right whale
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
ratchet wheel
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever
roulette wheel
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
rye whiskey
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
rye whisky
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
Rocky Mountain whitefish
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ whitefish of the western United States and Canada
round whitefish
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia
reef whitetip shark
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)
Roy Wilkins
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Robert William Service
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958)
Roger Williams
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
red willow
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
rosebay willowherb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)
Ronald Wilson Reagan
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ 40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
rear window
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ car window that allows vision out of the back of the car
round window
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ fenestra leading into the cochlea
rose window
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ circular window filled with tracery