rail technology
         n 1: the activity of designing and constructing and operating
               railroads [syn: {rail technology}, {railroading}]

English Dictionary: realittsanspruch	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reality check n an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rolaids n an antacid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rolodex n (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers; "a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reality \Re*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Realities}. [Cf. F.       r[82]alit[82], LL. realitas. See 3d {Real}. and cf. 2d       {Realty}.]       1. The state or quality of being real; actual being or             existence of anything, in distinction from mere             appearance; fact.                         A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in                      reality he does not comprehend his meaning.                                                                               --Addison.          2. That which is real; an actual existence; that which is not             imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has             objective existence, and is not merely an idea.                         And to realities yield all her shows. --Milton.                         My neck may be an idea to you, but it is reality to                      me.                                                   --Beattie.          3. [See 1st {Realty}, 2.] Loyalty; devotion. [Obs.]                         To express our reality to the emperor. --Fuller.          4. (Law) See 2d {Realty}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relodge \Re*lodge"\ (r?-l?j"), v. t.       To lodge again.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhyolite \Rhy"o*lite\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -lite.] (Min.)       A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal       structure. -- {Rhy`o*lit"ic},, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;       probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri       an arrow, Per. t[c6]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; --       probably so named from its quickness.]       1. A very large and powerful carnivore ({Felis tigris})             native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and             sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped             with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and             belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or             exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal             tiger}, and {Bengal tiger}.          2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.                         As for heinous tiger, Tamora.            --Shak.          3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or             mistress. --Dickens.          4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three             cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]          5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.          {American tiger}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The puma.             (b) The jaguar.          {Clouded tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome striped and spotted             carnivore ({Felis macrocelis} or {F. marmorata}) native of             the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three             and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long.             Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings             are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are             always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from             the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also             {tortoise-shell tiger}.          {Mexican tiger} (Zo[94]l.), the jaguar.          {Tiger beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             active carnivorous beetles of the family {Cicindelid[91]}.             They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.                      {Tiger bittern}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sun bittern}, under {Sun}.                      {Tiger cat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wild             cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes             somewhat resembling those of the tiger.          {Tiger flower} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus             {Tigridia} (as {T. conchiflora}, {T. grandiflora}, etc.)             having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like             the skin of a tiger.          {Tiger grass} (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm             ({Cham[91]rops Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by             the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).          {Tiger lily}. (Bot.) See under {Lily}.          {Tiger moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of moths             of the family {Arctiad[91]} which are striped or barred             with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The             larv[91] are called {woolly bears}.          {Tiger shark} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo             maculatus [or] tigrinus}) more or less barred or spotted             with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian             Ocean. Called also {zebra shark}.          {Tiger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted             cowrie ({Cypr[91]a tigris}); -- so called from its fancied             resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also             {tiger cowrie}.          {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena ({Hy[91]na             crocuta}).          {Tiger wood}, the variegated heartwood of a tree             ({Mach[91]rium Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;       probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri       an arrow, Per. t[c6]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; --       probably so named from its quickness.]       1. A very large and powerful carnivore ({Felis tigris})             native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and             sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped             with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and             belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or             exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal             tiger}, and {Bengal tiger}.          2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.                         As for heinous tiger, Tamora.            --Shak.          3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or             mistress. --Dickens.          4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three             cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]          5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.          {American tiger}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The puma.             (b) The jaguar.          {Clouded tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome striped and spotted             carnivore ({Felis macrocelis} or {F. marmorata}) native of             the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three             and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long.             Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings             are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are             always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from             the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also             {tortoise-shell tiger}.          {Mexican tiger} (Zo[94]l.), the jaguar.          {Tiger beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             active carnivorous beetles of the family {Cicindelid[91]}.             They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.                      {Tiger bittern}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sun bittern}, under {Sun}.                      {Tiger cat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wild             cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes             somewhat resembling those of the tiger.          {Tiger flower} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus             {Tigridia} (as {T. conchiflora}, {T. grandiflora}, etc.)             having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like             the skin of a tiger.          {Tiger grass} (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm             ({Cham[91]rops Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by             the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).          {Tiger lily}. (Bot.) See under {Lily}.          {Tiger moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of moths             of the family {Arctiad[91]} which are striped or barred             with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The             larv[91] are called {woolly bears}.          {Tiger shark} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo             maculatus [or] tigrinus}) more or less barred or spotted             with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian             Ocean. Called also {zebra shark}.          {Tiger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted             cowrie ({Cypr[91]a tigris}); -- so called from its fancied             resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also             {tiger cowrie}.          {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena ({Hy[91]na             crocuta}).          {Tiger wood}, the variegated heartwood of a tree             ({Mach[91]rium Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royalty \Roy"al*ty\, n.; pl. {Royalties}. [OF. roialt[82],       royault[82], F. royaut[82]. See {Royal}, and cf. {Regality}.]       1. The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a             royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.                         Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty.                                                                               --Holyday.          2. The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the             presence of royalty.                         For thus his royalty doth speak.         --Shak.          3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning             regalia. [Obs.]                         Wherefore do I assume These royalties, and not                      refuse to reign?                                 --Milton.          4. Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.                         In his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be                      fear'd.                                             --Shak.          5. Domain; province; sphere. --Sir W. Scott.          6. That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold             and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines,             etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.          7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest,             etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use             the property.          8. Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner             of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each             article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner             of an article by one who hires the use of it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See {Rule},       n., and cf. {Regulate}.]       1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority             or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.                         A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that                      ruleth well his own house, having his children in                      subjection.                                       --1 Tim. iii.                                                                               2, 4.          2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;             to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.                         I think she will be ruled In all respects by me.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by             universal or general consent, or by common practice.                         That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.                                                                               --Atterbury.          4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a             direction or order of court.          5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided             by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means             of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;             as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.          {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by             a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called             also a {scroll}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Realitos, TX       Zip code(s): 78376
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rolette County, ND (county, FIPS 79)       Location: 48.77238 N, 99.83882 W       Population (1990): 12772 (4742 housing units)       Area: 2337.6 sq km (land), 95.5 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
reality check n.   1. The simplest kind of test of software or    hardware; doing the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is and seeing    if you get 4.   The software equivalent of a {smoke test}.   2. The    act of letting a {real user} try out prototype software.   Compare    {sanity check}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
reality check          1. The simplest kind of test of software or hardware; doing       the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is and seeing if you       get 4.   The software equivalent of a {smoke test}.          2. The act of letting a {real user} try out prototype       software.          Compare {sanity check}.