(countable, uncountable) An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
(historical, medicine) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
(historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
(informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
(music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
(obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
(physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
(snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
(uncountable) Publicity.
(uncountable, meteorology) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere
(usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
(usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
A breeze; a gentle wind.
A feeling or sense.
A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
verb
(Britain, MLE, slang) To ignore (a person).
(intransitive) To be broadcast.
(transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
Pronunciation spelling of are.
To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
ari
bri
cir
cri
dir
dir
adj
Abbreviation of direct.
adv
Abbreviation of directly.
noun
(computing) Abbreviation of directory.
Abbreviation of direction.
Abbreviation of director.
dri
eir
eir
det
(rare, nonstandard) Belonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:eir.
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fir
fir
noun
(chiefly countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.
(chiefly countable) Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
(uncountable) Wood of such trees.
fri
gri
hir
hir
det
(nonstandard) Belonging to hir, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
pron
(nonstandard) Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.
hri
ier
ifr
ipr
iqr
ira
irc
ird
ire
ire
noun
(obsolete) Iron.
Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
verb
(transitive, rare) To anger, to irritate.
irg
irg
Noun
irregular galaxy
iri
irk
irk
verb
(transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
irl
irl
adj
Alternative letter-case form of IRL
adv
(Internet slang) Alternative letter-case form of IRL
irm
irn
iro
irq
irs
irv
isr
kir
kir
noun
A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.
lir
mir
mir
noun
(now historical) A traditional village community in Imperial Russia, charaterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands.
mri
nir
oir
ori
pir
pri
rai
rai
noun
A unit of area used in Thailand that is equal, in modern times, to 1,600 square metres (16 ares, 0.16 hectares, 0.3954 acres).
Alternative spelling of raï (“musical style”)
stone money
rbi
rbi
Noun
Runs batted in, a baseball statistic
Risk-based inspection
Proper noun
Reserve Bank of India
Radio Berlin International
Ruđer Bošković Institute
rci
rei
rei
noun
An old Portuguese money of account.
rfi
ria
ria
noun
(geography) A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
rib
rib
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
(aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
(anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
(archaic, literary or humorous) A wife or woman.
(architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
(botany) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
(botany) Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
(botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
(botany) Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
(by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
(knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
(nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
A stalk of celery.
A teasing joke.
verb
(transitive) To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
ric
rid
rid
adj
Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of ride
(transitive) To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.
(transitive, chiefly obsolete) To banish.
(transitive, obsolete) To kill.
rie
rie
noun
Obsolete form of rye.
rif
rif
verb
Alternative letter-case form of RIF
rig
rig
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A ridge.
(US) A large truck such as a semi-trailer truck.
(algebra, ring theory) An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.
(animation) A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.
(informal) A costume or an outfit.
(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
(obsolete) A blast of wind.
(obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
(obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
(slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
(slang, computing) A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
A promiscuous woman.
An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
(transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
(transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
(transitive, informal) To dress or clothe in some costume.
(transitive, intransitive, animation) To outfit a model with controls for animation.
(transitive, manufacturing) To move (a heavy object) with the help of slings, hoists, block and tackle, levers, or similar equipment.
(transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
(transitive, obsolete) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
rik
rik
noun
Alternative spelling of riq
rim
rim
noun
(UK dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
(UK dialectal) A membrane.
(automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
(journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
An edge around something, especially when circular.
verb
(slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.
(transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
(transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
(transitive) To form a rim on.
rin
rin
noun
A coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a Japanese yen, no longer in circulation.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, dialectal) To run.
rio
rio
noun
A grade of Spanish saffron, in quality below mancha and coupé but above standard and sierra.
Alternative form of ryō (“Japanese ounce”)
rip
rip
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
(Canada, slang) A joyride.
(Scotland) A handful of unthreshed grain.
(UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
(colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag.
(colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
(computing, slang) Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
(demoscene, slang) Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
(music, informal) A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
(slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
(slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
(slang) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
A tear (in paper, etc.).
A type of strong, rough tide or current.
A wicker basket for fish.
Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”)..
verb
(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
(intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
(intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
(intransitive, surfing, slang) To surf extremely well.
(slang) To fart.
(slang, narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
(transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
(transitive, slang, chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
(transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
(transitive, sometimes US, slang) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
(woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
rit
rit
adv
Abbreviation of ritardando.
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) A scratch, a score or a groove.
verb
(Northern England, Scotland) To scratch or score.
(Northern England, Scotland) To slit.
(Northern England, Scotland) To tear, rip, rend.
riv
rix
rmi
roi
roi
Proper noun
Roi islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
rpi
rpi
Noun
a measure of inflation based on the changing cost of a representative sample of retail goods and services.
rti
sir
sir
noun
A man of a higher rank or position.
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position
A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.