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 some rubber bands
sara.atkins / CC BY-SA

Ris forRubber band

A rubber band, or elastic band is a small loop made of very stretchy rubber that is used to hold bundles of things together.
List of office items
Photo of some trash
Aiden Jones / CC BY-SA

Ris forRubbish

Rubbish is another word for trash.
Waste products
Photo of rubble
Peter Kaminski / CC BY-SA

Ris forRubble

Rubble is broken parts of a building, either leftovers from making the building or as a result of the building being knocked down. ruins are typically surrounded by rubble.
Waste products
Photo of a rubik's cube
Theilr / CC BY-SA

Ris forRubik's cube

A Rubik's cube is a 3-dimensional puzzle invented in 1974. It has nine squares on each side. You can move parts of the cube around so that the colors get mixed up. When the puzzle is solved, each side will have all the squares the same color.
Toys & games
Photo of a ruby ring
Christina Rutz / CC BY-SA

Ris forRuby

Rubies are gemstone quality corundums, a pink to red stone. They are made from aluminium oxide crystals, with the red colour from traces of chromium.
Gems & minerals
Photo of a rudder.
Joshua Duggan / CC BY-SA

Ris forRudder

A rudder is a device that is used to steer a boat, hovercraft or aircraft. It works by changing the direction the air or water rushes past the vessel. Rudders are typically seen on the back of ships, behind the propeller. Rudders on airplanes are mostly to add stability rather than for steering.
Nautical
Photo of a bird with ruffled feathers
Berkeley T. Compton / CC BY-SA

Ris forRuffle

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.
Verbs
Photo of a rug
Wanderingone / CC BY-SA

Ris forRug

A rug is a piece of small carpet that doesn't cover the entire room. Some people call rugs carpets too. They often have a fringe around the edge, or a bright pattern on them. Rugs are usually bought to look good.
List of home decor, List of living room items
Photo of a ruined castle
Lukas Mathis / CC BY-SA

Ris forRuin

Ruins are what remains of a house or some other building when it has not been looked after for a long time and starts to fall apart. Ruins of buildings that are very, very old are often considered to be very interesting, and people will come from a long way to look at them.
List of structures, Damage, Waste products
Photo of rules for an arcade
David Goehring / CC BY-SA

Ris forRule

A rule is something that tells you how you are expected to behave. Rules can be written down, or just something you are expected to know. Some rules are enforced by punishments. A set of rules that affects everyone in a large area is called the law.
Legal