--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 40 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/40/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 40 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To revolve is to move in a circle around a central point.[↗](../../revolve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To revolve is to turn around on its own centre, like a wheel.[↗](../../revolve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To revolve around something is to have it as the most important thing.[↗](../../revolve/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To revolve something in your mind is to think about it again and again.[↗](../../revolve/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Earth revolves around the Sun.[↗](../../revolve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Moon revolves around the Earth.[↗](../../revolve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went through the revolving door.[↗](../../revolve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her life revolves around her horse.[↗](../../revolve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sushi revolves on a moving belt.[↗](../../revolve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The wheel revolved slowly.[↗](../../revolve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The story revolves around a lost dog.[↗](../../revolve/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Instead, he revolved this mystery in his mind: why do they find Smee lovable?[↗](../../revolve/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **revolver** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small gun (a pistol) with a turning cylinder holding several bullets.[↗](../../revolver/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cowboy carried a revolver on his belt.[↗](../../revolver/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A revolver holds six bullets in a turning cylinder.[↗](../../revolver/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective found a revolver in the drawer.[↗](../../revolver/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Badger armed the friends with pistols and cudgels.[↗](../../revolver/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If you find a gun, don't touch it — tell an adult.[↗](../../revolver/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Police in some countries carry revolvers.[↗](../../revolver/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There they await the onslaught, the inexperienced ones clutching their revolvers and treading on twigs, but the old hands sleeping tranquilly until just before the dawn.[↗](../../revolver/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **reward** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A reward is something good you get for doing something well, working hard or being helpful.[↗](../../reward/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A reward is also money offered for finding something lost or helping catch a criminal.[↗](../../reward/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To reward someone means to give them a reward.[↗](../../reward/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got a sticker as a reward for reading.[↗](../../reward/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They offered a reward for the lost dog.[↗](../../reward/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hard work brings its own reward.[↗](../../reward/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher rewarded us with extra playtime.[↗](../../reward/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class has a reward chart.[↗](../../reward/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince promised a reward to whoever found the ring.[↗](../../reward/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful of messages offering a reward if you click.[↗](../../reward/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I do not want any reward.[↗](../../reward/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And ye may eat it in every place, ye and your households; for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.[↗](../../reward/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.18.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reward/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'[↗](../../reward/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.15.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reward/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For the LORD your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awful, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.[↗](../../reward/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.10.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reward/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.[↗](../../reward/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.11.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reward/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.[↗](../../reward/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.4.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reward/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover by them is Thy servant warned; in keeping of them there is great reward.[↗](../../reward/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.19.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reward/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **rewatch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To watch a film, show or video again.[↗](../../rewatch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) The act of watching something again.[↗](../../rewatch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have rewatched Frozen ten times.[↗](../../rewatch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On a rewatch, I noticed clues I missed the first time.[↗](../../rewatch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's rewatch the goal in slow motion.[↗](../../rewatch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher let us rewatch the science video.[↗](../../rewatch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That film is worth a rewatch.[↗](../../rewatch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We rewatched the whole series over the holidays.[↗](../../rewatch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rewind** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make a video, song or tape go back to an earlier point.[↗](../../rewind/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To wind something, like a thread or a clock spring, again.[↗](../../rewind/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) To go back in a story or conversation.[↗](../../rewind/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Let's rewind — what happened before?"[↗](../../rewind/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) The button or act of going back.[↗](../../rewind/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you rewind the video?[↗](../../rewind/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") I missed the goal.[↗](../../rewind/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Press rewind to hear the song again.[↗](../../rewind/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's rewind — who started the fight?[↗](../../rewind/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma used to rewind cassette tapes with a pencil.[↗](../../rewind/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I wish I could rewind the day and start again.[↗](../../rewind/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The story rewinds to when the twins were babies.[↗](../../rewind/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rewire** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rewire a building, machine or circuit is to put new electrical wires in it, or connect them in a new way.[↗](../../rewire/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, science) To rewire the brain or your habits means to change how you think or act by practice.[↗](../../rewire/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The electrician had to rewire the whole house.[↗](../../rewire/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We rewired the circuit so both bulbs lit up.[↗](../../rewire/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never try to rewire a plug at home; ask an adult.[↗](../../rewire/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They are rewiring the old school hall.[↗](../../rewire/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Learning to play the piano can rewire your brain.[↗](../../rewire/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He rewired his toy robot to make it move faster.[↗](../../rewire/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The flat was rewired before we moved in.[↗](../../rewire/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rewrite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rewrite means to write something again, usually to make it better or different.[↗](../../rewrite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rewrite is a new version of a piece of writing.[↗](../../rewrite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rewrite the sentence in the past tense.[↗](../../rewrite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We rewrote the fairy tale from the wolf's point of view.[↗](../../rewrite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rewrite 5 + 5 + 5 as a multiplication.[↗](../../rewrite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She rewrote her story three times.[↗](../../rewrite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rewrite the notes in your own words.[↗](../../rewrite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The play needed a big rewrite.[↗](../../rewrite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is very corrupt, both girls being called Kate, and I have had largely to rewrite.[↗](../../rewrite/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rex** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rex is Latin for "king".[↗](../../rex/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king".[↗](../../rex/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* T. rex is a short name for Tyrannosaurus rex, a huge meat-eating dinosaur.[↗](../../rex/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rex is a common name for a dog, and also a boy's name.[↗](../../rex/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal, UK law) Rex is used in court case names when a king is on the throne.[↗](../../rex/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Rex v Smith" means the Crown (the king's side) against Smith.[↗](../../rex/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The T. rex had huge teeth and tiny arms.[↗](../../rex/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king".[↗](../../rex/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog Rex loves chasing balls.[↗](../../rex/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a T. rex skeleton at the museum.[↗](../../rex/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Latin, rex means king.[↗](../../rex/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rex is the new boy in our class.[↗](../../rex/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rh (rhesus) factor: a protein that may be on red blood cells; blood is Rh-positive or Rh-negative (as in A+ or O−).[↗](../../rh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* RH: short for «right hand», as in music («RH» for the right hand on the piano).[↗](../../rh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* RH or rh: short for «relative humidity», how much water vapour is in the air.[↗](../../rh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Rh: the chemical symbol for rhodium, a rare metal.[↗](../../rh/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My blood group is O, Rh positive.[↗](../../rh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rh-negative blood is less common.[↗](../../rh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In piano music, RH means play with your right hand.[↗](../../rh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather station shows RH 80%.[↗](../../rh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rh is the symbol for the metal rhodium.[↗](../../rh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **rhea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large flightless bird from South America, like a small ostrich or emu, with grey-brown feathers and long legs, which runs fast.[↗](../../rhea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (myth, a name) Rhea was a Titan in Greek myths, the mother of Zeus.[↗](../../rhea/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rhea is also a moon of Saturn, and a girl's name.[↗](../../rhea/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rhea is a big bird that cannot fly.[↗](../../rhea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rheas live on the pampas in South America.[↗](../../rhea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The male rhea looks after the eggs.[↗](../../rhea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rheas, ostriches and emus are all flightless birds.[↗](../../rhea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Greek myths, Rhea was the mother of Zeus.[↗](../../rhea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhea is one of Saturn's many moons.[↗](../../rhea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hestia was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea.[↗](../../rhea/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rhesus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face.[↗](../../rhesus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, medicine) The rhesus factor (Rh) is a protein on red blood cells; blood is called Rh-positive if it has it and Rh-negative if not.[↗](../../rhesus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rhesus monkeys live in large groups in India.[↗](../../rhesus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My blood group is O rhesus positive.[↗](../../rhesus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plus in A+ means rhesus positive.[↗](../../rhesus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A rhesus macaque stole a banana from a tourist.[↗](../../rhesus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhesus monkeys were sent into space in the early days of rockets.[↗](../../rhesus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors check the rhesus factor before giving blood.[↗](../../rhesus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rhetorical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point or for effect, not to get an answer: «Who wants to live in a world without trees?».[↗](../../rhetorical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Rhetorical means to do with the art of speaking or writing in a way that persuades or impresses people.[↗](../../rhetorical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Who would want to drop litter in such a beautiful park?" is a rhetorical question.[↗](../../rhetorical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Add a rhetorical question to your persuasive letter.[↗](../../rhetorical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Do you think I'm made of money?"[↗](../../rhetorical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") Dad asked — it was rhetorical.[↗](../../rhetorical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The speaker used rhetorical tricks to excite the crowd.[↗](../../rhetorical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question\![↗](../../rhetorical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is the sky blue?[↗](../../rhetorical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") That's rhetorical — of course it is.[↗](../../rhetorical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rhetorician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who is skilled at speaking or writing in a grand, persuasive way; an expert in rhetoric.[↗](../../rhetorician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rhetorician gave a long speech to the crowd.[↗](../../rhetorician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The clever rhetorician won every argument.[↗](../../rhetorician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rhetorician must know how to persuade people.[↗](../../rhetorician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rheumatic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stiff, sore or painful in the joints, as in arthritis; of or about rheumatism.[↗](../../rheumatic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old man had a rheumatic knee.[↗](../../rheumatic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad walks with a rheumatic limp.[↗](../../rheumatic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cold, damp weather makes rheumatic joints ache.[↗](../../rheumatic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rheumatism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A painful illness that makes the joints and muscles stiff and sore.[↗](../../rheumatism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma has rheumatism in her hands.[↗](../../rheumatism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His rheumatism had gone, and he could run again.[↗](../../rheumatism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cold rooms can make rheumatism worse.[↗](../../rheumatism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rhino** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rhino, short for rhinoceros, is a very large, heavy, thick-skinned animal with one or two horns on its nose; it lives in Africa and southern Asia and eats plants.[↗](../../rhino/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, old slang) «Rhino» once meant money, but this is rarely heard now.[↗](../../rhino/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rhino has two horns on its nose.[↗](../../rhino/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhinos roll in mud to cool off and protect their skin.[↗](../../rhino/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhino horn is made of keratin, like your fingernails.[↗](../../rhino/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Poachers hunt rhinos, so rangers guard them.[↗](../../rhino/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby rhino is called a calf.[↗](../../rhino/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The black rhino is not really black; it is grey.[↗](../../rhino/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The rhino charged across the plain.[↗](../../rhino/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rhinoceros** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rhinoceros is a very large, thick-skinned grey animal from Africa or Asia with one or two horns on its nose.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rhinoceros has very thick skin.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The black rhinoceros is critically endangered.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhino horn is made of keratin, like your hair.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw two rhinos on safari.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby rhinoceros is called a calf.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rangers guard the rhinoceroses from poachers.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Beast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were five eyes in its face.[↗](../../rhinoceros/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rhinovirus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, medicine) A kind of very small germ (a virus) that is the most common cause of the common cold.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Any of the many types of these cold viruses.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Most colds are caused by a rhinovirus.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Rhino" means nose, so a rhinovirus is a nose virus.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhinoviruses spread when people sneeze.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing your hands helps stop rhinoviruses spreading.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibiotics can't kill a rhinovirus.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There are over 100 types of rhinovirus, which is why we catch so many colds.[↗](../../rhinovirus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rhododendron** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large bush with big leathery green leaves that stay all year and big bunches of bright flowers, often pink, purple, red or white.[↗](../../rhododendron/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) In some places it is a weed that spreads and shades out native plants.[↗](../../rhododendron/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rhododendron in the park is covered in pink flowers.[↗](../../rhododendron/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees visit the rhododendron in spring.[↗](../../rhododendron/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not eat rhododendron leaves; they are poisonous.[↗](../../rhododendron/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wild rhododendron is spreading in the Scottish woods.[↗](../../rhododendron/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal.[↗](../../rhododendron/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We hid behind the big rhododendron during hide-and-seek.[↗](../../rhododendron/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rhubarb** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garden plant with long thick pink or red stalks that are cooked with sugar and eaten as a sweet food, as in rhubarb crumble.[↗](../../rhubarb/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, informal) Nonsense or silly talk.[↗](../../rhubarb/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (theatre, UK) The word actors mutter, "rhubarb, rhubarb", to sound like a crowd talking in the background.[↗](../../rhubarb/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US, old slang) A noisy argument or fight, especially in baseball.[↗](../../rhubarb/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad grows rhubarb in his garden.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had rhubarb crumble with custard for pudding.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhubarb is very sour, so you cook it with sugar.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never eat rhubarb leaves; they are poisonous.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the school play, the crowd muttered "rhubarb, rhubarb".[↗](../../rhubarb/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "That's a load of rhubarb!" said Nan, meaning nonsense.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhubarb and custard sweets are pink and yellow.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She believed to her last day in old-fashioned remedies like rhubarb leaf, and made sounds of contempt over all this new-fangled talk about germs, and so on.[↗](../../rhubarb/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rhyme** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Words rhyme when their ending sounds are the same, like "cat" and "hat", or "light" and "night".[↗](../../rhyme/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rhyme is a word that rhymes with another word.[↗](../../rhyme/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A short poem or song with rhyming words, like a nursery rhyme.[↗](../../rhyme/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Cat" rhymes with "hat".[↗](../../rhyme/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you think of a rhyme for "moon"?[↗](../../rhyme/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned a nursery rhyme about a spider.[↗](../../rhyme/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a poem with words that rhyme.[↗](../../rhyme/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Hey Diddle Diddle" is a funny old rhyme.[↗](../../rhyme/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The words "bear" and "chair" rhyme even though they are spelt differently.[↗](../../rhyme/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhymes help little children learn to read.[↗](../../rhyme/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/39/) **40** [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/41/) … 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