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Words starting with R

Words that start with R

Rick the royal raccoon ran 'round the raspberry bush in Rhode Island.

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Ris forRaven

Scientific name: corvus corax
A raven is a black bird in the same family as crows and magpies. They are one of the largest members of the crow family.
Photo of raw meat
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Something is raw if it hasn't been cooked yet. The picture is of some raw meat. Anything that needs a lot of preparation to get to the finished product can also be called raw, such as raw cotton that needs to be spun and woven into cloth.
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Ris forRazor

Razors, also called shavers, are a hand-held device used for shaving. They have a handle and a covered razor blade that is designed to remove hair but not cut your skin. There are electric razors available as well as manual ones.
A razor blade is a very thin, sharp blade that is usually found inside shaving razors.
Photo of some razor wire
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Razor wire, or barbed tape is similar to barbed wire but is designed to stop humans rather than animals from passing. There is a single strand of barbed wire in the picture. Razor wire has sharp blades made from pressed stainless steel along its length. The blades are designed to give very bad cuts to anyone trying to climb over it.
Photo of someone reaching for the sky
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Ris forReach

Reach might mean you arrive somewhere after a journey, as in "she reached home after a long trip away". It might also mean stretching out for something. The picture is of someone reaching for the sky. If you can't reach something no matter how far you stretch out your arms, it is said to be out of reach.
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Ris forRead

Reading is a way of converting written words into spoken words. You can either read out loud or read inside your head so noone else can hear you. People who can't see can still read books. There are special books made for blind people that have patterns of small bumps instead of letters. This way of writing is called braille.
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A rebel is a person who opposes or resists rules or government.
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Ris forRecede

Something recedes when it moves away from something else. After a flood, the flood waters gradually recede back to where they were. The man in the picture has a receding hairline, which means his hairline is moving away from where it once was.
A receptionist is generally the first person that you see when you walk into the building of a company, or a hotel. Receptionists greet visitors and guests, answer the phone and organize appointments for people working at their company.