rauwolfia
— Noun
– English
~ any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
ravage
— Noun
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~ (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
ravage
— Verb
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~ cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
ravage
— Verb
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~ make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
ravaged
— Adjective
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~ having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
ravaging
— Noun
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~ plundering with excessive damage and destruction
ravaging
— Adjective
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~ ruinously destructive and wasting; "a ravaging illness"
rave
— Noun
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~ a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"
rave
— Noun
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~ an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
rave
— Verb
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~ praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"
rave
— Verb
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~ participate in an all-night techno dance party
rave
— Verb
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~ talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
ravehook
— Noun
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~ a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum
ravel
— Noun
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~ a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
ravel
— Noun
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~ French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
ravel
— Verb
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~ tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
ravel out
— Verb
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~ disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"
ravel
— Verb
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~ disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"
raveling
— Noun
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~ a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
ravelling
— Noun
– English
~ a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric