Words that start with R

Something is ribbed if it has a raised pattern on it or markings that look a bit like ribs.
The person in the picture is wearing a ribbed hat and scarf.

Your ribcage is the bony frame that supports your chest. It helps protect the heart and lungs. You can feel it under the skin on the upper body.

The ribcage is made of ribs, which curve from the spine to the breastbone.

Rice is the largest crop grown for food in the world. Most rice is grown in China and India. Rice is a type of grass that grows to about a metre high. Rice needs a lot of water to grow, and in countries like Australia that have a low rainfall people are calling for rice growing to stop.
Rice is usually eaten cooked plain, but can be prepared in a lot of different ways and served with lots of different foods. Rice can even be puffed, a little like popcorn.

You ride something when you sit on or in it and it takes you places, or does something interesting. Usually you ride a bike or a horse to go somewhere, and you ride something like a Ferris wheel or other fairground ride for fun.

A rifle is a type of weapon that is designed to be fired while supported by your shoulder, unlike small guns which are simply held in your hand. Rifles are most often used for hunting, or by the military. Older rifles could only fire one bullet at a time, some modern rifles fire in bursts, or can fire continuously.

Right is a direction. The child in the picture is pointing right. Most people write or draw with their right hands. The opposite direction to right is left.

The rind of a fruit is the hard outer layer that you can't eat. Fruits like watermelon and oranges have rinds.

Your ring finger is the fourth finger from the thumb.

You can find it between the middle finger and the little finger. People often wear wedding bands or other rings on this finger. Wedding rings are worn on the ring finger on your left hand.

Ringlets are curls in hair that form a kind of cylinder.

You may see ringlets form on their own on people who have curly or wavy hair, or you might use curlers or curling irons to make ringlets like in the picture.

You rinse something by giving it a light wash, usually under clean, running water. The person in the picture is rinsing a tomato.
You often rinse something with clean water after washing it with soapy water, to get any remaining soap off.