Ralph Ellison
         n 1: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man
               and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn:
               {Ellison}, {Ralph Ellison}, {Ralph Waldo Ellison}]

English Dictionary: Realfilmen	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ralph Waldo Ellison n United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) Synonym(s): Ellison, Ralph Ellison, Ralph Waldo Ellison
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ralph Waldo Emerson n United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) Synonym(s): Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
realpolitik n politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations Synonym(s): realpolitik, practical politics
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reliability n the quality of being dependable or reliable [syn: dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness] Antonym(s): undependability, undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness
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reliable adj worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" Synonym(s): reliable, dependable Antonym(s): undependable, unreliable worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" Synonym(s): dependable, honest, reliable, true(p) conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" Synonym(s): authentic, reliable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reliableness n the quality of being dependable or reliable [syn: dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness] Antonym(s): undependability, undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reliably adv in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio" Synonym(s): faithfully, dependably, reliably Antonym(s): undependably, unfaithfully, unreliably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relief valve n a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level Synonym(s): safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
role player n a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player] a theatrical performer Synonym(s): actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roleplay v perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" Synonym(s): act, play, roleplay, playact
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roleplaying n acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
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roll film n photographic film wound on a spool
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roly-poly adj short and plump [syn: dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly] n a rotund individual [syn: fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball] Antonym(s): scrag, skin and bones, thin person pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed Synonym(s): roly-poly, roly-poly pudding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roly-poly pudding n pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed Synonym(s): roly-poly, roly- poly pudding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rolypoliness n the property of having a plump and round body [syn: chubbiness, pudginess, tubbiness, rolypoliness]
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royal blue n a shade of blue tinged with purple [syn: purplish blue, royal blue]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
royal flush n a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit
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royal palm n tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {royal palm}, Roystonea regia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
royal velvet plant n Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs Synonym(s): velvet plant, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rule of law n a state of order in which events conform to the law
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliability \Re*li`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?), n.       The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliable \Re*li"a*ble\ (r?-l?"?-b'l), a.       Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or       reliance; trustworthy. [bd]A reliable witness to the truth of       the miracles.[b8] --A. Norton.                   The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher                object.                                                   --Coleridge.                   According to General Livingston's humorous account, his                own village of Elizabethtown was not much more                reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by                [bd]unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking                Tories, and very knavish Whigs.[b8]         --W. Irving.          Note: Some authors take exception to this word, maintaining                that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It                is, however, sanctioned by the practice of many careful                writers as a most convenient substitute for the phrase                to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for                trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons,                as reliable is to things, such as an account,                statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives                derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive                sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of                being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh;                available, fit or able to be availed of, from the                neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being                dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other                examples might be added. -- {Re*li"a*ble*ness}, n. --                {Re*li"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliable \Re*li"a*ble\ (r?-l?"?-b'l), a.       Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or       reliance; trustworthy. [bd]A reliable witness to the truth of       the miracles.[b8] --A. Norton.                   The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher                object.                                                   --Coleridge.                   According to General Livingston's humorous account, his                own village of Elizabethtown was not much more                reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by                [bd]unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking                Tories, and very knavish Whigs.[b8]         --W. Irving.          Note: Some authors take exception to this word, maintaining                that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It                is, however, sanctioned by the practice of many careful                writers as a most convenient substitute for the phrase                to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for                trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons,                as reliable is to things, such as an account,                statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives                derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive                sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of                being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh;                available, fit or able to be availed of, from the                neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being                dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other                examples might be added. -- {Re*li"a*ble*ness}, n. --                {Re*li"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliable \Re*li"a*ble\ (r?-l?"?-b'l), a.       Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or       reliance; trustworthy. [bd]A reliable witness to the truth of       the miracles.[b8] --A. Norton.                   The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher                object.                                                   --Coleridge.                   According to General Livingston's humorous account, his                own village of Elizabethtown was not much more                reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by                [bd]unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking                Tories, and very knavish Whigs.[b8]         --W. Irving.          Note: Some authors take exception to this word, maintaining                that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It                is, however, sanctioned by the practice of many careful                writers as a most convenient substitute for the phrase                to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for                trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons,                as reliable is to things, such as an account,                statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives                derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive                sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of                being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh;                available, fit or able to be availed of, from the                neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being                dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other                examples might be added. -- {Re*li"a*ble*ness}, n. --                {Re*li"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,       a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf.       {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.]       1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the             removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything             oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;             succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.                         He sees the dire contagion spread so fast, That,                      where it seizes, all relief is vain.   --Dryden.          2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by             the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,             a relief of a sentry.                         For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.                                                                               --Shak.          3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,             uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or             comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of             duty by taking the place of another; a relay.          4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a             deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of             taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,             had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the             tenant.          5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the             ground or plane on which it is formed.          Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, {high relief}                ({altorilievo}), {low relief}, ({basso-rilievo}), and                {demirelief} ({mezzo-rilievo}). See these terms in the                Vocabulary.          6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,             shadow, etc., to any figure.          7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the             bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.          8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of             a country. --Guyot.          {Relief valve}, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of             steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.          Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;                remedy; redress; indemnification.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliefful \Re*lief"ful\ (r?-l?f"f?l), a.       Giving relief. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliefless \Re*lief"less\, a.       Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rollable \Roll"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being rolled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolly-poly \Roll"y-po`ly\, n.       A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled       into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a. Shaped       like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also       {roly-poly}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolly-pooly \Roll"y-pool`y\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.       [Written also {rouly-pouly}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolly-poly \Roll"y-po`ly\, n.       A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled       into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a. Shaped       like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also       {roly-poly}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roly-poly \Ro"ly-po`ly\, n. & a.       Rolly-poly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolly-poly \Roll"y-po`ly\, n.       A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled       into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a. Shaped       like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also       {roly-poly}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roly-poly \Ro"ly-po`ly\, n. & a.       Rolly-poly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rouly-pouly \Rou"ly-pou`ly\, n.       See {Rolly-pooly}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolly-pooly \Roll"y-pool`y\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.       [Written also {rouly-pouly}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rouly-pouly \Rou"ly-pou`ly\, n.       See {Rolly-pooly}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rolly-pooly \Roll"y-pool`y\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.       [Written also {rouly-pouly}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Royal palmetto}, the West Indian {Sabal umbraculifera}, the             trunk of which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes,             etc. The leaves are used for thatching, and for making             hats, ropes, etc.          {Saw palmetto}, {Sabal serrulata}, a native of Georgia, South             Carolina, and Florida. The nearly impassable jungle which             it forms is called palmetto scrub.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rulble \Rul"*ble\, a.       That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable       to rule. --Bacon.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rileyville, VA       Zip code(s): 22650
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Royal Palm Beach, FL (village, FIPS 62100)       Location: 26.70551 N, 80.22679 W       Population (1990): 14589 (5985 housing units)       Area: 22.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33411
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ruleville, MS (city, FIPS 64200)       Location: 33.72497 N, 90.55010 W       Population (1990): 3245 (1108 housing units)       Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38771
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
reliability          An attribute of any system that consistently produces       the same results, preferably meeting or exceeding its       specifications.   The term may be qualified, e.g {software       reliability}, {reliable communication}.          Reliability is one component of {RAS}.          (2000-08-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability          (RAS) Three key       attributes of a computing system design.   See {reliability},       {availability}, and {serviceability}.          The term "RAS" is fairly common in the computing industry       (particularly computers and storage) as computing becomes more       fundamental.   For example, a vehicle may depend on dozens of       computers, and the consequences of the failure can be       significant (e.g., an ambulance's engine won't start).          (2000-08-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
reliable communication          Communication where messages are guaranteed to reach their       destination complete and uncorrupted and in the order they       were sent.   This reliability can be built on top of an       unreliable {protocol} by adding sequencing information and       some kind of {checksum} or {cyclic redundancy check} to each       message or {packet}.   If the communication fails, the sender       will be notified.   {Transmission Control Protocol} is a       reliable protocol used on {Ethernet}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
row-level locking          A technique used in {database management systems},       where a {row} is locked for writing to prevent other users       from accessing data being while it is being updated.          Other techniques are {table locking} and {MVCC}.          (1999-06-18)