raillery
         n 1: light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {raillery}, {give-
               and-take}, {backchat}]

English Dictionary: ruler	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Real IRA n a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement Synonym(s): Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army, RIRA, Dissident Irish Republican Army
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reeler n someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall [syn: staggerer, totterer, reeler] a dancer of reels
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roller n a grounder that rolls along the infield a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore Synonym(s): roller, roll, rolling wave a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) a cylinder that revolves a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" Synonym(s): curler, hair curler, roller, crimper Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground Synonym(s): roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruler n a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" Synonym(s): ruler, swayer 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railer \Rail"er\, n.       One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or       reproaches with opprobrious language.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Raillery \Rail"ler*y\ (r[acr]l"l[etil]r*[ycr] or r[amac]l"-;       277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.]       Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language;       satirical merriment.                   Let raillery be without malice or heat.   --B. Jonson.                   Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of                them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.                                                                               --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Raillier \Rail"li*er\, n.       One who rallies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reeler \Reel"er\ (r?l"?r), n.       1. One who reels.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The grasshopper warbler; -- so called from its             note. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relier \Re*li"er\ (r?-l?"?r), n. [From {Rely}.]       One who relies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roller \Roll"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder,             sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in             husbandry and the arts.          2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage             used in surgery.          3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in             upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.          4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling             cylinder; -- called also {roller towel}.          5. (Print.) A cylinder coated with a composition made             principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of             type are inked previously to taking an impression from             them. --W. Savage.          6. A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the             roller of a man.          7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.          8. (Zo[94]l.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf             roller. see {Tortrix}.          9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species             of Old World picarian birds of the family {Coraciad[91]}.             The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over             or [bd]tumbling[b8] in flight.          Note: Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common                European species ({Coracias garrula}) has the head,                neck, and under parts light blue varied with green, the                scapulars chestnut brown, and the tail blue, green, and                black. The broad-billed rollers of India and Africa                belong to the genus {Eurystomus}, as the oriental                roller ({E. orientalis}), and the Australian roller, or                dollar bird ({E. Pacificus}). The latter is dark brown                on the head and neck, sea green on the back, and bright                blue on the throat, base of the tail, and parts of the                wings. It has a silvery-white spot on the middle of                each wing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruler \Rul"er\ (r[udd]l"[etil]r), n.       1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a             governor.                         And he made him ruler over all the land. --Gen. xli.                                                                               43.                         A prince and ruler of the land.         --Shak.          2. A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a             smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing             lines. Cf. {Rule}, n., 7             (a)