| raise Cain |
to cause trouble |
| raise somebody's hackles |
make someone angry |
| raise the bar |
to raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard |
| raise the flag and see who salutes |
To float an idea, (or otherwise do some action) to see what response or controversy (if any) it generates, usually as a preliminary step. |
| raised |
Past tense of to raise. |
| raises |
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| raisin |
A dried grape. However, it refers to any kind of grape despite the condition in the French language. |
| raising |
Present participle of to raise. |
| raising agent |
any substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes them rise when cooked; a leavening |
| raison d'être |
The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the purpose of something or someone. |
| raj |
reign; rule |
| Rajab |
the seventh month of the Islamic calendar |
| rajah |
a Hindu prince or ruler in India |
| Rajasthan |
State in western India which has Jaipur as its capital. |
| Rajesh |
An male given name of Indian origin |
| Rajindra |
a male given name of indian origin |
| rak'a |
A cycle or unit of Muslim prayer (salat). |
| rake |
A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil. |
| rake-and-scrape |
a version of ripsaw music from the Bahamas |
| rakes |
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| rakia |
rakija |
| rakija |
Strong, alcoholic drink made from various fruits. "Rakija" is the general name for drinks of this type. In English, the closest equivqlents are whiskey and brandy. Different types of rakijas exist across the Balkans and the Mediterranean. One of them is the slivovitz, the national drink of Serbia. |
| rakish |
Stylish; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality. |
| rakishness |
The property of being rakish. |
| Rakvere |
Town in Estonia. |
| rale |
(Medicine) An abnormal rattle or crackling sound heard in a stethoscope during breathing, caused by fluid in the lungs or the popping open of airways. |
| Raleigh |
the county seat of Wake County and the capital of North Carolina |
| rales |
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| rallentando |
slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). |
| rallied |
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| rallies |
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| rally |
A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. |
| rallying |
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| ralph |
(slang) To vomit. |
| ralphie |
A scruffy school child. |
| ralphies |
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| RAM |
random access memory |
| Rama |
the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu |
| ramada |
an arbour or porch |
| Ramadan |
the holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar (the Hijra), during which Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset; they also refrain from smoking and sexual relations. |
| ramadas |
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| Raman effect |
the inelastic scattering of photons with subsequent change in frequency and phase; employed in Raman spectroscopy |
| Raman scattering |
the Raman effect |
| Raman spectroscopy |
A form of spectroscopy that uses the Raman effect to study low-frequency vibrational and rotational modes of molecules . |
| Rambino |
Slang term for the Chinese unit of currency, the yuan. Taken from the notation RMB. |
| Rambinos |
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| ramble |
to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course |
| rambler |
A recreational walker |
| rambles |
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| rambling |
present participle of the verb to ramble |
