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round file |
Noun
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a file with a circular cross section |
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retaining wall |
Noun
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a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth) |
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rigger |
Noun
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a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists |
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rigger |
Noun
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a sailing vessel with a specified rig |
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rigger |
Noun
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someone who rigs ships |
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rigger |
Noun
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someone who works on an oil rig |
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reticle |
Noun
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a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument |
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reticule |
Noun
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a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument |
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reticule |
Noun
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a woman's drawstring handbag |
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rigger brush |
Noun
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a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists |
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roller skate |
Noun
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a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole |
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roller skate |
Verb
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travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles |
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router |
Noun
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a power tool with a shaped cutter |
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router |
Noun
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(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks |
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router |
Noun
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a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery |
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right of way |
Noun
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the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass |
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right of way |
Noun
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the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another |
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right of way |
Noun
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the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else |
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reticulation |
Noun
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an arrangement resembling a net or network |
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reticulation |
Noun
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(photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion |
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router plane |
Noun
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a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms |
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roller towel |
Noun
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a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller |
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rigout |
Noun
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a person's costume (especially if bizarre) |
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rowel |
Noun
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a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur |
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roll film |
Noun
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photographic film wound on a spool |
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retort |
Noun
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a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat |
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retort |
Noun
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a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
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retort |
Verb
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answer back |
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rings |
Noun
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gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles usually covered with leather suspended by ropes |
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row house |
Noun
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a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls |
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rolling hitch |
Noun
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a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope |
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ringside |
Noun
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first row of seating |
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rolling mill |
Noun
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steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
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retractor |
Noun
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surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision |
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ringside seat |
Noun
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first row of seating |
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rolling pin |
Noun
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utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end |
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retread |
Noun
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a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads |
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retread |
Verb
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give new treads to (a tire) |
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retread |
Verb
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use again in altered form |
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rink |
Noun
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building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating |
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rolling stock |
Noun
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collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
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roll of tobacco |
Noun
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tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder |
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recap |
Noun
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a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads |
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recap |
Noun
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a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion |
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recap |
Verb
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summarize briefly |
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riot gun |
Noun
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a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death |
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roll-on |
Noun
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a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips |
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roll-on |
Noun
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a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator |
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ripcord |
Noun
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a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent |
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ripcord |
Noun
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a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend |