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Rasps
- noun - a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
- scrape with a rasp
- utter in a grating voice
- uttering in an irritated tone
Rates
- noun - a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
- a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
- a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"
- amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
- assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
- be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
- estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
- the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
Raves
- noun - a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"
- an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
- participate in an all-night techno dance party
- praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"
- talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Razes
- verb - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
Razzs
- noun - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Reads
- noun - audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
- be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
- have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
- interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal bal
Reams
- noun - a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"
- a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
- enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"
- remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"
- squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"
Reaps
- verb - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
- get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
Rears
- noun - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
- cause to rise up
- construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
- rise up; "The building rose before them"
- stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
- the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
- the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
Rebus
- noun - a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words