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 reset button
flattop341 / CC BY-SA

Ris forReset

Resetting something means to either set it again, or to set it back to some kind of previous state. You might reset the time on your clock if you get it wrong the first time, or reset a computer so it is back to a freshly started up state.
Verbs
Photo of coffee residue
Quinn Daedal / CC BY-SA

Ris forResidue

Residue is the leftovers from something else that is not there anymore. When you have food or drink, there is always a little residue left at the bottom of your plate or cup after you have finished eating or drinking. The picture is of some coffee residue.
Waste products
Generated image of a man breathing
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Ris forRespiratory tract

The respiratory tract is all the body parts that help you breathe. It is the path for air to move in and out of your body. It includes the nose, throat, windpipe, and lungs. Air goes in through the nose, then down the windpipe to the lungs. In the lungs, oxygen goes into the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the body when you breathe out.
Body parts
Photo of cat resting
Bruno Cordioli / CC BY-SA

Ris forRest

You take a rest when you stop working and be still for a time. Once you have had a good rest, such as the morning after a good sleep, you are well rested.
Sleep
Photo of tables inside a restaurant
Jose Nicdao / CC BY-SA

Ris forRestaurant

A restaurant is a place you go to eat. The chef at the restaurant makes the food for you and serves it to your table. There are many different kinds of restaurants serving many different kinds of food. Some serve cheap food that you can take away, others serve expensive food and fine wines and are a good place to take someone to impress them if you want them to marry you.
List of locations
Photo of a man restraining another man
John M / CC BY-SA

Ris forRestrain

You restrain someone else when you hold them back and stop them from doing something. You can also restrain yourself, for example by stopping yourself having a second helping of dessert you are restraining yourself from eating too much. The man in the picture is restraining his friend.
Verbs
Photo of a dog showing restraint
Gabriela Pinto / CC BY-SA

Ris forRestraint

Restraint means holding back. It could mean a device that holds you in place or stops you moving, like a set of handcuffs. It might also mean self-control. The dog in the picture is showing great restraint in not eating the cookies.
Emotions
Generated image of a model of the eye indicating the retina
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Ris forRetina

The retina is a thin layer of tissue at the back of the eye. It helps you see by turning light into signals that go into your brain. The retina is connected to the brain through the optic nerve. When light enters your eye, the retina receives it and sends images as electrical signals. You can find the retina lining the inside surface at the back of each eye.
Body parts
Photo of an older man playing golf
André Faria Gomes / CC BY-SA

Ris forRetiree

A retiree is a person who has finished working. The average age of retirement in the US is 65.
Jobs
Dog retrieving a stick
mahmood / CC BY-SA

Ris forRetrieve

You retrieve something when you get it from somewhere it shouldn't be, and return it. For example you might retrieve a lost toy from your yard. The dog in the picture is retrieving a bone.
Verbs