Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 70
Riptowel (n.) (Feud. Law) A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn. [Obs.]
Ris (n.) A bough or branch; a twig. [Obs.]
Rose (imp.) of Rise.
Risen (p. p.) of Rise.
Rising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rise.
Rise (v. i.) To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically:
Rise (v. i.) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait.
Rise (v. i.) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.
Rise (v. i.) To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air.
Rise (v. i.) To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
Rise (v. i.) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer.
Rise (v. i.) To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall.
Rise (v. i.) To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early.
He that would thrive, must rise by five. -- Old Proverb.
Rise (v. i.) To tower up; to
be heaved up; as, the
Rise (v. i.) To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction. "A rising ground." -- Dryden.
Rise (v. i.) To retire; to give up a siege.
He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. -- Knolles.
Rise (v. i.) To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
Rise (v. i.) To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically:
Rise (v. i.) To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. "He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good." -- Matt. v. 45.
Rise (v. i.) To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore.
Rise (v. i.) To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.
Rise (v. i.) To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs.
A scepter shall rise out of Israel. -- Num. xxiv. 17.
Honor and shame from no condition rise. -- Pope.
Rise (v. i.) To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax. Specifically:
Rise (v. i.) To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion. "High winde . . . began to rise, high passions -- anger, hate." -- Milton.
Rise (v. i.) To become of higher value; to increase in price.
Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce. -- Locke.
Rise (v. i.) To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like.
Rise (v. i.) To increase in intensity; -- said of heat.
Rise (v. i.) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.
Rise (v. i.) To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
Rise (v. i.) In various figurative senses. Specifically:
Rise (v. i.) To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection. -- Milton.
No more shall nation against nation rise. -- Pope.
Rise (v. i.) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. -- Shak.
Rise (v. i.) To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
Rise (v. i.) To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures. -- Spectator.
Rise (v. i.) To come; to offer itself.
There chanced to the prince's hand to rise An ancient book. -- Spenser.
Rise (v. i.) To ascend from the grave; to come to life.
But now is Christ risen from the dead. -- 1. Cor. xv. 20.
Rise (v. i.) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report.
It was near nine . . . before the House rose. -- Macaulay.
Rise (v. i.) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone.
Rise (v. i.) (Print.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form.
Syn: To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale.
Usage: Rise, Appreciate. Some in America use the word appreciate for "rise in value;" as, stocks appreciate, money appreciates, etc. This use is not unknown in England, but it is less common there. It is undesirable, because rise sufficiently expresses the idea, and appreciate has its own distinctive meaning, which ought not to be confused with one so entirely different.
Rise (v. t.) To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill.
Rise (v. t.) To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it; to raise.
Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase. -- W. C. Russell.
Rise (n.) The act of rising, or the state of being risen.
Rise (n.) The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step.
Rise (n.) Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land. [Colloq.]
Rise (n.) Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream.
All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart. -- R. Nelson.
Rise (n.) Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet. -- Shak.
Rise (n.) Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like.
The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war. -- Sir W. Temple.
Rise (n.) Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
The ordinary rises and falls of the voice. -- Bacon.
Rise (n.) Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone.
Rise (n.) The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.
Rise (n.) A growth in strength or number or importance [ant: downfall, fall].
Rise (n.) The act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending].
Rise (n.) An upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall].
Rise (n.) A movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant: fall].
Rise (n.) The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase].
Rise (n.) The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: upgrade, rise, rising slope].
Rise (n.) A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn: lift, rise].
Rise (n.) (Theology) The origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: emanation, rise, procession].
Rise (n.) An increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: rise, boost, hike, cost increase].
Rise (n.) Increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: advance, rise].
Rise (v.) Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down].
Rise (v.) Increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" [syn: rise, go up, climb].
Rise (v.) Rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie, lie down, sit, sit down].
Rise (v.) Rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise, lift, rear].
Rise (v.) Come to the surface [syn: surface, come up, rise up, rise].
Rise (v.) Come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow].
Rise (v.) Move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn: ascend, move up, rise].
Rise (v.) Go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane].
Rise (v.) Become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: heighten, rise].
Rise (v.) Get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out, turn in].
Rise (v.) Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [syn: rise, jump, climb up].
Rise (v.) Become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news".
Rise (v.) Exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion".
Rise (v.) Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up].
Rise (v.) Increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" [syn: rise, prove].
Rise (v.) Come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: rise, come up, uprise, ascend] [ant: go down, go under, set].
Rise (v.) Return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: resurrect, rise, uprise].
Risen () p. p. & a. from Rise.
Risen (p. p. & a.) Obs. imp. pl. of Rise.
Riser (n.) One who rises; as, an early riser.
Riser (n.) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread.
Riser (n.) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like.
Riser (n.) A shaft excavated from below upward.
Riser (n.) A feed head. See under Feed, n.
Rish (n.) A rush (the plant).
Risibility (n.) The quality of being risible; as, risibility is peculiar to the human species.
Risible (a.) Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh.
Risible (a.) Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
Risible (a.) Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.
Rising (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.
Rising (a.) Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.
Rising (a.) Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.
Rising (prep.) More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age.
Rising (n.) The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
Rising (n.) That which rises; a tumor; a boil.
Risk (n.) Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
Risk (n.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
Risked (imp. & p. p.) of Risk.
Risking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Risk.
Risk (n.) To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
Risk (n.) To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
Risker (n.) One who risks or hazards.
Riskful (a.) Risky.
Risky (a.) 危險的；冒險的；大膽的；（作品等）有傷風化的，近乎淫穢的 Attended with risk or danger; hazardous. "A risky matter." -- W. Collins.
Generalization are always risky. -- Lowell.
Risky (a.) Involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme" [syn: hazardous, risky, wild].
Risky (a.) Not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: bad, risky, high-risk, speculative].
Risorial (a.) Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; as, the risorial muscles.
Risotto (n.) A kind of pottage.
Risse () imp. of Rise.
Rissoid (n.) Any one of very numerous species of small spiral gastropods of the genus Rissoa, or family Rissoidae, found both in fresh and salt water.
Rissole (n.) A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry and fried.
Rist () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth.
Rit () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ride, contracted from rideth.
Ritardando (a.) Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; rallentado.
Rite (n.) The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.
Ritenuto (a.) Held back; holding back; ritardando.
Ritornelle (n.) Alt. of Ritornello
Ritornello (n.) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song.
Ritornello (n.) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.
Ritratto (n.) [It.] A picture. -- Sterne.
Ritual (a.) （宗教）儀式的，典禮的 [Z] [B] Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
Ritual (n.) 儀式，典禮 [C] [U]；（宗教等）儀式的舉行 [C] [U]；禮儀書 [C]；例行公事；老規矩；習慣 [C] A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
Ritual (n.) Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
Ritual (n.) A book containing the rites to be observed.
Ritual (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing".
Ritual (a.) Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties" -- Nadine Gordimer.
Ritual (n.) Any customary observance or practice [syn: ritual, rite].
Ritual (n.) The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies.
Ritual (n.) Stereotyped behavior.
Ritualism (n.) [U] 儀式主義；拘泥儀式；儀式研究；儀式學 A system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a ritual.
Ritualism (n.) Specifically: (a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of England, who in the development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Ritualism (n.) (b) Also, the principles and practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of England.
Ritualism (n.) The study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies.
Ritualism (n.) Exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship.
Ritualism, (n.) A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass.
Ritualist (n.) 精通儀禮的人；研習儀式者；默守儀式者 One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism.
Ritualist (n.) An advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms.
Ritualist (n.) A social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies.
Ritualistic (a.) Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to ritualism.
Ritually (adv.) By rites, or by a particular rite.
Ritzy (a.) [口] 豪華的；高雅的；最高級的；傲慢的；勢利的 Luxuriously elegant.
Rivage (n.) 【古】海岸；岸 A bank, shore, or coast. [Archaic] -- Spenser.
From the green rivage many a fall Of diamond rillets musical. -- Tennyson.
Rivage (n.) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
Rival (n.) [C] 競爭者，對手，敵手；匹敵者，可與之相比的人（或物） A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. [Obs.]
If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. -- Shak.