United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools
reception line
Noun
a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party
raw data
Noun
unanalyzed data
record company
Noun
a company that makes and sells musical recordings
removal firm
Noun
a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
removal company
Noun
a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
rain forest
Noun
a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rainforest
Noun
a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rap group
Noun
a gathering of people holding a rap session
rave-up
Noun
a raucous gathering
romantic realism
Noun
the first coherent school of American art
reductivism
Noun
an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
rotten borough
Noun
an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
river basin
Noun
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
retention basin
Noun
a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
rootage
Noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
rootage
Noun
a developed system of roots
rootage
Noun
fixedness by or as if by roots
rock bottom
Noun
the lowest possible level
residential district
Noun
a district where people live
residential area
Noun
a district where people live
retirement community
Noun
a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
retirement complex
Noun
a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
red-light district
Noun
a district with many brothels
rubbish dump
Noun
a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
rubbish heap
Noun
an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
refuse heap
Noun
an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
rain shadow
Noun
an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
red line
Noun
a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
rifle shot
Noun
the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
rhumb line
Noun
a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle
rhumb
Noun
a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle
right ascension
Noun
(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky
rice paddy
Noun
an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
roads
Noun
a partly sheltered anchorage
roadstead
Noun
a partly sheltered anchorage
resort area
Noun
an area where many people go for recreation
rooftop
Noun
the top of a usually flat roof
rookery
Noun
a breeding ground for gregarious birds, such as rooks
rural area
Noun
an area outside of cities and towns
restriction site
Noun
the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA
right stage
Noun
the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience
rabbit warren
Noun
an overcrowded residential area
rabbit warren
Noun
a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
rational motive
Noun
a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
renal calculus
Noun
a calculus formed in the kidney
rock outcrop
Noun
the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land