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Pyre
- noun - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
Race
- noun - (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- a canal for a current of water
- a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
- any competition; "the race for the presidency"
- cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
- compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
- ginger root
- move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for
Rage
- noun - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
- a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
- be violent; as of fires and storms
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
- Fury
- something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"
- violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"
Rake
- noun - a dissolute man in fashionable society
- a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
- level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
- move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
- scrape gently; "graze the skin"
- sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
Rale
- noun - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
Rape
- noun - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
- force (someone) to have sex against their will;
- the act of despoiling a country in warfare
- the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
Rare
- adjective - (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"
- having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
- not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
- recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
Rase
- verb - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"