radio wave
         n 1: an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to
               30,000 m [syn: {radio wave}, {radio emission}, {radio
               radiation}]

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratafee n sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds Synonym(s): ratafia, ratafee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratafia n sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds Synonym(s): ratafia, ratafee macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur Synonym(s): ratafia, ratafia biscuit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rate of pay n amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate is lower than men's" Synonym(s): pay rate, rate of pay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratify v approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" Synonym(s): sign, ratify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red bay n small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood Synonym(s): laurel-tree, red bay, Persea borbonia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red tape n needlessly time-consuming procedure [syn: {bureaucratic procedure}, red tape]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rid of v do away with Synonym(s): obviate, rid of, eliminate [ant: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ride off v ride away on a horse, for example [syn: ride off, {ride away}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rout up v get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the library?" Synonym(s): rout up, rout out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratafia \Rat`a*fi"a\, n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack +       t[be]f[c6]a a spirit distilled from molasses.]       A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries,       apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with       sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau,       cura[cced]ao, etc. [Written also {ratifia} and {ratafee}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratafia \Rat`a*fi"a\, n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack +       t[be]f[c6]a a spirit distilled from molasses.]       A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries,       apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with       sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau,       cura[cced]ao, etc. [Written also {ratifia} and {ratafee}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratafia \Rat`a*fi"a\, n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack +       t[be]f[c6]a a spirit distilled from molasses.]       A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries,       apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with       sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau,       cura[cced]ao, etc. [Written also {ratifia} and {ratafee}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratify \Rat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ratifying}.] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by       calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See       {Rate}, n., and {-fy}.]       To approve and sanction; to make valid; to establish; to       settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by       an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or       contract; to ratify a nomination.                   It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to                a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle.                                                                               --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89dify \Re*[89]d"i*fy\ (r?*?d"?*ff?), v. t. [Pref. re- +       edify: cf. F. r[82][82]difier, L. reaedificare.]       To edify anew; to build again after destruction. [R.]       --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.       red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d,       OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan.       & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth.       r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber,       rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus.       [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby},       {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.]       Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of       the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar       spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh       flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer.                   Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.                                                                               --Shak.          Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades                or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,                and the like.          Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,                red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,                red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.          {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa             Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front             wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva             feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and             {nettle butterfly}.          {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests             houses.       (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of             Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making             species.          {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}       (b), under {Kermes}.          {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),             smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.             --Cray.          {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish}       (d) .          {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the             heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United             States.          {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona             prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,             U.S.]          {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})             having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored             wood. --Gray.          {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.          {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in             the service of the state. [Eng.]          {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are             registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam             in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.          {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and             three of zinc.          {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and             produces great irritation by its bites.       (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},             especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is             bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.       (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.          {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree             ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored             heartwood.       (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having             fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in             India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[91]ppe a fillet. Cf. {Tapestry},       {Tippet}.]       1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven             fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied             with tape.          2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve             as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.          {Red tape}. See under {Red}.          {Tape grass} (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis}) with             long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish             water; -- called also {fresh-water eelgrass}, and, in             Maryland, {wild celery}.          {Tape needle}. See {Bodkin}, n., 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redhoop \Red"hoop`\ (r?d"h??p`), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The male of the European bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red-tape \Red"-tape`\ (-t?p`), a.       Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See       {Red tape}, under {Red}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redtop \Red"top`\ (-t?p`), n. (Bot.)       A kind of grass ({Agrostis vulgaris}) highly valued in the       United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called       also {English grass}, and in some localities {herd's grass}.       See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is {Triodia       seslerioides}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redub \Re*dub"\ (r?*d?b"), v. t. [F. radouber to refit or       repair.]       To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay       or requite. [Obs.]                   It shall be good that you redub that negligence.                                                                               --Wyatt.                   God shall give power to redub it with some like                requital to the French.                           --Grafton.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Red Bay, AL (city, FIPS 63576)       Location: 34.43613 N, 88.13634 W       Population (1990): 3451 (1452 housing units)       Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35582
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Red Top, CA       Zip code(s): 95340
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Redby, MN (CDP, FIPS 53386)       Location: 47.84419 N, 94.93040 W       Population (1990): 787 (214 housing units)       Area: 30.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56670
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
RTFB /R-T-F-B/ imp.   [Unix] Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking    Binary'.   Used when neither documentation nor source for the problem    at hand exists, and the only thing to do is use some debugger or    monitor and directly analyze the assembler or even the machine code.    "No source for the buggy port driver?   Aaargh! I _hate_ proprietary    operating systems.   Time to RTFB."          Of the various RTF? forms, `RTFB' is the least pejorative against    anyone asking a question for which RTFB is the answer; the anger    here is directed at the absence of both source _and_ adequate    documentation.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
rdb          A roll-your-own {database}, created in the {Unix} toolkit       philosophy.   It appears to be written in the {awk} language,       and is very compatible with awk.   It uses awk's syntax and can       be combined with awk commands.          The definitive introduction is "Unix Relational Database       Management: Application Development in the Unix Environment",       by Rod Manis, Evan Schaeffer, and Robert Jorgensen, published       by Prentice Hall.   The book tells how to use rdb to create       database/spreadsheets in the awk tradition, only easier. It's       a good way to get into programming for novices.   It's also a       good way to learn DB theory and construction quite painlessly.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Rdb          {Oracle Rdb}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
rdb          A roll-your-own {database}, created in the {Unix} toolkit       philosophy.   It appears to be written in the {awk} language,       and is very compatible with awk.   It uses awk's syntax and can       be combined with awk commands.          The definitive introduction is "Unix Relational Database       Management: Application Development in the Unix Environment",       by Rod Manis, Evan Schaeffer, and Robert Jorgensen, published       by Prentice Hall.   The book tells how to use rdb to create       database/spreadsheets in the awk tradition, only easier. It's       a good way to get into programming for novices.   It's also a       good way to learn DB theory and construction quite painlessly.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Rdb          {Oracle Rdb}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RDBA          {Remote Database Access}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RDF          {Resource Description Framework}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTF          {Rich Text Format}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTFB          (By analogy with {RTFM}) Read The Fucking       Binary.          Used when neither {documentation} nor {source} for the problem       at hand exists, and the only thing to do is use some       {debugger} or {monitor} and directly analyse the {assembler}       or even the {machine code}.          "RTFB" is the least pejorative of the RTF? forms, the anger is       directed at the absence of both source *and* adequate       documentation rather than at the person asking a question.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-08-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RTP          {Real-Time Transport Protocol}