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   radar
         n 1: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of
               microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant
               objects [syn: {radar}, {microwave radar}, {radio detection
               and ranging}, {radiolocation}]

English Dictionary: rotter	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Radyera n very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus Synonym(s): Radyera, genus Radyera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raider n someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter] a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rather adv on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" Synonym(s): rather, instead to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" Synonym(s): rather, kind of, kinda, sort of more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" Synonym(s): preferably, sooner, rather to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" Synonym(s): quite, rather
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratter n a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. Synonym(s): deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats Synonym(s): rat terrier, ratter
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raw weather n unpleasantly cold and damp weather
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reader n a person who enjoys reading someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication Synonym(s): subscriber, reader a person who can read; a literate person someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication Synonym(s): reviewer, referee, reader someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections Synonym(s): proofreader, reader someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church Synonym(s): lector, reader a public lecturer at certain universities Synonym(s): lector, lecturer, reader one of a series of texts for students learning to read
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red deer n common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: red deer, elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus]
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Reiter n German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969) Synonym(s): Reiter, Hans Conrad Julius Reiter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retire v go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" Synonym(s): retire, withdraw pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Synonym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back Antonym(s): advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" Synonym(s): adjourn, withdraw, retire make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal" dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" Synonym(s): retire, withdraw cause to be out on a fielding play Synonym(s): put out, retire cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base" Synonym(s): retire, strike out prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" Synonym(s): go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire Antonym(s): arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retiree n someone who has retired from active working [syn: retiree, retired person]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retro adj affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" Synonym(s): ex post facto, retroactive, retro n a fashion reminiscent of the past
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retry v hear or try a court case anew Synonym(s): rehear, retry
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rider n a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel) a clause that is appended to a legislative bill a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle) a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it Synonym(s): passenger, rider
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rioter n troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
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roe deer n small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers Synonym(s): roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
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rood-tree n representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn: crucifix, rood, rood-tree]
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root hair n thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil
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rooter n an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: sports fan, fan, rooter]
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rotary adj relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial" describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel" Synonym(s): circular, rotary, orbitual n a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" Synonym(s): traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa Synonym(s): synchronous converter, rotary, rotary converter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rotor n the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn: rotor, rotor coil] Antonym(s): stator, stator coil the revolving bar of a distributor rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"
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rotter n a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" Synonym(s): rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git
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router n a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves
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rudder n a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
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Rudra n father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiary \Ra"diary\, n. [Cf. F. radiaire.] (Zo[94]l.) A radiate. [Obs.]
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Raider \Raid"er\, n. One who engages in a raid. [U.S.]
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Rater \Rat"er\, n. One who rates or estimates.
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Rater \Rat"er\, n. One who rates or scolds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rather \Rath"er\, a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. --Sir J. Mandeville.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rather \Rath"er\, adv. [AS. hra[eb]or, compar. of hra[eb]e, hr[91][eb]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.] 1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. --Chaucer. A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe. 2. More readily or willingly; preferably. My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life. --Job vii. 15. 3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead. Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark v. 26. 4. Of two alternatives conceived of, by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat. He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain, And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain. --Dryden. 5. More properly; more correctly speaking. This is an art Which does mend nature, change it rather, but The art itself is nature. --Shak. 6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp. {The rather}, the more so; especially; for better reason; for particular cause. You are come to me in happy time, The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak. {Had rather}, [or] {Would rather}, prefer to; prefers to; as, he had, [or] would, rather go than stay. [bd]I had rather speak five words with my understanding than ten thousands words in an unknown tongue.[b8] --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had rather}, under {Had}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratter \Rat"ter\, n. 1. One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party. 2. Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See {Terrier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reader \Read"er\, n. [AS. r[aemac]dere.] 1. One who reads. Specifically: (a) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church. (b) (University of Oxford, Eng.) One who reads lectures on scientific subjects. --Lyell. (c) A proof reader. (d) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit. 2. One who reads much; one who is studious. 3. A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ready \Read"y\, a. [Compar. {Readier}; superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[aemac]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar[a0]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. {Array}, 1st {Curry}.] 1. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. [bd]When she redy was.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished. [bd]Dinner was ready.[b8] --Fielding. My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. --Matt. xxii. 4. 3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed. I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. --Acts xxi. 13. If need be, I am ready to forego And quit. --Milton. 4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. [bd]Ready in devising expedients.[b8] --Macaulay. Gurth, whose temper was ready, through surly. --Sir W. Scott. 5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy. [bd]The readiest way.[b8] --Milton. A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, The readiest weapon that his fury found. --Dryden. 6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive. My heart is ready to crack. --Shak. 7. (Mil.) A word of command, or a position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, aim. {All ready}, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or prepared. [bd][I] am all redy at your hest.[b8] --Chaucer. {Ready money}, means of immediate payment; cash. [bd]'Tis all the ready money fate can give.[b8] --Cowley. {Ready reckoner}, a book of tables for facilitating computations, as of interest, prices, etc. {To make ready}, to make preparation; to get in readiness. Syn: Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous; apt; skilful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune; fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See {Prompt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English. (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reddour \Red"dour\ (r?d"d?r), n. [F. raideur, fr. raide stiff.] Rigor; violence. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Redraw \Redraw"\ (r?dr?"), v. t. [imp. {Redrew} (-dr?");p. p. {Redrawn} (-dr[b5]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redrawing}.] To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.
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Redraw \Re*draw"\, v. i. (Com.) To draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers.
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Redraw \Redraw"\ (r?dr?"), v. t. [imp. {Redrew} (-dr?");p. p. {Redrawn} (-dr[b5]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redrawing}.] To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.
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Rethor \Reth"or\, n. [Cf. F. rh[82]teur. See {Rhetor}.] A rhetorician; a careful writer. [Obs.] If a rethor couthe fair endite. --Chaucer.
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Retiary \Re"tiary\, n. [See {Retiarius}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. 2. A retiarius.
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Retiary \Re`tiary\, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.] 1. Netlike. This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders. 3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. Scholastic retiary versatility of logic. --Coleridge.
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Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See {Tirade}.] 1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. --Sir P. Sidney. As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J. Davies.
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Retire \Re*tire"\, n. 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. [Obs.] The battle and the retire of the English succors. --Bacon. [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire. --Milton. 2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
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Retire \Re*tire"\, v. i. 1. To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice. To Una back he cast him to retire. --Spenser. The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. --2 Sam. xi. 15. 3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison. 4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. 5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; retrocede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retro- \Retro-\ [L. retro, adv., backward, back. Cf. {Re}-.] A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back.
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Retry \Re*try"\, v. t. To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person.
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Rettery \Ret"ter*y\, n. A place or establishment where flax is retted. See {Ret}. --Ure.
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Rhetor \Rhe"tor\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?].] A rhetorician. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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Ridder \Rid"der\, n. One who, or that which, rids.
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Rider \Rid"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, rides. 2. Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.] 3. One who breaks or manages a horse. --Shak. 4. An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed. After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a rider. --Macaulay. This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer. --A. S. Hardy. 5. (Math.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper. 6. [D. rijder.] A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it. His moldy money ! half a dozen riders. --J. Fletcher. 7. (Mining) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it. 8. (Shipbuilding) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame. --Totten. 9. (Naut.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold. 10. A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard. 11. A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Drummond. {Rider's bone} (Med.), a bony deposit in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh, due to the pressure and irritation caused by the saddle in riding.
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Rioter \Ri"ot*er\, n. 1. One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. --Chaucer. 2. (Law) One who engages in a riot. See {Riot}, n., 3.
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Riotour \Ri"ot*our\ (-[oomac]r), n. A rioter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Riotry \Ri"ot*ry\, n. The act or practice of rioting; riot. [bd]Electioneering riotry.[b8] --Walpole.
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Pack \Pack\, n. 1. (Med.) In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or sheets called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack}, etc., according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used, put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact or condition of being so treated. 2. (Rugby Football) The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage. {Pack and prime} {road [or] way}, a pack road or bridle way.
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Roedeer \Roe"deer`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The roebuck.
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Rood \Rood\ (r[oomac]d), n. [AS. r[omac]d a cross; akin to OS. r[omac]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. {Rod} a measure.] 1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it. Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his head, and holding the cross on which the Son is represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the principal figures. Savior, in thine image seen Bleeding on that precious rood. --Wordsworth. 2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.] 3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. {By the rood}, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in swearing. [bd]No, by the rood, not so.[b8] --Shak. {Rood beam} (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. {Rood loft} (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt. {Rood screen} (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the body of the church, over which the rood was placed. --Fairholt. {Rood tower} (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it was called also {rood steeple}. --Weale. {Rood tree}, the cross. [Obs.] [bd]Died upon the rood tree.[b8] --Gower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rood \Rood\ (r[oomac]d), n. [AS. r[omac]d a cross; akin to OS. r[omac]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. {Rod} a measure.] 1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it. Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his head, and holding the cross on which the Son is represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the principal figures. Savior, in thine image seen Bleeding on that precious rood. --Wordsworth. 2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.] 3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. {By the rood}, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in swearing. [bd]No, by the rood, not so.[b8] --Shak. {Rood beam} (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. {Rood loft} (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt. {Rood screen} (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the body of the church, over which the rood was placed. --Fairholt. {Rood tower} (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it was called also {rood steeple}. --Weale. {Rood tree}, the cross. [Obs.] [bd]Died upon the rood tree.[b8] --Gower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the root crop. 3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like. Specifically: (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a stem. They were the roots out of which sprang two distinct people. --Locke. (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms employed in language; a word from which other words are formed; a radix, or radical. (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought about; the source. [bd]She herself . . . is root of bounty.[b8] --Chaucer. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. --1 Tim. vi. 10 (rev. Ver.) (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27. (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed. --Busby. (f) The lowest place, position, or part. [bd]Deep to the roots of hell.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The roots of the mountains.[b8] --Southey. 4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations. When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer. {A[89]rial roots}. (Bot.) (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of trees, etc., serve to support the plant. (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of {Mangrove}. {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the squash. {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root, from which the rootlets are given off. {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to destroy an error root and branch. {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation under {Radical}, n., 2. {Root barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Rhizocephala. {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes. --Gray. {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3 (b) . {Root louse} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the grapevine. See {Phylloxera}. {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the equation. {Root of a nail} (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin. {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in the socket and consisting of one or more fangs. {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the plant above the radicle. {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. [bd]The bended twigs take root.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rooter \Rooter\, n. One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rooter \Root"er\, n. One who roots, or applauds. [Slang, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rootery \Root"er*y\, n. A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and used as an ornamental object in gardening.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rotary \Ro"ta*ry\, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[82]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.] Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion. {Rotary engine}, steam engine in which the continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also {rotatory engine}. {Rotary pump}, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating buckets or pistons. {Rotary shears}, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. {Rotary valve}, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, as in the four-way cock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[edh]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zo[94]l.) Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] --Shak. {Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.] --Golding. {Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rother \Roth"er\, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.] A rudder. {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by shipwrights.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rotor \Ro"tor\, n. (Elec.) The rotating part of a generator or motor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Router \Rout"er\, n. (Carp.) (a) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes. (b) A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Router \Rout"er\, n. (Mach.) A machine with a rapidly revolving vertical spindle and cutter for scooping out the surface of wood or metal, as between and around the engraved parts of an electrotype.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudder \Rud"der\, n. A riddle or sieve. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudder \Rud"der\, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[omac][edh]er a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ] 1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment. 2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course. For rhyme the rudder is of verses. --Hudibras. {Balance rudder} (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. {Drop rudder} (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering. {Rudder chain} (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken. {Rudder coat} (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole. {Rudder fish}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pilot fish. (b) The amber fish ({Seriola zonata}), which is bluish having six broad black bands. (c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus perciformis}); -- called also {black rudder fish}, {logfish}, and {barrel fish}. The name is also applied to other fishes which follow vessels. {Rudder pendants} (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder chains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudder \Rud"der\, n. In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS. rudig. See {Rud}, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. --Milton. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv. 7. 2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden. {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail}, {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck}, {spoonbill}, etc. {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rude \Rude\, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L. rudis.] 1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. --Milton. 2. Hence, specifically: (a) Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship. [bd]Rude was the cloth.[b8] --Chaucer. Rude and unpolished stones. --Bp. Stillingfleet. The heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. --Milton. (b) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like. [bd]Mine ancestors were rude.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rutter \Rut"ter\ (r[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [D. ruiter a rider. Cf. {Ruttier}.] A horseman or trooper. [Obs.] Such a regiment of rutters Never defied men braver. --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rutter \Rut"ter\, n. [From {Rut}.] That which ruts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruttier \Rut"ti*er\, n. [F. routier, fr. route a road. See {Route}.] A chart of a course, esp. at sea. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ryder \Ry"der\, n. 1. A clause added to a document; a rider. See {Rider}. [Obs.] 2. [D. rijder, properly, a rider.] A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
red wire n. [IBM] Patch wires installed by programmers who have no business mucking with the hardware. It is said that the only thing more dangerous than a hardware guy with a code patch is a {softy} with a soldering iron.... Compare {blue wire}, {yellow wire}, {purple wire}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
red wire (IBM) Patch wires installed by programmers who have no business mucking with the hardware. It is said that the only thing more dangerous than a hardware guy with a code patch is a {softy} with a soldering iron. Compare {blue wire}, {yellow wire}, {purple wire}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
router /roo't*/ A device which forwards {packets} between {networks}. The forwarding decision is based on {network layer} information and routing tables, often constructed by routing {protocols}. {Unix manual page}: route(8). See also {bridge}, {gateway}, {Exterior Gateway Protocol}, {Interior Gateway Protocol}, {flapping router}. (1999-08-24)