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Reversions
- noun - (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- a failure to maintain a higher state
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- returning to a former state
- turning in the opposite direction
Rice-Shell
- - Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.
Rope's-End
- - To punish with a rope's end.
Rulerships
- noun - the position of ruler
Secessions
- noun - an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
Sevenscore
- - Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty.
Sevensomes
- noun - seven people considered as a unit
Sezessions
- noun - an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
Sheepshank
- noun - a knot for shortening a line
Sheepshead
- noun - large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico