Four Letter Words Starting with an "R"

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. race
    a contest of speed
  2. rack
    a framework for holding objects
  3. racy
    marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  4. raft
    a flat float that can be used for transport
  5. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  6. ragi
    East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
  7. raid
    a sudden short attack
  8. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  9. rain
    water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
  10. raja
    a prince or king in India
  11. rake
    a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head
  12. rale
    a rapid series of short loud sounds
  13. ramp
    an inclined surface connecting two levels
  14. rand
    the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
  15. rani
    a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
  16. rank
    relative status
  17. rant
    talk at length in a noisy, excited, or angry manner
  18. rape
    the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse
  19. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  20. rare
    especially good, remarkable, or superlative
  21. rase
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  22. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
  23. rasp
    scrape with a coarse file
  24. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  25. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  26. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  27. razz
    a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  28. read
    look at and say out loud something written or printed
  29. real
    being or occurring in fact or actuality
  30. ream
    a quantity of paper
  31. reap
    get or derive
  32. rear
    the side of an object that is opposite its front
  33. rede
    give advice to
  34. redo
    make new
  35. reed
    a tall woody perennial grass with a slender hollow stem
  36. reef
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the water's surface
  37. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  38. reel
    a winder around which flexible materials can be wound
  39. rein
    one of a pair of long straps used to control a horse
  40. rely
    have confidence or faith in
  41. rend
    tear or be torn violently
  42. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner
  43. repp
    a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
  44. resh
    the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  45. rest
    take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  46. rete
    a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
  47. rhea
    smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
  48. rial
    the basic unit of money in Iran
  49. rice
    annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses
  50. rich
    possessing material wealth
  51. rick
    a stack of hay
  52. ride
    sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
  53. riel
    the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen
  54. rife
    excessively abundant
  55. riff
    a jazz ostinato
  56. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  57. rile
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  58. rill
    a small stream
  59. rima
    a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
  60. rime
    ice crystals that form a white deposit
  61. rimu
    tall New Zealand timber tree
  62. rimy
    covered with frost
  63. rind
    the natural outer covering of food
  64. ring
    a toroidal shape
  65. rink
    building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
  66. riot
    a state of disorder involving group violence
  67. ripe
    fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
  68. rise
    move upward
  69. risk
    a source of danger
  70. rite
    any customary observance or practice
  71. ritz
    ostentatious display of elegance
  72. rive
    tear or be torn violently
  73. road
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
  74. roam
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  75. roan
    having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
  76. roar
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  77. robe
    any loose flowing garment
  78. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
  79. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  80. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  81. roll
    move by turning over or rotating
  82. romp
    play boisterously
  83. rood
    representation of the cross on which Jesus died
  84. roof
    a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
  85. rook
    a common bird about the size and color of a crow
  86. room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  87. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  88. rope
    a strong line
  89. ropy
    of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
  90. rose
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
  91. rosy
    having the pinkish flush of health
  92. rota
    a list of names with assigned duties or work schedules
  93. rote
    memorization by repetition
  94. rotl
    a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds
  95. roue
    a dissolute man in fashionable society
  96. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  97. roux
    a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
  98. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  99. rube
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  100. ruby
    a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  101. ruck
    become wrinkled or drawn together
  102. rudd
    European freshwater fish resembling the roach
  103. rude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  104. ruff
    a high tight collar
  105. ruga
    (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease
  106. ruin
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  107. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  108. ruly
    neat and tidy
  109. rump
    fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
  110. rune
    a letter from an ancient Germanic alphabet
  111. rung
    one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
  112. runt
    disparaging terms for small people
  113. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  114. rush
    act or move at high speed
  115. rusk
    slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
  116. rust
    a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
  117. ruth
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Created on Sat Mar 02 02:22:03 EST 2013 (updated Sat Mar 02 02:24:14 EST 2013)

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