Words in english starting with R

• reversal — Noun – English ～ a decision to reverse an earlier decision
• reversal — Noun – English ～ an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
• reverse fault — Noun – English ～ a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
• reverse — Noun – English ～ turning in the opposite direction
• reverse — Noun – English ～ a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
• reverse lightning — Noun – English ～ atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
• reverse Polish notation — Noun – English ～ a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands
• reverse — Noun – English ～ an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
• reverse hang — Noun – English ～ a hang with the arms extended in back
• reverse — Noun – English ～ (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
• reverse — Noun – English ～ the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
• reverse gear — Noun – English ～ the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
• reverse — Noun – English ～ the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
• reverse osmosis — Noun – English ～ (chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure
• reverse — Verb – English ～ change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
• reverse — Verb – English ～ reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
• reverse — Verb – English ～ rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
• reverse — Verb – English ～ cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
• reverse — Verb – English ～ turn inside out or upside down
• reverse — Adjective – English ～ directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

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