Words starting with r

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

r means: the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere

r means: the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet

r means: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole

r means: a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

r and b means: a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll

r-2 means: street names for flunitrazepan

r. b. cattell means: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998)

r. buckminster fuller means: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)

r. j. mitchell means: English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)

r.c. means: of or relating to or supporting Romanism

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

basketball backboard means: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball

bermudan means: a native or inhabitant of Bermuda

bermudan means: of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants

chemical science means: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

cordwood means: firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord

crush means: the act of crushing

crush means: temporary love of an adolescent

crush means: a dense crowd of people

crush means: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crush means: break into small pieces

crush means: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

crush means: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

crush means: make ineffective

crush means: crush or bruise

crush means: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

crush means: humiliate or depress completely

crush means: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

egocentrism means: concern for your own interests and welfare

ethelred i means: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)

florida means: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War