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Rhyming SlangnounMWEslang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming componentverified
Rhythm and BluesnounMWEa combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musiciansverified
Rhythm and Blues MusiciannounMWEa performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues musicverified
Rhythm MethodnounMWEnatural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)verified
Rhythm Method of Birth ControlnounMWEnatural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)verified
Rib RoastnounMWEa cut of meat, beef or venison, including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribsverified
Ribbon FernnounMWEepiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and Americaverified
Ribbon TreenounMWEdeciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cottonverified
Ribbon WormnounMWEsoft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractverified
Ribonucleic AcidnounMWE(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomesverified
Rice RatnounMWEhardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United Statesverified
Rice-Grain FritillarynounMWEherb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowersverified
Richter ScalenounMWEa logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillationsverified
Rickettsial DiseasenounMWEinfectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteriaverified
Riddle CanonnounMWEa canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)verified
Rider PlatenounMWEa horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelsonverified
Riding HabitnounMWEattire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)verified
Rifle GrenadenounMWEa grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifleverified
Right AscensionnounMWE(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the skyverified
Right AtriumnounMWEthe right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinusverified
Right BrainnounMWEthe cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the bodyverified
Right FieldnounMWEthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)verified
Right Gastric ArterynounMWEa branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvatureverified
Right Gastric VeinnounMWEreceives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal veinverified
Right HemispherenounMWEthe cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the bodyverified
Right of ElectionnounMWEin probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statuteverified
Right of EntrynounMWEthe legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable mannerverified
Right of First PublicationnounMWEa document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic workverified
Right of OffsetnounMWE(banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in defaultverified
Right of PrivacynounMWEa legal right to be left alone that is not explicitly provided in the United States Constitutionverified
Right of Re-EntrynounMWEthe legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)verified
Right of SearchnounMWEthe right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search themverified
Right of WaynounMWEthe passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to passverified
Right StagenounMWEthe part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audienceverified
Right to Confront AccusorsnounMWEa right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Right to Speedy and Public Trial by JurynounMWEa civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Right VentriclenounMWEthe chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunkverified