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rap group
n 1: a gathering of people holding a rap session

English Dictionary: ravisher	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Raphicerus n African antelopes: steenboks [syn: Raphicerus, {genus Raphicerus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Raphicerus campestris n small plains antelope of southeastern Africa [syn: steenbok, steinbok, Raphicerus campestris]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ravisher n someone who assaults others sexually [syn: violator, debaucher, ravisher] a very attractive or seductive looking woman Synonym(s): smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reabsorb v undergo resorption Synonym(s): reabsorb, resorb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reabsorption n the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation Synonym(s): resorption, reabsorption
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rebecca Rolfe n a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617) Synonym(s): Pocahontas, Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rebuker n someone who finds fault or imputes blame [syn: upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reef squirrelfish n on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America Synonym(s): reef squirrelfish, Holocentrus coruscus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reviser n someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication Synonym(s): redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ribes grossularia n spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries Synonym(s): gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ribes rubrum n cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries Synonym(s): red currant, garden current, Ribes rubrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ribgrass n an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions Synonym(s): English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple- grass, buckthorn, Plantago lanceolata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rip current n a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore Synonym(s): riptide, rip current
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ripcord n a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roof garden n a garden on a flat roof of a building
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rubia cordifolia n perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient Synonym(s): Indian madder, munjeet, Rubia cordifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rubus ursinus n American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western blackberry}, western dewberry, Rubus ursinus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rubus ursinus loganobaccus n red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California Synonym(s): loganberry, Rubus loganobaccus, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruby-crowned kinglet n American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch Synonym(s): ruby-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned wren, Regulus calendula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruby-crowned wren n American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch Synonym(s): ruby-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned wren, Regulus calendula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rufous rubber cup n a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ravager \Rav"a*ger\, n. One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ravisher \Rav"ish*er\, n. One who ravishes (in any sense).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reabsorb \Re`ab*sorb"\, v. t. To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reabsorption \Re`ab*sorp"tion\, n. The act or process of rearbsorbing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rebuker \Re*buk"er\, n. One who rebukes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refigure \Refig"ure\ (r?f?g"?r), v. t. To figure again. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refuser \Refus"er\ (r?f?z"?r), n. One who refuses or rejects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repacker \Re*pack"er\ (-?r), n. One who repacks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reposer \Repos"er\ (r[esl]p[omac]z"[etil]r), n. One who reposes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reposure \Re*po"sure\ (r?-p?"sh?r; 135), n. Rest; quiet. In the reposure of most soft content. --Marston.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Repouss82 \[d8]Re*pous`s[82]"\ (re -p??`s?"), a. [F., p. p. of repousser to thrust back; pref re- + pousser to push. See {Push}.] (a) Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal. (b) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal. -- n. Repouss[82] work. {Repouss[82] work}, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revigorate \Revig"orate\, a. [LL. revigoratus, p. p. of revigorare; L. re- + vigor vigor.] Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [R.] --Southey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revigorate \Revig"orate\, v. t. To give new vigor to. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reviser \Re*vis"er\, n. One who revises.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revisory \Revi"sory\, a. Having the power or purpose to revise; revising. --Story.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revoker \Re*vok"er\, n. One who revokes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rib \Rib\, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. Note: In man there are twelve ribs on each side, of which the upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by cartilages, and are called sternal, or true, ribs. The remaining five pairs are called asternal, or false, ribs, and of these each of the three upper pairs is attached to the cartilage of the rib above, while the two lower pairs are free at the ventral ends, and are called floating ribs. See {Thorax}. 2. That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically: (a) (Shipbuilding) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel. (b) (Mach. & Structures) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it. (c) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended. (d) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth. (e) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun. 3. (Bot.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. (b) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. 4. (Arch.) (a) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like. (b) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like. 5. (Mining) (a) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein. (b) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support. --Raymond. 6. A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. [Familiar & Sportive] How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own rib. --Bp. Hall. {Chuck rib}, a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib. See {Chuck}. {Fore ribs}, a cut of beef immediately in front of the sirloin. {Middle rib}, a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the fore ribs. {Rib grass}. (Bot.) Same as {Ribwort}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ribwort \Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A species of plantain ({Plantago lanceolata}) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also {rib grass}, {ripple grass}, {ribwort plantain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rib \Rib\, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. Note: In man there are twelve ribs on each side, of which the upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by cartilages, and are called sternal, or true, ribs. The remaining five pairs are called asternal, or false, ribs, and of these each of the three upper pairs is attached to the cartilage of the rib above, while the two lower pairs are free at the ventral ends, and are called floating ribs. See {Thorax}. 2. That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically: (a) (Shipbuilding) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel. (b) (Mach. & Structures) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it. (c) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended. (d) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth. (e) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun. 3. (Bot.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. (b) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. 4. (Arch.) (a) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like. (b) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like. 5. (Mining) (a) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein. (b) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support. --Raymond. 6. A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. [Familiar & Sportive] How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own rib. --Bp. Hall. {Chuck rib}, a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib. See {Chuck}. {Fore ribs}, a cut of beef immediately in front of the sirloin. {Middle rib}, a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the fore ribs. {Rib grass}. (Bot.) Same as {Ribwort}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ribwort \Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A species of plantain ({Plantago lanceolata}) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also {rib grass}, {ripple grass}, {ribwort plantain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grossulin \Gros"su*lin\, n. [See {Grossular}.] (Chem.) A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries ({Ribes Grossularia}) and other fruits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gooseberry \Goose"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[84]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie, fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb[84]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp). The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf. {Grossular}, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus {Ribes}; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which {Ribes Grossularia} is the one commonly cultivated. 2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith. {Barbadoes gooseberry}, a climbing prickly shrub ({Pereskia aculeata}) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries. {Coromandel gooseberry}. See {Carambola}. {Gooseberry fool}. See lst {Fool}. {Gooseberry worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a small moth ({Dakruma convolutella}). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name from its resemblance to that grape.] 1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery. 2. The acid fruit or berry of the {Ribes rubrum} or common red currant, or of its variety, the white currant. 3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus {Ribes} (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the {Ribes rubrum}. {Black currant},a shrub or bush ({Ribes nigrum} and {R. floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit. {Cherry currant}, a variety of the red currant, having a strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry. {Currant borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[92]geria tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus supernotatus}). {Currant worm} (Zo[94]l.), an insect larva which eats the leaves or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the currant sawfly ({Nematus ventricosus}), introduced from Europe, and the spanworm ({Eufitchia ribearia}). The fruit worms are the larva of a fly ({Epochra Canadensis}), and a spanworm ({Eupithecia}). {Flowering currant}, {Missouri currant}, a species of {Ribes} ({R. aureum}), having showy yellow flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rip cord \Rip cord\ (A[89]ronautics) A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madder \Mad"der\, n. [OE. mader, AS. m[91]dere; akin to Icel. ma[?]ra.] (Bot.) A plant of the {Rubia} ({R. tinctorum}). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}. Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. madder yellow. {Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia arvensis}) resembling madder. {Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}. {Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Rabsaris chief of the Heads, one of the three officers whom Sennacherib sent from Lachish with a threatening message to Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17; Jer. 39:3, 13).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Rab-saris, chief of the eunuchs