8-letter words starting with ra
- radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
- radiancy — radiance.
- radiants — Plural form of radiant.
- radiated — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- radiator — a person or thing that radiates.
- radiatus — (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
- radicand — the quantity under a radical sign.
- radicant — rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- radicate — to (cause to) take root
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- radioman — a person who operates a radio.
- radisson — Pierre Esprit [es-pree] /ɛs pri/ (Show IPA), 1636?–1710? French fur trader and explorer in Canada.
- radium a — a substance, formed by decay of radon, that gives rise to radium B.
- radium b — an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
- radium f — an isotope of polonium: polonium 210.
- radiuses — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- radwaste — radioactive waste.
- rafferty — confused; disorganized.
- raffling — a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
- raft ice — ice in cakes or sheets overlapping or piled on top of one another.
- raftsman — a person who manages or is employed on a raft.
- rag bolt — barb bolt.
- rag doll — a stuffed doll, especially of cloth.
- rag week — students' annual charity fundraiser
- rag-doll — a stuffed doll, especially of cloth.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- ragingly — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- ragnarok — the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ragtimer — a person who plays ragtime music
- ragwheel — a chain or sprocket wheel
- rail gun — a weapon consisting of a pair of parallel conductive rails, using a magnetic field and electric current to launch projectiles at very high velocity.
- railbird — a horse-racing fan who watches races or workouts from the railing along the track.
- railcard — pre-paid pass for train travel
- railhead — the farthest point to which the rails of a railroad have been laid.
- railings — a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts
- raillery — good-humored ridicule; banter.
- railroad — a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
- raimondi — Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- rain off — If a sports game is rained off, it has to stop, or it is not able to start, because of rain.
- rain out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rain-out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rainband — a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- rainbird — any of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow-billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- raincoat — a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- raindate — an alternative date proposed in case of rain
- raindrop — a drop of rain.
- rainfall — a fall or shower of rain.