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Rask
- noun - Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832)
Rasp
- noun - a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
- scrape with a rasp
- utter in a grating voice
- uttering in an irritated tone
Rata
- - A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs.
Rate
- noun - 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"
Rats
- noun - a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- catch rats, especially with dogs
- desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- employ scabs or strike breakers in
- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
- one who reveals confidential information in return for money
- someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- take the place of work of someone on strike
Rave
- 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
Ravi
- unknown - one of five tributaries of the Indus
Raws
- noun - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
Rays
- noun - (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
- expose to radiation; "irradiate food"
- extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
- John Ray FRS (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705) was an English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists.
His classification of plants in his Historia Plantarum, was an imp