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~2.~ Replace, re-establish, redintegrate, reinstate, renew.

~3.~ Cure, heal, revive, recruit.

~Restrain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Check, curb, bridle, repress, suppress, withhold, constrain, cramp, interdict, keep, contain, hold back, hold in, keep under.

~2.~ Hinder, prevent, debar, bar, stop, prohibit.

~3.~ Limit, confine, restrict, circumscribe.

~Restraint~, _n._ Check, curb, repression, bridle, suppression, constraint, CRAMP, prohibition, hold-back.

~2.~ Hinderance, prevention.

~3.~ Limitation, restriction, imprisonment, confinement.

~Restrict~, _v. a._ Limit, bound, restrain, confine, circumscribe, hedge in.

~Restriction~, _n._ Limitation, constraint, confinement, restraint.

~Result~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Proceed, come, follow, flow, issue, arise, ensue, accrue, be the effect, be derived.

~2.~ End, terminate.

~Result~, _n._ ~1.~ Consequence (_from a certain combination of causes, or from premises_), inference, conclusion.

~2.~ Issue, event, effect.

~3.~ Decision, resolve, determination, resolution.

~Resume~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Take back, take again.

~2.~ Recommence, renew, begin again, take up again.

~Résumé~, _n._ [Fr.] SUMMARY, abstract, recapitulation, summing up, condensed statement.

~Resuscitate~, _v. a._ Revivify, reanimate, revive, quicken, restore to life, recall to life, bring back to life.

~Resuscitation~, _n._ Revivification, reanimation, quickening, revival.

~Retail~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sell in small quantities.

~2.~ Deal out in small portions.

~Retain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hold, keep, reserve, detain, hug, keep back, keep in hand.

~2.~ Engage (_by fee paid_), hire.

~Retailer~, _n._ Huckster.

~Retainer~, _n._ ~1.~ Attendant, adherent, dependant, follower, hanger- on.

~2.~ Retaining fee.

~Retaliate~, _v. a._ Return (_by giving like for like, as an injury_), repay, requite, revenge, take vengeance for.

~Retaliate~, _v. n._ Take revenge, return like for like, give one as good as one sends, give quid pro quo, give a Rowland for an Oliver, give tit for tat.

~Retaliation~, _n._ Requital (_of evil for evil_), reprisal, retribution, repayment, revenge, punishment.

~Retaliatory~, _a._ Retaliating, revenging.

~Retard~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Check, obstruct, clog, impede, hinder.

~2.~ Delay, defer, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off.

~Retch~, _v. n._ Heave, strain, keck, gag, try to vomit.

~Retention~, _n._ ~1.~ Reservation, holding, keeping, retaining, detention.

~2.~ Maintenance, preservation, conservation.

~Retentive~, _a._ Tenacious.

~Reticence~, _n._ Reserve, taciturnity.

~Reticent~, _a._ Reserved, taciturn, silent (_by habit_).

~Reticular~, _a._ Meshy, retiform.

~Reticulated~, _a._ Meshy, retiform.

~Reticulation~, _n._ Net-work.

~Reticule~, _n._ Work-bag.

~Retiform~, _a._ RETICULAR.

~Retinue~, _n._ Train, suite, staff, followers, CORTÈGE, body of attendants.

~Retire~, _v. a._ (_Com._) Withdraw from circulation (_as currency_).

~Retire~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Withdraw, depart, retreat, remove.

~2.~ Recede, retrocede, fall back, beat a retreat, sound a retreat, take the back track.

~Retired~, _a._ ~1.~ Withdrawn, removed.

~2.~ Secret, private, solitary, secluded, sequestered.

~Retirement~, _n._ Privacy, seclusion, retreat.

~Retiring~, _a._ Reserved, taciturn, shy, demure, bashful, diffident, modest, coy.

~Retort~, _n._ Repartee; smart, or witty reply.

~Retouch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Repair, refit, touch up, rub up.

~2.~ Revise.

~Retract~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Withdraw, draw back.

~2.~ Recall, revoke, recant, abjure, disavow, cancel, take back.

~Retract~, _v. n._ Take back what was said, eat one's words.

~Retraction~, _n._ Recantation, abjuration, revocation.

~Retreat~, _n._ ~1.~ Departure, withdrawal.

~2.~ Retirement, seclusion, privacy.

~3.~ Asylum, refuge, shelter.

~4.~ Haunt, resort, den.

~Retreat~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Withdraw, retire, give way.

~2.~ Recede, fall back, take the back track.

~Retrench~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Curtail, cut, lop, dock, prune, pare, clip, cut short, cut off, lop off.

~2.~ Diminish, lessen, decrease.

~Retrenchment~, _n._ Curtailment, reduction, diminution.

~Retribution~, _n._ [_Used especially with respect to the divine government._] ~1.~ Repayment, requital, recompense, reward, compensation, return.

~2.~ Distribution of rewards and punishments.

~Retrieve~, _v. a._ Regain, recover, restore, repair, re-establish, get again.

~Retroaction~, _n._ Recoil, reaction, rebound.

~Retroactive~, _a._ ~1.~ Reflex.

~2.~ Retrospective, that affects the past.

~Retrocede~, _v. n._ Retire, recede, retrograde, fall back.

~Retrogradation~, _n._ Retrogression.

~Retrograde~, _a._ Backward.

~Retrograde~, _v. n._ Retrocede, recede, retire, go or move backward, retrace one's steps.

~Retrogression~, _n._ Retrogradation.

~Retrospect~, _n._ Review, re-survey.

~Retrospection~, _n._ Looking back.

~Retrospective~, _a._ ~1.~ Looking back.

~2.~ Retroactive, that affects the past.

~Return~, _v. n._ Revert, recur, turn back, go or come back, get back.

~Return~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restore, give back, send back.

~2.~ Repay, refund.

~3.~ Report, communicate, give or render an account of.

~Return~, _n._ ~1.~ Repayment, reimbursement.

~2.~ Recompense, reward, requital.

~3.~ Advantage, benefit, profit, interest.

~4.~ Official account.

~Returns~, _n. pl._ Proceeds, profits, avails.

~Reveal~, _v. a._ Disclose, discover, unveil, publish, divulge, tell, declare, impart, communicate, display, make known, lay open.

~Revel~, _n._ Carousal, REVELRY.

~Revel~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Carouse, tipple, riot, make merry, plunge into dissipation.

~2.~ Indulge, luxuriate, wanton.

~Revelation~, _n._ ~1.~ Discovery, disclosure.

~2.~ Divine communication of truth.

~3.~ The Apocalypse.

~Reveller~, _n._ [Written also _Reveler_.] Carouser, bacchanal, bacchanalian.

~Revelry~, _n._ Carousal, carouse, revel, jollity, festivity, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, wassail, debauch, potation, compotation, SPREE, jollification, drinking bout.

~Revenge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Retaliate, requite, take vengeance for.

~2.~ Avenge, vindicate by punishment.

~Revenge~, _n._ Retaliation, requital (_of an injury_).

~Revengeful~, _a._ Vindictive, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful, unforgiving, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent.

~Revengefulness~, _n._ Vindictiveness.

~Revenue~, _n._ Income, receipts.

~Reverberate~, _v. a._ Echo, re-echo.

~Reverberate~, _v. n._ Resound, echo, re-echo.

~Reverberation~, _n._ Echoing, re-echoing, echo, reflected sound.

~Reverberatory~, _a._ Reverberating.

~Revere~, _v. a._ Venerate, reverence, adore, honor, regard highly.

~Reverence~, _n._ Veneration, honor, homage, adoration, awe.

~Reverence~, _v. a._ REVERE.

~Reverend~, _a._ Venerable.

~Reverent~, _a._ REVERENTIAL.

~Reverential~, _a._ Respectful, deferential, reverent.

~Reverie~, _n._ [Fr.] REVERY.

~Reversal~, _n._ Repeal, revocation, annulment.

~Reverse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Invert, turn upside down, turn end for end, turn topsy-turvy.

~2.~ Overturn, overthrow, subvert.

~3.~ Change to the opposite.

~4.~ Annul, repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand.

~Reverse~, _a._ Opposite, converse.

~Reverse~, _n._ ~1.~ Contrary, opposite, counterpart.

~2.~ Change, vicissitude.

~3.~ Misfortune, mischance, mishap, misadventure, trial, hardship, affliction, reverse of fortune.

~Revert~, _v. n._ Return, recur, come back, turn back.

~Revery~, _n._ Musing, dreaming, abstraction, inattention, pre- occupation, absence, REVERIE, absence of mind, brown study.

~Review~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Revise, reconsider, re-examine, pass in review.

~2.~ Criticise, notice critically, write a critical notice of.

~Review~, _n._ ~1.~ Retrospect, re-survey.

~2.~ Revisal, revision, revise, reconsideration, re-examination.

~3.~ Criticism, critique, REVIEWAL, critical notice.

~Reviewal~, _n._ [_Rare._] Critique, REVIEW.

~Revile~, _v. a._ Vilify, defame, reproach, slander, calumniate, asperse, traduce, malign, abuse, backbite, lampoon, speak ill of, run down, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise.

~Revindicate~, _v. a._ Reassert, support again, maintain once more, vindicate again.

~Revisal~, _n._ Revision, REVIEW.

~Revise~, _v. a._ Review, re-examine, reconsider.

~Revise~, _n._ Revision, review, re-examination.

~Revision~, _n._ Review, revisal, revise, reconsideration, re- examination.

~Revival~, _n._ Resuscitation, revivification, reanimation, quickening. ~Revive~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Resuscitate, reanimate, revivify, bring to life again.

~2.~ Rouse, quicken, animate, refresh, renovate, reinspire, invigorate, cheer, comfort.

~Revive~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be resuscitated or reanimated, return to life, recover life, live again.

~2.~ Be invigorated, refreshed, or roused; recover strength.

~Revivification~, _n._ Resuscitation, reanimation, revival, quickening.

~Revivify~, _v. a._ Reanimate, resuscitate, revive, bring to life again.

~Revocation~, _n._ Retraction, recall, recantation, reversal, repeal, abjuration.

~Revoke~, _v. a._ Recall (_what has been said_), recant, retract, REPEAL, reverse, annul, cancel, rescind, countermand, abrogate, abolish, discard, quash, set aside, do away, make void.

~Revolt~, _v. n._ Rebel, mutiny, rise, renounce allegiance.

~Revolt~, _v. a._ Disgust, nauseate, sicken, shock.

~Revolt~, _n._ Rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, sedition, defection, rising.

~Revolter~, _n._ Deserter, rebel, traitor, insurgent.

~Revolting~, _a._ Shocking, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repulsive, offensive, obnoxious, hateful, horrible, abominable, monstrous.

~Revolution~, _n._ ~1.~ Rotation, gyration, whirling, circular motion.

~2.~ Change (_in the political constitution of a country_), organic change, successful revolt or rebellion.

~Revolutionize~, _v. a._ Remodel, reform, new model.

~Revolve~, _v. n._ Rotate, wheel, turn, whirl, circulate, roll, gyrate, go round, turn round.

~Revolve~, _v. a._ Consider, meditate, ponder, study, reflect upon, ruminate upon, brood over.

~Revulsion~, _n._ ~1.~ Withdrawal, drawing back.

~2.~ Reaction, change, transition.

~Reward~, _v. a._ Recompense, compensate, requite, remunerate.

~Reward~, _n._ ~1.~ Recompense, compensation, GUERDON, requital, remuneration, pay.

~2.~ Premium, bonus, bounty.

~Rhapsodical~, _a._ Unconnected, broken, rambling, like a rhapsody.

~Rhapsodize~, _v. n._ Utter rhapsodies.

~Rhapsody~, _n._ Rambling composition; medley of thoughts, sentences, or passages.

~Rhetoric~, _n._ ~1.~ Art of composition.

~2.~ Oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory.

~3.~ Declamation, artificial eloquence.

~Rhetorical~, _a._ ~1.~ Oratorical.

~2.~ Declamatory, highly wrought.

~Rhetorician~, _n._ Adept in rhetoric, proficient in rhetoric.

~Rhino~, _n._ [_Cant word._] Money, cash.

~Rhizoma~, _n._ (_Bot._) Root-stock, root-like stem.

~Rhomb~, _n._ Rhombus, lozenge, oblique-angled parallelogram (_with equal sides_).

~Rhombus~, _n._ RHOMB.

~Rhymer~, _n._ RHYMESTER.

~Rhymester~, _n._ Versifier, poetaster, rhymer.

~Rhythm~, _n._ Periodical emphasis, regular or melodious movement, harmonious flow.

~Rhythmical~, _a._ Measured, regular or melodious in movement.

~Ribald~, _a._ Base, low, mean, obscene, vile, filthy, gross, coarse, loose, indecent.

~Ribaldry~, _n._ Obscenity, indecency; low, vile, or vulgar language.

~Rich~, _a._ ~1.~ Wealthy, opulent, affluent, flush, moneyed.

~2.~ Splendid, precious, costly, sumptuous, valuable, estimable.

~3.~ Savory, delicious, luscious, exquisite.

~4.~ Plentiful, plenteous, abundant, copious, abounding, ample, full, flowing with milk and honey.

~5.~ Fruitful, fertile, luxuriant, teeming, productive, prolific.

~Riches~, _n. pl._ Wealth, opulence, affluence, fortune, mammon, lucre, pelf, ample means, ample store.

~Richness~, _n._ ~1.~ Abundance, plenty, fulness, copiousness, luxuriance, exuberance, profusion.

~2.~ Fertility, fruitfulness, fecundity, productiveness.

~Rickets~, _n. pl._ (_Med._) Rachitis, inflammation of the spine.

~Rickety~, _a._ ~1.~ Affected with the rickets.

~2.~ Shattered, broken, weak, tottering, crazy.

~Rid~, _v. a._ Free, clear, deliver, disencumber, relieve, set free.

~Riddance~, _n._ Freedom, escape, relief, deliverance.

~Riddle~, _n._ Enigma, puzzle, dark problem, puzzling question.

~Rider~, _n._ ~1.~ Equestrian, horseman.

~2.~ Jockey, postilion.

~3.~ [_England._] Riding-clerk, sample clerk.

~4.~ Additional clause (_to a legislative act_).

~Ridge~, _n._ Extended elevation.

~Ridicule~, _n._ Derision, mockery, raillery, satire, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer, banter.

~Ridicule~, _v. a._ Deride (_sportively_), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, rally, banter, chaff, laugh at, scoff at, treat with ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make game of, make a fool of, point the finger at, make fun of, make merry with, make a butt of, POKE FUN AT.

~Ridiculous~, _a._ Ludicrous, laughable, droll, funny, preposterous, farcical, comical, absurd.

~Riding-clerk~, _n._ RIDER, sample-clerk.

~Rid of~, Clear of, free from.

~Rife~, _a._ Prevailing, prevalent, common, abounding.

~Riff-raff~, _n._ ~1.~ Refuse, sweepings.

~2.~ Rabble, populace, CANAILLE, the masses, dregs of the people, swinish multitude, scum of society, lowest class of people, ignoble vulgar, lower classes, rough-scuff, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL.

~Rifle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Seize, snatch away, carry off.

~2.~ Rob, pillage, plunder, strip, despoil, fleece.

~Rifler~, _n._ Robber, pillager, plunderer.

~Rift~, _n._ Cleft, fissure, crack, rent, breach, fracture, break, gap, opening, chink, crevice, cranny.

~Rig~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dress (_particularly in a fanciful manner_), clothe, accoutre, rig out.

~2.~ Furnish with gear, fit with tackling.

~Rig~, _n._ Dress (_odd or fanciful_).

~Rigging~, _n._ Tackle, gear, ropes of a ship.

~Right~, _a._ ~1.~ Straight, direct, rectilinear, not crooked.

~2.~ Just, lawful, equitable, fair, rightful, honest, in accordance with duty.

~3.~ Fit, suitable, seemly, proper, meet, becoming, appropriate, as it should be, COMME IL FAUT.

~4.~ Correct, true, not erroneous, not mistaken.

~5.~ Right hand.

~Right~, _ad._ ~1.~ Directly, in a direct line.

~2.~ Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, rightly.

~3.~ Fitly, suitably, properly.

~4.~ Correctly, truly.

~5.~ Very, in a great degree.

~Right~, _n._ ~1.~ Rectitude, justice, equity, fairness, goodness, lawfulness, propriety, what ought to be, what should be.

~2.~ Truth, correctness.

~3.~ Prerogative, privilege, immunity.

~4.~ Legal claim.

~Right~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Set upright.

~2.~ Do justice to, relieve from wrong, see one righted, see justice done to one.

~Right away~, [_U. S._] Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, INSTANTER, RIGHT OFF, at once, without delay.

~Righteous~, _a._ ~1.~ Pious, holy, virtuous, godly, saintly, religious, honest, good, uncorrupt, upright, just, devout.

~2.~ Equitable, fair, right.

~Righteousness~, _n._ ~1.~ Piety, godliness, holiness, sanctity, purity, virtue, goodness, integrity, honesty, justice.

~2.~ Rectitude of conduct, practice of right, doing right, going straight, acting from principle.

~Rightful~, _a._ ~1.~ Legitimate, true.

~2.~ Just, equitable, fair, lawful, suitable, proper, right, reasonable.

~Right-hand~, _n._ Spear hand.

~Right-hand~, _a._ Right.

~Right line~, Bee-line, straight line, most direct line, shortest distance.

~Right-lined~, _a._ Rectilineal, rectilinear.

~Rightly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, right.

~2.~ Fitly, suitably, properly.

~3.~ Correctly, truly.

~Right off~, [_U. S._] Immediately, directly, at once, RIGHT AWAY.

~Right-whale~, _n._ Greenland whale (_Balæna mysticetus_).

~Rigid~, _a._ ~1.~ Stiff, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding.

~2.~ Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere.

~Rigidity~, _n._ ~1.~ Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability.

~2.~ Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity.

~3.~ Ungracefulness, want of ease.

~Rigidness~, _n._ RIGIDITY.

~Rigmarole~, _n._ Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, foolish talk.

~Rigor~, _n._ ~1.~ Stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inflexibility.

~2.~ Severity, austerity, harshness, sternness, asperity.

~3.~ Strictness, exactness.

~4.~ Inclemency.

~5.~ (_Med._) Sudden coldness with shivering.

~Rigorous~, _a._ ~1.~ Severe, austere, harsh, stern, rigid, hard, strict, stringent.

~2.~ Exact, accurate, precise, scrupulously nice.

~3.~ Inclement.

~Rig out~, Dress, clothe, RIG.

~Rill~, _n._ Streamlet, rivulet, runnel, small brook.

~Rim~, _n._ Border, edge, margin, brim, brink, verge, border, skirt, confine.

~Rime~, _n._ Hoar-frost.

~Rimple~, _n._ ~1.~ Wrinkle, fold, rumple, crease, gather, corrugation, pucker, plait.

~2.~ Ripple, undulation, little wave.

~Rind~, _n._ Skin, peel, bark, husk, hull, glume, CHAFF, outer covering.

~Ring~, _n._ ~1.~ Circle, hoop, circular line.

~2.~ Race-course, racing ground.

~3.~ [_Colloquial._] Resonance, reverberation.

~4.~ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Clique, junto, cabal, coterie, set, combination, faction, league, confederacy.

~Ring~, _v. n._ Sound, resound.

~Ringlet~, _n._ ~1.~ Small ring.

~2.~ Curl, tress, lock.

~Ringworm~, _n._ Circular herpes or tetter.

~Rinse~, _v. a._ Wash (_lightly_).

~Riot~, _n._ TUMULT (_on a small scale_), row, uproar, disturbance, commotion, broil, brawl, outbreak, fray, affray, altercation, squabble, quarrel, strife, MÊLÉE.

~Riot~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Revel, carouse, luxuriate.

~2.~ Be excited, be tumultuous.

~Riotous~, _a._ ~1.~ Revelling, luxurious, wanton.

~2.~ Tumultuous, seditious, turbulent, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, disorderly, ungovernable, unruly, refractory.

~Rip~, _v. a._ Tear open, tear apart.

~Rip~, _n._ Tear, rent, laceration.

~Ripe~, _a._ ~1.~ MATURE, perfected by growth.

~2.~ Fit, prepared, ready, in readiness.

~3.~ Consummate, finished, perfect, accomplished.

~Ripen~, _v. n._ Grow ripe, be matured.

~Ripen~, _v. a._ Mature, bring to maturity, make ripe.

~Ripeness~, _n._ ~1.~ Maturity, matureness, full growth.

~2.~ Fitness, preparation, readiness.

~Ripple~, _v. n._ Purl.

~Ripple~, _n._ Rimple, undulation, little wave.

~Rise~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Ascend, mount, arise, go or move upwards.

~2.~ Appear, come forth, come into view.

~3.~ Get up.

~4.~ Revive, come to life, be raised from death.

~5.~ Grow, spring up.

~6.~ Be advanced, be promoted, gain a position.

~7.~ Increase, swell, enlarge, become greater, be enhanced.

~8.~ Adjourn, close the session.

~9.~ Spring, take rise, have source or origin.

~10.~ Become hostile, take up arms, go to war.

~Rise~, _n._ ~1.~ Ascent, rising.

~2.~ Elevation, elevated place.

~3.~ Source, origin, spring, beginning.

~4.~ Increase, advance, augmentation.

~Risible~, _a._ ~1.~ Laughable, ridiculous, ludicrous, comical, funny, farcical, amusing.

~2.~ That produce laughter (_as certain muscles_).

~Risibles~, _n. pl._ [_Colloquial._] Risible muscles.

~Rising~, _n._ ~1.~ Ascent, rise.

~2.~ Reviving, resurrection.

~3.~ Insurrection, rebellion, sedition.

~4.~ Swelling, tumor, boil.

~Risk~, _n._ Danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, chance, venture.

~Risk~, _v. a._ Hazard, peril, endanger, stake, jeopard, venture, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger.

~Risky~, _a._ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Dangerous, hazardous, perilous, unsafe, full of risk.

~Rite~, _n._ Ceremony, form, observance, ordinance, solemnity, ceremonial, formulary, sacrament.

~Ritual~, _a._ Ceremonial.

~Ritual~, _n._ Liturgy, formulary of public worship.

~Rival~, _n._ Competitor, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate.

~Rival~, _a._ Competing, emulating, emulous.

~Rival~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Oppose, compete with, contend with.

~2.~ Emulate, try to equal or excel.

~3.~ Match, equal, be equal to.

~Rivalry~, _n._ Competition, emulation, contention, RIVALSHIP.

~Rivalship~, [_Rare._] Rivalry.

~Rive~, _v. a._ Rend, split, cleave, tear or rend asunder.

~River~, _n._ Stream.

~River-horse~, _n._ Hippopotamus, sea-horse.

~River-lobster~, _n._ Crawfish, crayfish.

~Rivet~, _v. a._ Fasten, fix, make firm.

~Rivulet~, _n._ Brook, streamlet, runnel, rill, runlet, BURN, small stream.

~Road~, _n._ ~1.~ Path, way, lane, street, route, course, pathway, track, TRAIL, highway, thoroughfare, highroad.

~2.~ Roadstead, anchorage.

~Roadstead~, _n._ Anchorage, road.

~Roadster~, _n._ Horse (_fitted for the road_), pad.

~Roam~, _v. n._ Ramble, stroll, wander, range, rove, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about.

~Roam~, _v. a._ Wander or range over, stray about.

~Roamer~, _n._ Wanderer, rover, stroller, nomad.

~Roan-tree~, _n._ European mountain-ash, fowler's service tree, rowan- tree (_Pyrus aucuparia_).

~Roar~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Bellow (_as a beast_).

~2.~ Bawl, shout, vociferate, yell, howl, cry, cry aloud.

~3.~ Boom, resound, thunder, rattle, peal.

~4.~ Laugh (_loudly and long_).

~Roar~, _n._ ~1.~ Bellow, bellowing, roaring.

~2.~ Loud noise (_as of the wind or the sea_).

~3.~ Shout, cry, outcry.

~4.~ Laugh (_loud and long_), laughter.

~Roaring~, _n._ ROAR.

~Rob~, _v. a._ Plunder, strip, despoil, fleece, pillage.

~Robber~, _n._ Plunderer, pillager, THIEF, despoiler, depredator, highwayman, footpad, brigand, bandit, marauder, freebooter, outlaw.

~Robbery~, _n._ Depredation, peculation, theft, larceny, spoliation, plunder, pillage, spoil.

~Robe~, _n._ Gown, dress.

~Robe~, _v. a._ Dress, clothe, invest, array.

~Robin~, _n._ ~1.~ [_England._] Ruddock, robinet, robin-redbreast (_Erythaca rubecula_ or _Motacilla rubecula_).

~2.~ [_U. S._] Robin-redbreast, migratory thrush (_Turdus migratorius_).

~Roborant~, _a._ Strengthening.

~Robust~, _a._ Strong, athletic, brawny, stout, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, hale, lusty, sturdy, firm, sound, vigorous, powerful, mighty, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron.

~Robustness~, _n._ Strength, soundness, vigor, stoutness, lustiness, sturdiness, might, stamina.

~Rochelle-powders~, _n. pl._ Sedlitz powders.

~Rochelle-salt~, _n._ Tartrate of potash and soda, tartarized soda.

~Rock~, _n._ Stone (_of large size_).

~Rock~, _v. a._ Move backward and forward (_as something that rests on a support_).

~Rock~, _v. n._ Reel, totter, oscillate, move backward and forward.

~Rock-crystal~, _n._ Limpid quartz, British or Cornish diamond.

~Rock-fish~, _n._ Black goby (_Gobius niger_).

~Rocking-stone~, _n._ Logan.

~Rockling~, _n._ Whistle-fish (_Motella vulgaris_).

~Rock-oil~, _n._ Petroleum, rock-tar, mineral oil, naphtha.

~Rock-rose~, _n._ Frost-wort, frost-weed (_Helianthemum Canadensis_).

~Rock-salt~, _n._ Common salt (_as found in mines_), mineral salt.

~Rock-tar~, _n._ ROCK-OIL.

~Rock-wood~, _n._ Ligniform asbestos.

~Rod~, _n._ ~1.~ Twig, shoot.

~2.~ Wand, slender stick.

~3.~ Switch, scourge, birch.

~4.~ Pole, perch.

~5.~ CUE.

~Rodent~, _a._ Gnawing.

~Rodent~, _n._ Gnawer.

~Rodentia~, _n. pl._ [L.] Gnawers, rodents.

~Rodomontade~, _n._ Blustering, bluster, boasting, bragging, rant, vain-glory.

~Roe~, _n._ ~1.~ Roebuck (_Capreolus dorcas_).

~2.~ Spawn of fishes.

~Roebuck~, _n._ ROE.

~Roestone~, _n._ Oölite.

~Rogue~, _n._ ~1.~ Knave, villain, swindler, sharper, cheat, trickster, rascal, scamp, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff.

~2.~ Mischievous fellow.

~Roguery~, _n._ ~1.~ Knavery, rascality, villany, fraud, cheating, dishonest practices, knavish tricks.

~2.~ Waggery, mischief, arch tricks.

~Roguish~, _a._ ~1.~ Knavish, dishonest, trickish, TRICKY.

~2.~ Sportive, arch, mischievous, waggish.

~Roil~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make turbid.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Vex, disturb, plague, irritate, worry, annoy, bother, molest.

~Roily~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Turbid.

~Roisterer~, _n._ Swaggerer, bully, rioter, blustering fellow.

~Rôle~, _n._ [Fr.] Part, character (_in a play_).

~Roll~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Turn (_on an axis_), make revolve.

~2.~ Wrap round (_one part on another_).

~3.~ Wheel, trundle.