Rosetta Stone
— Noun
– English
~ a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
rest stop
— Noun
– English
~ designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
reed stop
— Noun
– English
~ an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument
real storage
— Noun
– English
~ the main memory in a virtual memory system
read-only storage
— Noun
– English
~ (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
retail store
— Noun
– English
~ a place of business for retailing goods
redstem storksbill
— Noun
– English
~ European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
Richard Strauss
— Noun
– English
~ German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
Rubus strigosus
— Noun
– English
~ red raspberry of North America
rubidium-strontium dating
— Noun
– English
~ geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive rubidium into its decay product strontium; radioactive rubidium has a half-life of 47,000,000,000 years
reproductive structure
— Noun
– English
~ the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Revolutionary People's Struggle
— Noun
– English
~ an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States
recording studio
— Noun
– English
~ studio where tapes and records are recorded
real stuff
— Noun
– English
~ informal usage attributing authenticity
River Styx
— Noun
– English
~ (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
redhorse sucker
— Noun
– English
~ North American sucker with reddish fins
refined sugar
— Noun
– English
~ a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
romper suit
— Noun
– English
~ a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers
running suit
— Noun
– English
~ a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration