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Roofing PapernounMWEa heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofingverified
Room AccessnounMWEthe entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or buildingverified
Room DecoratornounMWEa person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishingsverified
Root CanalnounMWEthe passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavityverified
Root CapnounMWEthimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a rootverified
Root cause analysisnounMWEA principle-based, systems approach for the identification of underlying causes associated with a particular set of risks.Process
Root Certification AuthoritynounMWEIn a hierarchical Public Key Infrastructure, the Certification Authority whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.CredentialRestricted
Root-Mean-Square Deviation (RMSD)nounMWEof an estimator of a parameter[; ...] the square-root of the mean squared error (MSE) of the estimator. In symbols, if X is an estimator of the parameter t, then RMSE(X) = ( E( (X−t)2 ) )½. The RMSE of an estimator is a measure of the expected error of the estimator. The units of RMSE are the same as the units of the estimator.Finding
Rooting ReflexnounMWEreflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheekverified
RootkitnounA set of tools used by an attacker after gaining root-level access to a host to conceal the attacker’s activities on the host and permit the attacker to maintain root-level access to the host through covert means.Threat
Rootstalknouna horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structureverified
Rootstocknouna horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structureverified
Rope-A-Dopenouna boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punchesverified
Ropebarknoundeciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowersverified
Ropernouna decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)verified
Ropewaynouna conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towersverified
Roquettenounerect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tenderverified
Rorqualnounany of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal finverified
Rosaceanouna skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearanceverified
Rose AcacianounMWElarge shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowersverified
Rose BaynounMWEan ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regionsverified
Rose BeetlenounMWEa common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rosesverified
Rose BugnounMWEcommon North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vinesverified
Rose CampionnounMWEan old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowersverified
Rose ChafernounMWEcommon North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vinesverified
Rose ChestnutnounMWEhandsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfumeverified
Rose GeraniumnounMWEany of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowersverified
Rose Globe LilynounMWEglobe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stemsverified
Rose MallownounMWEshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowersverified
Rose MossnounMWEwidely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowersverified
Rose of JerichonounMWEsmall grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moistverified
Rose of SharonnounMWEAsiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leavesverified
Rose PeriwinklenounMWEcommonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowersverified
Rose PinknounMWEany of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centauryverified
Rose WinenounMWEpinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation beganverified