rick
— Verb
– English
～ twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
rickenbacker
— Noun
– English
～ the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)
ricketiness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
rickets
— Noun
– English
～ childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
rickettsia
— Noun
– English
～ any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
Rickettsiaceae
— Noun
– English
～ microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
rickettsial disease
— Noun
– English
～ infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
rickettsial
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or caused by rickettsias
Rickettsiales
— Noun
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～ pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms
rickettsialpox
— Noun
– English
～ mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
rickettsiosis
— Noun
– English
～ infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
rickety
— Adjective
– English
～ inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
rickety
— Adjective
– English
～ affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"
rickety
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
rickey
— Noun
– English
～ a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor
rickover
— Noun
– English
～ United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986)