Nouns starting with R

• relay station — Noun – English ～ an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
• remote station — Noun – English ～ a terminal connected to a computer by a data link
• radio station — Noun – English ～ station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts
• railway station — Noun – English ～ terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
• railroad station — Noun – English ～ terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
• round steak — Noun – English ～ a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank
• rump steak — Noun – English ～ a steak cut from the rump
• Rudolf Steiner — Noun – English ～ Austrian philosopher who founded anthroposophy (1861-1925)
• rough-stemmed goldenrod — Noun – English ～ a variety of goldenrod
• Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson — Noun – English ～ Scottish author (1850-1894)
• Robert Louis Stevenson — Noun – English ～ Scottish author (1850-1894)
• rain stick — Noun – English ～ a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain
• reinforcing stimulus — Noun – English ～ (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
• roughtail stingray — Noun – English ～ one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
• running stitch — Noun – English ～ small, even, hand stitches run in and out
• reacquired stock — Noun – English ～ stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends
• reverse stock split — Noun – English ～ a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
• rolling stock — Noun – English ～ collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier
• rayon stocking — Noun – English ～ women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
• Rhizopus stolonifer — Noun – English ～ fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes

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