1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's tree}, {traveller's ...

1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory...

1: a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 [syn: {Battle of Ravenna}]

1: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn: {wool grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]

1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {famished}, ...

1: in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily" [syn: {hungrily}]

1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]

1: a participant in a rave dancing party 2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: {ranter}]

1: Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920) [syn: {Shankar}]

1: veloute sauce seasoned with herbs and shallots and capers

1: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

1: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving mad}, {wild}] n : declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs" adv : in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {ravingly}]

1: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving}, {wild}]

1: in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {raving}]

1: small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings [syn: {cappelletti}]

1: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}] 2: hold spellbound [syn: {ench...

1: someone who assaults others sexually [syn: {violator}, {debaucher}] 2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, ...

1: stunningly beautiful; "a ravishing blonde"

1: in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree; "she was ravishingly beautiful"

1: a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment [syn: {entrancement}] 2: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {a...

1: (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: {natural}, {raw(a)}, {rude(a)}] 2: ...

1: beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive

1: unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis

1: unfair treatment

1: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn: {staple}]

1: uncooked meat

1: unpasteurized milk

1: an inexperienced and untrained recruit

1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}] 2: a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna

1: powerfully impressive talent

1: inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {sore throat}, {pharyngitis}]

1: greenish brown pigment

1: an uncooked vegetable [syn: {rabbit food}]

1: unpleasantly cold and damp weather

1: wood that is not finished or painted

1: wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed

1: a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue

1: an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capitol of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built

1: having a lean and bony physique; "a rawboned cow hand"

1: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}] 2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence 3...

1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Bradbury}, {Ray Douglas Bradbury}]

1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Be...

1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Bradbury}, {Ray Bradbury}]

1: small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn: {ray flower}]

1: small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn: {ray floret}]

1: United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording [syn: {Dolby}]

1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]

1: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]

1: English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Third Baron Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Str...

1: an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity

1: having no parts resembling rays; not having ray flowers

1: annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]

1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard C...

1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattel...

1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]

1: Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]

1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler}, {Raymond Chandler}]

1: cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion [syn: {acrocyanosis}]

1: a synthetic silklike fabric

1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons}, {silk stocking}]

1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]

1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]

1: torn down and broken up [syn: {demolished}, {dismantled}]

1: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled [syn: {wrecking}] 2: complete destruction of a building [syn: {leveling}, {tearing down}, {demolishing}]

1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzle}, {razzmatazz}]

1: edge tool used in shaving v : shave with a razor

1: marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: {jackknife clam}, {knife-handle}]

1: an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor

1: any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor-fish}]

1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" [syn: {razorback}]

1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {Alca torda}]

{razor-cut}

1: any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor fish}]

1: very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition" 2: as sharp as a razor

1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" [syn: {razor-backed}] n 1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of imp...

1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback}, {razorbacked ho...

1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback}, {razorback hog}...

1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razor-billed auk}, {Alca torda}]

1: a blade that has very sharp edge

1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tea...

1: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {snort}, {bird}]

1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzmatazz}, {razmataz}]

1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle}, {razzmatazz}, {razmataz}]

1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzle}, {razmataz}]

1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite [syn: {rubidium}, {atomic number 37}]

1: a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus [syn: {red blood cell}, {erythrocyte}]

1: a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" [syn: {run batted in}]

1: the federal police force of Canada [syn: {Royal Canadian Mounted Police}, {Mounties}]

1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: {rhenium}, {atomic number 75}] 2: a...

1: put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding

1: re-establish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; "re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting"

1: the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting [syn: {reforestation}]

1: argue again; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign"

1: arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" [syn: {rearm}]

1: take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"

1: create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" 2: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" [syn: {copy}] 3: form anew in the imagination; recollect...

1: created anew; "this re-created literalness"

1: the act of creating again

1: the echo of an echo

1: appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago" [syn: {reappear}]

1: emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" [syn: {re-emphasize}]

1: emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" [syn: {re-emphasise}]

1: enter again; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa"

1: (of angles) pointing inward; "a polygon with re-entrant angles" [syn: {reentrant}] [ant: {salient}]

1: re-equip a factory or plant [syn: {rejig}]

1: restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance"

1: question after cross-examiniation by opposing counsel; "re-examine one's witness"

1: a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic" [syn: {reliving}]

1: interpret from a different viewpoint [syn: {reinterpret}]

1: explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism"

1: forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting [syn: {regeneration}]

1: formed again or anew; "the re-formed scout troop has been very active"

1: incorporate again or anew

1: introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" [syn: {reintroduce}]

1: a proposal of something previously rejected; "they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology"

1: (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law [syn: {commutation}]

{re-tread}

{re-tread}

1: a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters" [syn: {reuptake}]

1: (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus [syn: {Rhea Silvia}]

1: undergo resorption [syn: {resorb}]

1: the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: {resorption}]

1: the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" [syn: {range}] 2: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:...

1: run into or up to

1: be smelled; have a strong odor

1: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" [syn: {reach}] 2: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the si...

1: easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger" [syn: {approachable}]

1: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: {reach}, {stretch}] 2: accomplishment of an objective [syn: {arrival}]

1: acquaint anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique"

1: stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn: {treasury stock}, ...

1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: {respond}] 2: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react" 3: act against...

1: opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)

1: a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction

1: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp" 2: a bodily...

1: a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream [syn: {reaction-propulsion engine}]

1: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; "his...

1: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum

1: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it [syn: {response time}, {latency}, {latent period}]

1: a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust

1: a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream [syn: {reaction engine}]

1: extremely conservative [syn: {reactionist}, {far-right}] n : an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: {ultraconservative}, {extreme right-winger}]

1: the political orientation of reactionaries

1: extremely conservative [syn: {reactionary}, {far-right}]

1: activate (an old file) anew

1: participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive" [ant: {unreactive}] 2: tending to react to a stimulus; "the skin of the geriatric is less reactiv...

1: an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief) [syn: {exogenous depression}]

1: schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months) [syn: {acute schizophrenic episode}]

1: responsive to stimulation [syn: {responsiveness}] 2: ready susceptibility to chemical change

1: an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit 2: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificia...

1: something that is read; "the article was a very good read" v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" 2: have or contain a certai...

1: read what is implied but not expressed on the surface

1: a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises [s...

1: a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises [s...

1: (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

1: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: {ROM}, {read-only storage}, {fixed storage}]

1: a memory chip providing read-only memory

1: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory}, {ROM}, {fixed storage}]

1: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk [syn: {head}]

1: the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in a...

1: the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand 2: writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read [syn: {legibility}] [ant: {illegibility}]

1: easily deciphered [syn: {clear}, {decipherable}]

1: in a legible manner; "you must write legibly" [syn: {legibly}, {decipherably}] [ant: {illegibly}]

1: adapt anew; "He readapted himself" 2: adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" [syn: {readjust}]

1: a person who enjoys reading 2: someone who contracts to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication [syn: {subscriber}] 3: a person who can read; a literate person 4: someone wh...

1: the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)

{ready}

{ready}

1: without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily" 2: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: {promptly}, {pronto}, {without delay}]

1: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn: {preparedness}, {prepar...

1: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books" 2: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he...

1: the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher

1: a clinic for people with reading disabilities

1: desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer [syn: {lectern}]

1: a lamp that provides light for reading

1: written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" [syn: {reading}]

1: a program designed to teach literacy skills

1: a room set aside for reading

1: someone who teaches students to read

1: adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" [syn: {readapt}] 2: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: {reset}]

1: the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances) 2: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: {adjustment}, {registration}]

1: the act of admitting someone again; "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic"

1: admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country" 2: admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"

1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "rea...

1: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "...

1: money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set" [syn: {cold cash}, {ready money}]

1: money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set" [syn: {ready cash}, {cold cash}]

1: a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation [syn: {reckoner}]

1: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {convenient}, {handy}, {ready to hand(p)}]

1: made for purchase and immediate use [ant: {custom-made}] 2: repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases" [syn: {cliched}] 3: commercially produced; not homemade; "ready-m...

1: a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish

1: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack}, {off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}]

1: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" [syn: {preparation}]

1: affiliation anew

1: affirm once again; "He reaffirmed his faith in the church"

1: renewed affirmation [syn: {reassertion}]

1: 40th President of the United States (1911-) [syn: {Ronald Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan}, {President Reagan}]

1: the executive under President Reagan

1: a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions

1: an immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local infl...