Matching Words
2251 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Rib
- noun - a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
- a teasing remark
- any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
- form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
- subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
- support resembling the rib of an animal
Rid
- verb - relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"
- Unburden
Rig
- noun - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
- a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
- arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"
- connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
- equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
- formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
- gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
- gear used in fishing
- manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices"
- the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
Rim
- noun - (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
- a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
- furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
- roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"
- run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
- the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
- the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- the top edge of a vessel or other container
Rio
- noun - the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
Rip
- noun - a dissolute man in fashionable society
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
- criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
- cut (wood) along the grain
- In jazz a quick upward glissando up to an intended tone.
- move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
- tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Ris
- - A bough or branch; a twig.
Rit
- - 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ride, contracted from rideth.
RN
- noun - a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
- a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health