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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Rottenadjectivehaving decayed or disintegratedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rotundadjective(of sounds) full and richcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rougedadjectivemarked by the use of various kinds of red makeupcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roughadjectivecausing or characterized by jolts and irregular movementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Rough-And-Readyadjectivecrude but effective for the purpose at handcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rough-And-Tumbleadjectivecharacterized by disorderly action and disregard for rulescandidateMay 18, 2026
Rough-Cutadjectivelacking refinement or cultivation or tastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rough-Hairedadjectivehaving hair that feels roughcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rough-Spokenadjectiverude or uncouth in speechcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rough-Texturedadjectivehaving surface roughnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Roughdriedadjective(of laundry) dried but not ironedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roughenedadjectiveused of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Roughhewnadjectiveof stone or timbercandidateMay 18, 2026
Roughishadjectivesomewhat roughcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roughshodadjective(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or sufferingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roumanianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languagescandidateMay 18, 2026
Roundadjective(mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousandcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round the BendadjectiveMWEinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Armadjectivewith the arm swung round at shoulder heightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Backedadjectivehaving the back and shoulders roundedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Bottomadjectivehaving a rounded bottomcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Bottomedadjectivehaving a rounded bottomcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Eyedadjectiveexhibiting childlike simplicity and credulitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Facedadjectivehaving a round facecandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Fruitedadjectivebearing round fruitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-Shoulderedadjectivehaving the back and shoulders roundedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Round-The-Clockadjectiveat all timescandidateMay 18, 2026
Roundaboutadjectivemarked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conductcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roundedadjectivecurving and somewhat round in shape rather than jaggedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roundheadedadjectivehaving a brachycephalic headcandidateMay 18, 2026
Roundishadjectivesomewhat round in appearance or formcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rousingadjectiverousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goadingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Routineadjectivefound in the ordinary course of eventscandidateMay 18, 2026
RovingadjectivemigratorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Rowdyadjectivedisturbing the public peacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Royaladjectiveof or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarchcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruandanadjectiveof or pertaining to RwandacandidateMay 18, 2026
Rubberadjectivereturned for lack of fundscandidateMay 18, 2026
Rubberlikeadjectivehaving an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Rubberyadjectivehaving an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Rubbishyadjectivecheap and inferiorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rubicundadjectiveinclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor lifecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rubyadjectiveof a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)candidateMay 18, 2026
Ruby-Redadjectiveof a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)candidateMay 18, 2026
Rudder-Likeadjectiveformed like and serving like a ruddercandidateMay 18, 2026
Rudderlessadjectiveaimlessly driftingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruddyadjectiveinclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor lifecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rudeadjective(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processescandidateMay 18, 2026
Rudimentaryadjectivebeing or involving basic facts or principlescandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruefuladjectivefeeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offensescandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruffianlyadjectiveviolent and lawlesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruffledadjectiveshaken into waves or undulations as by windcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruggedadjectivehaving long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rugoseadjectiveof leavescandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruinedadjectivedestroyed physically or morallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruinousadjectivecausing injury or blightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rule-Governedadjectiveaccording to custom or rule or natural lawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruledadjectivesubject to a ruling authoritycandidateMay 18, 2026
Rulingadjectiveexercising power or authoritycandidateMay 18, 2026
Rulyadjectiveneat and tidycandidateMay 18, 2026
Rumadjectivebeyond or deviating from the usual or expectedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rumanianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languagescandidateMay 18, 2026
Rumanshadjectiveof or relating to the Romansh languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rumblingadjectivecontinuous full and low-pitched throbbing soundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rumbustiousadjectivenoisy and lacking in restraint or disciplinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruminantadjectiverelated to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cudcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruminativeadjectivedeeply or seriously thoughtfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rummyadjectivebeyond or deviating from the usual or expectedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rumpledadjectivein disarraycandidateMay 18, 2026
Run-Downadjectiveworn and broken down by hard usecandidateMay 18, 2026
Run-Of-The-Milladjectivenot special in any waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Run-Of-The-Mineadjectivenot special in any waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Run-Onadjective(verse) without a rhetorical pause between linescandidateMay 18, 2026
Run-Resistantadjective(of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladderscandidateMay 18, 2026
Runawayadjectivecompletely out of controlcandidateMay 18, 2026
Runcinateadjectivehaving incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the basecandidateMay 18, 2026
Runicadjectiverelating to or consisting of runescandidateMay 18, 2026
Runningadjective(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Runnyadjectivecharacteristic of a fluidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Runproofadjectiveof hosiery, resistant to runs/ladderscandidateMay 18, 2026
Runtyadjective(used especially of persons) of inferior sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rupestraladjectivecomposed of or inscribed on rockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rupicolousadjectivecomposed of or inscribed on rockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruraladjectiveof or relating to the countryside as opposed to the citycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ruritanianadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country)candidateMay 18, 2026
Rushadjectivenot accepting reservationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Rushedadjectivedone under pressurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rushlikeadjectiveresembling rush or sedgecandidateMay 18, 2026
Rushyadjectiveabounding in rushescandidateMay 18, 2026
Russetadjectiveof brown with a reddish tingecandidateMay 18, 2026
Russianadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Russian OrthodoxadjectiveMWEof or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox ChurchcandidateMay 18, 2026
Russian-Speakingadjectiveable to communicate in RussiancandidateMay 18, 2026
Rustadjectiveof the brown color of rustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rust-Brownadjectiveof the brown color of rustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rust-Coloredadjectivehaving the brown color of rustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rust-Freeadjectivefree of rustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rust-Redadjectiveof a red color tinged with rustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rust-Resistantadjectiveresistant to rustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Rustedadjectivehaving accumulated rustcandidateMay 18, 2026