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[**revile**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revile.md) verb (revile, reviles, reviled, reviling) To insult someone harshly and angrily, using bitter words. 2. [**revise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revise.md) verb (revise, revises, revised, revising); noun revision To revise (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) means to study again what you have learned, to get ready for a test. 3. [**revised**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revised.md) verb (past of revise); adjective (revised) Revised is the past form of revise: studied again, or changed to make better. 4. [**revising**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revising.md) verb form (revise, revises, revised, revising) Revising means studying again what you have learned before, to get ready for a test or exam. 5. [**revision**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revision.md) noun (revision, revisions) 1) Revision is going over what you learned before so that you remember it well, often before a test (a word used mostly in the UK… 6. [**revisit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revisit.md) verb (revisit, revisits, revisited, revisiting); noun (a revisit, rare) 1) To go back to a place you have been to before. 2) To look at or think about a subject again, often to change or improve it. 7. [**revival**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revival.md) noun (a revival, revivals) Coming back to life, health, strength or popularity. 8. [**revive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revive.md) verb (revive, revives, revived, reviving) To revive someone is to make them conscious or alive again after fainting or nearly dying. 9. [**revoke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revoke.md) verb (revoke, revokes, revoked, revoking) 1) To officially cancel a law, permission, licence or decision. 2) (cards) To fail to follow suit when you could, breaking a rule. 10. [**revolt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revolt.md) noun (a revolt, revolts); verb (revolt, revolts, revolted, revolting) A fight or protest by many people against their rulers or the people in charge. 11. [**revolution**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revolution.md) noun (a revolution, revolutions) When people overthrow a government or ruler, often by force, to change who runs the country. 12. [**revolve**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revolve.md) verb (revolve, revolves, revolved, revolving) To revolve is to move in a circle around a central point. 13. [**revolver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revolver.md) noun (a revolver, revolvers) 1) A small gun (a pistol) with a turning cylinder holding several bullets. 14. [**reward**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reward.md) noun (a reward, rewards); verb (reward, rewards, rewarded, rewarding) A reward is something good you get for doing something well, working hard or being helpful. 15. [**rewatch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rewatch.md) verb (rewatch, rewatches, rewatched, rewatching); noun (a rewatch, rewatches) 1) To watch a film, show or video again. 2) (noun) The act of watching something again. 16. [**rewind**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rewind.md) verb (rewind, rewinds, rewound, rewinding); noun (a rewind) To make a video, song or tape go back to an earlier point. 17. [**rewire**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rewire.md) verb (rewire, rewires, rewired, rewiring) To rewire a building, machine or circuit is to put new electrical wires in it, or connect them in a new way. 18. [**rewrite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rewrite.md) verb (rewrite, rewrites, rewrote, rewritten, rewriting); noun (a rewrite, rewrites) 1) To rewrite means to write something again, usually to make it better or different. 2) A rewrite is a new version of a piece of writing. 19. [**rex**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rex.md) noun (Rex — a name; rex — Latin "king", used in names and titles) 1) Rex is Latin for "king". It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king". 2) T. rex is a short name for Tyrannosaurus… 20. [**rh**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rh.md) abbreviation (Rh, RH, rh) Rh (rhesus) factor: a protein that may be on red blood cells; blood is Rh-positive or Rh-negative (as in A+ or O−). 21. [**rhea**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhea.md) noun (a rhea, rheas; Rhea — a name) A large flightless bird from South America, like a small ostrich or emu, with grey-brown feathers and long legs, which runs fast. 22. [**rhesus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhesus.md) noun (rhesus, rhesuses — also «rhesus monkey»); adjective (rhesus — in «rhesus factor») A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face. 23. [**rhetorical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhetorical.md) adjective (rhetorical; adverb rhetorically); noun (rhetoric, uncountable) 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… 24. [**rhetorician**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhetorician.md) noun (plural rhetoricians) A person who is skilled at speaking or writing in a grand, persuasive way; an expert in rhetoric. 25. [**rheumatic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rheumatic.md) adjective Stiff, sore or painful in the joints, as in arthritis; of or about rheumatism. 26. [**rheumatism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rheumatism.md) noun (no plural) A painful illness that makes the joints and muscles stiff and sore. 27. [**rhino**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhino.md) noun (a rhino, rhinos) 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… 28. [**rhinoceros**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhinoceros.md) noun (a rhinoceros, rhinoceroses or rhinoceros; informal: rhino) 1) A rhinoceros is a very large, thick-skinned grey animal from Africa or Asia with one or two horns on its nose. 29. [**rhinovirus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhinovirus.md) noun (a rhinovirus, rhinoviruses) A kind of very small germ (a virus) that is the most common cause of the common cold. 30. [**rhododendron**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhododendron.md) noun (a rhododendron, rhododendrons) A large bush with big leathery green leaves that stay all year and big bunches of bright flowers, often pink, purple, red or white. 31. [**rhubarb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhubarb.md) noun (rhubarb — uncountable as food; a rhubarb plant, rhubarbs); interjection (rhubarb rhubarb — UK, theatre) 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. 32. [**rhyme**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhyme.md) noun (a rhyme, rhymes); verb (rhyme, rhymes, rhymed, rhyming) Words rhyme when their ending sounds are the same, like "cat" and "hat", or "light" and "night". 33. [**rhythm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhythm.md) noun (a rhythm, rhythms; rhythm) Rhythm is a regular, repeated pattern of beats or sounds, as in music, poems or your heartbeat. 34. [**rhythmic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhythmic.md) adjective (rhythmic, more rhythmic) 1) Rhythmic means having a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements, like a beat. 35. [**rhythmically**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhythmically.md) adverb (rhythmically) 1) With a regular repeated beat or pattern. 2) In a way that has to do with rhythm in music or poetry. 36. [**rib**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rib.md) noun (a rib, ribs); verb (rib, ribs, ribbed, ribbing — informal: to tease) One of the curved bones around your chest that protect your heart and lungs. 37. [**riband**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riband.md) noun (old form of ribbon; plural ribands) (old use) A narrow strip of silk or cloth, used to tie hair or decorate clothes; a ribbon. 38. [**ribbon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ribbon.md) noun (ribbon, ribbons) A ribbon is a long, narrow strip of cloth used for tying, decorating or wrapping. 39. [**ribwort**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ribwort.md) noun (ribwort, ribworts — also «ribwort plantain») 1) A common wild plant with long narrow leaves that have strong lines (ribs) and a dark brown flower head on a tall stalk. 40. [**rice**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rice.md) noun (rice) Rice is a food made of small white or brown grains that grow on a plant in wet fields called paddies. 41. [**rich**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rich.md) adjective (rich, richer, richest); noun (the rich) A rich person has a lot of money or valuable things. 42. [**richly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/richly.md) adverb (richly) Richly means in a beautiful, expensive or lavish way, as richly dressed or richly decorated. 43. [**richness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/richness.md) noun (richness, uncountable) Being full of something good: rich colour, sound, taste or detail. 44. [**rick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rick.md) noun (a rick, ricks); verb (rick, ricks, ricked, ricking); name (Rick) A big stack of hay, straw or corn built in a field or farmyard, often with a pointed thatched top to keep the rain out. 45. [**rickets**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rickets.md) noun (rickets — uncountable, used with a singular verb) A disease in children that makes bones soft and weak, so legs can bend, usually caused by not getting enough vitamin D, sunlight or calcium. 46. [**rickety**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rickety.md) adjective Shaky and likely to break or fall apart; weak and loose. 47. [**rico**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rico.md) fragment / name (Rico); (Spanish) adjective «rico» Rico is usually part of the name Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean that belongs to the USA. 48. [**rid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rid.md) verb (rid, rids, rid, ridding); adjective (be rid of, get rid of) To get rid of something is to throw it away, remove it or make it go away. 49. [**riddance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riddance.md) noun (no plural) The act of getting rid of something unwanted; «good riddance» means glad to see the bad thing go. 50. [**riddle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riddle.md) noun (riddle, riddles); verb (riddle, riddles, riddled, riddling) A riddle is a puzzle question that needs clever thinking to answer, often a play on words. 51. [**ride**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ride.md) verb (ride, rides, rode, ridden, riding); noun (a ride, rides) To ride is to sit on something and travel on it, like a bike, horse or bus. 52. [**rider**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rider.md) noun (a rider, riders) 1) A person who rides a horse, a bike, a motorbike or a scooter. 2) A passenger on a bus or train (mostly American). 53. [**ridge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ridge.md) noun (a ridge, ridges) A long, narrow, high strip of land along the top of hills or mountains. 54. [**ridicule**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ridicule.md) noun (ridicule — uncountable); verb (ridicule, ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing) Ridicule is unkind laughing at someone or something to make them look silly or stupid. 55. [**ridiculous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ridiculous.md) adjective (ridiculous, more ridiculous, most ridiculous); adverb (ridiculously) Very silly or unreasonable, so that people may laugh at it: «a ridiculous hat». 56. [**riding**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riding.md) noun (riding); verb form (-ing form of ride); adjective (riding — as in riding boots) Riding is travelling on a bike, horse or other thing that carries you. 57. [**rifle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rifle.md) noun (a rifle, rifles); verb (rifle, rifles, rifled, rifling) A long gun fired from the shoulder, with spiral grooves inside the barrel so the bullet spins and flies straight. 58. [**rift**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rift.md) noun (plural rifts) 1) A crack or gap, often in rock, trees, clouds or the ground. 2) A split or quarrel between friends or families. 59. [**rig**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rig.md) verb (rig, rigs, rigged, rigging); noun (a rig, rigs) To rig something means to arrange it dishonestly so that a certain result happens, like rigging a game or a vote. 60. [**rigged**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigged.md) verb, past form (rig, rigs, rigged, rigging); adjective (rigged) Rigged means unfairly arranged so that a certain person wins: a rigged game, a rigged election. 61. [**rigging**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigging.md) noun (rigging, uncountable); verb, -ing form of «rig» (rig, rigs, rigged, rigging) All the ropes, wires and chains that hold up a ship's masts and work the sails. 62. [**right**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/right.md) adjective (right); adverb (right); noun (a right, rights; the right); interjection (Right!); verb (right — to put right) Right means correct, with no mistake: the right answer. 63. [**righteous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/righteous.md) adjective (righteous, more righteous, most righteous); noun (the righteous — people who are good, formal or Bible) Righteous means morally right and good, doing what is fair and honest. 64. [**righteousness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/righteousness.md) noun (righteousness; uncountable) Being morally good, honest and fair; doing what is right. 65. [**rightful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rightful.md) adjective (no change for comparison) 1) Rightful means having the true and lawful right to something, such as a place, a title or a possession. 66. [**rightly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rightly.md) adverb (rightly) 1) Rightly means correctly or truly. 2) Rightly means fairly, for a good reason, as in "She was rightly proud". 3) "Rightly or wrongly"… 67. [**rightness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rightness.md) noun (rightness — uncountable) 1) Rightness is the quality of being morally right, good or fair. 2) Rightness is also the quality of being correct or suitable. 68. [**rightsizing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rightsizing.md) noun (uncountable); verb (present participle of rightsize: rightsize, rightsizes, rightsized, rightsizing) cutting jobs to make a company smaller, said to be the "right" size. 69. [**rigid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigid.md) adjective (rigid, more rigid, most rigid); adverb rigidly; noun rigidity Rigid means stiff and hard, not able to bend easily. 70. [**rigidly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigidly.md) adverb (rigidly) 1) Rigidly means in a stiff way that does not bend. 2) Rigidly means very strictly, without changing a rule at all. 71. [**rigorous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigorous.md) adjective (rigorous, more rigorous, most rigorous) 1) Rigorous means very careful, thorough and exact. 2) Rigorous means strict or hard, like rigorous training. 72. [**rigorously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigorously.md) adverb (rigorously) 1) In a very careful, thorough and exact way, checking every detail. 2) Strictly, without making exceptions. 73. [**rim**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rim.md) noun (a rim, rims); verb (rim, rims, rimmed, rimming) The edge or border around the top of something round, like a cup, bowl, glass or crater. 74. [**rime**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rime.md) noun (no plural in common use) 1) Rime is white frost, a thin white coating of ice on trees, grass and bushes in cold weather. (old use) 75. [**rimmed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rimmed.md) verb past form (rim, rims, rimmed, rimming); also adjective Rimmed means having an edge or border of a certain kind, such as gold-rimmed glasses. 76. [**rind**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rind.md) noun (a rind, rinds; also uncountable) The thick, tough outer skin of some fruits, like oranges, lemons and watermelons. 77. [**ring**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ring.md) noun (ring, rings); verb (ring, rings, rang, rung, ringing; ring, rings, ringed, ringing — to circle) A ring is a round band, like one worn on a finger. 78. [**ringleader**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ringleader.md) noun (ringleaders) 1) The ringleader is the person who leads a group in doing something wrong, such as a revolt, a riot or a prank. 79. [**ringlet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ringlet.md) noun (a ringlet, ringlets) 1) A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral. 80. [**ringworm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ringworm.md) noun (ringworm — uncountable) 1) A skin infection caused by a fungus (not a worm) that makes red, itchy, ring-shaped patches on the skin or scalp; it spreads by… 81. [**rink**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rink.md) noun (a rink, rinks) 1) A large flat area of ice for skating or playing ice hockey. 2) A smooth floor for roller skating. 82. [**rinse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rinse.md) verb (rinse, rinses, rinsed, rinsing); noun (a rinse) 1) To rinse something means to wash it quickly with clean water, often to remove soap or dirt. 2) A rinse is a quick wash in water. 83. [**riot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riot.md) noun (a riot, riots); verb (riot, riots, rioted, rioting) A violent, noisy disturbance by a crowd of people in a public place. 84. [**riotous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riotous.md) adjective (riotous; more riotous, most riotous) 1) Noisy, wild and out of control, like a riot. 2) Full of fun, loud laughter and wild energy: «a riotous party». 3) (of colour or plants)… 85. [**rip**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rip.md) verb (rip, rips, ripped, ripping); noun (a rip, rips); abbreviation (RIP) To rip is to tear something quickly and roughly: rip paper, rip your jeans. 86. [**ripe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripe.md) adjective (ripe, riper, ripest) Ripe fruit or grain is ready to eat or pick; it is soft, sweet and has its full colour. 87. [**ripen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripen.md) verb (ripen, ripens, ripened, ripening) To ripen means to become ready to eat, soft and sweet, as fruit and crops do. 88. [**ripened**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripened.md) verb, past form of «ripen» (ripen, ripens, ripened, ripening); adjective (ripened) 1) Became ripe: fruit or grain grew ready to eat or harvest. 2) Made something ripe. 3) (of ideas, plans, cheese) Developed fully over time. 89. [**ripeness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripeness.md) noun (ripeness — uncountable) The state of fruit, vegetables or grain being fully grown and ready to eat or pick. 90. [**ripening**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripening.md) verb form (-ing of ripen: ripen, ripens, ripened, ripening); noun (ripening — the process) Ripening means becoming ripe — ready to eat, soft, sweet and coloured. 91. [**ripped**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripped.md) adjective (ripped); past form of the verb rip (rip, rips, ripped, ripping) Ripped means torn, often roughly or suddenly: "ripped jeans". 92. [**ripper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripper.md) noun (a ripper, rippers); adjective (ripper — Australia, NZ slang) A ripper is a person or tool that rips or tears things. 93. [**ripping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripping.md) verb form (rip, rips, ripped, ripping); adjective (ripping — UK, old-fashioned) Present participle of «rip»: tearing quickly and roughly. 94. [**ripple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripple.md) noun (a ripple, ripples); verb (ripple, ripples, rippled, rippling) A small wave on the surface of water, like the rings when you drop a stone in a pond. 95. [**rise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rise.md) verb (rise, rises, rose, risen, rising); noun (a rise, rises) To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises». 96. [**risen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/risen.md) verb form — past participle of rise (rise, rises, rose, risen, rising) 1) Risen means having gone up or got higher. 2) Risen is used for the sun or moon coming up. 3) Risen is used for prices, numbers or water… 97. [**riser**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riser.md) noun (a riser, risers) A person who gets up from bed at a certain time: «an early riser», «a late riser». 98. [**rising**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rising.md) verb form (-ing of rise: rising); adjective; noun (a rising, risings — a rebellion) 1) Rising means going up, or getting higher. 2) Rising means getting bigger in number, amount or strength, like rising prices. 3) The… 99. [**risk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/risk.md) noun (a risk, risks; risk — uncountable); verb (risk, risks, risked, risking) A risk is the chance that something bad, like getting hurt or losing something, may happen. 100. [**risky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/risky.md) adjective (risky, riskier, riskiest) 1) Risky means possibly dangerous; something that could make you get hurt, lose something or go wrong. 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