Words beginning with R

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

plural of roommate

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in…

Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.

The Rorschach test.

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United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered t…

A chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.

A surname.

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

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A locality in the Kiama council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

The capital city of Dominica.

Alternative form of rosé wine.

A specific occurrence of this holiday.

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A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hyper…

A very rich person.

A cooking device with which food is roasted on a rotating spit.

A city in South Holland, Netherlands.

A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of French origin.

Not smooth; uneven.

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A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) s…

Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.