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   rain check
         n 1: a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the
               future
         2: a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future
            event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain

English Dictionary: ring ouzel	by the DICT Development Group
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rain gage n gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation Synonym(s): rain gauge, rain gage, pluviometer, udometer
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rain gauge n gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation Synonym(s): rain gauge, rain gage, pluviometer, udometer
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rainy season n one of the two seasons in tropical climates [ant: {dry season}]
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Rameses n any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC Synonym(s): Rameses, Ramesses, Ramses
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Rameses II n king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments Synonym(s): Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II, Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, Ramses the Great
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Rameses the Great n king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments Synonym(s): Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II, Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, Ramses the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ramesses n any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC Synonym(s): Rameses, Ramesses, Ramses
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Ramesses II n king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments Synonym(s): Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II, Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, Ramses the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ramesses the Great n king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments Synonym(s): Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II, Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, Ramses the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ramses n any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC Synonym(s): Rameses, Ramesses, Ramses
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ramses II n king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments Synonym(s): Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II, Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, Ramses the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ramses the Great n king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments Synonym(s): Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II, Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, Ramses the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ramshackle adj in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" Synonym(s): bedraggled, broken- down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
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Rana cascadae n mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest to California Synonym(s): cascades frog, Rana cascadae
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ranch house n a one story house with a low pitched roof
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ransack v steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Synonym(s): plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" Synonym(s): comb, ransack
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ransacked adj wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" Synonym(s): looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked
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ransacking n a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis" Synonym(s): ransacking, rummage
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Rehnquist n United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924) Synonym(s): Rehnquist, William Rehnquist, William Hubbs Rehnquist
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renegociate v negociate anew; "The two warring parties will have to renegociate" Synonym(s): renegociate, renegotiate revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down" Synonym(s): renegociate, renegotiate
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rhonchus n a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
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Rhynchocephalia n tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic [syn: Rhynchocephalia, order Rhynchocephalia]
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Rhyncostylis n genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia [syn: Rhyncostylis, genus Rhyncostylis]
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Rimski-Korsakov n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) Synonym(s): Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Rimski-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov
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Rimsky-Korsakov n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) Synonym(s): Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Rimski-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ring ouzel n European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck Synonym(s): ring ouzel, ring blackbird, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus
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Ringo Starr n rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn: Starr, Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey]
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room access n the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" Synonym(s): doorway, door, room access, threshold
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rum cocktail n a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice [syn: daiquiri, rum cocktail]
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Rumex acetosa n European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens Synonym(s): sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa
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Rumex acetosella n small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places Synonym(s): sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella
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rummage sale n a sale of donated articles [syn: rummage sale, {jumble sale}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rain \Rain\, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. [?] to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. --Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton. Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See {Fog}, and {Mist}. {Rain band} (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. {Rain bird} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to {Saurothera vetula} of the West Indies. {Rain fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) of Australia. {Rain gauge}, an instrument of various forms measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. {Rain goose} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] {Rain prints} (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. {Rain quail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Quail}, n., 1. {Rain water}, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. --Moxon. There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds. --I. Taylor. 2. Measure; dimensions; estimate. The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt. --Burke. 3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge. 4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge. 5. (Naut.) (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it. (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. --Totten. 6. The distance between the rails of a railway. Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad, gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England, seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six inches. 7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. 8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}. {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler. {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel flange striking the edge of the rail. {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge. {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round, to a templet or gauge. {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc. {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of barrels, casks, etc. {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut. --Knight. {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet. {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to determine the depth of the furrow. {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board, etc. {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of the page. {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place. {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers. {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea. {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum; a manometer. {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.) (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use, as screws, railway-car axles, etc. (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges, and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the working gauges. (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5. {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length. {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam, as in a boiler. {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the tides. {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a steam engine and the air. {Water gauge}. (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or glass. (b) The height of the water in the boiler. {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the wind on any given surface; an anemometer. {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size. See under {Wire}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rain \Rain\, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. [?] to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. --Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton. Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See {Fog}, and {Mist}. {Rain band} (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. {Rain bird} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to {Saurothera vetula} of the West Indies. {Rain fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) of Australia. {Rain gauge}, an instrument of various forms measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. {Rain goose} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] {Rain prints} (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. {Rain quail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Quail}, n., 1. {Rain water}, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramagious \Rama"gious\, a. Wild; not tame. [Obs.] Now is he tame that was so ramagious. --Remedy of Love.
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Ramshackle \Ram"shac*kle\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair. There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramshackle \Ram"shac*kle\, v. t. To search or ransack; to rummage. [Prov. Eng.]
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Rancescent \Ran*ces"cent\, a. [L. rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho. from rancere to be rancid.] Becoming rancid or sour.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rancho \[d8]Ran"cho\, n.; pl. {Ranchos}. [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d {Ranch}.] 1. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night. 2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico & California] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rank \Rank\, a. [Compar. {Ranker}; superl. {Rankest}.] [AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.] 1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. [bd]Rank nonsense.[b8] --Hare. [bd]I do forgive thy rankest fault.[b8] --Shak. 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer. 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue. --Spenser. 5. Strong to the taste. [bd]Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed.[b8] --Boyle. 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak. {Rank modus} (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See {Modus}, 3. {To set} (the iron of a plane, etc.) {rank}, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ransack \Ran"sack\, v. i. To make a thorough search. To ransack in the tas [heap] of bodies dead. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ransack \Ran"sack\, n. The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage. [R.] Even your father's house Shall not be free fromransack. --J. Webster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ransack \Ran"sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ransacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ransacking}.] [OE. ransaken, Icel, rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[91]sn plank, beam) + the root of s[91]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See {Seek}, and cf. {Rest} repose.] 1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house. To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts. --South. 2. To plunder; to pillage completely. Their vow is made To ransack Troy. --Shak. 3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ransack \Ran"sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ransacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ransacking}.] [OE. ransaken, Icel, rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[91]sn plank, beam) + the root of s[91]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See {Seek}, and cf. {Rest} repose.] 1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house. To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts. --South. 2. To plunder; to pillage completely. Their vow is made To ransack Troy. --Shak. 3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ransack \Ran"sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ransacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ransacking}.] [OE. ransaken, Icel, rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[91]sn plank, beam) + the root of s[91]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See {Seek}, and cf. {Rest} repose.] 1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house. To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts. --South. 2. To plunder; to pillage completely. Their vow is made To ransack Troy. --Shak. 3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89ngage \Re`[89]n*gage"\ (-g?j), v. t. & i. To engage a second time or again.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89ngagement \Re`[89]n*gage"ment\ (-ment), n. A renewed or repeated engagement.
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Secondary \Sec"ondary\, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. Wheresoever there is normal right on the one hand, no secondary right can discharge it. --L'Estrange. Two are the radical differences; the secondary differences are as four. --Bacon. 2. Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands. 3. (Chem.) Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. {primary}. 4. (Min.) Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteertion or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird. 6. (Med.) Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occuring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis. {Secondary accent}. See the Note under {Accent}, n., 1. {Secondary age}. (Geol.) The Mesozoic age, or age before the Tertiary. See {Mesozoic}, and Note under {Age}, n., 8. {Secondary alcohol} (Chem.), any one of a series of alcohols which contain the radical {CH.OH} united with two hydrocarbon radicals. On oxidation the secondary alcohols form ketones. {Secondary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury, performed after the constitutional effects of the injury have subsided. {Secondary axis} (Opt.), any line which passes through the optical center of a lens but not through the centers of curvature, or, in the case of a mirror, which passes through the center of curvature but not through the center of the mirror. {Secondary battery}. (Elec.) See under {Battery}, n., 4. {Secondary circle} (Geom. & Astron.), a great circle passes through the poles of another great circle and is therefore perpendicular to its plane. {Secondary circuit}, {Secondary coil} (Elec.), a circuit or coil in which a current is produced by the induction of a current in a neighboring circuit or coil called the primary circuit or coil. {Secondary color}, a color formed by mixing any two primary colors in equal proportions. {Secondary coverts} (Zo[94]l.), the longer coverts which overlie the basal part of the secondary quills of a bird. See Illust. under {Bird}. {Secondary crystal} (Min.), a crystal derived from one of the primary forms. {Secondary current} (Elec.), a momentary current induced in a closed circuit by a current of electricity passing through the same or a contiguous circuit at the beginning and also at the end of the passage of the primary current. {Secondary evidence}, that which is admitted upon failure to obtain the primary or best evidence. {Secondary fever} (Med.), a fever coming on in a disease after the subsidence of the fever with which the disease began, as the fever which attends the outbreak of the eruption in smallpox. {Secondary hemorrhage} (Med.), hemorrhage occuring from a wounded blood vessel at some considerable time after the original bleeding has ceased. {Secondary planet}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}. {Secondary qualities}, those qualities of bodies which are not inseparable from them as such, but are dependent for their development and intensity on the organism of the percipient, such as color, taste, odor, etc. {Secondary quills} [or] {remiges} (Zo[94]l.), the quill feathers arising from the forearm of a bird and forming a row continuous with the primaries; -- called also {secondaries}. See Illust. of {Bird}. {Secondary rocks} [or] {strata} (Geol.), those lying between the Primary, or Paleozoic, and Tertiary (see {Primary rocks}, under {Primary}); -- later restricted to strata of the Mesozoic age, and at but little used. {Secondary syphilis} (Med.), the second stage of syphilis, including the period from the first development of constitutional symptoms to the time when the bones and the internal organs become involved. {Secondary tint}, any subdued tint, as gray. {Secondary union} (Surg.), the union of wounds after suppuration; union by the second intention. Syn: Second; second-rate; subordinate; inferior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhamnaceous \Rham*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees ({Rhamnace[91]}, or {Rhamne[91]}) of which the buckthorn ({Rhamnus}) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus ({Zizyphus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhonchisonant \Rhonchis"onant\, a. [L. rhonchus a snoring + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nemertina \[d8]Nem`er*ti"na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Nemrtes}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; -- called also {Nemertea}, {Nemertida}, and {Rhynchoc[d2]la}. Note: The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight intestine at the posterior and. They have a very singular long tubular proboscis, which can be everted from a pore in the front of the head. Their nervous system and blood vessels are well developed. Some of the species become over one hundred feet long. They are mostly marine and seldom parasitic; a few inhabit fresh water. the two principal divisions are Anopla and Enopla.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rhynchocd2la \[d8]Rhyn`choc[d2]"la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + koi`los hollow.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Nemertina}. -- {Rhyn`choc[d2]"lous}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rhynchocephala \[d8]Rhyn`choceph"ala\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + kefalh` head.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebr[91], immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest of reptiles. See {Hatteria}. Called also {Rhynchocephalia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf. Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.] A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. 2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring. Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer. The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak. 3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena. Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith. 4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray. 5. A circular group of persons. And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's alter sing. --Milton. 6. (Geom.) (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. 7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. 8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}. 9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc. The ruling ring at Constantinople. --E. A. Freeman. {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}. {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel. {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms. {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}. {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy it as valuable, it being worthless. {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}. {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage. {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See Illust. under {Benzene}. {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth. {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under {Micrometer}. {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}. {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}. {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and {P. Alexandri} of {Java}. {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The ringed dotterel. (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}). {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of an orange red. {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}. {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel. {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize fighters, collectively. {The ring}. (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races. [Eng.] (b) The prize ring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Romajikai \Ro"majika`i\, n. [Jap. r[d3]majikai.] An association, including both Japanese and Europeans, having for its object the changing of the Japanese method of writing by substituting Roman letters for Japanese characters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s[?]r sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}. {Red sorrel}. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called {sheep sorrel}. {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or {Rumex Axetosa}. {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also {sourwood}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p, sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth. 3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}. {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}. {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See {Estrus}. {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie. {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs. {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina}) related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep. {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range and graze. {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the conspicuous pappus of the achenes. {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana}) having much the appearance of scabious. {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep, characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon the skin. {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}. {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so called because used to cut off the wool of sheep. {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel. {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}). {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and {sheep louse}. {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run. {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and {O[94]rial}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s[?]r sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}. {Red sorrel}. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called {sheep sorrel}. {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or {Rumex Axetosa}. {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also {sourwood}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s[?]r sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}. {Red sorrel}. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called {sheep sorrel}. {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or {Rumex Axetosa}. {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also {sourwood}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rummage \Rum"mage\ (?; 48), n. [For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See {Room}.] 1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage. [Obs.] 2. A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over. He has made such a general rummage and reform in the office of matrimony. --Walpole. {Rummage sale}, a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop. --Simmonds.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ramsey County, MN (county, FIPS 123) Location: 45.01530 N, 93.09961 W Population (1990): 485765 (201016 housing units) Area: 403.6 sq km (land), 37.1 sq km (water) Ramsey County, ND (county, FIPS 71) Location: 48.25198 N, 98.71623 W Population (1990): 12681 (5616 housing units) Area: 3072.3 sq km (land), 297.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ranchester, WY (town, FIPS 63755) Location: 44.90732 N, 107.16407 W Population (1990): 676 (267 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82844
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rancho Cordova, CA (CDP, FIPS 59444) Location: 38.59540 N, 121.30025 W Population (1990): 48731 (19072 housing units) Area: 26.4 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95742
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rancho Cucamonga, CA (city, FIPS 59451) Location: 34.12383 N, 117.57024 W Population (1990): 101409 (36367 housing units) Area: 97.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91730
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rancho San Diego, CA (CDP, FIPS 59550) Location: 32.74725 N, 116.93448 W Population (1990): 6977 (2474 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rancho Santa Mar, CA Zip code(s): 92688
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (CDP, FIPS 59587) Location: 33.64070 N, 117.60218 W Population (1990): 11390 (4951 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ranchos De Taos, NM (CDP, FIPS 61710) Location: 36.36290 N, 105.60329 W Population (1990): 1779 (711 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87557
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ringoes, NJ Zip code(s): 08551
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Roanoke County, VA (county, FIPS 161) Location: 37.26855 N, 80.07945 W Population (1990): 79332 (31689 housing units) Area: 649.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Raamses (Ex. 1:11). (See {RAMESES}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Rameses "the land of" (Gen. 47:11), was probably "the land of Goshen" (q.v.) 45:10. After the Hebrews had built Rameses, one of the "treasure cities," it came to be known as the "land" in which that city was built. The city bearing this name (Ex. 12:37) was probably identical with Zoan, which Rameses II. ("son of the sun") rebuilt. It became his special residence, and ranked next in importance and magnificance to Thebes. Huge masses of bricks, made of Nile mud, sun-dried, some of them mixed with stubble, possibly moulded by Jewish hands, still mark the site of Rameses. This was the general rendezvous of the Israelites before they began their march out of Egypt. Called also Raamses (Ex. 1:11).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ranges (1.) Lev. 11:35. Probably a cooking furnace for two or more pots, as the Hebrew word here is in the dual number; or perhaps a fire-place fitted to receive a pair of ovens. (2.) 2 Kings 11:8. A Hebrew word is here used different from the preceding, meaning "ranks of soldiers." The Levites were appointed to guard the king's person within the temple (2 Chr. 23:7), while the soldiers were his guard in the court, and in going from the temple to the palace. The soldiers are here commanded to slay any one who should break through the "ranks" (as rendered in the R.V.) to come near the king. In 2 Kings 11:15 the expression, "Have her forth without the ranges," is in the Revised Version, "Have her forth between the ranks;" i.e., Jehoiada orders that Athaliah should be kept surrounded by his own guards, and at the same time conveyed beyond the precincts of the temple.