road to Damascus
— Noun
– English
~ a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
right to an attorney
— Noun
– English
~ a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
right to confront accusors
— Noun
– English
~ a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
rise to power
— Noun
– English
~ the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
ribbed toad
— Noun
– English
~ western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ
roll of tobacco
— Noun
– English
~ tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
rattle-top
— Noun
– English
~ North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
round top
— Noun
– English
~ a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
racetrack tout
— Noun
– English
~ someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)
rope tow
— Noun
– English
~ a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
regression toward the mean
— Noun
– English
~ the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
roller towel
— Noun
– English
~ a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller
Rhus toxicodenedron
— Noun
– English
~ poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact
ricin toxin
— Noun
– English
~ a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult"