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Rheotrope
- - An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.
Rhetorics
- noun - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
- loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
- study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
- using language effectively to please or persuade
Ricegrass
- noun - any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
Richard I
- noun - son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)
Ridgerope
- - See Life line (a), under Life.
Rigmarole
- noun - a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"
- A long and complicated procedure.
- a set of confused and meaningless statements
Ring Road
- noun - a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
Rio Bravo
- noun - a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico
Ripuarian
- unknown - 1. (Peoples)
a. of or relating to the group of Franks who lived during the 4th century near Cologne along the Rhine
b. of or designating their code of laws
2. (Historical Terms)
a. of or relating to the group of Franks who lived during the 4th century