4-letter words starting with r
- riza — a cover of gilt or silvered metal whose purpose is to protect a religious work of art or icon, leaving spaces for the hands and face of the subject to show through
- rlab — A MATLAB-like matrix-oriented programming language/toolbox. RLaB focusses on creating a good experimental environment (or laboratory) in which to do matrix mathematics. Currently RLaB has numeric scalars and matrices (real and complex), and string scalars, and matrices. RLaB also contains a list variable type, which is a heterogeneous associative array. Version 0.95 includes an interpreter, libraries and documentation. E-mail: Ian Searle <[email protected]>. ftp://evans.ee.adfa.oz.au. Requires GNUPLOT, lib[IF]77.a (from f2c). Ported to many platforms including Unix, OS/2, Amiga.
- rmag — Recursive Macro Actuated Generator
- rmon — 1. (networking) remote monitoring. 2. Remote Monitor.
- rnas — RNAS is a written abbreviation for Royal Naval Air Services, one of the units which make up the United Kingdom's armed forces.
- rnib — Royal National Institute of Blind People
- rnid — Royal National Institute for Deaf People
- rnli — Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- rnvr — Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- rnzn — Royal New Zealand Navy
- road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roam — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
- roan — (chiefly of horses) of the color sorrel, chestnut, or bay, sprinkled with gray or white.
- roar — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- robe — a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roca — Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
- rode — a simple past tense of ride.
- rodi — Italian name of Rhodes.
- roed — with roe inside, containing roe
- roeg — Nic(olas). born 1928, British film director and cinematographer. Films include Walkabout (1970), Don't Look Now (1972), Insignificance (1984), and The Witches (1990)
- roff — (text, tool) A text formatting language associated with Unix. See groff, nroff, troff.
- rofl — ROTFL
- röhm — Ernst (ernst). 1887–1934, German soldier, who organized (1921–34) Hitler's storm troops: murdered on Hitler's orders
- roil — to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roji — a Japanese tea garden or the path of stones which leads to the tea room
- roke — a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- roky — steamy or smoky
- role — a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rolf — to vomit.
- roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- roma — Rome.
- rome — a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- romp — to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
- rone — a drainpipe or gutter for carrying rainwater from a roof
- ronz — rest of New Zealand (in relation to Auckland)
- rood — a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- rook — one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- room — channel
- roon — a shred or strip of cloth
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- rope — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ropy — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rort — a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- rory — a male given name.
- rosa — Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rose — Remote Operations Service Element
- ross — Betsy Griscom [gris-kuh m] /ˈgrɪs kəm/ (Show IPA), 1752–1836, maker of the first U.S. flag.
- rosy — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.