, suitably, properly.
- 4. Correctly, truly.
- 5. Very, in a great degree.
- Right, n. 1. Rectitude, justice, equity, fairness, goodness, lawfulness, propriety, what ought to be, what should be.
- 2. Truth, correctness.
- 3. Prerogative, privilege, immunity.
- 4. Legal claim.
- Right, v. a. 1. Set upright.
- 2. Do justice to, relieve from wrong, see one righted, see justice done to one.
- Right away, [U. S.] Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, INSTANTER, RIGHT OFF, at once, without delay.
- Righteous, a. 1. Pious, holy, virtuous, godly, saintly, religious, honest, good, uncorrupt, upright, just, devout.
- 2. Equitable, fair, right.
- Righteousness, n. 1. Piety, godliness, holiness, sanctity, purity, virtue, goodness, integrity, honesty, justice.
- 2. Rectitude of conduct, practice of right, doing right, going straight, acting from principle.
- Rightful, a. 1. Legitimate, true.
- 2. Just, equitable, fair, lawful, suitable, proper, right, reasonable.
- Right-hand, n. Spear hand.
- Right-hand, a. Right.
- Right line, Bee-line, straight line, most direct line, shortest distance.
- Right-lined, a. Rectilineal, rectilinear.
- Rightly, ad. 1. Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, right.
- 2. Fitly, suitably, properly.
- 3. Correctly, truly.
- Right off, [U. S.] Immediately, directly, at once, RIGHT AWAY.
- Right-whale, n. Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus).
- Rigid, a. 1. Stiff, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding.
- 2. Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere.
- Rigidity, n. 1. Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability.
- 2. Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity.
- 3. Ungracefulness, want of ease.
- Rigidness, n. Rigidity.
- Rigmarole, n. Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, foolish talk.
- Rigor, n. 1. Stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inflexibility.
- 2. Severity, austerity, harshness, sternness, asperity.
- 3. Strictness, exactness.
- 4. Inclemency.
- 5. (Med.) Sudden coldness with shivering.
- Rigorous, a. 1. Severe, austere, harsh, stern, rigid, hard, strict, stringent.
- 2. Exact, accurate, precise, scrupulously nice.
- 3. Inclement.
- Rig out, Dress, clothe, RIG.
- Rill, n. Streamlet, rivulet, runnel, small brook.
- Rim, n. Border, edge, margin, brim, brink, verge, border, skirt, confine.
- Rime, n. Hoar-frost.
- Rimple, n. 1. Wrinkle, fold, rumple, crease, gather, corrugation, pucker, plait.
- 2. Ripple, undulation, little wave.
- Rind, n. Skin, peel, bark, husk, hull, glume, CHAFF, outer covering.
- Ring, n. 1. Circle, hoop, circular line.
- 2. Race-course, racing ground.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Resonance, reverberation.
- 4. [Colloquial, U. S.] Clique, junto, cabal, coterie, set, combination, faction, league, confederacy.
- Ring, v. n. Sound, resound.
- Ringlet, n. 1. Small ring.
- 2. Curl, tress, lock.
- Ringworm, n. Circular herpes or tetter.
- Rinse, v. a. Wash (lightly).
- Riot, n. Tumult (on a small scale), row, uproar, disturbance, commotion, broil, brawl, outbreak, fray, affray, altercation, squabble, quarrel, strife, MÊLÉE.
- Riot, v. n. 1. Revel, carouse, luxuriate.
- 2. Be excited, be tumultuous.
- Riotous, a. 1. Revelling, luxurious, wanton.
- 2. Tumultuous, seditious, turbulent, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, disorderly, ungovernable, unruly, refractory.
- Rip, v. a. Tear open, tear apart.
- Rip, n. Tear, rent, laceration.
- Ripe, a. 1. Mature, perfected by growth.
- 2. Fit, prepared, ready, in readiness.
- 3. Consummate, finished, perfect, accomplished.
- Ripen, v. n. Grow ripe, be matured.
- Ripen, v. a. Mature, bring to maturity, make ripe.
- Ripeness, n. 1. Maturity, matureness, full growth.
- 2. Fitness, preparation, readiness.
- Ripple, v. n. Purl.
- Ripple, n. Rimple, undulation, little wave.
- Rise, v. n. 1. Ascend, mount, arise, go or move upwards.
- 2. Appear, come forth, come into view.
- 3.
- 4. Revive, come to life, be raised from death.
- 5. Grow, spring up.
- 6. Be advanced, be promoted, gain a position.
- 7. Increase, swell, enlarge, become greater, be enhanced.
- 8. Adjourn, close the session.
- 9. Spring, take rise, have source or origin.
- 10. Become hostile, take up arms, go to war.
- Rise, n. 1. Ascent, rising.
- 2. Elevation, elevated place.
- 3. Source, origin, spring, beginning.
- 4. Increase, advance, augmentation.
- Risible, a. 1. Laughable, ridiculous, ludicrous, comical, funny, farcical, amusing.
- 2. That produce laughter (as certain muscles).
- Risibles, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Risible muscles.
- Rising, n. 1. Ascent, rise.
- 2. Reviving, resurrection.
- 3. Insurrection, rebellion, sedition.
- 4. Swelling, tumor, boil.
- Risk, n. Danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, chance, venture.
- Risk, v. a. Hazard, peril, endanger, stake, jeopard, venture, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger.
- Risky, a.
- Rite, n. Ceremony, form, observance, ordinance, solemnity, ceremonial, formulary, sacrament.
- Ritual, a. Ceremonial.
- Ritual, n. Liturgy, formulary of public worship.
- Rival, n. Competitor, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate.
- Rival, a. Competing, emulating, emulous.
- Rival, v. a. 1. Oppose, compete with, contend with.
- 2. Emulate, try to equal or excel.
- 3. Match, equal, be equal to.
- Rivalry, n. Competition, emulation, contention, RIVALSHIP.
- Rivalship, [Rare.] Rivalry.
- Rive, v. a. Rend, split, cleave, tear or rend asunder.
- River, n. Stream.
- River-horse, n. Hippopotamus, sea-horse.
- River-lobster, n. Crawfish, crayfish.
- Rivet, v. a. Fasten, fix, make firm.
- Rivulet, n. Brook, streamlet, runnel, rill, runlet, BURN, small stream.
- Road, n. 1. Path, way, lane, street, route, course, pathway, track, TRAIL, highway, thoroughfare, highroad.
- 2. Roadstead, anchorage.
- Roadstead, n. Anchorage, road.
- Roadster, n. Horse (fitted for the road), pad.
- Roam, v. n. Ramble, stroll, wander, range, rove, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about.
- Roam, v. a. Wander or range over, stray about.
- Roamer, n. Wanderer, rover, stroller, nomad.
- Roan-tree, n. European mountain-ash, fowler's service tree, rowan-tree (Pyrus aucuparia).
- Roar, v. n. 1. Bellow (as a beast).
- 2. Bawl, shout, vociferate, yell, howl, cry, cry aloud.
- 3. Boom, resound, thunder, rattle, peal.
- 4. Laugh (loudly and long).
- Roar, n. 1. Bellow, bellowing, roaring.
- 2. Loud noise (as of the wind or the sea).
- 3. Shout, cry, outcry.
- 4. Laugh (loud and long), laughter.
- Roaring, n. Roar.
- Rob, v. a. Plunder, strip, despoil, fleece, pillage.
- Robber, n. Plunderer, pillager, THIEF, despoiler, depredator, highwayman, footpad, brigand, bandit, marauder, freebooter, outlaw.
- Robbery, n. Depredation, peculation, theft, larceny, spoliation, plunder, pillage, spoil.
- Robe, n. Gown, dress.
- Robe, v. a. Dress, clothe, invest, array.
- Robin, n. 1. [England.] Ruddock, robinet, robin-redbreast (Erythaca rubecula or Motacilla rubecula).
- 2. [U. S.] Robin-redbreast, migratory thrush (Turdus migratorius).
- Roborant, a. Strengthening.
- Robust, a. Strong, athletic, brawny, stout, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, hale, lusty, sturdy, firm, sound, vigorous, powerful, mighty, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron.
- Robustness, n. Strength, soundness, vigor, stoutness, lustiness, sturdiness, might, stamina.
- Rochelle-powders, n. pl. Sedlitz powders.
- Rochelle-salt, n. Tartrate of potash and soda, tartarized soda.
- Rock, n. Stone (of large size).
- Rock, v. a. Move backward and forward (as something that rests on a support).
- Rock, v. n. Reel, totter, oscillate, move backward and forward.
- Rock-crystal, n. Limpid quartz, British or Cornish diamond.
- Rock-fish, n. Black goby (Gobius niger).
- Rocking-stone, n. Logan.
- Rockling, n. Whistle-fish (Motella vulgaris).
- Rock-oil, n. Petroleum, rock-tar, mineral oil, naphtha.
- Rock-rose, n. Frost-wort, frost-weed (Helianthemum Canadensis).
- Rock-salt, n. Common salt (as found in mines), mineral salt.
- Rock-tar, n. Rock-oil.
- Rock-wood, n. Ligniform asbestos.
- Rod, n. 1. Twig, shoot.
- 2. Wand, slender stick.
- 3. Switch, scourge, birch.
- 4. Pole, perch.
- 5. Cue.
- Rodent, a. Gnawing.
- Rodent, n. Gnawer.
- Rodentia, n. pl. [L.] Gnawers, rodents.
- Rodomontade, n. Blustering, bluster, boasting, bragging, rant, vain-glory.
- Roe, n. 1. Roebuck (Capreolus dorcas).
- 2. Spawn of fishes.
- Roebuck, n. Roe.
- Roestone, n. Oölite.
- Rogue, n. 1. Knave, villain, swindler, sharper, cheat, trickster, rascal, scamp, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff.
- 2. Mischievous fellow.
- Roguery, n. 1. Knavery, rascality, villany, fraud, cheating, dishonest practices, knavish tricks.
- 2. Waggery, mischief, arch tricks.
- Roguish, a. 1. Knavish, dishonest, trickish, TRICKY.
- 2. Sportive, arch, mischievous, waggish.
- Roil, v. a. 1. Make turbid.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Vex, disturb, plague, irritate, worry, annoy, bother, molest.
- Roily, a. [Colloquial.] Turbid.
- Roisterer, n. Swaggerer, bully, rioter, blustering fellow.
- Rôle, n. [Fr.] Part, character (in a play).
- Roll, v. a. 1. Turn (on an axis), make revolve.
- 2. Wrap round (one part on another).
- 3. Wheel, trundle.
- Roll, v. n. 1. Revolve, rotate, turn, wheel, whirl, gyrate, whirl round, go round, turn round.
- 2. Run, flow, glide.
- 3. Rock from side to side.
- 4. Wallow, welter, tumble about.
- Roll, n. 1. Volume, scroll.
- 2. Chronicle, record, history, annals.
- 3. List, register, catalogue, inventory, schedule.
- 4. Loaf of bread (small, and rolled up while in the dough).
- 5. Rocking (as of a vessel in a heavy sea).
- 6. Rub-a-dub, rat-a-tat, TATTOO, beat of drum.
- Rollicking, a.
- Roll sulphur, Cane brimstone, stick sulphur.
- Romaic, n. Modern Greek.
- Roman, a. 1. Of Rome, of the Romans.
- 2. Of the Latins, of ancient Rome.
- 3. Roman Catholic, of the Roman Catholic religion.
- Roman, n. 1. Native of Rome.
- 2. Roman Catholic.
- Roman Catholic, a. Roman.
- Roman Catholic, n. Roman.
- Romance, n. Novel, tale, story, work of fiction.
- Romantic, a. Fanciful, extravagant, sentimental, fantastic, wild, chimerical, Quixotic.
- Romish, a. Popish, papal, Roman Catholic.
- Romp, n. Rude girl.
- Romp, v. n. 1. Leap, spring, bound.
- 2. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp.
- Rood, n. Forty square rods, fourth part of an acre.
- Rook, n. Castle (in chess).
- Room, n. 1. Space, extent, expanse, capacity, scope, compass, field, range, sweep, swing, play.
- 2. Place, stead.
- 3. Apartment, chamber, SALOON, HALL.
- 4. Chance, opportunity, occasion.
- Room-mate, n.Chum, chamber-fellow.
- Roomy, a. Spacious, capacious, large, wide, extensive, ample, broad.
- Roost, n. Perch.
- Roost, v. n. Perch.
- Rooster, n. [U. S.] Cock, chanticleer.
- Root, n. 1. Bottom, base, foundation, lower part.
- 2. Cause, origin, source, occasion.
- 3. Radical, radix, etymon, primitive word.
- Root, v. n. Take root.
- Root, v. a. Implant, set, fix, establish.
- Rootlet, n. Radicle, small root.
- Root out, 1. Eradicate, extirpate, extract, exterminate, destroy.
- 2.
- Root-stock, n. (Bot.) Rhizoma, rootlike stem.
- Root up, Eradicate, root out.
- Rope, v. n. Be ropy or viscous.
- Rope-dancer, n. Acrobat, funambulist.
- Rope in, [Colloquial, U.S.] Draw in collectively (as masses of hay, by means of a rope).
- Rope of sand, Feeble tie, bond easily broken.
- Ropy, a. Viscous, viscid, glutinous, sticky, adhesive, tenacious, stringy, smeary, dauby.
- Roseate, a. 1. Rosy, ruddy, reddish, blushing, mantling, blooming, rose-colored.
- 2. Of roses.
- Rose-color, n. Pink.
- Rose-colored, a. Rosy, roseate, pink.
- Rosin, n. Colophony, resin (from the pine).
- Rostrum, n. Platform, stage.
- Rosy, a. Blooming, ruddy, reddish, rubicund, blushing, mantling, rosy, roseate, rose-colored.
- Rot, v. n. Putrefy, corrupt, decompose, decay.
- Rotary, a. Whirling, rotating, rotatory, gyratory.
- Rotate, v. n. Revolve, wheel, whirl, turn, gyrate, circulate, go round, turn round.
- Rotatory, a. Whirling, rotating, ROTARY.
- Rote, n. 1. Repetition.
- 2. Rut (of the sea).
- Rotten, n. 1. Putrid, corrupt, carious, putrefied, decayed, fetid, putrescent, foul.
- 2. Defective, unsound.
- 3. Treacherous, deceitful, untrustworthy.
- Rotund, a. Round, circular, spherical, globular.
- Rotundity, n. Roundness, sphericity, circularity, rotundness.
- Rotundness, n. Rotundity.
- Roué, n. [Fr.] Rake, debauchee, profligate, dissolute man.
- Rough, a. 1. Uneven, rugged, craggy, cragged, jagged, scraggy, not smooth.
- 2. Unhewn, unwrought, unfashioned, formless, shapeless.
- 3. Unpolished (as a gem), uncut.
- 4. Shaggy, hirsute, bristly, ragged, disordered.
- 5. Coarse, indelicate, rude, uncivil, impolite, ungracious, homespun, bluff, blunt, bearish, churlish, BRUSQUE, gruff.
- 6. Harsh, sharp, severe, violent.
- 7. Tart, sour, crabbed, hard.
- 8. Inharmonious, discordant, jarring.
- 9. Tempestuous, boisterous, stormy.
- Rough breathing, Aspirate.
- Rough draft, Sketch, outline.
- Roughness, n. 1. Unevenness, ruggedness.
- 2. Harshness, rudeness, coarseness, incivility, gruffness, bluntness, impoliteness.
- 3. Acerbity, unsavoriness.
- 4. Storminess, boisterousness, tempestuousness, inclemency.
- 5. Violence, severity.
- Rough-scuff, n. [Low.] Rabble, crowd, mob, CANAILLE, the vulgar, the populace, dregs of the people, scum of society, swinish multitude, riff-raff, ignoble vulgar, rag-tag-and-bob-tail.
- Round, a. 1. Circular.
- 2. Spherical, globular, orbicular, rotund.
- 3. Cylindrical.
- 4. Full, complete, entire, unbroken.
- 5. Large, great, considerable.
- 6. Plump, chubby, bonny, corpulent, stout.
- Round, n. 1. Cycle, periodical revolution.
- 2. Circular dance.
- 3. Rundle, step.
- 4. Circuit, compass, perambulation, tour.
- 5. Rung (of a ladder).
- Round, ad. 1. Around, on all sides.
- 2. Circularly, in a circle, in a circuit.
- Round, prep. 1. Around, encircling, about, encompassing, surrounding, on every side of.
- 2. All over, in all parts of.
- Roundabout, a. 1. Indirect, tortuous, circuitous.
- 2. [Rare.] That looks on all sides, not narrow, not one-sided.
- Roundhead, n. Puritan.
- Roundness, n. Sphericity, circularity, rotundness, rotundity.
- Rouse, v. a. 1. Awaken, wake, waken, arouse.
- 2. Animate, kindle, enkindle, stimulate, excite, provoke, stir up.
- Rouse, v. n. 1. Rise.
- 2. Awake, wake, get up, start up.
- Rout, n. Defeat, discomfiture, ruin, complete overthrow.
- Rout, v. a. Defeat, discomfit, overthrow, overpower.
- Route, n. Way, path, passage, course, road.
- Routine, n. Practice, custom, ordinary way, beaten track, use and wont.
- Rove, v. n. Roam, ramble, stroll, range, wander, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about.
- Rover, n. Rambler, wanderer, straggler, bird of passage.
- Row, n. Rank, line, file, series.
- Row, n. [Colloquial.] Broil, tumult, uproar, feud, riot, RUMPUS, fracas, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, affray, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace.
- Rowan-tree, n. European mountain-ash, fowler's service-tree, roan-tree.
- Rowel, n. 1. Seton.
- 2. Goad, spur.
- Rowen, n. Aftermath, eddish.
- Royal, a. 1. Kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, kinglike, princely.
- 2. Noble, magnificent, illustrious, splendid, superb.
- 3. August, majestic, grand.
- Royalty, n. 1. Kingship, kingcraft, sovereignty.
- 2. Percentage (as on copyright).
- Rub, v. a. 1. Abrade, scrape, chafe, grate.
- 2. Wipe, clean, scour.
- Rub, v. n. Grate, chafe.
- Rub, n. Obstacle, difficulty, embarrassment, perplexity, dilemma, nonplus, poser, quandary, puzzle, knotty point, nice point.
- Rub-a-dub, n. Clatter, din, incessant noise.
- Rubber, n. Caoutchouc, india-rubber, gum-elastic.
- Rubbing, n. Attrition, abrasion, friction.
- Rubbish, n. Refuse, ruins, fragments, DEBRIS, dirt, litter, lumber, trash, orts, dross, dregs, scum, scoria, sweepings.
- Rubeola, n. (Med.) Measles.
- Rubicund, a. Ruddy, reddish, rosy.
- Rubicundity, n. Ruddiness, reddishness, rosiness.
- Rub off, Abrade, wear away.
- Rub out, Efface, erase, obliterate, raze, expunge, cancel, scratch out, wipe out.
- Ruby-blende, n. Red blende, ruby of zinc, proto-sulphuret of zinc.
- Ruby of zinc, Ruby-blende.
- Ruby-wood, n. Red sandal wood, red saunders-wood.
- Ruddiness, n. Reddishness, blowziness, floridness.
- Ruddy, a. Reddish, florid, blowzed, blowzy, rubicund, or a red color.
- Rude, a. 1. Rough, rugged, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, unformed, unwrought, crude, ill-formed.
- 2. Artless, unpolished, raw, coarse, inelegant, uncouth, clownish, loutish, boorish, ungraceful, uncivilized, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, ignorant, barbarous, illiterate, brutal, savage.
- 3. Uncivil, uncourteous, impolite, impudent, impertinent, saucy, vulgar, insolent, ill-bred, surly, currish, gruff, churlish, bearish, BRUSQUE.
- 4. Violent, fierce, impetuous, inclement, boisterous, tumultuous, harsh, severe, turbulent.
- Rudeness, n. 1. Roughness, ruggedness.
- 2. Inelegance, uncouthness, barbarousness, clownishness.
- 3. Coarseness, incivility, insolence, impertinence, pertness, sauciness, surliness, gruffness, churlishness, currishness, presumption, effrontery, face, assurance, front, brass, CHEEK, ill-breeding.
- 4. Violence, boisterousness, severity, inclemency.
- Rudiment, n. 1. Embryo, rude state, starting point.
- 2. Element, first principle, essential point.
- Rudimental, a. 1. Embryonic, rudimentary.
- 2. Elementary, primary.
- Rudimentary, a. Rudimental.
- Rue, v. a. Regret, deplore, lament, repent of, be sorry for, grieve for.
- Rueful, a. Doleful, mournful, dismal, melancholy, sad, sorrowful, piteous, pitiful, grievous, lugubrious.
- Ruff, n. Ruffle.
- Ruffian, n. Villain, miscreant, caitiff, scoundrel, wretch, monster, cut-throat, murderer.
- Ruffian, a. Savage, brutal.
- Ruffianism, n. Brutality, rascality, blackguardism, scoundrelism.
- Ruffle, v. a. 1. Disarrange, damage, disorder.
- 2. Discompose, disquiet, trouble, vex, torment, molest, plague, worry, harass, disturb, agitate.
- 3. Gather into folds, wrinkle, cockle, pucker.
- Ruffle, n. 1. Ruff, frill, edging.
- 2. Bustle, disturbance, commotion, confusion, perturbation, flutter, flurry, agitation, fluster, hurry-scurry.
- Rugged, a. 1. Rough, craggy, cragged, uneven, irregular, scraggy.
- 2. Harsh, inharmonious, grating.
- 3. [Colloquial, U.S.] Hardy, robust, vigorous, healthy.
- Ruggedness, n. 1. Roughness, unevenness, asperity.
- 2. Harshness, severity, rigor.
- Rugose, a. Wrinkled, rugous.
- Rugous, a. Rugose.
- Ruin, n. 1. Destruction, discomfiture, overthrow, defeat, wreck, shipwreck, perdition, fall, downfall, prostration, subversion, undoing.
- 2. Mischief, bane, pest.
- Ruin, v. a. 1. Destroy, demolish, overthrow, subvert, overturn, overwhelm.
- 2. Impoverish, bring to want, reduce to poverty.
- Ruinous, a. Destructive, pernicious, baneful, noxious, noisome, deleterious, injurious, calamitous.
- Ruins, n. pl. Remains.
- Rule, n. 1. Command, control, domination, dominion, lordship, mastership, mastery, government, empire, sway, direction, authority.
- 2. Precept, law, canon, formula, test, criterion, standard, touchstone.
- 3. Order, ruling, prescription, regulation.
- 4. Ruler.
- Rule, v. a. 1. Govern, control, conduct, direct, lead, have under one's thumb, lead by the nose, lord over, lord it over, domineer over.
- 2. (Law.) Determine, decide.
- Rule, v. n. Command, govern, DOMINEER, have command, have control, rule the roast, have one's own way, wear the breeches, take the lead.
- Ruler, n. 1. Governor, sovereign, king, lord, master.
- 2. Director, manager.
- 3. Rule.
- Ruling, a. 1. Governing, controlling.
- 2. Predominant, prevailing, prevalent.
- Rule the roast, Rule, DOMINEER.
- Ruminate, v. n. 1. Chew the cud.
- 2. Muse, meditate, ponder, cogitate, think, reflect.
- Ruminate, v. a. Meditate, chew, muse on, reflect upon, ponder upon, brood over, chew the cud upon.
- Rumination, n. Musing, meditation, reflection, cogitation, pondering.
- Rummage, v. a. Search (carefully), examine, explore, ransack, pry into.
- Rummage, v. n. Make a search.
- Rummage, n. Search, examination, exploration.
- Rumor, n. Report, talk, bruit, fame, gossip, hearsay, news, tidings, town talk.
- Rumor, v. a. Report, tell, bruit, spread abroad, noise abroad.
- Rump, n. Buttock.
- Rumple, v. a. Wrinkle, crumple, crease, pucker, corrugate.
- Rumple, n. Wrinkle, crumple, pucker, rimple, crease, corrugation, fold.
- Rumpus, n. [Colloquial.] Riot, brawl, tumult, uproar, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, feud, affray, ROW, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace.
- Run, v. n. 1. Race, step quickly.
- 2.
- 3. Flow, glide, move, go, proceed, stream, roll on, move on.
- 4. Pass, elapse, vanish, go away.
- 5. Spread, extend.
- 6. Continue, hold on, run on.
- 7. Tend, incline.
- Run, v. a. 1. Pierce, penetrate, stab.
- 2. Force, thrust, drive, push.
- 3. Fuse, cast, melt, mould.
- 4. Incur, be liable to, fall into, be exposed to.
- 5. Determine, mark out.
- Run, n. 1. Race.
- 2. Current, course, flow, passage.
- 3. Currency, prevalence, popularity.
- 4. Generality, people or things as they are, people or things of average quality.
- 5. Brook, streamlet, runlet, runnel, rivulet, rill, BURN, small stream.
- Run after, 1. Follow, pursue, chase.
- 2. Search for, try to find.
- Run a rig, Play a sportive trick, engage in a frolic.
- Run away, Flee, escape, take to one's heels, give leg bail, take one's self off.
- Runaway, n. Fugitive, deserter.
- Run down, 1. Catch by chasing.
- 2. Run against and sink.
- 3. Crush, overthrow, overbear.
- 4. Decry, disparage, depreciate, condemn, traduce, cry down.
- Rung, n. Round (of a ladder).
- Run in debt, Get into debt, contract debts, become involved.
- Runlet, n. Brook, RUN, small stream.
- Runnel, n. [Rare.] Run, rivulet.
- Runner, n. 1. Racer.
- 2. Messenger, courier.
- 3. Footman, foot-boy, livery servant.
- Run on, Continue, hold on, be continued.
- Run out, [Active.] 1. Extend, thrust out, push out.
- 2. Waste, exhaust, expend.
- Run out, [Neuter.] 1. Expire, be at end.
- 2. Be wasted, be exhausted.
- 3. Spread, expatiate.
- Run over, [Active.] 1. Pass over.
- 2. Recount (cursorily).
- Run over, [Neuter.] Overflow.
- Run riot, Go to excess.
- Run the hazard, Run the risk.
- Run the risk, Take the chance, risk it, run the hazard.
- Run through, 1. Pierce, penetrate, stab.
- 2. Waste, expend, exhaust, run out.
- Run up, Grow, swell, increase, rise.
- Rupture, n. 1. Breach, fracture, disruption.
- 2. Quarrel, feud, altercation, squabble, contention, hostility.
- 3. Hernia.
- Rupture, v. a. Break, burst.
- Rural, a. Rustic, pastoral, country.
- Ruse, n. [Fr.] Stratagem, trick, fraud, artifice, dodge, wile, manœuvre, deceit, deception, delusion, imposture, BAM, chouse, fetch, clap-trap, crafty device.
- Rush, n. 1. Straw (as of little worth), farthing, copper.
- 2. Driving on, violent course.
- Rush, v. n. Career, push on, press on.
- Rush out, 1. Issue, flow, flow out.
- 2. Press out, hurry out, go out with a rush.
- Rust, n. 1. Hydrated peroxide of iron.
- 2. Mildew, blight, must, mustiness, mould, smut.
- Rust, v. n. 1. Gather rust, become rusty, be oxidized.
- 2. Decay, degenerate, grow dull, become sluggish.
- Rustic, a. 1. Rural, country.
- 2. Countrified, unpolished, uncouth, inelegant, hoiden, hoidenish, rough, rude, outlandish, boorish, barbarous.
- Rustic, n. Swain, peasant, clown, boor, lout, hind, bumpkin, countryman.
- Rusticate, v. n. Dwell or reside in the country.
- Rusticity, n. Rudeness, clownishness, coarseness, boorishness, artlessness, simplicity.
- Rusty, a. 1. Covered with rust.
- 2. Musty, fusty, mildewed.
- Rut, n. 1. Track of a wheel.
- 2. Rote (of the sea).
- Ruta-baga, n. Swedish turnip (Brassica campestris).
- Ruthless, a. Merciless, pitiless, cruel, uncompassionate, unpitying, unmerciful, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, barbarous, fell, savage, ferocious, inhuman, hard-hearted.
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- Sabbath, n. 1. [With The prefixed.] Sunday, the Lord's day, the day of rest, the Christian sabbath, first day of the week (among Christians), seventh day of the week (among Jews).
- 2. Rest, repose, time of rest.
- Sable, n. 1. Zibelline marten (Mustela zibellina).
- 2. Pine marten, American sable (Mustela abietum).
- Sable, a. Dark, dusky.
- Sabre, n. [Written also Saber.] Cimeter, falchion, cavalry sword, dragoon's sword.
- Sabulous, a. Sandy.
- Saccharine, a. Sugary, sweet.
- Sacerdotal, a. Priestly.
- Sack, n. 1. Bag, pouch.
- 2. Spoliation, destruction, desolation, devastation, havoc, waste, ravage.
- 3. Sherry, sherry wine.
- Sack, v. a. Ravage, despoil, devastate, spoil, destroy, plunder, pillage, rifle, ransack, lay waste, take by storm.
- Sacrament, n. 1. Rite, ceremony, solemnity.
- 2. [With The prefixed.] Eucharist, Communion, Lord's Supper.
- Sacred, a. 1. Hallowed, holy, divine.
- 2. Religious, not secular, not profane.
- 3. Dedicated, devoted, consecrated.
- 4. Inviolable, not to be profaned.
- 5. Venerable, sainted.
- Sacredness, n. 1. Holiness, sanctity.
- 2. Inviolableness.
- Sacrifice, v. a. 1. Immolate, offer up.
- 2. Surrender, give up.
- Sacrifice, n. 1. Immolation.
- 2. Offering, oblation.
- 3. Surrender.
- Sacrilege, n. Profanation, desecration.
- Sacrilegious, a. Irreverent, impious, blasphemous, profane, desecrating.
- Sacring-bell, n. Saints' bell, mass bell.
- Sacristy, n. Vestry, vestry-room.
- Sad, a. 1. Sorrowful, desponding, depressed, downcast, melancholy, cheerless, disconsolate, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, cast down.
- 2. Gloomy, dismal, doleful, mournful, lugubrious, grievous, woebegone.
- 3. Grievous, afflictive, calamitous, disastrous, dire, deplorable.
- Saddle, v. a. 1. Put a saddle on.
- 2. Load, burden, encumber.
- Saddle-horse, n. Palfrey.
- Sad-iron, n. Flat-iron.
- Sadness, n. 1. Sorrow, despondency, MELANCHOLY, depression, dejection, sorrowfulness, depression of spirits.
- 2. Gloominess, mournfulness, dolefulness.
- Safe, a. 1. Secure, unharmed, undamaged, unscathed, unhurt, sound, free from harm, out of harm's way.
- 2. Protected, guarded, under lock and key, under cover.
- 3. Trusty, trustworthy, reliable, to be depended on, to be relied on.
- Safe, n. 1. Place of safety, secure place.
- 2. Coffer, money-chest, strong box.
- Safe-conduct, n. 1. Escort, convoy, safeguard, protection.
- 2. Pass, passport.
- Safeguard, n. 1. Defence, protection, security, bulwark, palladium.
- 2. Convoy, escort, safe conduct.
- 3. Pass, passport.
- Safety, n. Security.
- Sag, v. n. Bend (by force of gravity), settle, swag, give way.
- Sagacious, a. 1. Quick-scented, quick of scent.
- 2. Discerning, intelligent, rational, gifted, sage, shrewd, acute, apt, keen, able, perspicacious, enlightened, wise, sharp-witted, keen-witted, keen-sighted, clear-sighted, long-headed.
- Sagaciousness, n. Sagacity.
- Sagacity, n. 1. Sagaciousness, quickness of scent.
- 2. Shrewdness, acuteness, sharpness, astuteness, penetration, ingenuity, discernment, perspicacity, sense, insight, mother-wit, quick parts.
- Sage, a. 1. Wise, sagacious, sapient, discerning, shrewd, acute, intelligent, sensible.
- 2. Prudent, grave, judicious, oracular, venerable.
- Sagittary, n. (Myth.) Centaur, archer, bowman.
- Said, a. Aforesaid, before mentioned.
- Sail, v. n. 1. Make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sail.
- 2. Plough the deep, plough the waves.
- Sail, v. a. Navigate.
- Sail-cloth, n. Duck, canvas.
- Sailor, n. Seaman, mariner, navigator, TAR, seafarer, seafaring man.
- Sail round, Circumnavigate.
- Saint, n. Holy person.
- Sainted, a. 1. Consecrated, sacred, holy.
- 2. Canonized.
- Saint-John's bread, n. Carob-tree, Algaroba tree, locust-tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
- Saintly, a. Holy, devout, pious, religious, godly.
- Saint-Simonianism, n. Fourierism, phalansterianism, humanitarianism, socialism.
- Saint-Vitus's dance, Chorea.
- Sake, n. 1. Reason, purpose, end, final cause.
- 2. Score, account, regard, respect, consideration.
- Salable, a. 1. Vendible, marketable, fit for sale.
- 2. In good demand, of ready sale.
- Salacious, a. Lewd, lustful, carnal, lecherous, lascivious, wanton, libidinous, lickerish, concupiscent, lewd, loose, prurient, unchaste, incontinent.
- Salamander, n. Eft, newt.
- Sal-ammoniac, n. Chloride of ammonium, hydrochlorate of ammonia, muriate of ammonia.
- Salary, n. Stipend, wages, hire, allowance, pay.
- Sale, n. Demand, market, vent, opportunity to sell.
- Salient, a. 1. Projecting, prominent, standing out, in relief.
- 2. Striking, remarkable.
- Saline, a. Briny.
- Saline, n. Salt-spring, salt-pit.
- Saliva, n. Spittle.
- Sallow, a. Yellow (as from illness), yellowish; of a pale, sickly color.
- Sally, n. 1. Sortie.
- 2. Digression, excursion.
- 3. Frolic, escapade, wild gayety.
- 4. Jest, joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, JEU D'ESPRIT, sprightly fancy, flash of wit.
- Sally, v. n. Rush out, issue suddenly, sally forth.
- Sally forth, Sally.
- Salmagundi, n. Medley, olio, miscellany, mixture, farrago, jumble, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, mish-mash, gallimaufry, pot-pourri, OLLA PODRIDA, MÉLANGE.
- Salmon-trout, n. Sea-trout (Salmo trutta), hirling.
- Saloon, n. Spacious room, reception room.
- Salsify, n. [Written also Salsafy.] Oyster-plant (Tragopogon porrifolius).
- Sal-soda, n. Carbonate of soda.
- Salt, n. Chloride of sodium, muriate of soda, common salt.
- Saltation, n. Leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault.
- Saltatory, a. Leaping, jumping, skipping, hopping, dancing.
- Salt-cake, n. Sulphate of soda (artificially prepared from common salt).
- Saltish, a. Brackish, somewhat salty.
- Salt of hartshorn, Sal-volatile, carbonate of ammonia (solid and impure), sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, volatile salts, smelling salts.
- Salt of lemons, 1. Binoxalate of potash, salt of sorrel, essential salt of lemons.
- 2. Oxalic acid.
- Salt of sorrel, 1. Binoxalate of potash, salt of lemons.
- 2. Oxalic acid.
- Salt of Tartar, Pure carbonate of potash.
- Saltpetre, n. [Written also Saltpeter.] Nitre, nitrate of potash.
- Salt-water, n. Sea-water.
- Salt-wort, n. Glass-wort, marsh-samphire (Salicornia herbacea).
- Salubrious, a. Healthy, healthful, salutary, wholesome, salutiferous.
- Salubriousness, n. Salubrity.
- Salubrity, n. Healthiness, healthfulness, salutariness, wholesomeness, salubriousness.
- Salutariness, n. Salubrity.
- Salutary, a. 1. Healthy, healthful, salubrious, wholesome, salutiferous, helpful.
- 2. Advantageous, beneficial, serviceable, good.
- Salutation, n. 1. Greeting, salute, address.
- 2. Obeisance, reverence, bow, courtesy.
- Salutatory, a. [U. S.] Greeting.
- Salutatory, n. [U. S.] Salutatory oration.
- Salute, v. a. 1. Greet, hail, address, welcome, bow to, nod to, show civility to, pay one's respects to, pay homage or obeisance to.
- 2. Kiss, greet with a kiss.
- Salute, n. 1. Salutation, greeting, address.
- 2. Kiss, buss.
- Salutiferous, a. Healthy, healthful, salutary, salubrious, wholesome.
- Salvation, n. Preservation, deliverance, redemption, rescue, escape from danger, security from evil.
- Salvo, n. 1. Exception, reservation.
- 2. Volley, general discharge (of fire-arms).
- Sal-volatile, n. Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, carbonate of ammonia, smelling salts, salt of hartshorn.
- Same, a. 1. Identical, not different.
- 2. Similar, like, corresponding; of like kind, sort, or degree.
- Sameness, n. 1. Identity, identicalness.
- 2. Similarity, resemblance, correspondence.
- 3. Monotony, want of variety.
- Sample, n. 1. Specimen, illustration.
- 2. Example, pattern, instance.
- Sampler, n. Pattern (of needle-work).
- Sanability, n. Curableness, sanableness.
- Sanable, n. Curable, remediable, healable.
- Sanableness, n. Curableness, sanability.
- Sanative, a. Healing, curative, curing, sanatory.
- Sanatory, a. Healing, SANATIVE.
- Sanctification, n. 1. Justification, absolution, remission of sin.
- 2. Consecration.
- Sanctified, a. Consecrated, hallowed.
- Sanctifier, n. [With The prefixed.] The Holy Spirit.
- Sanctify, v. a. 1. Make holy, cleanse from sin.
- 2. Consecrate, hallow.
- Sanctimonious, a. Pharisaical, affectedly holy, hypocritically devout.
- Sanctimoniousness, n. Pharisaism, hypocrisy, cant, formalism, pietism, sanctimony, assumed piety.
- Sanctimony, n. Affected holiness, hypocritical devoutness, pretence of holiness, sanctimoniousness.
- Sanction, n. Confirmation, ratification, countenance, support, authority, warranty, authorization.
- Sanction, v. a. Ratify, confirm, countenance, support, authorize, warrant, allow, legalize, bind.
- Sanctity, n. 1. Purity, holiness, godliness, saintliness, goodness, piety, grace, religion, devotion.
- 2. Sacredness, inviolability, solemnity.
- Sanctuary, n. 1. Sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, Holy of Holies.
- 2. Temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building.
- 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter.
- Sanctum Sanctorum, [L.] Sanctuary, Holy of Holies.
- Sand, n. Gravel, small pebbles.
- Sand, v. a. Cover or sprinkle with sand.
- Sand-flea, n. Beach-flea, sandhopper.
- Sand-fly, n. Midge (Simulium nocivum).
- Sandhopper, n. Sand-flea, beach-flea.
- Sandiver, n. Glass-gall.
- Sandy, a. Sabulous.
- Sane, a. Sound (especially in mind), healthy, sober, lucid, not disordered, not insane.
- Saneness, n. Sanity.
- Sang froid, [Fr.] Coolness, unconcern, indifference, cold blood.
- Sanguinary, a. 1. Bloody, murderous.
- 2. Cruel, blood-thirsty, savage, inhuman, barbarous, ruthless, pitiless, fell.
- Sanguine, a. 1. Red, crimson.
- 2. Warm, ardent, lively, animated.
- 3. Confident, hopeful, enthusiastic, buoyant.
- Sanity, n. Saneness, soundness.
- Sans-culotte, n. [Fr.] 1. Ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, ragged fellow.
- 2. Jacobin, radical, republican.
- Sans souci, [Fr.] Without care, with unconcern, free and easy.
- Sap, n. Juice (of a plant).
- Sap, v. a. Mine, undermine.
- Sap-head, n. [Cant term.] Simpleton, DUNCE.
- Sapid, a. Savory, relishing.
- Sapidness, n. Savoriness, savor, taste, sapidity.
- Sapidity, n. Sapidness.
- Sapience, n. Wisdom, sageness, knowledge, sagacity, shrewdness, intelligence, sense.
- Sapient, a. Wise, sage, sagacious, sensible, shrewd, acute, intelligent.
- Sapless, a. 1. Without sap, destitute of sap.
- 2. Decayed, dry, old.
- Saponaceous, a. Soapy.
- Sapor, n. Taste, flavor, savor, gust, relish, smack.
- Sappiness, n. 1. Juiciness, succulence.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Silliness.
- Sappy, a. 1. Juicy, succulent.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Silly, underwitted, half-witted, foolish.
- Sap-rot, n. Dry-rot, POWDER-POST.
- Saracen, n. 1. Arabian, Arab.
- 2. Mussulman, Mahometan.
- Sarcasm, n. Taunt, gibe, fling, satire, irony, ridicule, cutting jest, satirical remark.
- Sarcastic, a. Severe, cutting, taunting, satirical, sharp, biting, mordacious.
- Sarcophagus, n. Stone coffin.
- Sard, n. Carnelian, sardel, sardine, sardius, sardoin.
- Sardel, n. Sard.
- Sardine, n. Sard.
- Sardius, n. Sard.
- Sardoin, n. Sard.
- Sarlac, n. Yak, grunting ox of Tartary.
- Sarlyk, n. Yak, grunting ox of Tartary.
- Sarment, n. Runner, long twig; prostrate, filiform stem.
- Sash, n. Girdle, band, belt, scarf.
- Satan, n. Belial, Apollyon, Devil, the evil one, the arch-enemy, the arch-fiend, the tempter, the author of evil, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend.
- Satanic, a. Diabolical, infernal, hellish, devilish, malicious, malignant.
- Sate, v. a. Satiate.
- Satellite, n. 1. Moon, secondary planet.
- 2. Attendant, follower, dependant, retainer, vassal.
- Satiate, v. a. Sate, glut, gorge, surfeit, cloy, pall, overfeed.
- Satiety, n. Repletion, surfeit, fulness, glut.
- Satire, n. Ridicule, sarcasm, invective, irony, phillipic, diatribe, fling, squib, lampoon, pasquinade, cutting remark.
- Satirical, a. Sarcastic, severe, taunting, censorious, cutting, biting, sharp, keen, poignant, invective, mordacious.
- Satirize, v. a. Censure, ridicule, abuse, lampoon, lash, inveigh against.
- Satisfaction, n. 1. Gratification.
- 2. Contentment, content, enjoyment, ease, comfort.
- 3. Compensation, amends, requital, remuneration, indemnification, reparation, atonement, recompense.
- 4. Discharge, payment.
- Satisfactorily, ad. In a satisfactory manner, to one's heart's content.
- Satisfactory, a. 1. Gratifying, pleasing.
- 2. Sufficient, conclusive, convincing, decisive.
- 3. Compensating, atoning, that makes amends.
- Satisfy, v. a. 1. Please, gratify, content.
- 2. Recompense, requite, indemnify.
- 3. Pay, discharge, settle.
- 4. Convince, persuade.
- 5. Fulfil, answer.
- Saturate, v. a. Drench, fill full (with a liquid absorbed), impregnate or imbue fully.
- Saturation, n. Repletion, fulness.
- Saturnalia, n. pl. [L.] Revels, orgies, BACCHANALS.
- Saturnian, a. 1. Of Saturn.
- 2. Palmy, joyous, halcyon, golden, happy.
- Saturnine, a. Dull, heavy, grave, sad, gloomy, sedate.
- Sauce, n. 1. Seasoning, relish, condiment, appetizing compound.
- 2. [Low.] Impertinence, SAUCINESS.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Culinary vegetables.
- Saucebox, n. [Colloquial.] Saucy fellow, impudent fellow.
- Sauciness, n. Impertinence, insolence, impudence, pertness, malapertness, rudeness, SAUCE.
- Saucy, a. Impertinent, impudent, pert, insolent, cavalier, rude, forward, bold, flippant, malapert.
- Saunders-blue, n. Ultramarine.
- Saunter, v. n. Loiter, linger, lag, delay, lounge, stroll, dilly-dally, wander about idly, move slowly.
- Saunterer, n. Loiterer, lounger, stroller, lagger, laggard, rambler, idle wanderer.
- Sauria, n. pl. Lizards.
- Saurian, n. Lizard.
- Saury-pike, n. Skipper (Scomberesox saurus).
- Savage, a. 1. Uncultivated (as a forest), wild, rough, sylvan.
- 2. Uncivilized (like an inhabitant of the woods), untaught, rude, barbarous, unpolished, bearish.
- 3. Untamed, fierce, ferocious, rapacious, ravenous, ferine, sanguinary, blood-thirsty.
- 4. Inhuman, brutal, brutish, brute, cruel, fell, remorseless, pitiless, unmerciful, ruthless, merciless, heathenish, relentless, hard-hearted, sanguinary, bloody, vandalic.
- Savage, n. Barbarian.
- Savanna, n. [Written also Savannah.] Meadow, plain, plateau, prairie, pampas, open country, champaign country, table-land, steppe.
- Savant, n. [Fr. pl. Savants.] Scholar, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati, man of science.
- Save, v. a. 1. Deliver, rescue, protect, preserve, redeem.
- 2. Reserve, keep, hold, husband, lay up, lay by.
- 3. Spare, prevent, hinder, obviate, insure against.
- Save, prep. Except, leaving out, not including.
- Saver, n. 1. Rescuer, deliverer, savior, preserver.
- 2. Economist.
- Saving, a. Economical, frugal, sparing, thrifty, careful.
- Savior, n. 1. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian.
- 2. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God.
- Saviour, n. 1. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian.
- 2. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God.
- Savor, n. 1. Taste, flavor, relish, gust, smack, GOÛT.
- 2. Odor, scent, smell, fragrance.
- Savor, v. n. 1. Taste, smack.
- 2. Partake, have a touch of.
- Savorless, a. Tasteless, insipid, vapid, gustless, mawkish, stale, flat, without savor or relish.
- Savory, a. Relishing, piquant, luscious, palatable, delicious, flavorous, nice, well-tasted.
- Saw, n. Saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.
- Sawney, n. Simpleton, DUNCE.
- Saw-set, n. Saw-wrest.
- Saw-wrest, n. Saw-set.
- Say, v. a. 1. Speak, utter, allege, tell, affirm, declare, pronounce.
- 2. Repeat, rehearse, recite.
- Saying, n. 1. Expression, observation, remark, declaration, statement.
- 2. Proverb, saw, maxim, aphorism, adage, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.
- Scabbard, n. Sheath (of a sword or a dagger), case.
- Scabies, n. [L.] (Med.) The itch, psora.