| RATABLENESS | • RATABLENESS n. the quality of being ratable, also RATEABLENESS. |
| RATAPLANNED | • rataplanned v. Simple past tense and past participle of rataplan. • RATAPLAN v. to make a rapidly repeating sound, as on a drum. |
| RATATOUILLE | • ratatouille n. A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant. • RATATOUILLE n. (French) a vegetable dish of aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, onions, and peppers fried and stewed in oil. |
| RATEABILITY | • rateability n. Alternative form of ratability. • RATEABILITY n. the ability to be rated, also RATABILITY. |
| RATHSKELLER | • rathskeller n. A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer. • RATHSKELLER n. (German) a usually basement tavern or restaurant. |
| RATIOCINATE | • ratiocinate v. To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason. • RATIOCINATE v. to reason or argue logically. |
| RATIONALISE | • rationalise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of rationalize. • RATIONALISE v. to make rational, also RATIONALIZE. |
| RATIONALISM | • rationalism n. (Philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception. • rationalism n. (Philosophy) The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as… • rationalism n. A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than… |
| RATIONALIST | • rationalist n. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism. • RATIONALIST n. an adherent of rationalism. |
| RATIONALITY | • rationality n. The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. • rationality n. Objective consideration. • RATIONALITY n. the state of being rational. |
| RATIONALIZE | • rationalize v. To make something rational or more rational. • rationalize v. To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a… • rationalize v. (Mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation. |
| RATTINESSES | • RATTINESS n. the state of being ratty. |
| RATTLEBOXES | • rattleboxes n. Plural of rattlebox. • RATTLEBOX n. any of various tropical and subtropical plants with inflated seedpods within which the seeds rattle. |
| RATTLEBRAIN | • rattlebrain n. A rattlebrained person. • RATTLEBRAIN n. a shallow, voluble, volatile person. |
| RATTLESNAKE | • rattlesnake n. Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail. • rattle␣snake n. Alternative spelling of rattlesnake. • RATTLESNAKE n. any of several American pit vipers that have horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. |
| RATTLETRAPS | • rattletraps n. Plural of rattletrap. • rattle␣traps n. Plural of rattle trap. • RATTLETRAP n. any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. |