Words starting with r

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

rack means: a support for displaying various articles

rack means: framework for holding objects

rack means: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

rack means: the destruction or collapse of something

rack means: rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

rack means: torture on the rack

rack means: seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block

rack means: work on a rack

rack means: stretch to the limits

rack means: torment emotionally or mentally

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

anorexia means: a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

bendy tree means: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds

cantaloupe vine means: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

cestoda means: tapeworms

communicant means: a person entitled to receive Communion

counterterrorist center means: an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage

euphorbia heterophylla means: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru

european corn borer moth means: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

hymenopteran means: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

morosoph means: a learned fool

overwrought means: deeply agitated especially from emotion

plumed thistle means: any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads

provost court means: a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area

river pear means: West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled

satellite television means: a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth

shelf life means: the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating

spittle means: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

syneresis means: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)

syneresis means: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong

taoist trinity means: the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism