radar beacon
         n 1: a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded
               signals in response to help navigators determine their
               position [syn: {radar beacon}, {racon}]

English Dictionary: Rutherford Birchard Hayes	by the DICT Development Group
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radar fire n gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
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radio reflector n astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources Synonym(s): radio telescope, radio reflector
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Radyera farragei n southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus Synonym(s): bush hibiscus, Radyera farragei, Hibiscus farragei
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rattrap n a difficult entangling situation filthy run-down dilapidated housing a trap for catching rats
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reattribute v attribute to another source
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red dwarf n a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter Synonym(s): red dwarf, red dwarf star
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red dwarf star n a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter Synonym(s): red dwarf, red dwarf star
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Red River n a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana Synonym(s): Red, Red River
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redraft n a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again
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reed rhapis n Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa Synonym(s): reed rhapis, slender lady palm, Rhapis humilis
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retribution n a justly deserved penalty Synonym(s): retribution, requital the act of correcting for your wrongdoing the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"-- Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" Synonym(s): vengeance, retribution, payback
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retributive adj of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" Synonym(s): retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" Synonym(s): retributive, retributory, vindicatory
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retributory adj of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" Synonym(s): retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" Synonym(s): retributive, retributory, vindicatory
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retrievable adj capable of being regained especially with effort; "he believed the information was retrievable"
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retrieval n (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor" the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) Synonym(s): recovery, retrieval
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retrieve v get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" Synonym(s): recover, retrieve, find, regain go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage" run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve" recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" Synonym(s): remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think Antonym(s): blank out, block, draw a blank, forget
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retriever n a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
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retrobulbar neuritis n inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis
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retrofit n a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles" v provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors" fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing" substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
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retroflection n a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" Synonym(s): retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth Synonym(s): retroflection, retroflexion the act of bending backward Synonym(s): retroflection, retroflexion
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retroflex adj bent or curved backward Synonym(s): retroflex, retroflexed pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate Synonym(s): cacuminal, retroflex v bend or turn backward Synonym(s): retroflex, replicate articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
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retroflexed adj bent or curved backward Synonym(s): retroflex, retroflexed
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retroflexion n a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" Synonym(s): retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth Synonym(s): retroflection, retroflexion the act of bending backward Synonym(s): retroflection, retroflexion
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Retrophyllum n small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America Synonym(s): Retrophyllum, genus Retrophyllum
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retroversion n a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" Synonym(s): retroversion, retroflection, retroflexion translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" returning to a former state Synonym(s): regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
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retrovert v go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" Synonym(s): revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
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Retrovir n an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow Synonym(s): zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT
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retrovirus n any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
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retrovision n a vision of events in the distant past
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rider plate n a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
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rotary press n a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder
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rotor blade n the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air Synonym(s): rotor blade, rotary wing
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router plane n a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms
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rudder blade n the vertical blade on a rudder
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rudderfish n food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships Synonym(s): Bermuda chub, rudderfish, Kyphosus sectatrix fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters Synonym(s): rudderfish, banded rudderfish, Seriola zonata
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rudderpost n a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot Synonym(s): rudderpost, rudderstock
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rutherford n a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) Synonym(s): Rutherford, Daniel Rutherford British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) Synonym(s): Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford of Nelson
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Rutherford atom n first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge
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Rutherford B. Hayes n 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) Synonym(s): Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President Hayes
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes n 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) Synonym(s): Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President Hayes
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rutherfordium n a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized Synonym(s): rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104
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Rathripe \Rath"ripe`\, a.       Rareripe, or early ripe. -- n. A rareripe. [Obs. or Prov.       Eng.]                   Such who delight in rathripe fruits.      --Fuller.
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Orpiment \Or"pi*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold       + pigmentum pigment. Cf. {Aureate}, {Pigment}, {Orpin},       {Orpine}.] (Chem.)       Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous       lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow       crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is       used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain       technical processes, as indigo printing.                   Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie.         --Chaucer.          {Red orpiment}, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic.          {Yellow orpiment}, king's yellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Republican \Re*pub"lic*an\ (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.       1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.          2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build                   their nests side by side, many together.             (b) A South African weaver bird ({Philet[91]rus socius}).                   These weaver birds build many nests together, under a                   large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.          {Red republican}. See under {Red}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Republican \Re*pub"lic*an\ (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.       1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.          2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build                   their nests side by side, many together.             (b) A South African weaver bird ({Philet[91]rus socius}).                   These weaver birds build many nests together, under a                   large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.          {Red republican}. See under {Red}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redraft \Re*draft"\ (r[emac]*dr[adot]ft"), v. t.       To draft or draw anew.
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Redraft \Re*draft"\, n.       1. A second draft or copy.          2. (Com.) A new bill of exchange which the holder of a             protected bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, in order             to recover the amount of the protested bill with costs and             charges.
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Red-riband \Red"-rib`and\ (r?d"r?b`and), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European red band fish, or fireflame. See {Rend fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rheotrope \Rhe"o*trope\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + [?][?][?] to       turn.] (Elec.)       An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric       current. [Written also {reotrope}.]
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Reotrope \Re"o*trope\ (-tr?p), n. (Physics)       See {Rheotrope}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rheotrope \Rhe"o*trope\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + [?][?][?] to       turn.] (Elec.)       An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric       current. [Written also {reotrope}.]
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Reotrope \Re"o*trope\ (-tr?p), n. (Physics)       See {Rheotrope}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retribute \Re*trib"ute\, v. t. [L. retributus, p. p.       ofretribuere to retribute; pref re- + tribuere to bestow,       assign, pay. See {Tribute}.]       To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or       punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his       kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal. [Obs.       or R.] --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retributer \Re*trib"u*ter\, n.       One who makes retribution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retribution \Ret`ri*bu"tion\, n. [L. retributio: cf. F.       r[82]tribution.]       1. The act of retributing; repayment.                         In good offices and due retributions, we may not be                      pinching and niggardly.                     --Bp. Hall.          2. That which is given in repayment or compensation; return             suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action;             commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.                         All who have their reward on earth, . . . Naught                      seeking but the praise of men, here find Fit                      retribution, empty as their deeds.      --Milton.          3. Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the             general judgment.                         It is a strong argument for a state of retribution                      hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are                      very often unfortunate, and vicious persons                      prosperous.                                       --Addison.          Syn: Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; retaliation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retributive \Re*trib"u*tive\, Retributory \Re*trib"u*to*ry\, a.       [Cf. LL. retributorius worthy of retribution.]       Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of       retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as,       retributive justice; retributory comforts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retributive \Re*trib"u*tive\, Retributory \Re*trib"u*to*ry\, a.       [Cf. LL. retributorius worthy of retribution.]       Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of       retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as,       retributive justice; retributory comforts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrievable \Re*triev"a*ble\, a. [From {Retrieve}.]       That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval.       -- {Re*triev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*triev"a*bly}, adv.
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Retrievable \Re*triev"a*ble\, a. [From {Retrieve}.]       That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval.       -- {Re*triev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*triev"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrievable \Re*triev"a*ble\, a. [From {Retrieve}.]       That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval.       -- {Re*triev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*triev"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrieval \Re*triev"al\, n.       The act retrieving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find       again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;       pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See       {Trover}.]       1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss             or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve             independence.                         With late repentance now they would retrieve The                      bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden          2. To recall; to bring back.                         To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.                                                                               --Berkeley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. i. (Sport.)       To discover and bring in game that has been killed or       wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. --Walsh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, n.       1. A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.             [Obs.] --Nares.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find       again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;       pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See       {Trover}.]       1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss             or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve             independence.                         With late repentance now they would retrieve The                      bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden          2. To recall; to bring back.                         To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.                                                                               --Berkeley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrievement \Re*trieve"ment\, n.       Retrieval.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retriever \Re*triev"er\, n.       1. One who retrieves.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed to             retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been             killed or wounded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find       again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;       pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See       {Trover}.]       1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss             or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve             independence.                         With late repentance now they would retrieve The                      bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden          2. To recall; to bring back.                         To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.                                                                               --Berkeley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.       retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]       Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.       retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]       Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n.       The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.       {Retroversion}.
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Retrofract \Re"tro*fract\, Retrofracted \Re"tro*fract`ed\, a.       [Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.]       (Bot.)       Refracted; as, a retrofract stem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrofract \Re"tro*fract\, Retrofracted \Re"tro*fract`ed\, a.       [Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.]       (Bot.)       Refracted; as, a retrofract stem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retropulsive \Re`tro*pul"sive\, a. [Pref. retro- + L. pellere,       pulsum, to impel.]       Driving back; repelling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrovaccination \Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion\, n. (Med.)       The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.
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Retroversion \Re`tro*ver"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r[82]troversion. See       {Retrovert}.]       A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being       turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as,       retroversion of the uterus.          Note: In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in                retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrovert \Re"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retroverted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Retroverting}.] [Pref. retro- + L. vertere,       versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrorse}.]       To turn back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrovert \Re"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retroverted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Retroverting}.] [Pref. retro- + L. vertere,       versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrorse}.]       To turn back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retroverted \Re"tro*vert*ed\, a.       In a state of retroversion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retrovert \Re"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retroverted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Retroverting}.] [Pref. retro- + L. vertere,       versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrorse}.]       To turn back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rheotrope \Rhe"o*trope\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + [?][?][?] to       turn.] (Elec.)       An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric       current. [Written also {reotrope}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rotary \Ro"ta*ry\, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf.       {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[82]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.]       Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or       resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as,       rotary motion.          {Rotary engine}, steam engine in which the continuous             rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of             the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons,             instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as             in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also             {rotatory engine}.          {Rotary pump}, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by             rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating             buckets or pistons.          {Rotary shears}, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which             revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the             cutting.          {Rotary valve}, a valve acting by continuous or partial             rotation, as in the four-way cock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rotary \Ro"ta*ry\, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf.       {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[82]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.]       Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or       resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as,       rotary motion.          {Rotary engine}, steam engine in which the continuous             rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of             the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons,             instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as             in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also             {rotatory engine}.          {Rotary pump}, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by             rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating             buckets or pistons.          {Rotary shears}, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which             revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the             cutting.          {Rotary valve}, a valve acting by continuous or partial             rotation, as in the four-way cock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[edh]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zo[94]l.)       Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle.             [Obs.] --Golding.          {Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudder \Rud"der\, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[omac][edh]er a paddle;       akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw.       roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel       with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ]       1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a             vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad             and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank,             and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one             edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it             can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a             tiller, wheel, or other attachment.          2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or             governor; that which guides or governs the course.                         For rhyme the rudder is of verses.      --Hudibras.          {Balance rudder} (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle             instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies.          {Drop rudder} (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so             as to be more effective in steering.          {Rudder chain} (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes             which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its             loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in             case the tiller or the wheel is broken.          {Rudder coat} (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to             prevent water from entering the rudderhole.          {Rudder fish}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The pilot fish.             (b) The amber fish ({Seriola zonata}), which is bluish                   having six broad black bands.             (c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus                   perciformis}); -- called also {black rudder fish},                   {logfish}, and {barrel fish}. The name is also applied                   to other fishes which follow vessels.          {Rudder pendants} (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder             chains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudder \Rud"der\, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[omac][edh]er a paddle;       akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw.       roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel       with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ]       1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a             vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad             and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank,             and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one             edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it             can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a             tiller, wheel, or other attachment.          2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or             governor; that which guides or governs the course.                         For rhyme the rudder is of verses.      --Hudibras.          {Balance rudder} (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle             instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies.          {Drop rudder} (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so             as to be more effective in steering.          {Rudder chain} (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes             which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its             loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in             case the tiller or the wheel is broken.          {Rudder coat} (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to             prevent water from entering the rudderhole.          {Rudder fish}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The pilot fish.             (b) The amber fish ({Seriola zonata}), which is bluish                   having six broad black bands.             (c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus                   perciformis}); -- called also {black rudder fish},                   {logfish}, and {barrel fish}. The name is also applied                   to other fishes which follow vessels.          {Rudder pendants} (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder             chains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudderpost \Rud"der*post\, n. (Naut.)       The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the       attachments for operating it at the other.
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Red River, NM (town, FIPS 62200)       Location: 36.70750 N, 105.40666 W       Population (1990): 387 (479 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Red River County, TX (county, FIPS 387)       Location: 33.61841 N, 95.05101 W       Population (1990): 14317 (6650 housing units)       Area: 2720.1 sq km (land), 19.2 sq km (water)
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Red River Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 81)       Location: 32.09363 N, 93.33089 W       Population (1990): 9387 (3839 housing units)       Area: 1006.5 sq km (land), 35.0 sq km (water)
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Rutherford, NJ (borough, FIPS 65280)       Location: 40.81985 N, 74.10705 W       Population (1990): 17790 (7220 housing units)       Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 07070    Rutherford, PA (CDP, FIPS 66864)       Location: 40.26885 N, 76.76820 W       Population (1990): 3481 (1404 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Rutherford, TN (town, FIPS 65760)       Location: 36.12542 N, 88.99279 W       Population (1990): 1303 (590 housing units)       Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38369
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Rutherford College, NC (town, FIPS 58440)       Location: 35.75317 N, 81.52797 W       Population (1990): 1126 (486 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Rutherford County, NC (county, FIPS 161)       Location: 35.39900 N, 81.91983 W       Population (1990): 56918 (25220 housing units)       Area: 1461.3 sq km (land), 4.6 sq km (water)    Rutherford County, TN (county, FIPS 149)       Location: 35.84323 N, 86.41654 W       Population (1990): 118570 (45755 housing units)       Area: 1603.1 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)
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Rutherfordton, NC (town, FIPS 58460)       Location: 35.36481 N, 81.96085 W       Population (1990): 3617 (1572 housing units)       Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28139
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Retrieve          A {query language} inspired {JPLDIS} which led to       {Vulcan} and then to {dBASE II}, developed by {Tymshare Corp}       in the 1960s.          (1998-04-29)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
rutherfordium    Symbol: Rf    Competing name for {unnilquadium}, the 104th element, proposed by the    American Chemical Society.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Rudder bands       Ancient ships had two great broad-bladed oars for rudders.       These, when not in use, were lifted out of the water and bound       or tied up. When required for use, these bands were unloosed and       the rudders allowed to drop into the water (Acts 27:40).