--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 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/6/) [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 6 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/7/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) **rap** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rap is a kind of music where words are spoken quickly in rhythm over a beat, instead of being sung.[↗](../../rap/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To rap means to perform this kind of music.[↗](../../rap/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rap is a quick, sharp knock or hit, as in «a rap on the door».[↗](../../rap/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To rap means to knock or hit quickly and sharply.[↗](../../rap/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (informal) «A rap on the knuckles» is a mild telling-off; «take the rap» means to take the blame or punishment, often for someone else.[↗](../../rap/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (US, informal) A rap sheet is a police record of crimes.[↗](../../rap/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* To rap out words means to say them suddenly and sharply.[↗](../../rap/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We wrote a rap about the times tables.[↗](../../rap/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a sharp rap at the window.[↗](../../rap/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher rapped on the desk for silence.[↗](../../rap/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother loves rap music.[↗](../../rap/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I took the rap for breaking the vase, but it was the dog.[↗](../../rap/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spiders get a bad rap, but most are harmless.[↗](../../rap/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She can rap really fast without missing a word.[↗](../../rap/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Hold your tongue, John,” his father rapped out.[↗](../../rap/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rapeseed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rapeseed is a plant with bright yellow flowers, grown in fields for its seeds.[↗](../../rapeseed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The oil pressed from these seeds is rapeseed oil, a common cooking oil (called canola oil in Canada, the USA and Australia).[↗](../../rapeseed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hills were covered in bright yellow rapeseed.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum fries potatoes in rapeseed oil.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees love the flowers of rapeseed.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rapeseed belongs to the cabbage family.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Canada rapeseed oil is called canola oil.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer will harvest the rapeseed in summer.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rapeseed fields can make some people sneeze.[↗](../../rapeseed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rapid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rapid means very fast or happening quickly.[↗](../../rapid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rapids are parts of a river where the water flows very fast over rocks.[↗](../../rapid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The town saw rapid growth when the factory opened.[↗](../../rapid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her heart was beating at a rapid rate.[↗](../../rapid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went rafting on the rapids.[↗](../../rapid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tadpoles' rapid change into frogs amazed us.[↗](../../rapid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire spread at a rapid pace.[↗](../../rapid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never swim near rapids.[↗](../../rapid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She wondered at the rapid flight of the Monkeys, but was glad the journey was over.[↗](../../rapid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rapidity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Great speed; how fast something happens.[↗](../../rapidity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fire spread with alarming rapidity.[↗](../../rapidity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rapidity of his answer surprised the teacher.[↗](../../rapidity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheetahs run with great rapidity.[↗](../../rapidity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rapidity of the reaction increased when we heated it.[↗](../../rapidity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The news travelled with rapidity.[↗](../../rapidity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Children grow with surprising rapidity.[↗](../../rapidity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Sire," replied the Indian, "the rapidity of his movements took me so by surprise that he was out of hearing before I recovered my speech.[↗](../../rapidity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rapidly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very quickly; at a great speed.[↗](../../rapidly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Happening in a short time (the town grew rapidly).[↗](../../rapidly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fire spread rapidly through the dry grass.[↗](../../rapidly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy is growing rapidly.[↗](../../rapidly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her heart beat rapidly before the race.[↗](../../rapidly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The water level rose rapidly after the storm.[↗](../../rapidly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices rose rapidly last month.[↗](../../rapidly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He rapidly ate his lunch and ran out to play.[↗](../../rapidly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Bacteria can multiply rapidly in warm food.[↗](../../rapidly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Let it be so,” she replied, and she dressed rapidly.[↗](../../rapidly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rapine** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Taking things by force, robbery or plunder.[↗](../../rapine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.[↗](../../rapine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.3.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rapine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **rapper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who performs rap music, speaking words in rhythm and rhyme over a beat.[↗](../../rapper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rare) Something used for knocking, like a door knocker.[↗](../../rapper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin wants to be a rapper when he grows up.[↗](../../rapper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rapper performed his new song at the festival.[↗](../../rapper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class wrote a rap about the water cycle and Josh was the rapper.[↗](../../rapper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A good rapper needs great rhythm and clever rhymes.[↗](../../rapper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rapper's lyrics were about growing up in the city.[↗](../../rapper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old door had a brass rapper shaped like a lion.[↗](../../rapper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rapt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* So interested in something that you notice nothing else, as in «rapt attention».[↗](../../rapt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Filled with deep joy or wonder, carried away by a feeling.[↗](../../rapt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The children listened with rapt attention to the story.[↗](../../rapt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat stood rapt, hearing the music of the pipes.[↗](../../rapt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She watched the fireworks with a rapt face.[↗](../../rapt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was rapt in thought and did not hear the bell.[↗](../../rapt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The audience sat rapt as the magician worked.[↗](../../rapt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole gazed in rapt wonder at the Friend on the island.[↗](../../rapt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby was rapt, watching the fish in the tank.[↗](../../rapt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **raptor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raptor is a bird of prey: a bird that hunts other animals with strong feet, sharp curved claws (talons) and a hooked beak, such as an eagle, hawk, falcon or owl.[↗](../../raptor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A raptor is a short name for some meat-eating dinosaurs, especially velociraptor and its relatives (dromaeosaurs).[↗](../../raptor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Eagles, hawks and owls are all raptors.[↗](../../raptor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The raptor grabbed the mouse with its sharp talons.[↗](../../raptor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a raptor centre and held a barn owl.[↗](../../raptor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Raptors have amazing eyesight for spotting prey.[↗](../../raptor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Peregrine falcons are the fastest raptors when they dive.[↗](../../raptor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the raptors opened the kitchen door.[↗](../../raptor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Real raptor dinosaurs were covered in feathers.[↗](../../raptor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The raptor circled high above the field.[↗](../../raptor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rapture** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A feeling of great joy and delight.[↗](../../rapture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «In raptures» or «go into raptures» means very excited and pleased about something.[↗](../../rapture/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (church) For some Christians, especially in the USA, «the Rapture» is a belief that Christ will take believers up to heaven at the end of time; many other Christians do not hold this belief.[↗](../../rapture/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Toad went into raptures over the motor-car.[↗](../../rapture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mole gazed at the river in rapture.[↗](../../rapture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was in raptures about her new puppy.[↗](../../rapture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd cheered with rapture when the band came on.[↗](../../rapture/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rapture filled her heart as she saw the sea.[↗](../../rapture/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He listened to the music in silent rapture.[↗](../../rapture/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (church) Some Christians believe in the Rapture; others do not.[↗](../../rapture/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "How gloriously it shines!" cried Jason, in a rapture.[↗](../../rapture/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rapturous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Full of great joy and excitement: «rapturous applause».[↗](../../rapturous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Showing extreme delight.[↗](../../rapturous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The band got a rapturous welcome.[↗](../../rapturous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The audience burst into rapturous applause.[↗](../../rapturous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad dreamed of rapturous crowds cheering his name.[↗](../../rapturous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The winning team got a rapturous reception at home.[↗](../../rapturous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave a rapturous cry when she saw the puppy.[↗](../../rapturous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Their rapturous faces said it all.[↗](../../rapturous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rapturously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that shows great joy, so happy that you are carried away with delight.[↗](../../rapturously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crowd cheered rapturously when the prince returned.[↗](../../rapturously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She listened rapturously to the music.[↗](../../rapturously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «How clever I am!» he crowed rapturously.[↗](../../rapturously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rare** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rare means not happening often or not found often; there are only a few of it.[↗](../../rare/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rare (about meat, especially steak) means cooked only a little, so it is still red inside.[↗](../../rare/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In old or informal speech, rare can mean very or extremely.[↗](../../rare/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Snow is rare in Sydney.[↗](../../rare/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The giant panda is a rare animal.[↗](../../rare/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This rare stamp is worth a lot of money.[↗](../../rare/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's rare for our teacher to be late.[↗](../../rare/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In rare cases, a bee sting can be dangerous.[↗](../../rare/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He likes his steak rare.[↗](../../rare/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Getting six sixes in a row is very rare.[↗](../../rare/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A shooting star is a rare and lucky sight.[↗](../../rare/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “That'll be rare nasty,” says the cook.[↗](../../rare/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I will make man more rare than fine gold, even man than the pure gold of Ophir.[↗](../../rare/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.13.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rare/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **rarely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rarely means not often; almost never.[↗](../../rarely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rarely can also mean unusually, as in «a rarely beautiful day» (older use).[↗](../../rarely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It rarely snows here in April.[↗](../../rarely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandma rarely watches television.[↗](../../rarely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We rarely eat out, so tonight is special.[↗](../../rarely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls are rarely seen in the daytime.[↗](../../rarely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He is rarely late for school.[↗](../../rarely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rarely have I seen such a big dog.[↗](../../rarely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharks rarely attack people.[↗](../../rarely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · These battles between boys rarely end well.[↗](../../rarely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · All these translations are out of print and are rarely found even in well regulated libraries.[↗](../../rarely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../rarely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rarity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rarity is a thing or event that is rare, which means it is not often seen or found.[↗](../../rarity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rarity is the quality of being rare.[↗](../../rarity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (collecting, games) Rarity is how rare an item, card or stamp is, which often makes it more valuable.[↗](../../rarity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Snow in Perth is a rarity.[↗](../../rarity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Because of its rarity, the stamp is worth a lot of money.[↗](../../rarity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That card's rarity makes everyone want it.[↗](../../rarity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A sunny day on our camping trip was a rarity.[↗](../../rarity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum shows rarities like a dodo skeleton.[↗](../../rarity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the game, items come in four rarity levels.[↗](../../rarity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A white kangaroo is a rarity.[↗](../../rarity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And she was still thinking of the subject, and how delightful it would be to possess such rarities, when the princes, her brothers, returned from the chase.[↗](../../rarity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rascal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, affectionate) A cheeky, naughty child or animal who makes mischief but is loved.[↗](../../rascal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) A dishonest person; a rogue.[↗](../../rascal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Come here, you little rascal\![↗](../../rascal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy is a rascal; it chewed my shoe.[↗](../../rascal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is a cheeky rascal.[↗](../../rascal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rascal stole the pies from the window.[↗](../../rascal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Those rascals rang our doorbell and ran away.[↗](../../rascal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa calls me his favourite rascal.[↗](../../rascal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "What! are you here, you old rascal?[↗](../../rascal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rascally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Naughty, sly or dishonest in a playful way; like a rascal (a cheeky, roguish person).[↗](../../rascally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rascally fox stole the hen.[↗](../../rascally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave a rascally grin.[↗](../../rascally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rascally boys hid the teacher's chalk.[↗](../../rascally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rase** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An old spelling of "raze": to tear a building down to the ground.[↗](../../rase/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Remember, O LORD, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said: 'Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.'[↗](../../rase/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.137.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rase/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **rash** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An area of red spots, bumps or blotches on the skin, often itchy, caused by an illness, an allergy or something that irritates the skin.[↗](../../rash/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective, rash means acting too quickly without thinking about what might happen: a rash decision.[↗](../../rash/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rash of something is many of them in a short time: a rash of break-ins.[↗](../../rash/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Rash can also mean a rush, a tall grass or reed that grows in wet places.[↗](../../rash/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I came out in an itchy rash after touching the nettles.[↗](../../rash/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Chickenpox gives you a spotty rash.[↗](../../rash/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cream helped the rash go away.[↗](../../rash/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell an adult if you get a rash and a fever.[↗](../../rash/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people get a rash from certain foods.[↗](../../rash/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It was rash to cross the road without looking.[↗](../../rash/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't make a rash decision; think first.[↗](../../rash/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a rash of colds in our class this week.[↗](../../rash/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Deirdre grew like the white sapling, straight and trim as the rash on the moss.[↗](../../rash/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The words'' Sepher Yetzirah " are written in Hebrew from right to left, SPR YTzYRH, Samech Peh Rash, (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../rash/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.[↗](../../rash/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.32.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rash/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.[↗](../../rash/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.5.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rash/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **rashly** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Hastily and without thinking.[↗](../../rashly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.[↗](../../rashly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.106.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rashly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.[↗](../../rashly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.20.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rashly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **rasp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rasp is a rough harsh sound, like a scraping voice.[↗](../../rasp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rasp is a coarse file, a tool for shaping wood or metal.[↗](../../rasp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To rasp is to say something in a rough, harsh voice, or to scrape with a rough tool.[↗](../../rasp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Who's there?» rasped the old man.[↗](../../rasp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We used a rasp to smooth the wooden edge.[↗](../../rasp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His cough had a rasp to it.[↗](../../rasp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The door rasped on the stone floor.[↗](../../rasp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat's tongue feels rough like a rasp.[↗](../../rasp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her voice was a dry rasp after the cold.[↗](../../rasp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **raspberry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raspberry is a small, soft, red fruit made of tiny round parts, that grows on a bush.[↗](../../raspberry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To blow a raspberry is to stick out your tongue and blow, making a rude noise like a fart; US also «Bronx cheer».[↗](../../raspberry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We picked raspberries in Grandma's garden.[↗](../../raspberry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I love raspberry jam on toast.[↗](../../raspberry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A raspberry has tiny seeds.[↗](../../raspberry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby blew a raspberry and laughed.[↗](../../raspberry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He blew a raspberry at his sister, which was rude.[↗](../../raspberry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A punnet holds 150 grams of raspberries.[↗](../../raspberry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Raspberry ripple ice cream is my favourite.[↗](../../raspberry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Raspberries can be red, yellow or black.[↗](../../raspberry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · There were plenty of bilberries and elder berries, but no raspberries.[↗](../../raspberry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rasping** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Harsh, rough and scratchy in sound: «a rasping voice», «a rasping cough».[↗](../../rasping/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) Making a harsh, scraping sound, or rubbing with a rough tool: «rasping the wood smooth».[↗](../../rasping/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old pirate spoke in a rasping voice.[↗](../../rasping/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I could hear a rasping cough from the next room.[↗](../../rasping/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The door opened with a rasping creak.[↗](../../rasping/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The carpenter was rasping the edges of the wood.[↗](../../rasping/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat's rough tongue made a rasping sound on my hand.[↗](../../rasping/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After shouting at the match, his voice was rasping.[↗](../../rasping/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/7/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/5/) - next →: [page 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/7/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)