Words that start with R

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

Animals starting with R

Animals

Food starting with R

Food

Plants that start with R

Plants

Adjectives that start with R

Adjectives

Verbs that start with R

Verbs

Countries that start with R

Countries

Cities that start with R

Cities

Jobs that start with R

Jobs

Photo of a horses rump

Body parts

Photo of a raspberry bush

Fruit

Photo of a rooster.

Birds

Photo of a wind turbine
Vik Walker / CC BY-SA

Ris forRotate

When something turns around a fixed central point, it is said to be rotating. The blades of wind turbines and fans rotate around their axis. Another word for rotate is spin.
Directions
A rotor.
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Ris forRotor

A rotor is a machine part that rotates. On a car, a wheel is attached to a rotor which makes the car roll.
List of devices
Photo of a rottweiler
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Ris forRottweiler

Rottweilers are a large, strong, sturdy dog originally bred as a herding dog in Germany. Today they are often seen as guard dogs. They are good natured, calm, and are good around children.
Dogs
Photo of a woman wearing rouge
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Ris forRouge

Rouge, sometimes called blush, is a red or pink color that is put on your cheeks or lips to make them look nicer.
Cosmetics
Photo of a rough surface
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Ris forRough

Something is rough if you touch it and you can easily feel all the little bits that make it up, and those little bits are hard and sharp. If you fall over on a rough surface you are likely to skin your knees. Some things, like sandpaper, are rough so they can be used to scrape the surface off something else. The opposite of rough is smooth.
Adjectives
Photo of a rough collie
Christian Madden / CC BY-SA

Ris forRough Collie

Rough collies are a long-haired breed of medium-sized to large dog originally used to herd animals in Scotland. They are not a nervous or agressive dog and are good with children. They make good family pets. The most famous rough collie is Lassie, so some people call this kind of dog a Lassie dog.
Dogs
Photo of a roulette wheel
Mark Hillary / CC BY-SA

Ris forRoulette

A game in which a small ball is spun around on a moving wheel, and people try to win money by guessing which hole the ball will fall into. Roulette games can be played at home with fake money as well as in a casino.
Toys & games
Photo of a round hole.
Eva Cristescu / CC BY-SA

Ris forRound

Something is round if it has the same shape as a circle or a sphere. The hole in the piece of wood in the picture is round. Round is also a short form of around.
Adjectives, Prepositions, Shapes
Photo of people rowing a boat.
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Ris forRow

Rowing is a way of making a boat move, without any sails or an engine. People move the boat using a special device called an oar, which they push into the water in the opposite direction to the way they want the boat to move.
Photo of rows of plants.
United Soybean Board / CC BY-SA

Ris forRows

Things are in rows if they are in parallel lines, an equal distance apart. Things would be in a row if they are spaced equal distances apart, all facing the same way. When you take off your shoes outside someone's house, you line them up in a row.