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Rimbase
- - A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon.
Rimfire
- unknown - a type of firearm metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing.
Riotise
- - Excess; tumult; revelry.
Riposte
- noun - (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
- answer back
- make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"
Riptide
- noun - a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
Risible
- adjective - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
Risquee
- - Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety; dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or of doubtful morality; as, a risqu story.
Rissole
- noun - minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat
Riviere
- - A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, esp. one of several strings.
Roanoke
- noun - a city in southwestern Virginia