radio beam
         n 1: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane
               pilots in darkness or bad weather [syn: {radio beam},
               {beam}]

English Dictionary: radio-phonograph	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radio-phonograph n electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player Synonym(s): radio-phonograph, radio-gramophone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiophone n a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables Synonym(s): radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiophonic adj relating to or by means of radiotelephony [syn: radiotelephonic, radiophonic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rate of inflation n the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis Synonym(s): inflation rate, rate of inflation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rate of interest n the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use [syn: interest rate, rate of interest]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rate of payment n the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment rate}, rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red baneberry n North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries Synonym(s): red baneberry, redberry, red-berry, snakeberry, Actaea rubra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red bone marrow n bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells Synonym(s): red marrow, red bone marrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red panda n reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas Synonym(s): lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red pimpernel n herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather Synonym(s): scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red pine n tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: rimu, imou pine, red pine, Dacrydium cupressinum] pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark Synonym(s): red pine, Canadian red pine, Pinus resinosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red-veined pie plant n Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: Himalayan rhubarb, {Indian rhubarb}, red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redbone n a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redefine v give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties" give a new or different definition of (a word)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redefinition n the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redfin pickerel n small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn: redfin pickerel, barred pickerel, Esox americanus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reed bunting n European bunting inhabiting marshy areas [syn: {reed bunting}, Emberiza schoeniclus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rhodope Mountains n a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria
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rootbound adj (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots Synonym(s): potbound, rootbound having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ruth Benedict n United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: Benedict, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiophone \Ra"di*o*phone\, [Radio- + Gr. [?] sound.] (Physics)       An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of       luminous or thermal rays. It is essentially the same as the       photophone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiophony \Ra`di*oph"o*ny\, n. (Physics)       The art or practice of using the radiophone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratify \Rat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ratifying}.] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by       calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See       {Rate}, n., and {-fy}.]       To approve and sanction; to make valid; to establish; to       settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by       an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or       contract; to ratify a nomination.                   It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to                a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle.                                                                               --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Readvance \Re`ad*vance"\, v. i.       To advance again.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grenadillo \Gren`a*dil"lo\, n. [Sp. granadillo.]       A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making       flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also {Grenada       cocos}, or {cocus}, and {red ebony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grenadillo \Gren`a*dil"lo\, n. [Sp. granadillo.]       A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making       flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also {Grenada       cocos}, or {cocus}, and {red ebony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
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]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
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]:
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the                Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin                ({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries                Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and                {redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh                terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most                important American species. The diamond-back terrapin                is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of                the United States.          {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle.          {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American             tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}.          {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}.                      {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin             ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round             yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small North American dace ({Minnilus cornutus}, or       {Notropis megalops}). The male, in the breeding season, has       bright red fins. Called also {red dace}, and {shiner}.       Applied also to {Notropis ardens}, of the Mississippi valley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redfinch \Red"finch`\ (-f[icr]nch`), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European linnet.
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]:
Reedling \Reed"ling\ (-l?ng), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); --       called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser       butcher bird}.          Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and                yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black                feathers on each side of the face.
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]:
Reedling \Reed"ling\ (-l?ng), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); --       called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser       butcher bird}.          Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and                yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black                feathers on each side of the face.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhodophane \Rho"do*phane\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + [?][?][?]       to show.] (Physiol.)       The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones       of the retina in animals. See {Chromophane}. --W. K[9a]hne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rood \Rood\ (r[oomac]d), n. [AS. r[omac]d a cross; akin to OS.       r[omac]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf.       {Rod} a measure.]       1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross             with Christ hanging on it.          Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an                elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his                head, and holding the cross on which the Son is                represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in                the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the                Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the                principal figures.                            Savior, in thine image seen Bleeding on that                         precious rood.                              --Wordsworth.          2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a             perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]          3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.          {By the rood}, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in             swearing. [bd]No, by the rood, not so.[b8] --Shak.          {Rood beam} (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church,             supporting the rood.          {Rood loft} (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which             the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt.          {Rood screen} (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the             body of the church, over which the rood was placed.             --Fairholt.          {Rood tower} (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave             and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it             was called also {rood steeple}. --Weale.          {Rood tree}, the cross. [Obs.] [bd]Died upon the rood             tree.[b8] --Gower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as             produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the             root crop.          3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp.             as a source of nourishment or support; that from which             anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the             root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.             Specifically:             (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a                   stem.                               They were the roots out of which sprang two                            distinct people.                           --Locke.             (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms                   employed in language; a word from which other words                   are formed; a radix, or radical.             (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought                   about; the source. [bd]She herself . . . is root of                   bounty.[b8] --Chaucer.                               The love of money is a root of all kinds of                            evil.                                          --1 Tim. vi.                                                                               10 (rev. Ver.)             (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when                   multiplied into itself will produce that quantity;                   thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into                   itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.             (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone                   from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is                   composed. --Busby.             (f) The lowest place, position, or part. [bd]Deep to the                   roots of hell.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The roots of the                   mountains.[b8] --Southey.          4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations.                         When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer.          {A[89]rial roots}. (Bot.)             (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the                   open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of                   trees, etc., serve to support the plant.             (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend                   and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of                   {Mangrove}.          {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous             roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the             squash.          {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root,             from which the rootlets are given off.          {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to             destroy an error root and branch.          {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation             applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation             under {Radical}, n., 2.          {Root barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Rhizocephala.          {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found             on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of             the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes.             --Gray.          {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3             (b) .          {Root louse} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which             lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the             grapevine. See {Phylloxera}.          {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted             for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the             equation.          {Root of a nail}             (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin.                                  {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in             the socket and consisting of one or more fangs.          {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the             plant above the radicle.          {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to             become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in             general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to             increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. [bd]The             bended twigs take root.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as             produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the             root crop.          3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp.             as a source of nourishment or support; that from which             anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the             root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.             Specifically:             (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a                   stem.                               They were the roots out of which sprang two                            distinct people.                           --Locke.             (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms                   employed in language; a word from which other words                   are formed; a radix, or radical.             (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought                   about; the source. [bd]She herself . . . is root of                   bounty.[b8] --Chaucer.                               The love of money is a root of all kinds of                            evil.                                          --1 Tim. vi.                                                                               10 (rev. Ver.)             (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when                   multiplied into itself will produce that quantity;                   thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into                   itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.             (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone                   from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is                   composed. --Busby.             (f) The lowest place, position, or part. [bd]Deep to the                   roots of hell.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The roots of the                   mountains.[b8] --Southey.          4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations.                         When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer.          {A[89]rial roots}. (Bot.)             (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the                   open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of                   trees, etc., serve to support the plant.             (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend                   and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of                   {Mangrove}.          {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous             roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the             squash.          {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root,             from which the rootlets are given off.          {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to             destroy an error root and branch.          {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation             applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation             under {Radical}, n., 2.          {Root barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Rhizocephala.          {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found             on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of             the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes.             --Gray.          {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3             (b) .          {Root louse} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which             lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the             grapevine. See {Phylloxera}.          {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted             for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the             equation.          {Root of a nail}             (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin.                                  {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in             the socket and consisting of one or more fangs.          {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the             plant above the radicle.          {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to             become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in             general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to             increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. [bd]The             bended twigs take root.[b8] --Milton.
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Rathbun, IA (city, FIPS 65730)       Location: 40.80208 N, 92.88789 W       Population (1990): 89 (46 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Red Bank, NJ (borough, FIPS 62430)       Location: 40.34735 N, 74.06746 W       Population (1990): 10636 (5112 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)    Red Bank, SC (CDP, FIPS 59110)       Location: 33.92890 N, 81.23328 W       Population (1990): 5950 (2163 housing units)       Area: 30.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)    Red Bank, TN (city, FIPS 61960)       Location: 35.11140 N, 85.29500 W       Population (1990): 12322 (6262 housing units)       Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37415
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Red Banks, MS       Zip code(s): 38661
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Reedpoint, MT       Zip code(s): 59069
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Ruthven, IA (city, FIPS 69330)       Location: 43.12963 N, 94.89933 W       Population (1990): 707 (339 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51358
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
RTBM /R-T-B-M/ imp.   [Unix] Commonwealth Hackish variant of    {RTFM}; expands to `Read The Bloody Manual'.   RTBM is often the    entire text of the first reply to a question from a {newbie}; the    _second_ would escalate to "RTFM".
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
RTFM /R-T-F-M/ imp.   [Unix] Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking    Manual'.   1. Used by {guru}s to brush off questions they consider    trivial or annoying.   Compare {Don't do that then!}.   2. Used when    reporting a problem to indicate that you aren't just asking out of    {randomness}.   "No, I can't figure out how to interface Unix to my    toaster, and yes, I have RTFM."   Unlike sense 1, this use is    considered polite.   See also {FM}, {RTFAQ}, {RTFB}, {RTFS}, {STFW},    {RTM}, all of which mutated from RTFM, and compare {UTSL}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RDBMS          {relational database}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTBM          ({Unix}) Read The Bloody Manual.          {Commonwealth Hackish} variant of {RTFM}.   RTBM is often the       entire text of the first reply to a question from a {newbie};       the *second* would escalate to "RTFM".          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTFM          /R T F M/ Read The Fucking Manual (always       abbreviated, sometimes bowdlerised to "Fine" or "Friendly") An       (unhelpful) {guru}'s traditional response when someone asks a       question in a {newsgroup} or {mailing list} which he could       have easily answered for himself had he bothered to RTFM.          The term may also be used to indicate that you couldn't find       the answer in the manual.   E.g. "How do I interface Unix to my       toaster?   And yes, I did RTFM but the {FM} didn't help and I       can't {RTFS}."          Other derived forms include {RTFAQ}, {RTFB}, {RTM}, and, more       recently, {STFW}.   Compare: {UTSL}.          [Earliest use?]          [{Jargon File}]          (2003-06-07)