ratel
— Noun
– English
～ nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
ratepayer
— Noun
– English
～ a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
rates
— Noun
– English
～ a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
rather
— Adverb
– English
～ on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
rather
— Adverb
– English
～ to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
rather
— Adverb
– English
～ more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
rather
— Adverb
– English
～ to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
rathole
— Noun
– English
～ a small dirty uncomfortable room
rathole
— Noun
– English
～ a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
rathskeller
— Noun
– English
～ a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
Ratibida columnifera
— Noun
– English
～ plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico
Ratibida columnaris
— Noun
– English
～ coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains
Ratibida
— Noun
– English
～ genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads
ratification
— Noun
– English
～ making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
ratified
— Adjective
– English
～ formally approved and invested with legal authority
ratifier
— Noun
– English
～ someone who expresses strong approval
ratify
— Verb
– English
～ approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
rating
— Noun
– English
～ rank in a military organization
rating
— Noun
– English
～ act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
rating
— Noun
– English
～ an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"