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1: a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air [syn: {roentgen}] 2: (physics) the universal constant in the ga...

1: a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll [syn: {rhythm and blues}]

1: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]

1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bern...

1: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]

1: English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Reginald Joseph Mitchell}]

1: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]

1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {radium}, {atomic number 88}] 2: (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator ...

1: the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast [syn: {capital of Morocco}]

1: a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century [syn: {rebato}] [also: {rabatos} (pl)]

{rabato}

1: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: {rebate}] v 1: join with a rabbet joint 2: cut a rectangualr groove into

1: a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards

1: a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: {openside plane}]

1: spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law 2: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

1: Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204) [syn: {Maimonides}, {Moses Maimonides}]

1: rabbis collectively

1: of or relating to rabbis or their teachings; "rabbinical school" [syn: {rabbinical}]

1: of or relating to rabbis or their teachings; "rabbinical school" [syn: {rabbinic}]

1: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: {coney}, {cony}] 2: the fur of a rabbit [syn: {lapin}]...

1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-eared bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis lagotis}]

1: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbit...

1: a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits [syn: {rabbit hole}]

1: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbit...

1: an indoor tv antenna; 2 extendible rods forming a V

1: a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia}, {tularaemia}, {dee...

1: an uncooked vegetable [syn: {raw vegetable}]

1: a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits [syn: {rabbit burrow}]

1: a hutch for rabbits

1: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rave}]

1: a short chopping blow to the back of the neck

1: pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is p...

1: an overcrowded residential area [syn: {warren}] 2: a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits [syn: {warren}]

1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden polypody}, {serpent fern}, {Phleb...

1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis lagotis}]

1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium ashei}]

1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snake...

1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye blueberry}, {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {Vaccinium ashei}]

1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium ashei}]

1: large European chimaera [syn: {Chimaera monstrosa}] [also: {rabbitfishes} (pl)]

{rabbitfish}

1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snak...

1: shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes [syn: {buffalo nut}, {Pyrularia pubera}]

1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: {mob}, {rout}] 2: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {riffraff}, {ragtag}, {ragtag and bobtail}]

1: an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience [syn: {demagogue}, {demagog}]

1: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {seditious}]

1: author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553) [syn: {Francois Rabelais}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

1: the third month of the Islamic calendar

1: the fourth month of the Islamic calendar

1: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: {fanatic}, {fanatical}, {overzealous}]

1: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain [syn: {hydrophobia}, {lyssa}...

1: the fur of the North American racoon 2: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America [syn: {racoon}]

1: small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon [syn: {Nyctereutes procyonides}]

1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {ringtail},...

1: any competition; "the race for the presidency" 2: people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of h...

1: a fast car that competes in races [syn: {racer}, {racing car}]

1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: {racer}, {automobile driver}]

1: a horse bred for racing [syn: {racehorse}, {bangtail}]

1: a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track; "the Epsom race meeting was an important social event"