This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 48 of 66: from “Reagan Democrat” to “Republicon”.
- Reagan Democrat noun A moderate and conservative Democrat, in the south and midwest, many of whom had previously supported conservative Democratic Alabama…
- Reaganite adj Of or pertaining to Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th president of the United States (1981–1989).
- real adv Really; very.
- real estate agent noun An individual or company that acts in the sale, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate, etc. for another.
- realization noun An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- realize verb To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
- really intj Indicating affirmation, agreement.
- realtor noun A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.
- ream out verb To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- reapportionment noun Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative seats, in accord with changes in the census…
- rear adj (of meats) Rare.
- rear admiral (lower half) noun A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a…
- rear admiral (upper half) noun A flag officer in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, or…
- reasonable time noun The amount of time which is fairly necessary, conveniently, to perform an action that is required to be completed, as soon as circumstances…
- rebel noun Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.
- recall noun The right or procedure by which a public official may be removed from office before the end of their term of office, by a vote of the…
- recap verb To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing on a new outer portion.
- receptacle noun A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply…
- recess verb To temporarily suspend (a meeting, the proceedings of an official body, etc.).
- recess appointment noun The appointment by the President of the United States of a person to an office that normally requires approval of the United States Senate…
- reclaim one's time verb To assert control over one's allotted time, in order to stop interruptions and regain speaking time during a parliamentary procedure.
- reclama noun A request made to the authority to reconsider its decision or action. It is normally sent through official channels, i.e. through the chain…
- recluse noun Ellipsis of recluse spider.
- recognize verb To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
- recognized component noun An item to be used as a subcomponent and tested for safety by Underwriters Laboratories ("UL"); the item will have a special trademark of…
- recon noun reconnaissance.
- reconciliation noun A special parliamentary procedure of the United States Congress to expedite the passage of certain federal budget legislation in the…
- reconnoiter verb To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
- reconstructive mortician noun A mortician who performs cosmetic work on dead bodies to make them presentable for viewing at a funeral.
- recreational vehicle noun A self-propelled vehicle (motor home), or trailer designed for use as living quarters on overnight recreational activities and travel.
- recuse verb To object to (a judge, juror, or prosecutor) participating in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of…
- recycle verb To discard into a recycling bin.
- red noun Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red").
- red ant noun The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).
- red ball noun A high-profile high-priority case which draws political or media attention.
- red band adj R-rated
- red box noun A safe located at a nuclear installation containing launch codes.
- red card noun A card indicating a firefighter's qualifications and specialties.
- red cent noun A copper penny.
- red coat noun A customer service representative of Delta Air Lines.
- red diaper baby noun A child of parents who belonged to a communist party (usually the United States Communist Party) or supported communist ideas and goals.
- red dog noun A blitz.
- red drink noun Any of various sweetened red non-alcoholic drinks associated with soul food and often made with hibiscus.
- red flag noun Something that will enrage a particular person; a red rag.
- red flag law noun A gun control law permitting police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person…
- red flag warning noun A warning issued by the United States National Weather Service that conditions are ideal for wildfires.
- red hot noun A frankfurter, a hot dog.
- red lives matter phrase A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against Native American people.
- red pepper noun Spicy pepper.
- Red Power noun A social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States.
- red rocket noun The erect penis of a canid.
- red shirt noun Alternative form of redshirt (“sailor who handles ordinance”).
- red squad noun A police intelligence unit specializing in infiltrating, conducting countermeasures, and gathering intelligence on political and social…
- red state noun A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically…
- red wave noun A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Republican Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in…
- red-baiting noun The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting their…
- red-eye noun The red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus), a small American songbird.
- redback noun A brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina), native to the Northern Hemisphere; the dunlin.
- redbait verb To attack by denouncing as a Communist.
- redbird noun Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
- redbone noun A dark-red or tan coonhound.
- redcap noun A porter in a US railway station.
- redistrict verb To redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders in accord with changes in population as…
- redline verb To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined…
- redlining noun The systematic denial of various services to residents of specific, often racially associated, neighborhoods or communities, either…
- redneck noun A poor, rural, usually white, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and Northeast, especially one whose beliefs…
- redshirt verb To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose…
- redstart noun A species of warbler native to the Americas, Setophaga ruticilla, only distantly related to Phoenicurus.
- reefer noun A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
- refarming noun The abolition of existing band allocations in the radio spectrum and the more efficient reallocation of the spectrum into smaller bands.
- reference noun A person who provides this information; a referee.
- refugee verb To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
- regent noun A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
- register noun Ellipsis of cash register.
- regrade verb To change the classification of (potentially secret documentation).
- regular adj Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- regular coffee noun American coffee, as opposed to espresso, or a derived coffee drink (cappuccino, latte, iced coffee, etc).
- regularization noun The act of making regular, of regularizing.
- rehabilitate verb To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
- rehearsal dinner noun A formal dinner for the people participating in a wedding ceremony, usually held after the wedding rehearsal on the night before the…
- rejoin verb To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from…
- rejoinder noun Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a…
- released time noun The amount of time set aside during school hours, typically an hour a day or a week, for a student to receive an off-campus private…
- religious right noun Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.
- remodeling noun The process or an instance of modeling again: applying another model.
- removalist noun One who advocates the removal of native populations from their land.
- renaturalization noun The act of granting citizenship again to a former citizen.
- rendition noun Formal deliverance of a verdict.
- Reno divorce noun A divorce obtained in Reno, Nevada, prior to the widespread institution of no-fault divorce in the 1970s United States. Prior to this, many…
- reparate verb To make reparation to; compensate.
- repeater noun One who votes more than once at an election.
- reply noun A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer.
- repo man noun A man employed by a finance company or similar lender to repossess property which is the security for a loan or subject of a lease and…
- reporting mark noun A code of up to four letters allocated to and used by railroads and other owners of rolling stock for identification purposes, shown on…
- representative noun Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
- republican adj Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.
- republicanism noun The policy or philosophy of the Republican Party of the United States.
- Republicans noun The Republican Party
- Republicant noun A member, especially a politician, of the Republican Party (with an implication that they are unable to get things done).
- Republicon noun A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States.