Archive for the ‘R’ Category

Rummage

April 1, 2009

rum·mage play_w2(“R0344400″) (rmj)

v. rum·maged, rum·mag·ing, rum·mag·es
v.tr.

1. To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.
2. To discover by searching thoroughly.
v.intr.

To make an energetic, usually hasty search.
n.

1. A thorough search among a number of things.
2. A confusion of miscellaneous articles.

Recuperate

August 1, 2008

re·cu·per·ate play_w2(“R0093900″) (r-kp-rt, -ky-)

v. re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates
v.intr.

1. To return to health or strength; recover.
2. To recover from financial loss.
v.tr.

1. To restore to health or strength.
2. To regain.

Recourse

July 21, 2008

re·course play_w2(“R0090200″) (rkôrs, -krs, r-kôrs, -krs)

n.

1. The act or an instance of turning or applying to a person or thing for aid or security: have recourse to the courts.
2. One that is turned or applied to for aid or security: His only recourse was the police.
3. Law The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.

Retroactive

June 18, 2008

ret·ro·ac·tive play_w2(“R0198200″) (rtr-ktv)

adj.

Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase.
eg:- he will get paid retroactively.

Relegate

February 28, 2008

rel·e·gate play_w(“R0139000″)

 (rl-gt)

tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates

1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition.
2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See Synonyms at commit.
3. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action.
4. To send to a place of exile; banish.

Ramble

February 1, 2008

ram·ble play_w(“R0031700″)

 (rmbl)

intr.v. ram·bled, ram·bling, ram·bles

1. To move about aimlessly. See Synonyms at wander.
2. To walk about casually or for pleasure.
3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth.
4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions.

Regale

January 11, 2008

re·gale play_w(“R0122100″)

 (r-gl)

v. re·galed, re·gal·ing, re·gales
v.tr.

1. To provide with great enjoyment; entertain. See Synonyms at amuse.
2. To entertain sumptuously with food and drink; provide a feast for.

Rudder

December 3, 2007

rud·der play_w(“R0337700″)

 (rdr)

n.

1.

a. A vertically hinged plate of metal, fiberglass, or wood mounted at the stern of a ship or boat for directing its course.

b. A similar structure at the tail of an aircraft, used for effecting horizontal changes in course.

2. A controlling agent or influence over direction; a guide.

 

eg:- Kingfisher, Jet Airways is a one-man show (without Naresh Goyal or Vijay Mallya, both companies would be rudderless), making it a shared weakness. 

Renegade

December 3, 2007

ren·e·gade play_w(“R0150800″)

 (rn-gd)

n.

1. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

2. An outlaw; a rebel.

Rife

November 28, 2007

rife play_w(“R0241400″)

 (rf)

adj. rif·er, rif·est

1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.

2. Abundant or numerous.

 

eg:- Java programs are so rife with concurrency bugs that they work only “by accident”.