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 49 of 66: from “Republicoon” to “Romnesia”.
- Republicoon noun A Republican.
- Republicrat noun A United States politician who is a member of one of the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican), but frequently votes with…
- Republitard noun A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States, seen as unintelligent.
- Repucrat adj Republican while espousing typically Democratic positions.
- rerun noun A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
- reschedule verb To reclassify; to change the schedule (division into which something is classified) of.
- reservation noun A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's…
- reserve bank noun A regional bank operating under and implementing the policies of the Federal Reserve.
- residency noun The position or term of a medical resident.
- resident alien noun A person born outside the United States who has legally established temporary or permanent residence in the United States, but has not…
- resistlib noun Someone with liberal beliefs who considers themselves part of the #Resistance movement against Donald Trump, American businessman and…
- rest verb To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally…
- restricted adj Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities.
- restroom noun A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.
- resume noun A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential…
- retail apocalypse noun The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States, especially those of large chains, beginning around 2010.
- Retardican noun A Republican (a member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States), seen as having no intelligence.
- retire verb To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- returned adj Back home having been discharged from military service.
- revenue cutter noun An armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, especially charging tariffs on imports and preventing smuggling, etc.
- reverse 911 call noun A call initiated by emergency services to telephone numbers, to, for example, announce a mandatory evacuation.
- review verb To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- reviser noun In several states, an official charged with the responsibility for making new statutes technically consistent with the existing body of law.
- revivalist adj Evangelistic.
- Revlon mode noun The position of a company whose sale or breakup is imminent and whose directors' responsibility is consequently narrowed to securing the…
- rhapsodize verb To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
- rhubarb noun An excited, angry exchange of words, especially at a sporting event.
- ribbon candy noun A type of hard candy, popular around Christmas time, made from flat strips to give a ribbon-like appearance.
- riblet noun Boneless processed pork or beef rib meat, served at restaurants and fast food places.
- ricefish noun A freshwater fish of the southeastern United States, Chologaster cornuta
- ricer noun A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests rice.
- rich kid noun A child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege.
- rick noun A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
- rid verb Often followed by up: to put (a place, such as a room or a table) in order; to clear, to tidy.
- ride verb To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
- ride pass noun A ticket valid for unlimited rides, valid for a set amount of time, typically used by operators of mass transit.
- ride shotgun verb To accompany the driver of a vehicle on a journey as an armed escort (originally with a shotgun); (by extension) to accompany someone in…
- ride the short bus verb To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities.
- rider noun Someone riding in a vehicle; a passenger on public transport.
- ridership noun The people who ride a form of transportation.
- ridge-runner noun An inhabitant of the Southern Appalachian region.
- rig noun A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.
- right adv Very, extremely, quite.
- right on intj An expression of enthusiasm or encouragement.
- right to life noun The moral or legal entitlement of an unborn child to be born, and not have its birth prevented through an abortion or other medical…
- right to work noun The prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised…
- righteous adj Awesome; great.
- righty noun A right-handed person.
- rigor noun US spelling of rigour.
- rimple verb To wrinkle or crease.
- rincón noun A meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
- ring play noun Any of various (mainly children's) games played in a circle, typically with dance movements and singing.
- ring-cake noun A cake having a ring baked inside it, with slices sold as a form of lottery. Once a common feature of church fairs.
- ringolevio noun A children's game, a variation of tag, where each side has a designated "jail" to hold captured players from the other team.
- rinky-dink noun An amateur or someone who is underqualified.
- rip verb To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
- rip ass verb To fart.
- riparianism noun A doctrine of riparian rights, based on the principle that the owners of riparian land had the right to remove reasonable amounts of water…
- ripgut fence noun A type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of wood poles, which was fairly common in western rangeland before the introduction of barbed…
- ripper noun A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
- riprap noun Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.
- ripshit adj Enraged or otherwise highly emotional.
- rising prep More than; exceeding; upwards of.
- rito noun A stream in the western US.
- rivel noun A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.
- river mussel noun especially of genera Unio and Anodonta, both found in rivers of the central U.S. with a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- river runner noun A raft, kayak, or similar watercraft used especially for traveling with the current of a river in a swift manner.
- roach noun Synonym of cockroach (“type of insect”).
- roached adj Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a…
- roachless adj Without cockroaches.
- roachy adj Resembling or characteristic of cockroaches.
- road adj At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
- road agent noun A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them.
- road switcher noun a diesel locomotive that combines the duties of a switcher with those of a locomotive hauling trains from one place to another.
- roadhouse noun An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles…
- roadkill noun The killing of an animal by a road vehicle.
- roadtest noun A driving test.
- roanoke noun White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.
- roast noun A social event at which food is roasted and eaten.
- robber baron noun Especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally…
- robe noun The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
- robocall noun An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message.
- rock noun A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
- rock and roll noun The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
- rock wren noun A wren native to South America and western North America (Salpinctes obsoletus),
- Rockefeller Republican noun A moderate or liberal member of the Republican Party of the United States of America, especially one from the northeast of the USA.
- rockfish noun A black person who does not know how to swim.
- rocks for jocks noun An introductory course in geology that is attended by student athletes who for legal reasons must attend classes in order to continue…
- Rockwellesque adj Characteristic of the artwork of Norman Rockwell, particularly his idealistic, quaint, or sentimental portrayals of American life.
- Rockwellian adj Of or relating to Norman Rockwell, known for his idealistic, quaint, or sentimental portrayals of American life.
- roll verb To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.
- roll coal verb To emit sooty exhaust fumes from a modified (diesel) engine (fad among anti-environmentalist American truck drivers).
- roller docker noun A food preparation utensil resembling a small rolling pin with spikes, used to pierce dough to prevent overrising or blistering.
- rolling paper noun A small sheet of paper used for rolling (tobacco) cigarettes, joints (marijuana cigarettes), and the like.
- rolling papers noun Official documents permitting one to drive, (particularly) to drive a freight truck
- rollover noun A transfer of unused mobile service provider’s (minutes/etc) to carry over and be added to the service plan for future use.
- roly-poly noun In full roly-poly bug: a small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed, such as a woodlouse (suborder…
- Roman wormwood noun A type of ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia.
- romanette noun A Roman numeral in lower case, such as “ii”, as frequently introduces list items; or, a list item introduced by such.
- Romnesia noun A propensity to claim to have forgotten, or act like one has forgotten, one's past deeds and political positions.