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Ripper
- noun - a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"
Ripple
- noun - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
- a small wave on the surface of a liquid
- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Ripply
- - Having ripples; as, ripply water; hence, resembling the sound of rippling water; as, ripply laughter; a ripply cove.
Riprap
- - A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom, or in a river channel.
Ripsaw
- noun - a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
Risers
- noun - a person who rises (especially from bed); "he's usually a late riser"
- a vertical pipe in a building
- structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step
Rising
- verb - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
- advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"
- become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
- become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
- come into existence; take on form or shape;
- come to the surface
- come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
- coming to maturity; "the rising generation"
- exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
- get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
- go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
- increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
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Risked
- verb - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
Risker
- - One who risks or hazards.
Risque
- adjective - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"