Red Army Faction
         n 1: a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a
               network of underground guerillas who committed acts of
               violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor
               to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most
               feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 [syn: {Red Army
               Faction}, {RAF}]

English Dictionary: return on investment	by the DICT Development Group
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red drum n large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico Synonym(s): red drum, channel bass, redfish, Sciaenops ocellatus
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red herring n any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color Synonym(s): red herring, smoked herring a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring" Synonym(s): preliminary prospectus, red herring
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red worm n terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Synonym(s): earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm
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red-orange adj of orange tinged with red [syn: red-orange, {reddish- orange}, flame-orange]
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red-rimmed adj rimmed with red; "your red-rimmed eyes reveal that you have been crying"
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retirement n the state of being retired from one's business or occupation withdrawal from your position or occupation withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" Synonym(s): retirement, retreat
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retirement account n a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Synonym(s): pension plan, pension account, retirement plan, retirement savings plan, retirement savings account, retirement account, retirement program
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retirement benefit n a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work Synonym(s): old-age pension, retirement pension, retirement check, retirement benefit, retirement fund, superannuation
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retirement check n a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work Synonym(s): old-age pension, retirement pension, retirement check, retirement benefit, retirement fund, superannuation
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retirement community n a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life Synonym(s): retirement community, retirement complex
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retirement complex n a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life Synonym(s): retirement community, retirement complex
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retirement fund n a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work Synonym(s): old-age pension, retirement pension, retirement check, retirement benefit, retirement fund, superannuation
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retirement pension n a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work Synonym(s): old-age pension, retirement pension, retirement check, retirement benefit, retirement fund, superannuation
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retirement plan n a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Synonym(s): pension plan, pension account, retirement plan, retirement savings plan, retirement savings account, retirement account, retirement program
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retirement program n a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Synonym(s): pension plan, pension account, retirement plan, retirement savings plan, retirement savings account, retirement account, retirement program
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retirement savings account n a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Synonym(s): pension plan, pension account, retirement plan, retirement savings plan, retirement savings account, retirement account, retirement program
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retirement savings plan n a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Synonym(s): pension plan, pension account, retirement plan, retirement savings plan, retirement savings account, retirement account, retirement program
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retiring adj not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" Synonym(s): retiring, unassuming of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" Synonym(s): past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a) reluctant to draw attention to yourself Synonym(s): reticent, self-effacing, retiring
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retrain v teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"
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retraining n training for a new occupation
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retranslate v translate again
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retransmit v transmit again
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retrench v tighten one's belt; use resources carefully make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
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retrenchment n entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable Synonym(s): retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing
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retromandibular vein n posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear Synonym(s): retromandibular vein, vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein
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retronym n a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"
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return n document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" Synonym(s): tax return, income tax return, return a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" Synonym(s): return, homecoming the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction Synonym(s): return, coming back getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" Synonym(s): restitution, return, restoration, regaining the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp" the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" Synonym(s): return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" Synonym(s): recurrence, return a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" Synonym(s): rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed Synonym(s): return key, return a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" Synonym(s): return, paying back, getting even a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" Synonym(s): reappearance, return v go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" give back; "render money" Synonym(s): render, return go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" Synonym(s): revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" Synonym(s): hark back, return, come back, recall bring back to the point of departure Synonym(s): return, take back, bring back return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love" make a return; "return a kickback" answer back Synonym(s): retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin be restored; "Her old vigor returned" Synonym(s): come back, return pay back; "Please refund me my money" Synonym(s): refund, return, repay, give back pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" Synonym(s): render, deliver, return elect again Synonym(s): reelect, return be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" Synonym(s): fall, return, pass, devolve return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" Synonym(s): render, yield, return, give, generate submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
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return address n the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
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return key n the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed Synonym(s): return key, return
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return on invested capital n (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid Synonym(s): return on invested capital, return on investment, ROI
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return on investment n (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid Synonym(s): return on invested capital, return on investment, ROI
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return ticket n a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) Synonym(s): round-trip ticket, return ticket
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returnable adj that may be returned; "returnable bottles and cans"; "this merchandise is returnable if you save the receipt" Antonym(s): nonreturnable
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returning adj tending to return to an earlier state [syn: returning, reverting] tending to be turned back Synonym(s): returning(a), reversive
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returning officer n the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results
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Rhaeto-Romance n Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol Synonym(s): Rhaeto- Romance, Rhaeto-Romanic
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Rhaeto-Romanic n Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol Synonym(s): Rhaeto- Romance, Rhaeto-Romanic
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road runner n someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) Synonym(s): marathoner, marathon runner, road runner, long-distance runner
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roadrunner n speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas Synonym(s): roadrunner, chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus
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Rotarian n a member of a Rotary Club
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rotary engine n an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase Synonym(s): radial engine, rotary engine
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Rotary International n a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace Synonym(s): Rotary Club, Rotary International
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rotary motion n the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" Synonym(s): rotation, rotary motion
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rotary wing n the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air Synonym(s): rotor blade, rotary wing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E.       deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish       reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and       {ranedeer}.] (Zool.)       Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family,       found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western       hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers,       with the brow tines palmate.          Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is                domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or                caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine                (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou                ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on                the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries.          {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia             rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground             in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the             principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter.          {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part             of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over             Central Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Readorn \Re`a*dorn"\, v. t.       To adorn again or anew.
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Ray grass \Ray" grass`\, [Etymol. of ray is uncertain.] (Bot.)       A perennial European grass ({Lolium perenne}); -- called also       {rye grass}, and {red darnel}. See {Darnel}, and {Grass}.          {Italian} {ray, [or] rye}, {grass}. See {Darnel}, and             {Grass}.
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]:
Phosphorus \Phos"phor*us\, n.; pl. {Phosphori}. [L., the morning       star, Gr. [?], lit., light bringer; [?] light + [?] to       bring.]       1. The morning star; Phosphor.          2. (Chem.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen             group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy             substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It             is very active chemically, must be preserved under water,             and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures,             giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs             compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral             apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on             the tips of friction matches, and for many other purposes.             The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight             31.0.          3. (Chem.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like             phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies.          {Bologna phosphorus} (Chem.), sulphide of barium, which             shines in the dark after exposure to light; -- so called             because this property was discovered by a resident of             Bologna. The term is sometimes applied to other compounds             having similar properties.          {Metallic phosphorus} (Chem.), an allotropic modification of             phosphorus, obtained as a gray metallic crystalline             substance, having very inert chemical properties. It is             obtained by heating ordinary phosphorus in a closed vessel             at a high temperature.          {Phosphorus disease} (Med.), a disease common among workers             in phosphorus, giving rise to necrosis of the jawbone, and             other symptoms.          {Red, [or] Amorphous}, {phosphorus} (Chem.), an allotropic             modification of phosphorus, obtained as a dark red powder             by heating ordinary phosphorus in closed vessels. It is             not poisonous, is not phosphorescent, and is only             moderately active chemically. It is valuable as a chemical             reagent, and is used in the composition of the friction             surface on which safety matches are ignited.          {Solar phosphori} (Chem.), phosphorescent substances which             shine in the dark after exposure to the sunlight or other             intense light.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redhorn \Red"horn`\ (-h?rn`), n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of a tribe of butterflies ({Fugacia}) including       the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The       antenn[91] are usually red.
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Yellows \Yel"lows\, n.       1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep,             causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.                         His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the                      yellows.                                             --Shak.          2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which             the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A group of butterflies in which the             predominating color is yellow. It includes the common             small yellow butterflies. Called also {redhorns}, and             {sulphurs}. See {Sulphur}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redraw \Re*draw"\ (r?*dr?"), v. t. [imp. {Redrew} (-dr?");p. p.       {Redrawn} (-dr[b5]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redrawing}.]       To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redraw \Re*draw"\ (r?*dr?"), v. t. [imp. {Redrew} (-dr?");p. p.       {Redrawn} (-dr[b5]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redrawing}.]       To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.
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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]:
Reiterant \Re*it"er*ant\ (r?-?t"?r-ant), a. [See {Reiterate}.]       Reiterating. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retirement \Re*tire"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retirement.]       1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired;             withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.                         O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline.                                                                               --Goldsmith.                         Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books.                                                                               --Thomson.          2. A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one             withdraws or retreats; a private abode. [Archaic]                         This coast full of princely retirements for the                      sumptousness of their buildings and nobleness of the                      plantations.                                       --Evelyn.                         Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus.                                                                               --Addison.          Syn: Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; seclusion;                privacy. See {Solitude}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.       See {Tirade}.]       1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.                         He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children                      into a forest.                                    --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         As when the sun is present all the year, And never                      doth retire his golden ray.               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.
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Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.       1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring             modesty; retiring manners.          2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited             to, or belonging to, retirement.          {Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and             report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for             active service.          {Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on             his retirement from office or service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.       1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring             modesty; retiring manners.          2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited             to, or belonging to, retirement.          {Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and             report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for             active service.          {Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on             his retirement from office or service.
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Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.       1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring             modesty; retiring manners.          2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited             to, or belonging to, retirement.          {Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and             report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for             active service.          {Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on             his retirement from office or service.
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Retransform \Re`trans*form"\, v. t.       To transform anew or back. -- {Re`trans*for*ma"tion}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retransform \Re`trans*form"\, v. t.       To transform anew or back. -- {Re`trans*for*ma"tion}, n.
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Retranslate \Re`trans*late"\, v. t.       To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the       original language.
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Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher;       pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See       {Trench}.]       1. To cut off; to pare away.                         Thy exuberant parts retrench.            --Denham.          2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench             superfluities or expenses.                         But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison.                         These figures, ought they then to receive a                      retrenched interpretation?                  --I. Taylor.          4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench             bastions.          Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
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Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. i.       To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down       living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to       live embarrassed.
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Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher;       pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See       {Trench}.]       1. To cut off; to pare away.                         Thy exuberant parts retrench.            --Denham.          2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench             superfluities or expenses.                         But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison.                         These figures, ought they then to receive a                      retrenched interpretation?                  --I. Taylor.          4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench             bastions.          Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
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Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher;       pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See       {Trench}.]       1. To cut off; to pare away.                         Thy exuberant parts retrench.            --Denham.          2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench             superfluities or expenses.                         But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison.                         These figures, ought they then to receive a                      retrenched interpretation?                  --I. Taylor.          4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench             bastions.          Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
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Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]       1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of             words in a writing.                         The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you                      that [?] mean to replace your fortune as far as I                      can.                                                   --Walpole.          2. (Fort.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the             defense of the position when the enemy has gained             possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders             till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.          Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction;                abridgment.
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Retrim \Re*trim"\, v. t.       To trim again.
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Retriment \Ret"ri*ment\, n. [L. retrimentum.]       Refuse; dregs. [R.]
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Retromingency \Re`tro*min"gen*cy\, n.       The quality or state of being retromingent. --Sir T. Browne.
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Retromingent \Re`tro*min"gent\, a. [Pref. retro- + L. mingens,       p. pr. of mingere to urinate.]       Organized so as to discharge the urine backward. -- n.       (Zo[94]l.) An animal that discharges its urine backward.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner;       pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or             condition. [bd]Return to your father's house.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton.                         If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a                      state of freedom.                              --Locke.                         Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular             or irregular; to appear again.                         With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day                      or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton.          3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.                         He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.                                                                               --Pope.          4. To revert; to pass back into possession.                         And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the                      kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii.                                                                               26.          5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. [bd]But to             return to my story.[b8] --Fielding.
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Re-turn \Re-turn"\, v. t. & i.       To turn again.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. t.       1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a             borrowed book, or a hired horse.                         Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money.          3. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.                         The Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own                      head.                                                --1 Kings ii.                                                                               44.          4. To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return             thanks.          5. To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.                         If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me,                      that I affect to be thought more impartial than I                      am.                                                   --Dryden.          6. To report, or bring back and make known.                         And all the people answered together, . . . and                      Moses returned the words of the people unto the                      Lord.                                                --Ex. xix. 8.          7. To render, as an account, usually an official account, to             a superior; to report officially by a list or statement;             as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to             return the result of an election.          8. Hence, to elect according to the official report of the             election officers. [Eng.]          9. To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with             a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.          10. To convey into official custody, or to a general             depository.                         Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and return                      the same to the treasurer for his majesty's use.                                                                               --Clarendon.          11. (Tennis) To bat (the ball) back over the net.          12. (Card Playing) To lead in response to the lead of one's             partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a             club.          {To return a lead} (Card Playing), to lead the same suit led             by one's partner.          Syn: To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; remit;                report.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner;       pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or             condition. [bd]Return to your father's house.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton.                         If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a                      state of freedom.                              --Locke.                         Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular             or irregular; to appear again.                         With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day                      or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton.          3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.                         He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.                                                                               --Pope.          4. To revert; to pass back into possession.                         And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the                      kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii.                                                                               26.          5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. [bd]But to             return to my story.[b8] --Fielding.
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Re-turn \Re-turn"\, v. t. & i.       To turn again.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. t.       1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a             borrowed book, or a hired horse.                         Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money.          3. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.                         The Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own                      head.                                                --1 Kings ii.                                                                               44.          4. To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return             thanks.          5. To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.                         If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me,                      that I affect to be thought more impartial than I                      am.                                                   --Dryden.          6. To report, or bring back and make known.                         And all the people answered together, . . . and                      Moses returned the words of the people unto the                      Lord.                                                --Ex. xix. 8.          7. To render, as an account, usually an official account, to             a superior; to report officially by a list or statement;             as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to             return the result of an election.          8. Hence, to elect according to the official report of the             election officers. [Eng.]          9. To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with             a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.          10. To convey into official custody, or to a general             depository.                         Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and return                      the same to the treasurer for his majesty's use.                                                                               --Clarendon.          11. (Tennis) To bat (the ball) back over the net.          12. (Card Playing) To lead in response to the lead of one's             partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a             club.          {To return a lead} (Card Playing), to lead the same suit led             by one's partner.          Syn: To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; remit;                report.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner;       pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or             condition. [bd]Return to your father's house.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton.                         If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a                      state of freedom.                              --Locke.                         Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular             or irregular; to appear again.                         With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day                      or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton.          3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.                         He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.                                                                               --Pope.          4. To revert; to pass back into possession.                         And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the                      kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii.                                                                               26.          5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. [bd]But to             return to my story.[b8] --Fielding.
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Re-turn \Re-turn"\, v. t. & i.       To turn again.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. t.       1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a             borrowed book, or a hired horse.                         Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money.          3. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.                         The Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own                      head.                                                --1 Kings ii.                                                                               44.          4. To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return             thanks.          5. To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.                         If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me,                      that I affect to be thought more impartial than I                      am.                                                   --Dryden.          6. To report, or bring back and make known.                         And all the people answered together, . . . and                      Moses returned the words of the people unto the                      Lord.                                                --Ex. xix. 8.          7. To render, as an account, usually an official account, to             a superior; to report officially by a list or statement;             as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to             return the result of an election.          8. Hence, to elect according to the official report of the             election officers. [Eng.]          9. To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with             a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.          10. To convey into official custody, or to a general             depository.                         Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and return                      the same to the treasurer for his majesty's use.                                                                               --Clarendon.          11. (Tennis) To bat (the ball) back over the net.          12. (Card Playing) To lead in response to the lead of one's             partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a             club.          {To return a lead} (Card Playing), to lead the same suit led             by one's partner.          Syn: To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; remit;                report.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Crease \Crease\, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,       krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.       of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to       wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,       crease.]       1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable             substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.          2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of             the bowler and the striker.          {Bowling crease} (Cricket), a line extending three feet four             inches on each side of the central strings at right angles             to the line between the wickets.          {Return crease} (Cricket), a short line at each end of the             bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward             the bowler.          {Popping crease} (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the             wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling             crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh             (Encyc. of Rural Sports).
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Return \Re*turn"\, n.       1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the             same place or condition; as, the return of one long             absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,             or of an anniversary.                         At the return of the year the king of Syria will                      come up against thee.                        --1 Kings xx.                                                                               22.                         His personal return was most required and necessary.                                                                               --Shak.          2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the             same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;             retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a             book or money; a good return in tennis.                         You made my liberty your late request: Is no return                      due from a grateful breast?               --Dryden.          3. That which is returned. Specifically:             (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.                               I do expect return Of thrice three times the                            value of this bond.                     --Shak.             (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.             (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,                   of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the                   like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of                   goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a                   set of tabulated statistics prepared for general                   information.             (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or                   an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.                               The fruit from many days of recreation is very                            little; but from these few hours we spend in                            prayer, the return is great.         --Jer. Taylor.          4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most             often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,             or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the             shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade             of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet             north and south.          5. (Law)             (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or                   execution, to the proper officer or court.             (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done                   in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the                   document.             (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate                   of the commissioners.             (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.          6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,             rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,             the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number             of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.          7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench             or mine.          {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it             returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a             plaything.          {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous             ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one             above another.          {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear             in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his             proceedings.          {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame             or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their             previous movement in another flue.          {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of             condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back             toward the boiler.
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Returnable \Re*turn"a*ble\, a.       1. Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.          2. (Law) Legally required to be returned, delivered, given,             or rendered; as, a writ or precept returnable at a certain             day; a verdict returnable to the court.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner;       pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or             condition. [bd]Return to your father's house.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton.                         If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a                      state of freedom.                              --Locke.                         Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular             or irregular; to appear again.                         With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day                      or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton.          3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.                         He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.                                                                               --Pope.          4. To revert; to pass back into possession.                         And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the                      kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii.                                                                               26.          5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. [bd]But to             return to my story.[b8] --Fielding.
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Returner \Re*turn"er\, n.       One who returns.
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Return \Re*turn"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner;       pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]       1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or             condition. [bd]Return to your father's house.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton.                         If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a                      state of freedom.                              --Locke.                         Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular             or irregular; to appear again.                         With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day                      or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton.          3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.                         He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.                                                                               --Pope.          4. To revert; to pass back into possession.                         And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the                      kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii.                                                                               26.          5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. [bd]But to             return to my story.[b8] --Fielding.
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Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to       bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth.       f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See       def. 8. [root]92.]       1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length             and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for             building, etc.          Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,                it is usually called a plank.          2. A table to put food upon.          Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was                often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.                            Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute                         large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing                         hand.                                             --Milton.          3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;             provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;             as, to work for one's board; the price of board.          4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A             council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly             or meeting, public or private; a number of persons             appointed or elected to sit in council for the management             or direction of some public or private business or trust;             as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of             directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.                         Both better acquainted with affairs than any other                      who sat then at that board.               --Clarendon.                         We may judge from their letters to the board.                                                                               --Porteus.          5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material             used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a             board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a             chessboard; a backgammon board.          6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,             etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.          7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to             enter upon the theatrical profession.          8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning             border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.             borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.             Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)             (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival                   vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below.             (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.          Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a                compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,                shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,                cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.          {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American             Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the             foreign missionary society of the American Congregational             churches).          {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.          {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.          {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed             to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.             --Stormonth.          {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation             the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.          {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy             council appointed to superintend matters relating to             trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for             the advancement and protection of their business             interests; a chamber of commerce.          {Board wages}.             (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for                   services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.             (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food                   and lodging.             (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the                   procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.          {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by             the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.),          {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or             overthrow.          {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a             board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,             England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity             college.[b8] --Hallam.          {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line             when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.          {To make short boards}, to tack frequently.          {On board}.             (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I                   came on board early; to be on board ship.             (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]          {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an             official statement of the votes cast at an election.             [U.S.]
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Returnless \Re*turn"less\, a.       Admitting no return. --Chapman.
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Ritornelle \Rit`or*nelle"\, d8Ritornello \[d8]Ri`tor*nel"lo\, n.       [It. ritornello, dim. of ritorno return, fr. ritornare to       return: cf. F. ritournelle.] (Mus.)       (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an             air, often consisting of the burden of the song.       (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage,             in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.
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Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come             unto a quiet rode [road].                           --Spenser.          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the road}, traveling or passing over a             road; coming or going; on the way.                         My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the                      road.                                                --Cowper.          {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of             the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a             humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.]                         The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly                      called.                                             --The century.          {Road book}, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances.                      {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads.                      {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers,             for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and             compact. -- often driven by steam.          {Road runner} (Zo[94]l.), the chaparral cock.          {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on             common roads.          {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a             commercial traveler. [Colloq.]          {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling.          {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the             highways.          Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage;                course. See {Way}.
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d8Chaparral \[d8]Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an       evergeen oak.]       1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.          2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets             of thorny shrubs and brambles.          {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of             the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for             running with great speed. It ranges from California to             Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road             runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}
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Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come             unto a quiet rode [road].                           --Spenser.          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the road}, traveling or passing over a             road; coming or going; on the way.                         My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the                      road.                                                --Cowper.          {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of             the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a             humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.]                         The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly                      called.                                             --The century.          {Road book}, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances.                      {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads.                      {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers,             for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and             compact. -- often driven by steam.          {Road runner} (Zo[94]l.), the chaparral cock.          {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on             common roads.          {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a             commercial traveler. [Colloq.]          {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling.          {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the             highways.          Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage;                course. See {Way}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chaparral \[d8]Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an       evergeen oak.]       1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.          2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets             of thorny shrubs and brambles.          {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of             the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for             running with great speed. It ranges from California to             Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road             runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rota \[d8]Ro"ta\, n. [L. rota wheel. The name is said to       allude to the design of the floor of the room in which the       court used to sit, which was that of a wheel. See {Rotary}.]       1. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also {Rota             Romana}, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It             consists of twelve members.          2. (Eng. Hist.) A short-lived political club established in             1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine             of election of the principal officers of the state by             ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of             Parliament.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rotary \Ro"ta*ry\, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf.       {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[82]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.]       Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or       resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as,       rotary motion.          {Rotary engine}, steam engine in which the continuous             rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of             the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons,             instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as             in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also             {rotatory engine}.          {Rotary pump}, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by             rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating             buckets or pistons.          {Rotary shears}, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which             revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the             cutting.          {Rotary valve}, a valve acting by continuous or partial             rotation, as in the four-way cock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rother \Roth"er\, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.]       A rudder.          {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for             fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by             shipwrights.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rutheron, NM       Zip code(s): 87563
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
return from the dead v.   To regain access to the net after a    long absence.   Compare {person of no account}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RDRAM          {Rambus DRAM}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
retronym          A term invented to distinguish a subclass of things       from new members of the superclass, where the distinction was       previously not necessary, since the old subclass had been all       there was of the superclass.          For example, the retronyms "{snail mail}" and "{paper mail}"       were coined by those for who "mail" was likely to mean       {electronic mail}.          While the English language in general has a few retronyms       ("whole milk", "snow skiing", "acoustic guitar"), hacker       jargon is necessarily (at points capriciously) rich in       retronyms, e.g. {plaintext}, {natural language}, {impact       printer}, {eyeball search}, biological {virus}.          [More examples?]          (2001-02-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
return from interrupt          (RTI) An instruction {mnemonic} on many       computers including the {6502} and {6800}.   The variant "RETI"       is found among former {Zilog Z80} hackers (almost nobody       programs these things in {assembly code} anymore).   The {Intel       80x86} equivalent is "IRET".          (1994-10-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
return from the dead          To regain access to the net after a long absence.          Compare {person of no account}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1999-01-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Return To Zero          A class of encoding methods for physical       circuits in which the carrier (current, voltage) returns to       zero after each transmitted bit, i.e. the data is carried in       pulse width or polarity, not in the level of the signal.          Contrast {NRZ}.          (1995-11-11)