Words that start with R

Rodeos are events where cowboys and cowgirls test their skills. The events usually involve horses and other livestock, such as testing the contestant's ability to stay on a bucking horse or cow, and events like roping a cow or other animal while on horseback.

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.

Rolled oats are oat grains that have first had the hard outer husk removed, then they are flattened by heavy rollers, lightly steamed and toasted. Rolled oats can be used to bake cookies or cakes, but most often they are cooked on their own to make porridge.

Rollerskates are special shoes that have wheels on the bottom. Instead of walking in them, you roll along. Rollerskates with the wheels in a single row are called rollerblades or in line skates.

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.