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beginning with letter R
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racer
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noun
  1. Someone who takes part in a race.
  2. A racehorse.
  3. An animal known for its fast speed, or suitable for racing; applied especially to a number of North American snakes, certain kinds of lake trout, etc.
  4. A vehicle or other device used for racing.
rattle
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noun
  1. (onomatopoeia) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another
I wish they would fix the under my dashboard.
  1. a baby's toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container
verb (rattl, es)
  1. (transitive) (ergative) to create a sound by shaking
Rattle the can of cat treats if you need to find Fluffy.
  1. (transitive) to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve
The accident really rattled him.
  1. (intransitive) to make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking
''I wish the dashboard in my car would quit rattling.
rattler
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noun (plural rattlers)
  1. (especially, US) A rattlesnake.
rattlesnake
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noun
  1. Any of various poisonous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
reptile
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noun
  1. A cold-blooded vertebrate of the Class Reptilia.
reptilian
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adjective
  1. reptile, Reptile-like.
  2. Of or referring to reptiles.
  3. Having the characteristics of a reptile.
  4. treacherous, Treacherous.
Ridley
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proper noun
  1. an English surname
  2. a male or female given name derived from the surname
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