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Rather
- adverb - more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
- on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
- to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
- to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
Ratify
- verb - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
- to okay an action
Ratine
- unknown - A rough open woollen dress fabric
Rating
- verb - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"
- assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
- be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
- estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
- rank in a military organization
- standing or position on a scale
Ration
- noun - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
- distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"
- restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
- the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
Ratios
- noun - the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"
- the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Ratite
- noun - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
Ratlin
- noun - (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
Rattan
- noun - a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
- climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
- the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes