Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (116), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (37), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

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R is for Ribbed

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.

R is for Ride

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.

R is for Rinse

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.

R is for Rip

Rip is another word for tear, where you damage something by pulling it in two different directions at once until it breaks.

R is for Ripe

A fruit or vegetable is ripe if it is fully grown, and is sweet or otherwise ready to eat.
The red tomato on the left of the picture is ripe, the other two are still ripening. They are under ripe.

R is for Ripped

Ripped is the past tense of rip. Something that has been damaged by being ripped is described as being ripped.
A similar word to ripped is torn.

R is for Rise

Something rises if it moves in an upwards direction. The balloons in the picture are rising through the sky. Cakes rise when they are being baked.
The opposite of rise is fall.

R is for Risk

Risk is a measure of the chance of something going wrong, and what bad things will happen if it goes wrong. For example, you have a higher risk of having a heart attack as you get older and fatter.
Risk is also exposing yourself to the possibility of something bad happening, for example the man in the picture risks falling off the cliff he is climbing if he loses his footing.

R is for Rob (Verb)

Rob is another word for steal. If someone commits a robbery, they take things that do not belong to them.

R is for Rode

Rode is the past tense of ride.

R is for Roll

You roll when you lie down and move from your front to your back (or the other way around). If you keep rolling you can travel quite some distance. You roll a ball or something else round when you push or pull it along the ground and it moves by turning over and over without losing contact with the ground.

R is for Romantic

Romantic is a way to describe something that is sweet, caring, or meant to show love.

It might be used to talk about dinner or a walk together, and for words, stories, or music about love. The word is often used to describe books, poems, movies, and songs.

R is for Roost

A roost is a place where birds go to sit, or the act of birds sitting down to roost. The chickens in the picture are roosting.

R is for Rough

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.

R is for Round

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.

R is for Rub

You rub something by pressing firmly against it and moving backwards and forwards. People rub metal things with a cloth to clean them. People rub their eyes when they are tired. And dogs love having their tummies rubbed.

R is for Ruffle

You ruffle something when you mess it up so it isn't smooth and neat anymore. The bird in the picture has ruffled feathers.
Ruffle can also be another word for a frill, although frills tend to be around the edges of things and ruffles can be anywhere.

R is for Run

Running is a lot faster than walking. When you run, you take much longer steps, and you'll find that both of your feet are off the ground at the same time as you run.

R is for Rung

A rung is a step of a ladder. Ladders are usually made up of many rungs.
Rung is also the past tense of ring.

R is for Rural

Something is rural if it relates to life outside the city, out in the countryside or on a farm.
The opposite of rural is urban.