Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 64
Rhynchophore (n.) (Zool.) One of the Rhynchophora.
Rhynchota (n. pl.) (Zool.) Same as Hemiptera. [Written also Rhyncota.]
Rhyolite (n.) (Min.) A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. -- Rhy`o*lit"ic, a.
Rhyolite (n.) Very acid volcanic rock.
Rhyparography (n.) In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.
Rhysimeter (n.) An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.
Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like.
Rhythm (n.) (Mus.) Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent. -- Moore (Encyc.)
Rhythm (n.) A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables.
Rhythm (n.) The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.
Rhythm (n.) The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: rhythm, beat, musical rhythm].
Rhythm (n.) Recurring at regular intervals [syn: rhythm, regular recurrence].
Rhythm (n.) An interval during which a recurring sequence of events
occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" [syn:
cycle, rhythm, round].
Rhythm (n.) The arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and
unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" [syn:
rhythm, speech rhythm].
Rhythm (n.) Natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to
occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile
period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18
of her cycle) [syn: rhythm method of birth control, rhythm
method, rhythm, calendar method of birth control,
calendar method].
Rhythmer (n.) One who writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter. [R.]
One now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted
for a poet. -- Fuller. Rhythmic
Rhythmic (a.) Alt. of Rhythmical.
Rhythmical (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm.
Day and night I worked my rhythmic thought. -- Mrs. Browning.
Rhythmical accent. (Mus.) See Accent, n., 6 (c) .
Rhythmical (a.) Recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" [syn: rhythmical, rhythmic] [ant: unrhythmic, unrhythmical].
Rhythmically (adv.) In a rhythmical manner.
Rhythmically (adv.) In a rhythmic manner; "the chair rocked rhythmically back and forth."
Rhythmics (n.) The department of musical science which treats of the length of sounds.
Rhythming (a.) Writing rhythm; verse making. "The rhythming monk." -- Fuller.
Rhythmless (a.) Being without rhythm. -- Coleridge.
Rhythmometer (n.) An instrument for marking time in musical movements. See Metronome.
Rhythmus (n.) [L.] Rhythm.
Compare: Rytina
Rytina (n.) (Zool.) A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species ({Rytina Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick, blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for their oil and flesh.
Rhytina (n.) (Zool.) See Rytina.
Rial (n.) A Spanish coin. See Real.
Rial (a.) Royal.
Rial (n.) A gold coin formerly
current in England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of
Henry VI., and of fifteen shillings in the reign of
Riant (a.) Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.
Rib (n.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
Rib (n.) That which resembles a rib in form or use.
Rib (n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.
Rib (n.) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.
Rib (n.) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.
Rib (n.) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.
Rib (n.) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
Rib (n.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.
Rib (n.) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
Rib (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.
Rib (n.) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.
Rib (n.) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.
Rib (n.) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.
Rib (n.) A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.
Ribbed (imp. & p. p.) of Rib.
Ribbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rib.
Rib (v. t.) To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
Rib (v. t.) To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
Ribald (a.) Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.
The busy day, Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows. -- Shak.
Ribald (n.) A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow. -- Spenser. Pope.
Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal. -- Earle.
Ribald (a.) Humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" [syn: bawdy, off-color, ribald].
Ribald (n.) A ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language.
Ribaldish (a.) Like a ribald.
Ribaldrous (a.) Of a ribald quality.
Ribaldry (n.) 下流；粗鄙；猥褻的話 The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.
The ribaldry of his conversation moved astonishment even in that age. -- Macaulay.
Ribaldry (n.) Ribald humor.
Ribaldry (n.) Behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness].
Riban (n.) See Ribbon.
Riband (n.) See Ribbon.
Riband (n.) See Rib-band.
Ribanded (a.) Ribboned.
Ribaud (n.) A ribald.
Ribaudequin (n.) An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon.
Ribaudequin (n.) A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
Ribaudred (a.) Alt. of Ribaudrous.
Ribaudrous (a.) Filthy; obscene; ribald.
Ribaudry (n.) Ribaldry.
Ribaudy (n.) Ribaldry.
Ribauld (n.) A ribald.
Ribband (n.) A ribbon.
Ribband (n.) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework.
Ribbed (a.) Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth.
Ribbed (a.) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.
Ribbing (n.) An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like.
Ribbon (n.) A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.
Ribbon (n.) A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.
Ribbon (n.) Same as Rib-band.
Ribbon (n.) Driving reins.
Ribbon (n.) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
Ribbon (n.) A silver.
Ribboned (imp. & p. p.) of Ribbon.
Ribboning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ribbon.
Ribbon (v. t.) To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.
Ribbonism (n.) The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon.
-men (n. pl. ) of Ribbonman
Ribbonman (n.) A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon.
Ribbonwood (n.) A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.
Ribes (n.) A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds.
Ribibe (n.) A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec.
Ribibe (n.) An old woman; -- in contempt.
Ribibe (n.) A bawd; a prostitute.
Ribible (n.) A small threestringed viol; a rebec.
Ribless (a.) Having no ribs.
Ribroast (v. t.) To beat soundly.
Ribwort (n.) A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain.
-ric () A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.
Rice (n.) A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.
Ricebird (n.) The Java sparrow.
Ricebird (n.) The bobolink.
Rice-shell (n.) Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.
Rich (v. t.) To enrich. [Obs.] -- Gower.
Rich (a.) Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor. "Rich merchants." -- Chaucer.
The rich [person] hath many friends. -- Prov. xiv. 20.
As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher. -- Milton.
Rich (a.) Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop.
If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action. -- Rowe.
The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. -- Milton.
Rich (a.) Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.
Rich (a.) Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents.
Like to rich and various gems. -- Milton.
Rich (a.) Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit.
Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. -- Baker.
Rich (a.) Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
Rich (a.) Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
Rich (a.) Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
Rich (a.) Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] -- Thackeray.
Note: Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained.
Syn: Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; luscious.
Rich (a.) Possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" [ant: poor].
Rich (a.) Having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest" [ant: poor].
Rich (a.) Of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques."
Rich (a.) Marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat, fertile, productive, rich].
Rich (a.) Strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" [syn: deep, rich].
Rich (a.) Very productive; "rich seams of coal."
Rich (a.) High in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture" [ant: lean].
Rich (a.) Suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display" [ant: poor].
Rich (a.) Containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar; "rich desserts"; "they kept gorging on rich foods."
Rich (a.) Marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: full-bodied, racy, rich, robust].
Rich (a.) Pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice."
Rich (a.) Affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich].
Rich (n.) People who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation" [syn: rich people, rich] [ant: poor, poor people].
Rich (a.) Holding in trust and subject to an accounting the property of the indolent, the incompetent, the unthrifty, the envious and the luckless. That is the view that prevails in the underworld, where the Brotherhood of Man finds its most logical development and candid advocacy. To denizens of the midworld the word means good and wise.
Rich -- U.S. County in Utah
Population (2000): 1961
Housing Units (2000): 2408
Land area (2000): 1028.534533 sq. miles (2663.892098 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 57.759876 sq. miles (149.597387 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1086.294409 sq. miles (2813.489485 sq. km)
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.667569 N, 111.269717 W
Headwords:
Rich
Rich, UT
Rich County
Rich County, UT
Riches (a.) That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence.
Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion, than our neighbors. -- Locke.