radio compass
         n 1: a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the
               direction of incoming radio signals

English Dictionary: Rattigan	by the DICT Development Group
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radio-controlled adj operated and guided by radio; "a radio-controlled airplane"
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radio-controlled aircraft n an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control Synonym(s): drone, pilotless aircraft, radio- controlled aircraft
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radiochemist n a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry [syn: nuclear chemist, radiochemist]
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radiochemistry n the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn: radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry]
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radiocommunication n medium for communication [syn: radio, radiocommunication, wireless]
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radiosensitive adj sensitive to radiation; "radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy"
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radiosensitivity n sensitivity to the action of radiant energy [syn: photosensitivity, radiosensitivity]
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rat chinchilla n ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes Synonym(s): abrocome, chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla
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rat kangaroo n any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos Synonym(s): rat kangaroo, kangaroo rat
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rat snake n any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia
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ratiocinate v reason methodologically and logically
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ratiocination n the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) Synonym(s): conclusion, ratiocination logical and methodical reasoning
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ratiocinative adj based on exact thinking; "one's ratiocinative powers"
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ratiocinator n someone who reasons logically [syn: reasoner, ratiocinator]
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Rattigan n British playwright (1911-1977) [syn: Rattigan, {Terence Rattigan}, Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan]
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Rattus norvegicus n common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown rat}, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus]
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Raudixin n antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) Synonym(s): reserpine, Raudixin, Rau-Sed, Sandril, Serpasil
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red campion n biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis Synonym(s): red campion, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Lychnis dioica
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red cent n something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" Synonym(s): damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam
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Red China n a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world Synonym(s): China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay
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red giant n a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun Synonym(s): red giant, red giant star
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red giant star n a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun Synonym(s): red giant, red giant star
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red ginger n an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands [syn: {red ginger}, Alpinia purpurata]
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red gum n reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis Synonym(s): eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, red gum very large red gum tree Synonym(s): red gum, marri, Eucalyptus calophylla red gum tree of Tasmania Synonym(s): red gum, peppermint, peppermint gum, Eucalyptus amygdalina reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture Synonym(s): sweet gum, satin walnut, hazelwood, red gum a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap Synonym(s): sweet gum, sweet gum tree, bilsted, red gum, American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua
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red jungle fowl n a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl Synonym(s): red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus
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red juniper n small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles Synonym(s): eastern red cedar, red cedar, red juniper, Juniperus virginiana
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red sandalwood n hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork Synonym(s): ruby wood, red sandalwood tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood Synonym(s): red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental Synonym(s): coralwood, coral-wood, red sandalwood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, Adenanthera pavonina
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red sanders n tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood Synonym(s): red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus
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red sanderswood n tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood Synonym(s): red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus
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red saunders n tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood Synonym(s): red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus
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red snapper n highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico Synonym(s): red snapper, Lutjanus blackfordi
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Red Sun n a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings Synonym(s): Puka Inti, Sol Rojo, Red Sun
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red-skinned onion n onion with white to deep red tunic; California [syn: {red- skinned onion}, Allium haematochiton]
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reddisn-purple adj of purple tinged with red [syn: red-purple, {reddisn- purple}]
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redshank n a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn: redshank, Tringa totanus]
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Redskin n (slang) offensive term for Native Americans [syn: Redskin, Injun, red man]
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reducing n any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent Synonym(s): reduction, reducing loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"
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reducing agent n a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver Synonym(s): reducing agent, reducer, reductant
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reducing diet n a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) Synonym(s): reducing diet, obesity diet
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reed canary grass n perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America Synonym(s): reed canary grass, gardener's garters, lady's laces, ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea
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retaking n the act of taking something back [syn: recapture, retaking]
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reticence n the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary Synonym(s): reserve, reticence, taciturnity
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reticent adj temperamentally disinclined to talk [syn: reticent, untalkative] cool and formal in manner Synonym(s): restrained, reticent, unemotional reluctant to draw attention to yourself Synonym(s): reticent, self-effacing, retiring
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reticently adv with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the questions reticently"
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retsina n Greek wine flavored with resin
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Rhodesian adj of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
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Rhodesian man n a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa Synonym(s): Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis
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Rhodesian ridgeback n a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine
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Rio de Janeiro n the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction Synonym(s): Rio de Janeiro, Rio
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riot control n the measures taken to control a riot [syn: riot control, riot control operation]
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riot control operation n the measures taken to control a riot [syn: riot control, riot control operation]
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riot gun n a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death
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road agent n a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn: highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agent]
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road construction n the construction of roads
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road game n a game played away from home [syn: away game, {road game}] Antonym(s): home game
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road gang n a gang of road workers
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road sense n good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
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root canal n the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
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rowdyism n rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness]
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Ruth Saint Denis n United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) Synonym(s): St. Denis, Saint Denis, Ruth Saint Denis, Ruth St. Denis
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R81desheimer \R[81]"des*heim`er\, n.       A German wine made near R[81]desheim, on the Rhine.
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Radicant \Rad"i*cant\, a. [L. radicans, p. pr.: cf. F. radicant.       See {Radicate}, a.] (Bot.)       Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem,       as the trumpet creeper and the ivy.
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Radioconductor \Ra`di*o*con*duc"tor\, n. (Elec.)       A substance or device that has its conductivity altered in       some way by electric waves, as a coherer.
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Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
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Ratiocinate \Ra`ti*oc"i*nate\, v. i. [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of       ratiocinari, fr. ratio reason. See {Ratio}.]       To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.
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Ratiocination \Ra`ti*oc"i*na"tion\, n. [L. ratiocinatio: cf. F.       ratiocination.]       The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from       premises; deductive reasoning.
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Ratiocinative \Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive\, a. [L. ratiocinativus.]       Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting       in the comparison of proportions or facts, and the deduction       of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a       ratiocinative process.                   The ratiocinative meditativeness of his character.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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Ratiocinatory \Ra`ti*oc"i*na*to*ry\, a.       Ratiocinative. [R.]
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Reattachment \Re`at*tach"ment\, n.       The act of reattaching; a second attachment.
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{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}.          {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite.          {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium             rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}.          {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of             the English.       (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva             cross}, under {Geneva}.          {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.          {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests             of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very             similar to the American elk, or wapiti.       (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}.          {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck             ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}.          {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}.          {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}.                      {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii})             found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued             for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to             other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the             American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}.          {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}.          {Red flag}. See under {Flag}.          {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes             fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color.          {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See             under {Ptarmigan}.          {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight             Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus             amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum             resin. See {Eucalyptus}.          {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect,             borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the             United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called             also {Badge of Ulster}.          {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
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{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}.          {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite.          {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium             rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}.          {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of             the English.       (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva             cross}, under {Geneva}.          {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.          {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests             of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very             similar to the American elk, or wapiti.       (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}.          {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck             ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}.          {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}.          {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}.                      {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii})             found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued             for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to             other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the             American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}.          {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}.          {Red flag}. See under {Flag}.          {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes             fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color.          {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See             under {Ptarmigan}.          {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight             Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus             amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum             resin. See {Eucalyptus}.          {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect,             borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the             United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called             also {Badge of Ulster}.          {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
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Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.       [cced]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.       candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.)       (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian             and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several             other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum             Freycinetianum} and {S. pyrularium}, the Australian {S.             latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to several other             kinds of fragrant wood.       (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields             sandalwood.       (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for             dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}).          {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of             the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum             tenuifolium} of Tahiti.          {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the             heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus             santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also             {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and             {rubywood}.
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
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Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.       [cced]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.       candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.)       (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian             and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several             other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum             Freycinetianum} and {S. pyrularium}, the Australian {S.             latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to several other             kinds of fragrant wood.       (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields             sandalwood.       (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for             dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}).          {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of             the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum             tenuifolium} of Tahiti.          {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the             heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus             santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also             {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and             {rubywood}.
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Sandstone \Sand"stone`\, n.       A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or       siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.          Note: Different names are applied to the various kinds of                sandstone according to their composition; as, granitic,                argillaceous, micaceous, etc.          {Flexible sandstone} (Min.), the finer-grained variety of             itacolumite, which on account of the scales of mica in the             lamination is quite flexible.          {Red sandstone}, a name given to two extensive series of             British rocks in which red sandstones predominate, one             below, and the other above, the coal measures. These were             formerly known as the Old and the New Red Sandstone             respectively, and the former name is still retained for             the group preceding the Coal and referred to the Devonian             age, but the term New Red Sandstone is now little used,             some of the strata being regarded as Permian and the             remained as Triassic. See the Chart of {Geology}.
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
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Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[be]w; akin to D. sneeuw,       OS. & OHG. sn[emac]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[omac]r,       snaj[be]r, Sw. sn[94], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.       sn[89]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,       nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[c6]wan to snow, G.       schneien, OHG. sn[c6]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,       Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or       sticky. [root]172.]       1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent             crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,             exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect             forms.          Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are                of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,                snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,                snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,                snow-wrought, and the like.          2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color             (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,             flakes.                         The field of snow with eagle of black therein.                                                                               --Chaucer.          {Red snow}. See under {Red}.          {Snow bunting}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Snowbird}, 1.          {Snow cock} (Zo[94]l.), the snow pheasant.          {Snow flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small black leaping poduran             ({Achorutes nivicola}) often found in winter on the snow             in vast numbers.          {Snow flood}, a flood from melted snow.          {Snow flower} (Bot.), the fringe tree.          {Snow fly}, [or] {Snow insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several             species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Boreus}. The             male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These             insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow             in great numbers.          {Snow gnat} (Zo[94]l.), any wingless dipterous insect of the             genus {Chionea} found running on snow in winter.          {Snow goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of arctic             geese of the genus {Chen}. The common snow goose ({Chen             hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in             winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and             legs and bill red. Called also {white brant}, {wavey}, and             {Texas goose}. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({C.             c[d2]rulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish             gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper             part of the neck white. Called also {white head},             {white-headed goose}, and {bald brant}.          {Snow leopard} (Zool.), the ounce.          {Snow line}, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this             is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the             equator, 16,000 feet.          {Snow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a European vole ({Arvicola nivalis})             which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.          {Snow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus             {Tetraogallus}, native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The             Himalayn snow pheasant ({T. Himalayensis}) in the             best-known species. Called also {snow cock}, and {snow             chukor}.          {Snow partridge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Partridge}.          {Snow pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota})             native of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump             are white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are             black.          {Snow plant} (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes             sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of             California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled             to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots             up.
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
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Zincite \Zinc"ite\, n. (Min.)       Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an       orange-red color; -- called also {red zinc ore}, and {red       oxide of zinc}.
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Reddish \Red"dish\ (r?d"d?sh), a.       Somewhat red; moderately {red}. -- {Red"dish*ness}, n.
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Redescend \Re`de*scend"\ (-s?nd"), v. i. [Pref. re- + descend:       cf. F. redescendre.]       To descend again. --Howell.
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Red-gum \Red"-gum`\ (-g?m`), n. [OE. reed gounde; AS. re[a0]d       red + gund matter, pus.]       1. (Med.) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and             arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus. --Good.          2. A name of rust on grain. See {Rust}.
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Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus                   calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The                   spotted redshank ({T. fuscus}) is larger, and has                   orange-red legs. Called also {redshanks}, {redleg},                   and {clee}.             (b) The fieldfare.          2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation             formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to             their bare legs. --Spenser.
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Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus                   calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The                   spotted redshank ({T. fuscus}) is larger, and has                   orange-red legs. Called also {redshanks}, {redleg},                   and {clee}.             (b) The fieldfare.          2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation             formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to             their bare legs. --Spenser.
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Redskin \Red"skin`\ (-sk?n`), n.       A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so       called from the color of the skin. --Cooper.
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Reducement \Re*duce"ment\ (r?*d?s"ment), n.       Reduction. --Milton.
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Reducent \Re*du"cent\ (r?*d?"sent), a. [L. reducens, p. pr. of       reducere.]       Tending to reduce. -- n. A reducent agent.
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Reduce \Re*duce"\ (r[esl]*d[umac]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Reduced} (-d[umac]st"),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing}       (-d[umac]"s[icr]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red-.       re-, re- + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.]       1. To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.             [Obs.]                         And to his brother's house reduced his wife.                                                                               --Chapman.                         The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the                      great Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his                      delegates reduce and direct us.         --Evelyn.          2. To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank,             size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to             lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to             the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to             reduce the intensity of heat. [bd]An ancient but reduced             family.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.                         Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon                      something belonging to it, to reduce it.                                                                               --Tillotson.                         Having reduced Their foe to misery beneath their                      fears.                                                --Milton.                         Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which                      she found the clergyman reduced.         --Hawthorne.          3. To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to             capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort.
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Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),       a & n. from {Reduce}.          {Reducing furnace} (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores.          {Reducing pipe fitting}, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an             elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a             smaller one.          {Reducing valve}, a device for automatically maintaining a             diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe,             or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in             which the pressure is higher than is desired in the             receiver.
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Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),       a & n. from {Reduce}.          {Reducing furnace} (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores.          {Reducing pipe fitting}, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an             elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a             smaller one.          {Reducing valve}, a device for automatically maintaining a             diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe,             or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in             which the pressure is higher than is desired in the             receiver.
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Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),       a & n. from {Reduce}.          {Reducing furnace} (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores.          {Reducing pipe fitting}, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an             elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a             smaller one.          {Reducing valve}, a device for automatically maintaining a             diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe,             or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in             which the pressure is higher than is desired in the             receiver.
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Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),       a & n. from {Reduce}.          {Reducing furnace} (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores.          {Reducing pipe fitting}, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an             elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a             smaller one.          {Reducing valve}, a device for automatically maintaining a             diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe,             or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in             which the pressure is higher than is desired in the             receiver.
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Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre[oacute]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet,       ried, OHG. kriot, riot.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or             grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,             such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the             common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites             communis}).          2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some             plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.                         Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed Of Hermes.                                                                               --Milton.          3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.          4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]          5. (Mus.)             (a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the                   mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in                   vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a                   single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is                   double, forming a compressed tube.             (b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of                   which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,                   harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets                   or registers of pipes in an organ.          6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or             reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the             swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the             weft; a sley. See {Batten}.          7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for             igniting the charge in blasting.          8. (Arch.) Same as {Reeding}.          {Egyptian reed} (Bot.), the papyrus.          {Free reed} (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the             wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.             It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of             the organ and clarinet.          {Meadow reed grass} (Bot.), the {Glyceria aquatica}, a tall             grass found in wet places.          {Reed babbler}. See {Reedbird}.          {Reed bunting} (Zo[94]l.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza             sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called             also {reed sparrow}, {ring bunting}.             (b) Reedling.          {Reed canary grass} (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris             arundinacea}).          {Reed grass}. (Bot.)             (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, 1.             (b) A plant of the genus {Sparganium}; bur reed. See under                   {Bur}.          {Reed organ} (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set             of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,             etc.          {Reed pipe} (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.                      {Reed sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Reed bunting}, above.          {Reed stop} (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with             reeds.          {Reed warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small European warbler ({Acrocephalus streperus});                   -- called also {reed wren}.             (b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian                   warblers of the genera {Acrocephalus}, {Calamoherpe},                   and {Arundinax}. They are excellent singers.          {Sea-sand reed} (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila             arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna             arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
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Retch \Retch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Retching}.] [AS. hr[?]can to clear the throat, hawk, fr.       hraca throat; akin to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack       neck.]       To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.       [Written also {reach}.]                   Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew                inarticulate with retching.)                  --Byron.
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Reticence \Ret"i*cence\, n. [L. reticentia: cf. F.       r[82]ticence.]       1. The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping             silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to             speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness.                         Such fine reserve and noble reticence. --Tennyson.          2. (Rhet.) A figure by which a person really speaks of a             thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon             the subject.
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Reticency \Ret"i*cen*cy\, n.       Reticence.
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Reticent \Ret"i*cent\, a. [L. reticens, p. pr. of reticere to       keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent. See {Tacit}.]       Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
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Rhodizonic \Rho`di*zon"ic\, a. [Gr. [?][?][?] to be rose-red.]       (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline       substance (called rhodizonic acid, and carboxylic acid)       obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones.       It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.
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Ridge \Ridge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ridged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Ridging}.]       1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to             make into a ridge or ridges.                         Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of                      chafed wild boars.                              --Milton.          2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.          3. To wrinkle. [bd]With a forehead ridged.[b8] --Cowper.
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Ridgingly \Ridg"ing*ly\, adv.       So as to form ridges.
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Riotous \Ri"ot*ous\, a. [OF. rioteux.]       1. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained;             luxurious.                         The younger son . . . took his journey into a far                      country, and there wasted his substance with riotous                      living.                                             --Luke xv. 13.          2. Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its             acts; seditious. -- {Ri"ot*ous*ly}, adv. --             {Ri"ot*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come             unto a quiet rode [road].                           --Spenser.          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the road}, traveling or passing over a             road; coming or going; on the way.                         My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the                      road.                                                --Cowper.          {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of             the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a             humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.]                         The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly                      called.                                             --The century.          {Road book}, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances.                      {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads.                      {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers,             for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and             compact. -- often driven by steam.          {Road runner} (Zo[94]l.), the chaparral cock.          {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on             common roads.          {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a             commercial traveler. [Colloq.]          {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling.          {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the             highways.          Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage;                course. See {Way}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See {Rood}.]       1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender             bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).             Specifically:             (a) An instrument of punishment or correction;                   figuratively, chastisement.                               He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.                                                                               xiii. 24.             (b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,                   figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.                   [bd]The rod, and bird of peace.[b8] --Shak.             (c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.             (d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for                   sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and                   compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,                   etc.; a connecting bar.             (e) An instrument for measuring.          2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --             called also {perch}, and {pole}.          {Black rod}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Rods and cones} (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of             the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are             cylindrical, others somewhat conical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rodsman \Rods"man\, n.; pl. {Rodsmen}.       One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a       surveying party. --G. W. Cable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rodsman \Rods"man\, n.; pl. {Rodsmen}.       One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a       surveying party. --G. W. Cable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rowdyism \Row"dy*ism\, n.       the conduct of a rowdy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knotberry \Knot"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)       The cloudberry ({Rudus Cham[91]morus}); -- so called from its       knotted stems.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruttish \Rut"tish\, a.       Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. --Shak. --       {Rut"tish*ness}, n.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Radisson, WI (village, FIPS 66050)       Location: 45.76852 N, 91.21873 W       Population (1990): 237 (128 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54867
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Red Oaks Mill, NY (CDP, FIPS 60983)       Location: 41.65570 N, 73.87355 W       Population (1990): 4906 (1690 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ridge Manor, FL (CDP, FIPS 60325)       Location: 28.50299 N, 82.18407 W       Population (1990): 1947 (982 housing units)       Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33525
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ridge Manor Esta, FL       Zip code(s): 33597
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ridge Manor West, FL       Zip code(s): 34602
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Routt County, CO (county, FIPS 107)       Location: 40.48419 N, 106.98738 W       Population (1990): 14088 (9252 housing units)       Area: 6117.0 sq km (land), 16.7 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
retcon /ret'kon/   [short for `retroactive continuity', from the    Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.comics] 1. n. The common situation in pulp    fiction (esp. comics or soap operas) where a new story `reveals'    things about events in previous stories, usually leaving the `facts'    the same (thus preserving continuity) while completely changing    their interpretation.   For example, revealing that a whole season of    "Dallas" was a dream was a retcon.   2. vt. To write such a story    about a character or fictitious object.   "Byrne has retconned    Superman's cape so that it is no longer unbreakable."   "Marvelman's    old adventures were retconned into synthetic dreams."   "Swamp Thing    was retconned from a transformed person into a sentient vegetable."       "Darth Vader was retconned into Luke Skywalker's father in "The    Empire Strikes Back".          [This term is included because it is a good example of hackish    linguistic innovation in a field completely unrelated to computers.    The word `retcon' will probably spread through comics fandom and    lose its association with hackerdom within a couple of years; for    the record, it started here. --ESR]          [1993 update: some comics fans on the net now claim that retcon was    independently in use in comics fandom before rec.arts.comics.   In    lexicography, nothing is ever simple. --ESR]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
red zone          An environment located between internal and       external {firewalls} where software and hardware are deployed       to enable access to {extranet} applications.          Compare {De-Militarised Zone}.          (1997-11-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
redocumentation          The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent       representation within the same relative abstraction level.       The resulting forms of representation are usually considered       alternate views intended for a human audience.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
retcon          /ret'kon/ retroactive continuity.          The common situation in fiction where a new story "reveals"       things about events in previous stories, usually leaving the       "facts" the same (thus preserving continuity) while completely       changing their interpretation.   For example, revealing that a       whole season of "Dallas" was a dream was a retcon.          This term was once thought to have originated on the {Usenet}       newsgroup {news:rec.arts.comics} but is now believed to have       been used earlier in comic fandom.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-08)