Russian Orthodox
1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Eastern Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]
Russian Orthodox Church
1: an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia
Russian Revolution
1: the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 [syn: {October Revolution}] 2: the revolution agai...
Russian roulette
1: a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger
Russian thistle
1: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}]
Russian tumbleweed
1: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}]
Russian vine
1: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine}, {China fleece vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]
Russo-Japanese War
1: Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria
Russula
1: large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice [...
Russulaceae
1: used in some classification systems for the genus Russula [syn: {family Russulaceae}]
rust
1: of the color of rust [syn: {rusty}] n 1: a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture 2: a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a r...
rust fungus
1: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn: {rust}]
rust mite
1: any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit
Rustbelt
1: urban areas in New England and Middle West characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)
rusted
1: having accumulated rust; "rusted hinges" [ant: {rustless}]
rustic
1: characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: {countrified}, {countryfied}] 2: awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick...
rusticate
1: live in the country and lead a rustic life 2: send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad bahavior" 3: suspend temporarily from college or university, in England [syn: {send down}] 4: as of...
rustication
1: the condition naturally attaching to life in the country 2: the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner 3: the action of retiring to and living in the country 4: temporary dismissal...
rusticism
1: a rural idiom or expression [syn: {ruralism}]
rusticity
1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: {gaucherie}]
rusting
1: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: {rust}]
rustle
1: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: {rustling}, {whisper}, {whispering}] v 1: make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustl...
rustler
1: someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {cattle thief}]
rustless
1: without rust [ant: {rusted}]
rustling
1: characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren [syn: {murmurous}, {soughing}, {susurr...
rustproof
1: treated against rusting [syn: {rustproofed}]
rustproofed
1: treated against rusting [syn: {rustproof}]
rusty
1: covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits" 2: of the color of rust [syn: {rust}] 3: impaired in skill by neglect [syn: {out of practice(p)}] 4: ancient; "hoary jokes" [...
rusty blackbird
1: North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty grackle}, {Euphagus carilonus}]
rusty grackle
1: North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty blackbird}, {Euphagus carilonus}]
rusty rig
1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn: {Port Jackson fig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]
rusty woodsia
1: a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds [syn: {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]
rut
1: a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) 2: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: {groove}] 3: applies to no...
Ruta
1: type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs [syn: {genus Ruta}]
Ruta graveolens
1: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: {rue}, {herb of grace}]
rutabaga
1: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: {swede}, {swedish turnip}, {yellow turnip}] 2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {turnip cabbage}, {swed...
rutabaga plant
1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish turnip}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
Rutaceae
1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent [syn: {family Rutaceae}, {rue family}]
Ruth
1: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Babe Ruth}, {George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}] 2: the great-grandmother of king David whose story is ...
Ruth Benedict
1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Benedict}, {Ruth Fulton}]
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Ruth Fulton
1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Benedict}, {Ruth Benedict}]
Ruth Saint Denis
1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]
Ruth St. Denis
1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}]
ruthenium
1: a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum [syn: {Ru}, {atomic number 44}]
rutherford
1: a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second 2: British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) [syn: {Daniel Rutherford}] 3: British physicist (born in...
Rutherford atom
1: first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy t...
Rutherford B. Hayes
1: 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes}, {Preside...
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
1: 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes}, {Rutherford B. Hayes}, {President Hay...
rutherfordium
1: a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]
ruthful
1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {sorry}]
ruthfulness
1: a state of gloomy sorrow [syn: {mournfulness}, {sorrowfulness}]
ruthless
1: without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" [syn: {pitiless}, {remorseless}, {unpitying}]
ruthlessly
1: in a ruthless manner; "the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers"
ruthlessness
1: mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity [syn: {pitilessness}] 2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {cruelty}, {mercilessness}, {pitilessness}]
rutile
1: a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium
Rutilus
1: roaches [syn: {genus Rutilus}]
Rutilus rutilus
1: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back [syn: {roach}]
Rutland
1: a town in central Vermont
ruttish
1: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {horny}, {randy}, {turned on(p)}]
rutty
1: full of ruts; "rutty farm roads" [syn: {rutted}] [also: {ruttiest}, {ruttier}]
RV
1: a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities [syn: {recreational vehicle}]
Rwanda
1: a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony [syn: {Rwandese Republic}, {Ruanda}]
Rwandan
1: of or pertaining to Rwanda; "Rwandan mountains" [syn: {Ruandan}] n : a native or inhabitant of Rwanda
Rwandese Republic
1: a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony [syn: {Rwanda}, {Ruanda}]
rya
1: a shag rug made in Sweden [syn: {rya rug}]
rya rug
1: a shag rug made in Sweden [syn: {rya}]
rydberg
1: a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element [syn: {rydberg constant}, {rydberg unit}]
rydberg constant
1: a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element [syn: {rydberg}, {rydberg unit}]
rydberg unit
1: a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element [syn: {rydberg}, {rydberg constant}]
Rydberg's penstemon
1: plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado [syn: {Penstemon rydbergii}]
rye
1: the seed of the cereal grass 2: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improv...
rye bread
1: any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour
rye ergot
1: a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium
rye grass
1: any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses [syn: {ryegrass}]
rye whiskey
1: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye}, {rye whisky}]
rye whisky
1: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye}, {rye whiskey}]
ryegrass
1: any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses [syn: {rye grass}]
Rynchopidae
1: coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers [syn: {family Rynchopidae}]
Rynchops
1: type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers [syn: {genus Rynchops}]
Rypticus
1: a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes [syn: {genus Rypticus}]
Ryukyu Islands
1: a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
Ryukyuan
1: a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu islands southwest of Japan 2: the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands
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