--- title: R — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 980 words of the school 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/school/R/page/2/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / R # R — The school dictionary · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/10/) - [rapper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapper/) — A person who performs rap music, speaking words in rhythm and rhyme over a beat. — 8 sentences - [rapt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/) — So interested in something that you notice nothing else, as in «rapt attention». — 9 sentences - [raptor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raptor/) — 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 ea… — 10 sentences - [rapture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapture/) — A feeling of great joy and delight. — 11 sentences - [rapturous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/) — Full of great joy and excitement: «rapturous applause». — 8 sentences - [rapturously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturously/) — In a way that shows great joy, so happy that you are carried away with delight. — 4 sentences - [rare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rare/) — Rare means not happening often or not found often; there are only a few of it. — 12 sentences - [rarely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rarely/) — Rarely means not often; almost never. — 10 sentences - [rarity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rarity/) — A rarity is a thing or event that is rare, which means it is not often seen or found. — 11 sentences - [rascal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascal/) — A cheeky, naughty child or animal who makes mischief but is loved. — 9 sentences - [rascally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascally/) — Naughty, sly or dishonest in a playful way; like a rascal (a cheeky, roguish person). — 4 sentences - [rash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rash/) — 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. — 13 sentences - [rasp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/) — A rasp is a rough harsh sound, like a scraping voice. — 9 sentences - [raspberry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raspberry/) — A raspberry is a small, soft, red fruit made of tiny round parts, that grows on a bush. — 11 sentences - [rasping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasping/) — Harsh, rough and scratchy in sound: «a rasping voice», «a rasping cough». — 8 sentences - [rat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rat/) — A rodent like a large mouse, with a long thin tail, sharp teeth and grey or brown fur. — 13 sentences - [ratatouille](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/) — A French vegetable stew made by slowly cooking tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplants), peppers, onions and garlic in oliv… — 8 sentences - [rate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rate/) — A rate tells how much of one thing goes with one unit of another, like miles in each hour or dollars for each hour of work. — 15 sentences - [rather](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rather/) — Rather means quite or a little, like «rather cold». — 13 sentences - [ratified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/) — To ratify a treaty, agreement or law is to make it official by voting or signing to approve it. — 8 sentences - [rating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rating/) — A score or grade that shows how good, popular or safe something is. — 13 sentences - [ratio](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratio/) — A ratio compares two amounts by how many times one fits into the other. If there are 2 cats for every 3 dogs, the ratio is 2 to 3. — 13 sentences - [rational](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/) — Able to think clearly and sensibly, using reason rather than feelings. — 5 sentences - [rationed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/) — Past of «ration»: limited the amount of something each person could have, because there was not enough. — 9 sentences - [rationing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationing/) — Rationing is a system in which the government limits how much food, fuel or clothes each person may have, because there is not enough for… — 9 sentences - [rattle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattle/) — To rattle means to make a lot of short, knocking sounds by shaking, or to shake something so it does this. — 13 sentences - [rattler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattler/) — A rattlesnake: a poisonous snake in the Americas that shakes the rattle on its tail to warn you. — 10 sentences - [rattlesnake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rattlesnake/) — A poisonous (venomous) snake of North and South America that has a rattle at the end of its tail made of hard rings, which it shakes to ma… — 8 sentences - [ratty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratty/) — Bad-tempered and easily annoyed; grumpy. — 11 sentences - [ravage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravage/) — To damage or destroy something badly: «The storm ravaged the coast.». — 9 sentences - [rave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/) — To talk with great excitement and praise about something you like: «She raved about the film.». — 13 sentences - [raven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raven/) — A very large black bird of the crow family, with a deep croaking call and a thick beak. — 9 sentences - [ravenous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravenous/) — Very, very hungry, so hungry that you could eat a great deal. — 4 sentences - [ravine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravine/) — A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually cut by a stream or river over a long time. — 8 sentences - [raw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raw/) — Raw food is not cooked. — 13 sentences - [rawhide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rawhide/) — Animal skin that has been dried but not tanned, used to make ropes, whips and chews. — 4 sentences - [ray](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/) — A ray is a thin line or beam of light or heat coming from something bright, like the Sun. — 13 sentences - [razed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/razed/) — To raze a building is to pull it down or knock it flat, so that it is levelled with the ground. — 4 sentences - [razor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/razor/) — A razor is a tool with a very sharp blade used to shave hair off the face, legs or head. — 12 sentences - [re](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/re/) — Re means «about» or «on the subject of», used at the top of letters and emails. — 10 sentences - [reabsorb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reabsorb/) — To take something back in again after it has come out or been given off, like a sponge soaking up water again. — 9 sentences - [reach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reach/) — To reach is to get to a place: the train reached the city. — 15 sentences - [reachable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/) — Reachable means able to be reached: close enough to get to or touch. — 9 sentences - [react](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/react/) — To act, speak or feel in a certain way because of something that has happened (How did she react to the news?). — 11 sentences - [reaction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reaction/) — What someone says, does or feels because of something that has happened: her reaction to the news was a big smile. — 15 sentences - [reactivate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reactivate/) — To make something work or become active again after it was stopped or switched off: «reactivate your account». — 8 sentences - [reactive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reactive/) — Likely to change quickly when it meets another substance; a reactive metal like sodium reacts strongly with water. — 9 sentences - [reactivity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reactivity/) — How easily and how strongly a substance takes part in chemical reactions: «Potassium has high reactivity.». — 8 sentences - [reactor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reactor/) — A large machine, especially a nuclear reactor, in which atoms are split to make heat to produce electricity. — 8 sentences - [read](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/) — To read is to look at written words and understand what they say. — 13 sentences - [readable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/) — Readable means easy and pleasant to read. — 8 sentences - [reader](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/) — A reader is a person who reads, or who is reading a book, a paper or a story. — 12 sentences - [readily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readily/) — Readily means quickly and willingly, without fuss. — 11 sentences - [readiness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readiness/) — The state of being prepared and ready for something. — 10 sentences - [reading](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/) — Reading is looking at written words and understanding them. — 14 sentences - [ready](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ready/) — Ready means prepared and able to do something now. — 13 sentences - [real](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/) — Existing in fact, not imagined: «Dragons are not real.». — 26 sentences - [realign](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/) — To put things back into a straight line or the correct position: «realign the wheels of a car». — 8 sentences - [realisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/) — The moment when you suddenly understand or become aware of something. — 8 sentences - [realise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/) — To realise means to suddenly understand or become aware of something. — 9 sentences - [realism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realism/) — Seeing and accepting things as they really are and dealing with them sensibly: «a sense of realism». — 9 sentences - [realistic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realistic/) — Sensible about what can really happen or be done. — 13 sentences - [realistically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realistically/) — Realistically means thinking about what can really happen, not wishing. — 8 sentences - [reality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reality/) — Reality is what really exists or happens, not what is imagined or pretend. — 12 sentences - [realize](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realize/) — To realize something is to understand clearly that it is true. — 5 sentences - [realized](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realized/) — Understood clearly, or made a wish or hope come true. — 4 sentences - [really](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/really/) — In fact, truly: «Is it really true?». — 30 sentences - [realm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realm/) — A country ruled by a king or queen; a kingdom. — 11 sentences - [reap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reap/) — To cut and gather a crop, like wheat, from a field: «Farmers reap the corn in late summer.». — 10 sentences - [reaper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reaper/) — A person who cuts and gathers a crop such as wheat (old-fashioned). — 10 sentences - [reappear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reappear/) — To reappear is to appear again or come back into view after being gone. — 8 sentences - [rear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rear/) — The back part of something. — 15 sentences - [rearrange](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrange/) — To change the order or position of things. — 11 sentences - [rearrangement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/) — Changing the order, position or plan of things: «a rearrangement of the furniture». — 10 sentences - [reason](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reason/) — A reason is why something happens or why someone does something; a cause or explanation. — 12 sentences - [reasonable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/) — Reasonable means fair and sensible. — 12 sentences - [reasonably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/) — Fairly or quite, but not very. — 13 sentences - [reasoning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasoning/) — Reasoning is thinking step by step to find out why something is true or to solve a problem. — 12 sentences - [reassurance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reassurance/) — Words or actions that make someone feel less worried or afraid. — 9 sentences - [reassure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reassure/) — To reassure someone means to say or do something that makes them feel less worried or afraid. — 8 sentences - [rebel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebel/) — A rebel is a person who fights against the government or people in power. — 13 sentences - [rebellion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellion/) — A rebellion is when a group of people fight against or refuse to obey the people in power, such as a ruler or government. — 9 sentences - [rebellious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebellious/) — Refusing to obey, and fighting against rules or the people in charge. — 4 sentences - [rebirth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebirth/) — A new start or return to life after something has ended or declined. — 10 sentences - [reborn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reborn/) — Born again; made to live again or start a new life. — 11 sentences - [rebound](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebound/) — To bounce back after hitting something. — 13 sentences - [rebuild](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuild/) — To rebuild is to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed. — 9 sentences - [rebuke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/) — To tell someone sharply that they have done something wrong. — 10 sentences - [rebus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebus/) — A puzzle in which pictures, letters, numbers or symbols stand for words or parts of words: a picture of an eye + a heart + a ewe = «I love… — 8 sentences - [rebuttal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/) — A statement or argument that shows something said is wrong. — 8 sentences - [recall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recall/) — To recall means to remember something from the past. — 14 sentences - [recapture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recapture/) — To catch again a person or animal that escaped: «The zookeepers recaptured the lion.». — 10 sentences - [recede](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recede/) — To move back or away; to go down from a high level: the floodwater receded. — 10 sentences - [receipt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/) — A piece of paper (or email) from a shop that shows what you bought, how much you paid and when, used as proof. — 10 sentences - [receive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/) — To receive is to get something that someone gives or sends you. — 12 sentences - [receiver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/) — A receiver is the part of a phone you hold to your ear and speak into. — 10 sentences - [recent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/) — Happening or made not long ago: a recent photo, recent rain. — 11 sentences - [recently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/) — Recently means a short time ago, or in the period not long before now. — 8 sentences - [receptacle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receptacle/) — A container that holds things, such as a bin, box or bowl. — 9 sentences - [reception](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reception/) — Reception is the desk or area at the entrance of a hotel, office, school or hospital where visitors are welcomed. — 14 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/10/)