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roll-on roll-off |
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a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination |
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retrorocket |
Noun
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a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course |
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ripping bar |
Noun
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a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails |
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return key |
Noun
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the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed |
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ripping chisel |
Noun
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a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end |
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Roman arch |
Noun
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a round arch drawn from a single center |
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reverberatory furnace |
Noun
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a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace |
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ripsaw |
Noun
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a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood |
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revers |
Noun
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a lapel on a woman's garment |
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riser |
Noun
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structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step |
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riser |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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riser |
Noun
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a person who rises (especially from bed) |
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revere |
Noun
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a lapel on a woman's garment |
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revere |
Verb
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love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess |
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revere |
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
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Roman candle |
Noun
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a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire |
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romper |
Noun
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a one-piece garment for children to wear at play |
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romper |
Noun
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a person who romps or frolics |
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riser pipe |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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religious residence |
Noun
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residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
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reverse gear |
Noun
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the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed |
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romper suit |
Noun
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a one-piece garment for children to wear at play |
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riser pipeline |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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reliquary |
Noun
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a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) |
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rood screen |
Noun
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a screen in a church |
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riser main |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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remake |
Noun
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creation that is created again or anew |
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remake |
Verb
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make new |
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reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
Noun
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an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
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roof |
Noun
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a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
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roof |
Noun
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protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
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roof |
Noun
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an upper limit on what is allowed |
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roof |
Noun
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the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space |
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roof |
Verb
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provide a building with a roof |
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ritonavir |
Noun
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a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV |
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reversing thermometer |
Noun
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a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters |
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remaking |
Noun
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creation that is created again or anew |
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revetment |
Noun
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a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment |
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revetment |
Noun
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a barrier against explosives |
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Ritz |
Noun
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an ostentatiously elegant hotel |
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revetement |
Noun
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a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment |
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roof garden |
Noun
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a garden on a flat roof of a building |
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roof peak |
Noun
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the highest point of a roof |
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rivet |
Noun
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heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together |
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rivet |
Noun
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ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) |
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rivet |
Verb
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direct one's attention on something |
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rivet |
Verb
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hold (someone's attention) |
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rivet |
Verb
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fasten with a rivet or rivets |
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reviewing stand |
Noun
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a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed |
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room |
Noun
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling |