11-letter words containing a, t, r, o
- rallentando — slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).
- rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
- ramos-horta — José, born 1949, East Timorese resistance leader, political activist (1975–99) during Indonesian occupation, and foreign minister from independence in 2000 to 2006; president since 2007: Nobel prize 1996.
- rapturously — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- rarefaction — the act or process of rarefying.
- raster font — bitmap font
- ratatouille — a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold.
- ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
- ratiocinate — to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
- ration book — a book showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
- ration card — a card showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
- rationalise — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- rationalist — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- rationality — the state or quality of being rational.
- rationalize — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- re-allocate — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- re-creation — the act of creating anew.
- re-forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionist — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- read out of — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- readthrough — reading (def 1).
- realization — the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc.
- reallotment — the act or process of reallotting something
- realpolitik — political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.
- reanimation — to restore to life; resuscitate.
- reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- reapportion — to apportion or distribute anew.
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- reassertion — a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
- reassociate — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- reauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- recantation — to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
- reciprocant — a differential invariant
- reciprocate — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reclamation — the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.
- reclination — to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
- recombinant — of or resulting from new combinations of genetic material: recombinant cells.
- recordation — the act or process of recording: the recordation of documents pertaining to copyright ownership.
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- redactional — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redecorator — a person who redecorates
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.