1: being new in a time not long past; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees" 2: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late deve...

1: approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene}, {Holocene epoch}]

1: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly ...

1: a time immediately before the present [syn: {recency}] 2: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago [syn: {recency}]

1: a container that is used to put or keep things in 2: enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts 3: an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped ...

1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: {response}] 2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3: quality or fid...

1: a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received

1: a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party

1: a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)

1: a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors

1: open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts" 2: ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" [ant: {unreceptive}] 3: of a nerve fiber or ...

1: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impr...

1: in a receptive manner

1: willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enablin...

1: willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enablin...

1: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response 2: an organ having nerve endings (in the ski...

1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: {deferral}] 2: a small concavity [syn: {recession}, {niche}, {corner}] 3: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) [syn: ...

1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look" [syn: {deep-set}, {sunken}] 2: resembling an alcove

1: the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year 2: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {niche}, {corner}] 3: the withdraw...

1: of or relating to receding n 1: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: {recession}] 2: a hymn that is sung at the end of a servic...

1: a march to be played for processions [syn: {processional march}]

1: of or pertaining to a recession [syn: {recessive}]

1: of or pertaining to a recession [syn: {recessionary}] 2: of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical [ant: {dominant}]

1: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"

1: load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully" [syn: {reload}] 2: charge anew; "recharge a battery"

1: capable of being recharged; "a rechargeable battery"

1: warmed leftovers

1: lavishly elegant and refined [syn: {exquisite}]

1: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn: {cud}]

1: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {regress}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]

1: habitual relapse into crime

1: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: {repeater}, {habitual criminal}] 2: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns ...

1: a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic [syn: {Pernambuco}]

1: directions for making something [syn: {formula}]

1: a person who gets something [syn: {receiver}] 2: the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {recipient role}]

1: the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {recipient}]

1: concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" [syn: {mutual}] ...

1: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype [syn: {reciprocal}]

1: a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a sti...

1: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: {mho}, {siemens}, {S}]

1: a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject; "The sentence `They cared for each other' co...

1: a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a sti...

1: a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence [syn: {reciprocity}]

1: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in ...

1: act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!" 2: alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"

1: moving alternately backward and forward [syn: {reciprocatory}]

1: an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders

1: a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cu...

1: the act of making and return or doing something in return 2: alternating back-and-forth movement 3: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: {interchange}, {give-and...

1: given or done or owed to each other

1: moving alternately backward and forward [syn: {reciprocating}]

1: a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence [syn: {reciprocality}] 2: mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges

1: (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made; recission may be brought about by d...

1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {narration}, {yarn}] 2: performance of music or dance especially by soloists 3: a public ...

1: a musician who gives recitals

1: written matter that is recited from memory 2: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems...

1: a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech

1: recite in elocution [syn: {declaim}] 2: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" 3: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: {retel...

1: someone who recites from memory

1: marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-...

1: in a reckless manner

1: the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {foolhardiness}, {rashness}]

1: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at...

1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: {calculator}, {figurer}, {estimator}, {computer}] 2: a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation [syn: {ready reckoner}...

1: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: {calculation}, {computation}, {figuring}] 2: a bill for an amount due [syn: {tally}] 3: the act of counting; "the counting continued for se...

1: claim back [syn: {repossess}] 2: of materials from waste products [syn: {recover}] 3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church re...

1: possible to use again [syn: {recyclable}, {reusable}]

1: delivered from danger [syn: {rescued}]

1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: {renewal}, {rehabilitation}] 2: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of...

1: classifying something again (usually in a new category)

{reclassify}

1: classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" [also: {reclassified}]

1: move the upper body backwards and down [syn: {lean back}] 2: cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow" 3: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: ...

1: an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it [syn: {reclining chair}, {lounger}]

1: lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent}, {decumbent}, {recumbent}] n : the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

1: an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it [syn: {recliner}, {lounger}]

1: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" [syn: {reclusive}, {withdrawn}] n : one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {solitary}, {solitudinarian}, {troglodyte}...

1: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" [syn: {recluse}, {withdrawn}] 2: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close to...

1: preference for seclusion or isolation [syn: {isolation}]

1: put into a different code; rearrange mentally; "People recode and restructure information in order to remember it"

1: converting from one code to another

1: possible to recognize [syn: {recognizable}, {placeable}]

1: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited [syn: {recognizance}]

1: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" [syn: {recognize}] 2: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recogniz...

1: provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority" [syn: {recognized}] 2: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recog...

1: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of ...

1: easily perceived; easy to become aware of; "this situation produces recognizable stress symptoms" 2: possible to recognize [syn: {recognisable}, {placeable}]

1: to a recognizable degree; "he was recognizably slimmer now" [ant: {unrecognizably}]

1: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited [syn: {recognisance}]

1: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {r...

1: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: {accepted}, {recognised}] 2: provided...

1: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: {kick}] 2: a movement back from an impact [syn: {repercussion}, {rebound}, {backlash}] v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when the...

1: of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil

1: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he o...

1: the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: {remembrance}, {anamnesis}] 2: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of t...

1: tending to acquire and retain ideas or information; "an acquisitive mind"

1: genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms [syn: {recombinant DNA}]

1: genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms [syn: {recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid}]

1: the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism [syn: {genetic engineering}, {gene-splicing}]

1: a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin [syn: {H...

1: (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents 2: (physics) a combinng of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of...

1: undergo genetic recombination; "The DNA can recombine" 2: cause genetic recombination; "should scientists recombine DNA?" 3: to combine or put together again

1: cause to start anew; "The Taliban recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet" 2: beging again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap"

1: beginning again [syn: {resumption}]

1: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: {urge}, {advocate}] 2: express a good opinion of [syn: {commend}] 3: make attractive or acce...

1: something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable 2: something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: {testimonial}, {good w...

1: mentioned as worthy of acceptance; "the recommended medicine"; "the suggested course of study" [syn: {suggested}]

1: commit once again, as of a crime 2: commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" 3: send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House" [also: {recommitting}, {reco...

{recommit}

{recommit}

1: payment or reward (as for service rendered) 2: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: {compensation}] v 1: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair th...

1: capable of being reconciled; "her way of thinking is reconcilable with mine" [ant: {irreconcilable}]

1: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: {accommodate}, {conciliate}] 2: bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals wi...

1: (followed by `to') no longer opposed; "after a time she became reconciled even to diplomatic receptions" [ant: {unreconciled}] 2: made compatible or consistent

1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {make-peace}, {pacifier}, {peacemaker}]

1: the reestablishing of cordial relations [syn: {rapprochement}] 2: getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" [syn: {balancing}]

1: tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony [syn: {accommodative}]

1: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory";...

1: wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: {abstruseness}, {abstrusity}, {profoundness}, {profundity}] ...

1: bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

1: mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" [syn: {repaired}, {fixed}]

1: confirm again; "You must reconfirm your flight reservations"

1: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission" [syn: {reconnaissance mission}]

1: a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire

1: an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)

1: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission" [syn: {reconnaissance}]

1: a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy

1: fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top [syn: {scout car}]

1: explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody [syn: {scout}, {reconnoitre}]

1: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: {scouting}, {exploratory survey}, {reconnoitring}]

1: explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody [syn: {scout}, {reconnoiter}]

1: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: {scouting}, {exploratory survey}, {reconnoitering}]

1: conquer anew; "The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war"

1: consecrate anew, as after a desecration

1: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" 2: consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

1: a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision 2: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" [syn: {second ...

1: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted" [syn: {restructure}]

1: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: {construct}, {retrace}] 2: build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" [syn: {rebuild}] 3: cause somebody to ...

1: adapted to social or economic change; "a reconstructed feminist" [ant: {unreconstructed}]

1: the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 [syn: {Reconstruction Period}] 2: the activity of constructi...

1: the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 [syn: {Reconstruction}]

1: helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises" [syn: {rehabilitative}]

1: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall [syn: {reconstruction}]

1: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue [syn: {plastic surgery}, {anaplasty}]

1: meet again; "The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall"

1: convert back; "Hollywood is reconverting old films"

1: convict anew

{recopy}

1: copy again; "The child had to recopy the homework" [also: {recopied}]

1: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" 2: t...

1: one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc [syn: {album}] 2:...

1: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" [syn: {record}, {book}]

1: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention [syn: {auto-changer}, {changer}]

1: a company that makes and sells musical recordings

1: a sleeve for storing a phonograph record [syn: {record sleeve}]

1: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {hop}]

1: the jacket for a phonograph record

1: machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically [syn: {phonograph}]

1: a sleeve for storing a phonograph record [syn: {record cover}]

1: someone who breaks a record [syn: {record-holder}]

1: surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"

1: someone who breaks a record [syn: {record-breaker}]

1: someone responsible for keeping records [syn: {registrar}, {recorder}]

1: set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction; "recorded music" [ant: {live}] 2: made a matter of official record; "a properly recorded deed to the property...

1: equipment for making records [syn: {recording equipment}, {recording machine}] 2: someone responsible for keeping records [syn: {registrar}, {record-keeper}] 3: a barrister or solicitor who serves ...

1: someone who plays the recorder

1: signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded 2: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" [syn: {tra...

1: equipment for making records [syn: {recorder}, {recording machine}]

1: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {label}]

1: equipment for making records [syn: {recorder}, {recording equipment}]

1: studio where tapes and records are recorded

1: audio system for recoding sound

1: an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election v 1: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {t...

1: an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" [syn: {relation}, {telling}]

1: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: {reimburse}] 2: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: {recover}, {recuperate}] 3: retain and refrain from disbursing; of paym...

1: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" [syn: {resort}, {refuge}] 2: something or someone turned to for assistance or security;...

1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {retrieve}, {find}, {regain}] 2: get over an illness or shock; "The patient ...

1: capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event" [ant: {unrecoverable}]

1: freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delir...

1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: {rescuer}, {saver}]

1: returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed" [syn: {convalescent}]

1: return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid" 2: gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury [syn: {convalescence}, {recuperation}] 3: ...

1: a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery

1: having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" [syn: {renegade}] 2: lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the c...

1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}...

1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarde...

1: a public facility for recreation [syn: {recreational facility}]

1: a room equipped for informal entertaining [syn: {rec room}]

1: of or relating to recreation; "a recreational area with a pool and ball fields" 2: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational ...

1: a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive

1: a public facility for recreation [syn: {recreation facility}]

1: a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities [syn: {RV}]

1: return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return

1: mutual accusations

1: countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments" [syn: {recriminatory}]

1: countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments" [syn: {recriminative}]

1: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {break}, {develop}] 2: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when...

1: a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"

1: a recently enlisted soldier 2: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: {enlistee}] v 1: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn:...

1: someone who supplies members or employees 2: an official who enlists personnel for military service