rattlesnake fern
1: American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle [syn: {Botrychium virginianum}]
rattlesnake master
1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium yuccifolium}]
rattlesnake orchid
1: any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
rattlesnake plantain
1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: {helleborine}]
rattlesnake root
1: herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets [syn: {Prenanthes purpurea}] 2: a plant of the genus Nabalus
rattlesnake weed
1: a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky [syn: {Hieracium venosum}]
rattlesnake's master
1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium yuccifolium}]
rattling
1: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conv...
rattrap
1: a difficult entangling situation 2: filthy run-down dilapidated housing 3: a trap for catching rats
Rattus
1: common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge [syn: {genus Rattus}]
Rattus norvegicus
1: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown rat}, {Norway rat}]
Rattus rattus
1: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide [syn: {black rat}, {roof rat}]
ratty
1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {shabby}, {tatty}] [also: {rattiest}, {rattier}]
Rau-Sed
1: antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine}, {Raudixin}, {Sandril}, {Serpasil...
raucous
1: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: {strident}] 2: disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers" [syn: {rowdy}]
raucously
1: with a raucous sound; "his voice rang raucously" 2: in a rowdy manner; "the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily" [syn: {rowdily}]
Raudixin
1: antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine}, {Rau-Sed}, {Sandril}, {Serpasil}...
rauli beech
1: large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber [syn: {Nothofagus procera}]
raunch
1: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {coarseness}, {commonness}, {grossness}, {vulgarity}, {vulgarism}]
raunchy
1: earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel" 2: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious l...
rauvolfia
1: any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives [syn: {rauwolfi...
rauwolfia
1: any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina 2: any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinall...
Rauwolfia serpentina
1: East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents [syn: {snakewood}]
ravage
1: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease" [syn: {depredation}] v 1: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn:...
ravaged
1: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: {despoiled}, {pillaged}, {raped}, {sacked}] 2: made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a w...
ravaging
1: ruinously destructive and wasting; "a ravaging illness" n : plundering with excessive damage and destruction [syn: {devastation}]
rave
1: a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin" 2: an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave" v 1: participate i...
ravehook
1: a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum
Ravel
1: French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937) [syn: {Maurice Ravel}] 2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: {run}, {ladder}] v 1: disentangle; "can you u...
ravel out
1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: {ravel}, {unravel}]
raveling
1: a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric [syn: {ravelling}]
raven
1: large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail [syn: {Corvus corax}] v 1: obtain or seize by violence 2: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: {prey}, {p...
ravenala
1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's tree}, {traveller's ...
Ravenala madagascariensis
1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's tree}, {traveller's ...
ravening
1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory...
Ravenna
1: a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 [syn: {Battle of Ravenna}]
Ravenna grass
1: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn: {wool grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]
ravenous
1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {famished}, ...
ravenously
1: in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily" [syn: {hungrily}]
ravenousness
1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]
raver
1: a participant in a rave dancing party 2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: {ranter}]
Ravi Shankar
1: Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920) [syn: {Shankar}]
ravigote
1: veloute sauce seasoned with herbs and shallots and capers
ravine
1: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
raving
1: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving mad}, {wild}] n : declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs" adv : in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {ravingly}]
raving mad
1: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving}, {wild}]
ravingly
1: in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {raving}]
ravioli
1: small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings [syn: {cappelletti}]
ravish
1: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}] 2: hold spellbound [syn: {ench...
ravisher
1: someone who assaults others sexually [syn: {violator}, {debaucher}] 2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, ...
ravishing
1: stunningly beautiful; "a ravishing blonde"
ravishingly
1: in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree; "she was ravishingly beautiful"
ravishment
1: a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment [syn: {entrancement}] 2: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {a...
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raw
1: (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: {natural}, {raw(a)}, {rude(a)}] 2: ...
raw beauty
1: beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive
raw data
1: unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis
raw material
1: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn: {staple}]
raw sienna
1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}] 2: a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna
raw throat
1: inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {sore throat}, {pharyngitis}]
raw wood
1: wood that is not finished or painted
raw wool
1: wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed
raw wound
1: a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
Rawalpindi
1: an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capitol of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
rawboned
1: having a lean and bony physique; "a rawboned cow hand"
rawhide
1: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
ray
1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}] 2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence 3...
Ray Bradbury
1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Bradbury}, {Ray Douglas Bradbury}]
Ray Cattell
1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Be...
Ray Douglas Bradbury
1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Bradbury}, {Ray Bradbury}]
ray floret
1: small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn: {ray flower}]
ray flower
1: small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn: {ray floret}]
Ray M. Dolby
1: United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording [syn: {Dolby}]
ray of light
1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
Ray Robinson
1: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]
Rayleigh
1: English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Third Baron Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Str...
Rayleigh disk
1: an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity
rayless
1: having no parts resembling rays; not having ray flowers
rayless chamomile
1: annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]
Raymond B. Cattell
1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard C...
Raymond Bernard Cattell
1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattel...
Raymond Chandler
1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]
Raymond Lully
1: Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]
Raymond Thornton Chandler
1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler}, {Raymond Chandler}]
Raynaud's sign
1: cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion [syn: {acrocyanosis}]
rayon
1: a synthetic silklike fabric
rayon stocking
1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons}, {silk stocking}]
rayons
1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]
raze
1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
razed
1: torn down and broken up [syn: {demolished}, {dismantled}]
razing
1: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled [syn: {wrecking}] 2: complete destruction of a building [syn: {leveling}, {tearing down}, {demolishing}]
razmataz
1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzle}, {razzmatazz}]
razor
1: edge tool used in shaving v : shave with a razor
razor clam
1: marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: {jackknife clam}, {knife-handle}]
razor edge
1: an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
razor fish
1: any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor-fish}]
razor-backed
1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" [syn: {razorback}]
razor-billed auk
1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {Alca torda}]
razor-fish
1: any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor fish}]
razor-sharp
1: very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition" 2: as sharp as a razor
razorback
1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" [syn: {razor-backed}] n 1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of imp...
razorback hog
1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback}, {razorbacked ho...
razorbacked hog
1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback}, {razorback hog}...
razorbill
1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razor-billed auk}, {Alca torda}]
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