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riddle, n. enigma, puzzle, problem, rebus, crux, conundrum, paradox.
rider, n. equestrian, horseman; equestrienne (female), jockey, postilion.
ridge, n. crest; whelk.
ridicule, n. mockery, gibe, jeer, burlesque, raillery, satire, sarcasm, irony.
ridicule, v. deride, satirize, scoff, rally, banter, burlesque, lampoon, mock, scout, jeer, taunt, twit.
ridiculous, a. preposterous, absurd, farcical, burlesque, ludicrous.
riding boots. top boots.
riding on horseback. equestrianism, equitation.
rife, a. abounding, prevalent, plentiful, replete.
rifle, v. strip, fleece, despoil, pillage, devastate.
rift, n. cleft, fissure, crack, gap, crevice, cranny, break, c.h.i.n.k.
rig, v. equip; bedizen, accouter.
rigging, n. dress, tackle, equipment, gear.
right, a. just, true, equitable, honest, rightful, lawful, correct, true, accurate, reasonable, ethical, condign, appropriate, proper, suitable, seemly, relevant, consistent, fortunate, auspicious, favorable; dexter, dextral, dextrorse.
right, v. correct, rectify, emend; make rest.i.tution, redress.
right, n. prerogative, privilege, immunity, exemption.
right, n. uprightness, rect.i.tude, probity, integrity, propriety, justice, morality, virtue, equity; t.i.tle, claim; authority. a.s.sociated words: ethics, casuistry, deontology, redress, ethology, aretology.
right along. continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly.
right away. immediately, straightway, right off, instantly, instanter, at once.
righteous, a. pious, religious, devout, G.o.dly, saintly; equitable, just, right.
righteousness, n. G.o.dliness, holiness, sanct.i.ty. Antonym: unrighteousness.
right-handed, a. dexterous.
right-handedness, n. dexterity, dextrality.
rigid, a. inflexible, stiff, unyielding, unpliant; rigorous, severe, austere, strict.
rigidity, n. stiffness, inflexibility, severity, rigor.
rigmarole, n. (Colloq.) nonsense, flummery, balderdash, twaddle.
rigor, n. rigidity, inflexibility, austerity, severity, asperity, sternness, inclemency, stringency.
rigorous, a. severe, stringent, strict, unyielding; inclement, severe.
rile, v. (Colloq.) roil; anger, vex, offend.
rill, n. streamlet, rivulet, runnel, brook.
rily, a. (Colloq.) roily, turbid.
rim, n. brim, margin, edge, brink, verge, border; felly (rim of a wheel).
rime, n. h.o.a.rfrost.
rind, n. skin, peel. Antonym: pulp.
ring, v. sound, resound, reverberate; toll, knell, chime, ding, tinkle, clang.
ring, n. circle, hoop; grommet, gimmal, terret, manilla, lute; annulation, annulet. a.s.sociated Words: annular, annularity, annulate, signet, dactyliology, dactylioglyphy, dactylioglyph, cameo, intaglio, lapidary, lapidist, posy.
ring, n. arena; clique, coterie, set, cabal.
ringing, n. sounding, resounding, reverberation, tolling, clang, chime, clam, tinkling, knell, clangor.
ringlet, n. tress, curl, lock.
ringworm, n. circular herpes, serpigo.
riot, n. tumult, uproar; revelry.
rioter, n. reveler, carouser, roysterer.
riotous, a. wanton, luxuriant, unrestrained; seditious, tumultuous, turbulent, insubordinate, rebellious.
rip, n. rent, tear.
rip, n. (Slang) harridan, hag.
ripe, a. mature, ripened; consummate, complete, perfect; suppurated, matured; rareripe.
ripen, v. mature, maturate.
ripeness, n. maturity, completeness, consummateness, development.
ripple, v. fret.
rise, v. ascend, mount, arise, levitate; tower; swell, increase, grow, enlarge; emerge; proceed, spring, emanate, originate; rebel, revolt; transcend (rise above).
