4-letter words starting with r
- rans — a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rant — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- raob — Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- raoc — Royal Army Ordnance Corps
- rape — the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
- rapp — George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- rapt — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- rare — Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne
- rarp — Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
- rasa — (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rasc — (the former) Royal Army Service Corps, now called Royal Corps of Transport
- rase — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- rask — Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- rasp — to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- rata — either of two New Zealand myrtaceous forest trees, Metrosideros robusta or M. lucida, having crimson flowers and hard wood
- ratc — Rationalized C
- rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- rath — Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rato — rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rats — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ratu — a Fijian chief or noble
- raun — fish roe or spawn
- ravc — Royal Army Veterinary Corps
- rave — to talk wildly, as in delirium.
- ravi — a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rays — John, 1627?–1705, English naturalist.
- raza — (used with a plural verb) Mexican Americans collectively.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- razz — to deride; make fun of; tease.
- rcaf — Royal Canadian Air Force
- rcmp — Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- rcpt — receipt
- rcvs — Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- rdba — Remote Database Access
- rdos — Realtime Disk Operating System
- rdtu — Romanian Democratic Turkish Union
- read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- rebs — Mister (used as a title of respect).
- reck — to have care, concern, or regard (often followed by of, with, or a clause).
- rect — receipt
- redd — to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company.
- rede — to counsel; advise.
- redi — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1626?–98, Italian biologist.
- redo — to do again; repeat.
- reed — Sir Carol, 1906–76, British film director.