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   radial engine
         n 1: an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged
               radially around a central crankcase [syn: {radial engine},
               {rotary engine}]

English Dictionary: rattling(a) by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radial nerve
n
  1. largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles
    Synonym(s): radial nerve, nervus radialis, musculospiral nerve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radio link
n
  1. a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
    Synonym(s): radio link, link
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratlin
n
  1. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
    Synonym(s): ratline, ratlin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratline
n
  1. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
    Synonym(s): ratline, ratlin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rattle on
v
  1. talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: yack, jaw, {yack away}, rattle on, yap away]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rattling
adv
  1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
    Synonym(s): very, really, real, rattling
adj
  1. extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
    Synonym(s): fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
  2. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
    Synonym(s): alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
n
  1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
    Synonym(s): rattle, rattling, rale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raw talent
n
  1. powerfully impressive talent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red elm
n
  1. autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn: September elm, red elm, Ulmus serotina]
  2. North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
    Synonym(s): slippery elm, red elm, Ulmus rubra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red lauan
n
  1. hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany
  2. valuable Philippine timber tree
    Synonym(s): red lauan, red lauan tree, Shorea teysmanniana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red lauan tree
n
  1. valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: red lauan, {red lauan tree}, Shorea teysmanniana]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red line
n
  1. a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redline
v
  1. discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redolence
n
  1. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redolent
adj
  1. serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics"
    Synonym(s): evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant
  2. (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey"
    Synonym(s): redolent(p), smelling(p)
  3. having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford
    Synonym(s): aromatic, redolent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retail merchant
n
  1. a merchant who sells goods at retail [syn: retailer, retail merchant]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retailing
n
  1. the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ritalin
n
  1. central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
    Synonym(s): methylphenidate, Ritalin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rutland
n
  1. a town in central Vermont
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Radial engine \Radial engine\ (Mach.)
      An engine, usually an internal-combustion engine of a certain
      type (the
  
      {radial type}) having several cylinders arranged radially
            like the spokes of a complete wheel. The
  
      {semiradial engine} has radiating cylinders on only one side
            of the crank shaft.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ratlines \Rat"lines\, ratlins \rat"lins\, n. pl. [Of uncertain
      origin.] (Naut.)
      The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and
      forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings},
      and {rattlings}.] --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ratlines \Rat"lines\, ratlins \rat"lins\, n. pl. [Of uncertain
      origin.] (Naut.)
      The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and
      forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings},
      and {rattlings}.] --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ratlines \Rat"lines\, ratlins \rat"lins\, n. pl. [Of uncertain
      origin.] (Naut.)
      The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and
      forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings},
      and {rattlings}.] --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rattlemouse \Rat"tle*mouse`\, n.
      A bat. [Obs.] --Puttenham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rattlewings \Rat"tle*wings`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The golden-eye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rattle \Rat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rattled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Rattling}.] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[91]tele
      a rattle, in hr[91]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. [?] to swing,
      wave. Cf. {Rail} a bird.]
      1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,
            as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies
            shaken together; to clatter.
  
                     And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
                     'T was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the
                     stony street.                                    --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rattlings \Rat"tlings\, n. pl. (Naut.)
      Ratlines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ratlines \Rat"lines\, ratlins \rat"lins\, n. pl. [Of uncertain
      origin.] (Naut.)
      The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and
      forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings},
      and {rattlings}.] --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rattlings \Rat"tlings\, n. pl. (Naut.)
      Ratlines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ratlines \Rat"lines\, ratlins \rat"lins\, n. pl. [Of uncertain
      origin.] (Naut.)
      The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and
      forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings},
      and {rattlings}.] --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[icr]n"n[ecr]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from
      L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[c6]netwige, fr.
      AS. l[c6]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds
      of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera
      {Linota}, {Acanthis}, and allied genera, esp. the common
      European species ({L. cannabina}), which, in full summer
      plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or
      less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,
      tipped with crimson. Called also {gray linnet}, {red linnet},
      {rose linnet}, {brown linnet}, {lintie}, {lintwhite}, {gorse
      thatcher}, {linnet finch}, and {greater redpoll}. The
      American redpoll linnet ({Acanthis linaria}) often has the
      crown and throat rosy. See {Redpoll}, and {Twite}.
  
      {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the European green finch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Redolence \Red"o*lence\ (r?d"?*lens), Redolency \Red"o*len*cy\
      (-len*s?), n.
      The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant
      odor; fragrance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Redolence \Red"o*lence\ (r?d"?*lens), Redolency \Red"o*len*cy\
      (-len*s?), n.
      The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant
      odor; fragrance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Redolent \Red"o*lent\ (-lent), a. [L. redolens, -entis, p. pr.
      of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-,
      re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See {Odor}.]
      Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented;
      odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. [bd]Honey
      redolent of spring.[b8] --Dryden. -- {Red"o*lent*ly}, adv.
  
               Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth.   --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Redolent \Red"o*lent\ (-lent), a. [L. redolens, -entis, p. pr.
      of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-,
      re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See {Odor}.]
      Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented;
      odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. [bd]Honey
      redolent of spring.[b8] --Dryden. -- {Red"o*lent*ly}, adv.
  
               Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth.   --Gray.

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]:
   Retail \Re*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retailed};p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Retailing}.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re
      + tailler to cut. See {Retail}, n., {Tailor}, and cf.
      {Detail}.]
      1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound,
            gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to
            retail cloth or groceries.
  
      2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope.
  
      3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell
            again or to many (what has been told or done); to report;
            as, to retail slander. [bd]To whom I will retail my
            conquest won.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes
                     and wassails.                                    --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retailment \Re*tail"ment\, n.
      The act of retailing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Riddling}.]
      1. To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to
            pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or
            gravel.
  
      2. To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many
            holes in; as, a house riddled with shot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Riddling \Rid"dling\, a.
      Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle.
      [bd]Riddling triplets.[b8] --Tennyson. -- {Rid"dling}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rutylene \Ru"ty*lene\, n. (Chem.)
      A liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H18}, of the acetylene series. It
      is produced artificially.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Readlyn, IA (city, FIPS 65910)
      Location: 42.70336 N, 92.22475 W
      Population (1990): 773 (317 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50668

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Red Lion, PA (borough, FIPS 63840)
      Location: 39.89870 N, 76.60774 W
      Population (1990): 6130 (2572 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17356

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Redland, MD (CDP, FIPS 65312)
      Location: 39.13160 N, 77.15012 W
      Population (1990): 16145 (5121 housing units)
      Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Redlands, CA (city, FIPS 59962)
      Location: 34.05790 N, 117.17085 W
      Population (1990): 60394 (23189 housing units)
      Area: 63.0 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 92373, 92374
   Redlands, CO (CDP, FIPS 63375)
      Location: 39.08503 N, 108.65076 W
      Population (1990): 9355 (3666 housing units)
      Area: 49.9 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Reidland, KY (CDP, FIPS 64632)
      Location: 37.00760 N, 88.52555 W
      Population (1990): 4054 (1645 housing units)
      Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rio del Mar, CA (CDP, FIPS 60928)
      Location: 36.95784 N, 121.88384 W
      Population (1990): 8919 (4580 housing units)
      Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rutland, IA (city, FIPS 69375)
      Location: 42.76120 N, 94.29256 W
      Population (1990): 149 (67 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50582
   Rutland, IL (village, FIPS 66443)
      Location: 40.98407 N, 89.03931 W
      Population (1990): 391 (167 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61358
   Rutland, MA (CDP, FIPS 58790)
      Location: 42.36281 N, 71.95195 W
      Population (1990): 2145 (741 housing units)
      Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 01543
   Rutland, ND (city, FIPS 69340)
      Location: 46.05377 N, 97.50791 W
      Population (1990): 212 (115 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58067
   Rutland, OH (village, FIPS 69358)
      Location: 39.04221 N, 82.12910 W
      Population (1990): 469 (207 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45775
   Rutland, SD
      Zip code(s): 57057
   Rutland, VT (city, FIPS 61225)
      Location: 43.60890 N, 72.97962 W
      Population (1990): 18230 (8083 housing units)
      Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 05701

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rutland County, VT (county, FIPS 21)
      Location: 43.57420 N, 73.03505 W
      Population (1990): 62142 (31181 housing units)
      Area: 2414.4 sq km (land), 31.7 sq km (water)
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