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recoil Noun a movement back from an impact
recoil Noun the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
recoil Verb spring back, as from a forceful thrust
recoil Verb spring back
recoil Verb draw back, as with fear or pain
recoil Verb come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
repercussion Noun a movement back from an impact
repercussion Noun a remote or indirect consequence of some action
recombination Noun (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
recombination Noun (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions
repeat Noun an event that repeats
repeat Verb happen or occur again
repeat Verb to say again or imitate
repeat Verb to say, state, or perform again
repeat Verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
repeat Verb make or do or perform again
repeat Verb do over
runner-up finish Noun The action of finishing a race in second place, i.e. being beaten by exactly one opponent.
rapid climb Noun a rapid rise
rapid growth Noun a rapid rise
rematch Noun something (especially a game) that is played again
recurrence Noun happening again (especially at regular intervals)
ripple Noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid
ripple Noun an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
ripple Verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple Verb flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
rippling Noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid
rockslide Noun a landslide of rocks
rat-a-tat-tat Noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
ricochet Noun a glancing rebound
ricochet Verb to spring back
rat-a-tat Noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
rat-tat Noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
rale Noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rhonchus Noun a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
rub-a-dub Noun the sound made by beating a drum
rataplan Noun the sound made by beating a drum
refraction Noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
refraction Noun the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
rustle Noun a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
rustle Verb make a dry crackling sound
rustle Verb forage food
rustle Verb take illegally
reflux Noun the outward flow of the tide
reflux Noun an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
radio noise Noun static at radio wavelengths
runup Noun a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
rising tide Noun the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
road to Damascus Noun a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
reality check Noun an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world