Rachialgia (n.) A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.
Rachidian (a.) Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian.
Rachilla (n.) Same as Rhachilla.
Rachiodont (a.) Same as Rhachiodont.
Rachises (pl. ) of Rachis
Rachides (pl. ) of Rachis
Rachis (n.) The spine; the vertebral column.
Rachis (n.) Same as Rhachis.
Rachitic (a.) Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.
Rachitis (n.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets.
Rachitis (n.) A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or seeds.
Rachitome (n.) A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal.
Racial (a.) Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the racial complexion.
Racily (adv.) In a racy manner.
Raciness (n.) The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
Racing () a. & n. from Race, v. t. & i.
Rack (n.) Same as Arrack.
Rack (n.) The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.
Rack (n.) A wreck; destruction.
Rack (n.) Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky.
Rack (v. i.) To fly, as vapor or broken clouds.
Racked (imp. & p. p.) of Rack
Racking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rack
Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse.
Rack (n.) A fast amble.
Rack (v. t.) To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.
Rack (a.) An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something.
Rack (a.) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons.
Rack (a.) An instrument for bending a bow.
Rack (a.) A grate on which bacon is laid.
Rack (a.) A frame or device of various construction for holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to beasts.
Rack (a.) A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc.
Rack (a.) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot.
Rack (a.) A frame or table on which ores are separated or washed.
Rack (a.) A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads.
Rack (a.) A distaff.
Rack (a.) A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive it or be driven by it.
Rack (a.) That which is extorted; exaction.
Rack (v. t.) To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints.
Rack (v. t.) To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.
Rack (v. t.) To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion.
Rack (v. t.) To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.
Rack (v. t.) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
Rackabones (n.) A very lean animal, esp. a horse.
Racker (n.) One who racks.
Racker (n.) A horse that has a racking gait.
Racket (n.) A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
Racket (n.) A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
Racket (n.) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
Racket (v. t.) To strike with, or as with, a racket.
Racket (n.) Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
Racket (n.) A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
Racketed (imp. & p. p.) of Racket
Racketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Racket
Racket (v. i.) To make a confused noise or racket.
Racket (v. i.) To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
Racket (v. i.) To carouse or engage in dissipation.
Racketer (n.) One who makes, or engages in, a racket.
Rackett (n.) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.
Racket-tail (n.) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped.
Racket-tailed (a.) Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.
Rackety (a.) Making a tumultuous noise.
Racking (n.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
Rack-rent (n.) A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent.
Rack-rent (v. t.) To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.
Rack-renter (n.) One who is subjected to paying rack-rent.
Rack-renter (n.) One who exacts rack-rent.
Racktail (n.) An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock.
Rackwork (n.) Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion.
Racle (a.) See Rakel.
Racleness (n.) See Rakelness.
Raconteur (n.) A relater; a storyteller.
Racoonda (n.) The coypu.
Racovian (n.) One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.
Racquet (n.) See Racket.
Racy (superl.) Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
Racy (superl.) Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
Rad () imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede.
Radde () imp. of Read, Rede.
Raddle (n.) A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
Raddle (n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
Raddle (n.) An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom.
Raddle (v. t.) To interweave or twist together.
Raddle (n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.
Raddle (v. t.) To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle.
Raddock (n.) The ruddock.
Rade (n.) A raid.
Radeau (n.) A float; a raft.
Radial (a.) Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections; (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery.
Radialia (pl. ) of Radiale
Radiale (n.) The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man.
Radiale (n.) Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.
Radially (adv.) In a radial manner.
Radian (n.) An arc of a circle which is equal to the radius, or the angle measured by such an arc.
Radiance (n.) Alt. of Radiancy
Radiancy (n.) The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.
Radiant (a.) Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.
Radiant (a.) Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun.
Radiant (a.) Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.