rail
         n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn:
               {railing}, {rail}]
         2: short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned
            with rail safety"
         3: a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the
            railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
            [syn: {track}, {rail}, {rails}, {runway}]
         4: a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
         5: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the
            family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for
            running on soft mud
         v 1: complain bitterly [syn: {rail}, {inveigh}]
         2: enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" [syn: {rail},
            {rail in}]
         3: provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
         4: separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the
            Presidential palace" [syn: {rail}, {rail off}]
         5: convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from
            Italy to Belgium"
         6: travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice";
            "She trained to Hamburg" [syn: {train}, {rail}]
         7: lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
         8: fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are
            railing for fresh fish"
         9: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda
            vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {revile}, {vituperate},
            {rail}]
         10: criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans'
               plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social
               policies" [syn: {fulminate}, {rail}]

English Dictionary: role	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
railway n line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight Synonym(s): railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" Synonym(s): railroad track, railroad, railway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rale n a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" Synonym(s): rattle, rattling, rale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rally n a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm Synonym(s): rally, mass meeting the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" Synonym(s): rally, rallying a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness an automobile race run over public roads (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" Synonym(s): rally, exchange v gather; "drum up support" [syn: beat up, drum up, rally] call to arms; of military personnel Synonym(s): call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally Antonym(s): demobilise, demobilize, inactivate gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" Synonym(s): muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" Synonym(s): rally, rebound harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" Synonym(s): tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Raoulia n genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia Synonym(s): Raoulia, genus Raoulia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raw wool n wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
real adv used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" Synonym(s): very, really, real, rattling adj being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow Synonym(s): real, existent Antonym(s): unreal no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" Antonym(s): unreal not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" Synonym(s): real, tangible being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" Synonym(s): actual, genuine, literal, real of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" Antonym(s): nominal having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare Synonym(s): substantial, real, material Antonym(s): insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings" coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson Synonym(s): veridical, real n any rational or irrational number [syn: real number, real] the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos an old small silver Spanish coin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
really adv in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" Synonym(s): truly, genuinely, really in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" Synonym(s): actually, really in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book" Synonym(s): in truth, really, truly used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" Synonym(s): very, really, real, rattling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reel n a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector music composed for dancing a reel winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound Synonym(s): bobbin, spool, reel a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps Synonym(s): reel, Scottish reel an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines Synonym(s): Virginia reel, reel v walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" Synonym(s): stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" Synonym(s): spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate wind onto or off a reel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reheel v put a new heel on; "heel shoes" Synonym(s): heel, reheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relay n the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful" a crew of workers who relieve another crew a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance Synonym(s): relay, relay race electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit Synonym(s): relay, electrical relay v pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers" control or operate by relay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rely v have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" Synonym(s): trust, swear, rely, bank Antonym(s): distrust, mistrust, suspect
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rial n the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils [syn: Yemeni rial, rial] the basic unit of money in Oman Synonym(s): riyal-omani, Omani rial, rial the basic unit of money in Iran Synonym(s): Iranian rial, rial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
riel n the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rile v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Synonym(s): annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil make turbid by stirring up the sediments of Synonym(s): roil, rile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Riley n United States poet (1849-1916) [syn: Riley, {James Whitcomb Riley}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rill n a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet] a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
riyal n the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia [syn: {Saudi Arabian riyal}, riyal] the basic unit of money in Qatar Synonym(s): Qatari riyal, riyal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roil v be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: churn, boil, moil, roil] make turbid by stirring up the sediments of Synonym(s): roil, rile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roily adj (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" Synonym(s): churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
role n the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" Synonym(s): function, office, part, role an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" Synonym(s): character, role, theatrical role, part, persona what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" Synonym(s): function, purpose, role, use normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roll n rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" Synonym(s): axial rotation, axial motion, roll a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" Synonym(s): roll, roster a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore Synonym(s): roller, roll, rolling wave photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonym(s): coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" Synonym(s): bankroll, roll small rounded bread either plain or sweet Synonym(s): bun, roll a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) Synonym(s): peal, pealing, roll, rolling the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously Synonym(s): paradiddle, roll, drum roll a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) Synonym(s): scroll, roll anything rolled up in cylindrical form the act of throwing dice Synonym(s): cast, roll walking with a swaying gait a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) Synonym(s): roll, bowl v move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" Synonym(s): roll, turn over move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" Synonym(s): wheel, roll occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" Synonym(s): roll, undulate flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" Synonym(s): roll out, roll emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums" arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" Synonym(s): wind, wrap, roll, twine Antonym(s): unroll, unwind, wind off begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette" execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped" sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity Synonym(s): hustle, pluck, roll move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" Synonym(s): roll, undulate, flap, wave move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" Synonym(s): roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" Synonym(s): roll, revolve pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's" boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" Synonym(s): seethe, roll take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" Synonym(s): roll, roll up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rollo n Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) Synonym(s): Rollo, Rolf, Hrolf
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rouleau n a roll of ribbon a roll of coins wrapped in paper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rowel n a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
royal adj of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit" established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society" being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" Synonym(s): imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe" n a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast stag with antlers of 12 or more branches Synonym(s): royal, royal stag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
royally adv in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" [syn: royally, like kings, like royalty]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rule n a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" Synonym(s): rule, regulation something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" Synonym(s): convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula prescribed guide for conduct or action Synonym(s): rule, prescript (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice Synonym(s): rule, linguistic rule a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" Synonym(s): principle, rule the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth" dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" Synonym(s): dominion, rule directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic" a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" Synonym(s): principle, rule (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" Synonym(s): rule, formula measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths Synonym(s): rule, ruler v exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" Synonym(s): govern, rule decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" Synonym(s): rule, decree be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" Synonym(s): predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" Synonym(s): rule, find have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins" keep in check; "rule one's temper" Synonym(s): rule, harness, rein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruly adj neat and tidy; "a small ruly beard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
R93le \R[93]le\, n. [F. See {Roll}.]       A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama;       hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he       has now taken the r[93]le of philanthropist.          {Title r[93]le}, the part, or character, which gives the             title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that             name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, n.       A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a       place not accesible by rail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, n. [OE. reil, re[f4]el, AS. hr[91]gel, hr[91]gl a       garment; akin to OHG. hregil, OFries. hreil.]       An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.       --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]       To flow forth; to roll out; to course. [Obs.]                   Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing.                                                                               --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a       rail, bar, or bolt, OHG, rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and       possibly to E. row a line.]       1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so,             extending from one post or support to another, as in             fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.          2. (Arch.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See             Illust. of {Style}.          3. (Railroad) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the             track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with             reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by             chairs, splices, etc.          4. (Naut.)             (a) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the                   bulwarks.             (b) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at                   the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such                   protection is needed.          {Rail fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Rail guard}.             (a) A device attached to the front of a locomotive on each                   side for clearing the rail obstructions.             (b) A guard rail. See under {Guard}.          {Rail joint} (Railroad), a splice connecting the adjacent             ends of rails, in distinction from a chair, which is             merely a seat. The two devices are sometimes united. Among             several hundred varieties, the fish joint is standard. See             {Fish joint}, under {Fish}.          {Rail train} (Iron & Steel Manuf.), a train of rolls in a             rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from blooms             or billets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, v. i. [F. railler; cf. Sp. rallar to grate, scrape,       molest; perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. radiculare, fr. L. radere       to scrape, grate. Cf. {Rally} to banter, {Rase}.]       To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter       reproaches; to scoff; followed by at or against, formerly by       on. --Shak.                   And rail at arts he did not understand.   --Dryden.                   Lesbia forever on me rails.                     --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, v. t.       1. To rail at. [Obs.] --Feltham.          2. To move or influence by railing. [R.]                         Rail the seal from off my bond.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Railed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Railing}.]       1. To inclose with rails or a railing.                         It ought to be fenced in and railed.   --Ayliffe.          2. To range in a line. [Obs.]                         They were brought to London all railed in ropes,                      like a team of horses in a cart.         --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rail \Rail\, n. [F. r[83]le, fr. r[83]ler to have a rattling in       the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See       {Rattle}, v.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family       {Rallid[91]}, especially those of the genus {Rallus}, and of       closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.          Note: The common European water rail ({Rallus aquaticus}) is                called also {bilcock}, {skitty coot}, and {brook                runner}. The best known American species are the                clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen ({Rallus lonqirostris},                var. {crepitans}); the king, or red-breasted, rail ({R.                elegans}) (called also {fresh-water marshhen}); the                lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail ({R. Virginianus});                and the Carolina, or sora, rail ({Porzana Carolina}).                See {Sora}.          {Land rail} (Zo[94]l.), the corncrake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railroad \Rail"road`\, Railway \Rail"way`\, n.       1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of             iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks             for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a             bed or substructure.          Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of                the older tramway.          2. The road, track, etc., with al the lands, buildings,             rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and             constituting one property; as, certain railroad has been             put into the hands of a receiver.          Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the                commoner word in the United States.          Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and                railway are used interchangeably:          {Atmospheric railway}, {Elevated railway}, etc. See under             {Atmospheric}, {Elevated}, etc.          {Cable railway}. See {Cable road}, under {Cable}.          {Perry railway}, a submerged track on which an elevated             platform runs, fro carrying a train of cars across a water             course.          {Gravity railway}, a railway, in a hilly country, on which             the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long             distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an             elevated point by stationary engines.          {Railway brake}, a brake used in stopping railway cars or             locomotives.          {Railway car}, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels             fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]          {Railway carriage}, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]          {Railway scale}, a platform scale bearing a track which forms             part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.                      {Railway slide}. See {Transfer table}, under {Transfer}.          {Railway spine} (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe             concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad             accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other             disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain             in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral             disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till             some months after the injury.          {Underground railroad} [or] {railway}.             (a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as                   beneath the streets of a city.             (b) Formerly, a system of co[94]peration among certain                   active antislavery people in the United States, by                   which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach                   Canada.          Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was                used.] [bd]Their house was a principal entrep[93]t of                the underground railroad.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Underground \Un"der*ground`\, a.       1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground             story or apartment.          2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.]          {Underground railroad} [or] {railway}. See under {Railroad}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railroad \Rail"road`\, Railway \Rail"way`\, n.       1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of             iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks             for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a             bed or substructure.          Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of                the older tramway.          2. The road, track, etc., with al the lands, buildings,             rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and             constituting one property; as, certain railroad has been             put into the hands of a receiver.          Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the                commoner word in the United States.          Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and                railway are used interchangeably:          {Atmospheric railway}, {Elevated railway}, etc. See under             {Atmospheric}, {Elevated}, etc.          {Cable railway}. See {Cable road}, under {Cable}.          {Perry railway}, a submerged track on which an elevated             platform runs, fro carrying a train of cars across a water             course.          {Gravity railway}, a railway, in a hilly country, on which             the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long             distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an             elevated point by stationary engines.          {Railway brake}, a brake used in stopping railway cars or             locomotives.          {Railway car}, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels             fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]          {Railway carriage}, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]          {Railway scale}, a platform scale bearing a track which forms             part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.                      {Railway slide}. See {Transfer table}, under {Transfer}.          {Railway spine} (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe             concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad             accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other             disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain             in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral             disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till             some months after the injury.          {Underground railroad} [or] {railway}.             (a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as                   beneath the streets of a city.             (b) Formerly, a system of co[94]peration among certain                   active antislavery people in the United States, by                   which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach                   Canada.          Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was                used.] [bd]Their house was a principal entrep[93]t of                the underground railroad.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Underground \Un"der*ground`\, a.       1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground             story or apartment.          2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.]          {Underground railroad} [or] {railway}. See under {Railroad}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rally \Ral"ly\, n.; pl. {Rallies}.       1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of             that word).          2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rally \Ral"ly\, v. t. [F. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.]       To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry,       or with slight contempt or satire.                   Honeycomb . . . rallies me upon a country life.                                                                               --Addison.                   Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain, Which gay                Corinna rallied with disdain.                  --Gay.          Syn: To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.
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Rally \Ral"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rallied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Rallying}.] [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad +       ligare to bind. See {Ra-}, and 1st {Ally}.]       To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or       thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
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Rally \Ral"ly\, v. i.       1. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or             united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to             assemble; to unite.                         The Grecians rally, and their powers unite.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to                      rally together, and to form themselves into this new                      world.                                                --Tillotson.          2. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health             or consciousness; to recuperate.          3. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of             the market, stocks, etc.
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Rally \Ral"ly\, v. i.       To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
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Rally \Ral"ly\, n.       Good-humored raillery.
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Rawly \Raw"ly\, adv.       1. In a raw manner; unskillfully; without experience.          2. Without proper preparation or provision. --Shak.
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Real \Re"al\, n. [Sp., fr. real royal, L. regalis. See {Regal},       and cf. {Ree} a coin.]       A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of       account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.          Note: A real of plate (coin) varied in value according to the                time of its coinage, from 12[frac12] down to 10 cents,                or from 6[frac12] to 5 pence sterling. The real vellon,                or money of account, was nearly equal to five cents, or                2[frac12] pence sterling. In 1871 the coinage of Spain                was assimilated to that of the Latin Union, of which                the franc is the unit.
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Real \Re"al\, n.       A realist. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Real \Re*al"\, a.       Royal; regal; kingly. [Obs.] [bd]The blood real of       Thebes.[b8] --Chaucer.
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Real \Re"al\, a. [LL. realis, fr. L. res, rei, a thing: cf. F.       r[82]el. Cf. {Rebus}.]       1. Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary;             as, a description of real life.                         Whereat I waked, and found Before mine eyes all                      real, as the dream Had lively shadowed. --Milton.          2. True; genuine; not artificial; counterfeit, or factitious;             often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real             Madeira wine; real ginger.
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Re-ally \Re"-al*ly"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + ally, v. t.]       To bring together again; to compose or form anew. --Spenser.
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Really \Re"al*ly`\, adv.       Royally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Really \Re"al*ly\, adv.       In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth.                   Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness.                                                                               --Swift.          Note: Really is often used familiarly as a slight                corroboration of an opinion or a declaration.                            Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old. --Young.
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Re-ally \Re"-al*ly"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + ally, v. t.]       To bring together again; to compose or form anew. --Spenser.
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Really \Re"al*ly`\, adv.       Royally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Really \Re"al*ly\, adv.       In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth.                   Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness.                                                                               --Swift.          Note: Really is often used familiarly as a slight                corroboration of an opinion or a declaration.                            Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old. --Young.
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Reel \Reel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reeled} (r?ld); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Reeling}. ]       1. To roll. [Obs.]                         And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.
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Reel \Reel\ (r?l), n. [Gael. righil.]       A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the       music to the dance; -- often called {Scotch reel}.          {Virginia reel}, the common name throughout the United States             for the old English [bd]country dance,[b8] or contradance             (contredanse). --Bartlett.
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Reel \Reel\, n. [AS. kre[?]l: cf. Icel. kr[?]ll a weaver's reed       or sley.]       1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on             an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are             wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a             garden reel.          2. A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays             and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches             in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches. --McElrath.          3. (Agric.) A device consisting of radial arms with             horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for             holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the             knives.          {Reel oven}, a baker's oven in which bread pans hang             suspended from the arms of a kind of reel revolving on a             horizontal axis. --Knight.
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Reel \Reel\, v. i. [Cf. Sw. ragla. See {2d Reel}.]       1. To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to             stagger.                         They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken                      man.                                                   --Ps. cvii.                                                                               27.                         He, with heavy fumes oppressed, Reeled from the                      palace, and retired to rest.               --Pope.                         The wagons reeling under the yellow sheaves.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.                         In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled.                                                                               --Hawthorne.
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Reel \Reel\, n.       The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken       reel. --Shak.
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Relay \Re*lay"\, a. (Mach.)       Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an auxiliary       apparatus put into action by a feeble force but itself       capable of exerting greater force, used to control a       comparatively powerful machine or appliance. [Webster 1913       Suppl.]
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Relay \Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaid} (-l?d);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaying}.] [Pref. re- + lay, v.]       To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
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Relay \Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), n. [F. relais (cf. OF. relais       relaxation, discontinuance, It. rilascio release, relief,       rilasso relay), fr. OF. relaissier to abandon, release, fr.       L. relaxare. See {Relax}.]       1. A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording             relief from time to time, or at successive stages;             provision for successive relief. Specifically:             (a) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in                   readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may                   proceed without delay.             (b) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness                   at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses,                   and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes                   that way.             (c) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some                   work.          2. (Elec.) In various forms of telegraphic apparatus, a             magnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused             by it to bring into into action the power of a local             battery for performing the work of making the record;             also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit             is made to open or close another circuit in which a             current is passing.          {Relay battery} (Elec.), the local battery which is brought             into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay.
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Rely \Re*ly"\ (r?-l?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relied} (-l?d"); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Relying}.] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.]       To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the       veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the       certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to       trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in.                   Go in thy native innocence; rely On what thou hast of                virtue.                                                   --Milton.                   On some fond breast the parting soul relies. --Gray.          Syn: To trust; depend; confide; repose.
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Reule \Reule\, n.& v.       Rule. [Obs.]
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Rewle \Rewle\, n. & v.       Rule. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Rial \Ri"al\, n.       A Spanish coin. See {Real}. [Obs.]
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Rial \Ri*al"\, a.       Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Rial \Ri"al\, n. [From {Royal}.]       A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten       shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen       shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also {ryal}.]       --Brande & C.
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Rile \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riled} (r[imac]ld);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Riling}.] [See {Roil}.]       1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.          2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.          Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in                the United States.
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Rill \Rill\ (r[icr]l), n. [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or       brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F.       rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a       little ditch. [root]11.]       1. A very small brook; a streamlet.          2. (Astron.) See {Rille}.
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Rill \Rill\, v. i.       To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior.
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Rille \Rille\ (r[icr]l), n. [G. rille a furrow.] (Astron.)       One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the       telescope, on the surface of the moon.
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Rily \Ri"ly\, a.       Roily. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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Roial \Roi"al\, a.       Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Roiling}.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF.       roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See {Roll}, v., and cf.       {Rile}.]       1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of;             as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to             roil a spring.          2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to             rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.                         That his friends should believe it, was what roiled                      him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.      --R. North.          Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United                States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
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Roil \Roil\, v. i.       1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]          2. To romp. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Roily \Roil"y\, a.       Turbid; as, roily water.
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Roll \Roll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Rolling}.] [OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr.       L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin       to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. {Control},       {Roll}, n., {Rotary}.]       1. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by             turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn             over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a             wheel, a ball, or a barrel.          2. To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or             cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to             roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or             putty into a ball.          3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap;             -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.          4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of             rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.                         The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over                      Europe.                                             --J. A.                                                                               Symonds.          5. To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter             with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to             roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.                         Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --Tennyson.          6. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a             roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll             paste; to roll steel rails, etc.          7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of,             rollers or small wheels.          8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to             sound a roll upon.          9. (Geom.) To apply (one line or surface) to another without             slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface)             into successive contact with another, in suck manner that             at every instant the parts that have been in contact are             equal.          10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.                         Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down The beauty                      of these florins new and bright.      --Chaucer.
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Roll \Roll\, v. i.       1. To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by             rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn             over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a             body rolls on an inclined plane.                         And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical                      stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls. --Shak.          2. To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the             street. [bd]The rolling chair.[b8] --Dryden.          3. To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the             cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.          4. To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a             precipice.          5. To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with             a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.          6. To turn; to move circularly.                         And his red eyeballs roll with living fire.                                                                               --Dryden.          7. To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and             depression.                         What different sorrows did within thee roll.                                                                               --Prior.          8. To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock;             as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in             a general semse, to be tossed about.                         Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled. --Pope.          9. To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to             wallow; as, a horse rolls.          10. To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste             rolls well.          11. To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can             scarcely be distinguished by the ear.          12. To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder             rolls.          {To roll about}, to gad abroad. [Obs.]                         Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about.                                                                               --Chaucer.
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Roll \Roll\, n. [F. r[93]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus       [?] little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See       {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[93]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.]       1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll             of a ball; the roll of waves.          2. That which rolls; a roller. Specifically:             (a) A heavy cylinder used to break clods. --Mortimer.             (b) One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers,                   between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed,                   as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the                   rolls.          3. That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool,             paper, cloth, etc. Specifically:             (a) A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or                   other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.                               Busy angels spread The lasting roll, recording                            what we say.                                 --Prior.
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Rolley \Roll"ey\ (-[ycr]), n. [Probably fr. roll.]       A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine.       --Tomlison.
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Rollway \Roll"way`\, n.       A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream.
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Rowel \Row"el\, n. [OF. roele, rouele, properly, a little wheel,       F. rouelle collop, slice, LL. rotella a little wheel, dim. of       L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, and cf. {Rota}.]       1. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.                         With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.                         The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit. --Spenser.          3. (Far.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the             flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.
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Rowel \Row"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roweled}or {Rowelled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Roweling} or {Rowelling}.] (Far.)       To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the       flesh of a horse). --Mortimer.
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Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
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Royal \Roy"al\, n.       1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under             {paper}, n.          2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant             sail. --Totten.          3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the upper or distal branches of an             antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a             stag.          4. (Gun.) A small mortar.          5. (Mil.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot             of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and             supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now             called the Royal Scots.          6. An old English coin. See {Rial}.
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Royal \Roy"al\, n. (Auction Bridge)       A royal spade.
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Royally \Roy"al*ly\, adv.       In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king.                   His body shall be royally interred.         --Dryden.
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Ruelle \Ru*elle"\, n. [F. ruelle a narrow street, a lan[?],       ruelle, fr. rue a street.]       A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.       [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Rule \Rule\, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F.       r[82]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere,       rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf.       {Regular}.]       1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for             conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific             purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a             prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various             societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of             etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.                         We profess to have embraced a religion which                      contains the most exact rules for the government of                      our lives.                                          --Tillotson.          2. Hence:             (a) Uniform or established course of things.                               'T is against the rule of nature. --Shak.             (b) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise                   at six o'clock.             (c) Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state                   or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which                   there are many exeptions.             (d) Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.]                               This uncivil rule; she shall know of it. --Shak.          3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government;             empire; authority; control.                         Obey them that have the rule over you. --Heb. xiii.                                                                               17.                         His stern rule the groaning land obeyed. --Pope.          4. (Law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or             an order made between parties to an action or a suit.             --Wharton.          5. (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any             operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for             extracting the cube root.          6. (Gram.) A general principle concerning the formation or             use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is             a rule in England, that s or es, added to a noun in the             singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but             [bd]man[b8] forms its plural [bd]men[b8], and is an             exception to the rule.          7.             (a) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which                   serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.             (b) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar                   of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually                   marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch,                   and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.                               A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will                            trust only to his rule.               --South.          8. (Print.)             (a) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same                   height as the type, and used for printing lines, as                   between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.             (b) A composing rule. See under {Conposing}.          {As a rule}, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he             behaves well, as a rule.          {Board rule}, {Caliber rule}, etc. See under {Board},             {Caliber}, etc.          {Rule joint}, a knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when             the connected pieces come in line with each other, and             thus permit folding in one direction only.          {Rule of three} (Arith.), that rule which directs, when three             terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have             the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the             first; proportion. See {Proportion}, 5             (b) .          {Rule of thumb}, any rude process or operation, like that of             using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, judgment             and practical experience as distinguished from scientific             knowledge.          Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order;                method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.
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Rule \Rule\, v. i.       1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority;             -- often followed by over.                         By me princes rule, and nobles.         --Prov. viii.                                                                               16.                         We subdue and rule over all other creatures. --Ray.          2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to             decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. --Burril.             Bouvier.          3. (Com.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be             in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday             than the day before.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See {Rule},       n., and cf. {Regulate}.]       1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority             or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.                         A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that                      ruleth well his own house, having his children in                      subjection.                                       --1 Tim. iii.                                                                               2, 4.          2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;             to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.                         I think she will be ruled In all respects by me.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by             universal or general consent, or by common practice.                         That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.                                                                               --Atterbury.          4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a             direction or order of court.          5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided             by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means             of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;             as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.          {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by             a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called             also a {scroll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, n.          {Rule of the road} (Law), any of the various regulations             imposed upon travelers by land or water for their mutual             convenience or safety. In the United States it is a rule             of the road that land travelers passing in opposite             directions shall turn out each to his own right, and             generally that overtaking persons or vehicles shall turn             out to the left; in England the rule for vehicles (but not             for pedestrians) is the opposite of this. Run \Run\, n.       1. (Piquet, Cribbage, etc.) A number of cards of the same             suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.          2. (Golf)             (a) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.             (b) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground                   from a stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruly \Rul"y\, a. [From {Rule}.]       Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to {unruly}. [Obs.]       --Gascoigne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rial \Ri"al\, n. [From {Royal}.]       A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten       shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen       shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also {ryal}.]       --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ryal \Ry"al\ (? [or] ?), a.       Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ryal \Ry"al\, n.       See {Rial}, an old English coin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rial \Ri"al\, n. [From {Royal}.]       A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten       shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen       shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also {ryal}.]       --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ryal \Ry"al\ (? [or] ?), a.       Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ryal \Ry"al\, n.       See {Rial}, an old English coin.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Raoul, GA (CDP, FIPS 63588)       Location: 34.45745 N, 83.60162 W       Population (1990): 1666 (216 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rayle, GA (town, FIPS 63756)       Location: 33.79083 N, 82.90885 W       Population (1990): 107 (63 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Riley, IN (town, FIPS 64512)       Location: 39.38980 N, 87.30040 W       Population (1990): 232 (100 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Riley, KS (city, FIPS 59875)       Location: 39.29825 N, 96.82837 W       Population (1990): 804 (359 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66531    Riley, MI       Zip code(s): 48041    Riley, OR       Zip code(s): 97758
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Roll, AZ       Zip code(s): 85347
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rolla, KS (city, FIPS 60900)       Location: 37.11934 N, 101.63060 W       Population (1990): 387 (177 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67954    Rolla, MO (city, FIPS 62912)       Location: 37.94873 N, 91.76576 W       Population (1990): 14090 (5866 housing units)       Area: 20.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65401    Rolla, ND (city, FIPS 67820)       Location: 48.85870 N, 99.61783 W       Population (1990): 1286 (613 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58367
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rowley, IA (city, FIPS 69060)       Location: 42.36839 N, 91.84484 W       Population (1990): 272 (108 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52329    Rowley, MA (CDP, FIPS 58370)       Location: 42.71869 N, 70.87465 W       Population (1990): 1144 (436 housing units)       Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 01969
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Royal, AR       Zip code(s): 71968    Royal, IA (city, FIPS 69105)       Location: 43.06395 N, 95.28315 W       Population (1990): 466 (212 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51357    Royal, IL (village, FIPS 66157)       Location: 40.19198 N, 87.97135 W       Population (1990): 217 (113 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Royal, NE (village, FIPS 42495)       Location: 42.33270 N, 98.12502 W       Population (1990): 81 (46 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68773    Royal, TN       Zip code(s): 37160
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rule, TX (town, FIPS 63752)       Location: 33.18200 N, 99.89294 W       Population (1990): 783 (442 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79547
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rulo, NE (village, FIPS 42670)       Location: 40.05203 N, 95.42998 W       Population (1990): 191 (106 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68431
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
real adj.   Not simulated.   Often used as a specific antonym to    {virtual} in any of its jargon senses.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
RL // n.   [MUD community] Real Life.   "Firiss laughs in RL"    means that Firiss's player is laughing.   Compare {meatspace}; oppose    {VR}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RAIL          Automatix.   High-level language for industrial       robots.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RAL          1. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK).          2. An {expert system}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
real          1. Not simulated.   Often used as a specific antonym to       {virtual} in any of its jargon senses.          2. {real number}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-03-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
rl          Kent Wittenburg .          The RL files contain code for defining {relational grammar}s       and using them in a bottom-up parser to recognise and/or parse       expressions in Relational Languages.          The approach is a simplification of that described in       Wittenburg, Weitzman, and Talley (1991), Unification-Based       Grammars and Tabular Parsing for Graphical Languages, Journal       of Visual Languages and Computing 2:347-370.   This code is       designed to support the definition and parsing of Relational       Languages, which are characterised as sets of objects standing       in user-defined relations.          Correctness and completeness is independent of the order in       which the input is given to the parser.   Data to be parsed can       be in many forms as long as an interface is supported for       queries and predicates for the relations used in grammar       productions.          To date, this software has been used to parse recursive       pen-based input such as math expressions and {flow chart}s; to       check for data integrity and design conformance in databases;       to automatically generate constraints in drag-and-drop style       graphical interfaces; and to generate graphical displays by       parsing relational data and generating output code.          requires: Common Lisp          ports: Allegro Common Lisp 4.1, Macintosh Common Lisp 2.0          {(ftp://flash.bellcore.com/rl/)}.          (1992/10/31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RL          (MUD community) Real Life.          "Firiss laughs in RL" means that Firiss's player is laughing.          Opposite: {VR}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-05-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
rl          Kent Wittenburg .          The RL files contain code for defining {relational grammar}s       and using them in a bottom-up parser to recognise and/or parse       expressions in Relational Languages.          The approach is a simplification of that described in       Wittenburg, Weitzman, and Talley (1991), Unification-Based       Grammars and Tabular Parsing for Graphical Languages, Journal       of Visual Languages and Computing 2:347-370.   This code is       designed to support the definition and parsing of Relational       Languages, which are characterised as sets of objects standing       in user-defined relations.          Correctness and completeness is independent of the order in       which the input is given to the parser.   Data to be parsed can       be in many forms as long as an interface is supported for       queries and predicates for the relations used in grammar       productions.          To date, this software has been used to parse recursive       pen-based input such as math expressions and {flow chart}s; to       check for data integrity and design conformance in databases;       to automatically generate constraints in drag-and-drop style       graphical interfaces; and to generate graphical displays by       parsing relational data and generating output code.          requires: Common Lisp          ports: Allegro Common Lisp 4.1, Macintosh Common Lisp 2.0          {(ftp://flash.bellcore.com/rl/)}.          (1992/10/31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RL          (MUD community) Real Life.          "Firiss laughs in RL" means that Firiss's player is laughing.          Opposite: {VR}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-05-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RLE          {run-length encoding}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RLL          1. {Representation Language Language}.          2. {Run Length Limited}.          (2003-07-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RRL          {Remote Reference Layer}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Reuel       friend of God. (1.) A son of Esau and Bashemath (Gen. 36:4, 10;       1 Chr. 1:35). (2.) "The priest of Midian," Moses' father-in-law       (Ex. 2:18)=Raguel (Num. 10:29). If he be identified with Jethro       (q.v.), then this may be regarded as his proper name, and Jether       or Jethro (i.e., "excellency") as his official title. (3.) Num.       2:14, called also Deuel (1:14; 7:42).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Roll       the common form of ancient books. The Hebrew word rendered       "roll" or "volume" is _meghillah_, found in Ezra 6:2; Ps. 40:7;       Jer. 36:2, 6, 23, 28, 29; Ezek. 2:9; 3:1-3; Zech. 5:1, 2.       "Rolls" (Chald. pl. of sephar, corresponding to Heb. sepher) in       Ezra 6:1 is rendered in the Revised Version "archives." In the       New Testament the word "volume" (Heb. 10:7; R.V., "roll") occurs       as the rendering of the Greek kephalis, meaning the head or top       of the stick or cylinder on which the manuscript was rolled, and       hence the manuscript itself. (See {BOOK}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Reelaiah, shepherd or companion to the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Reuel, the shepherd or friend of God