| ARHAT | • arhat n. (Buddhism) One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. • arhat n. (Jainism) One of the stages of the ascetic’s spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception… • ARHAT n. (Sanskrit) a Buddhist who has attained nirvana. |
| ERHUS | • erhus n. Plural of erhu. • ERHU n. (Chinese) a two-stringed musical instrument, played with a bow. |
| MYRRH | • myrrh n. A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume… • myrrh n. (Scotland) The herb chervil. • MYRRH n. an aromatic gum resin. |
| RHEAS | • rheas n. Plural of rhea. • RHEA n. a flightless bird. |
| RHEME | • rheme n. (Linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme. • rheme n. (Peircean semiotics) A sign that represents its object in respect of quality and so, in its signified… • RHEME n. the constituent of a sentence that adds the most new information. |
| RHEUM | • rheum n. (Uncountable) Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly… • rheum n. Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. • rheum n. (Poetic) Tears. |
| RHIES | • RHY n. (Spenser) rye. |
| RHIME | • rhime n. Obsolete form of rhyme. • RHIME n. (obsolete) a rhyme. |
| RHINE | • rhine n. (UK, dialect) A watercourse; a ditch for water. • Rhine prop.n. A river in western Europe, that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and… • RHINE n. a drainage channel, also REAN, REEN, RHYNE. |
| RHINO | • rhino n. (Slang, now rare) Money. • rhino n. (Colloquial) A rhinoceros. • rhino- pref. Of the nose. |
| RHODY | • rhody n. Alternative form of rhodie (“rhododendron”). • Rhody prop.n. A surname from German. • RHODY n. (colloquial) a rhododendron, also RHODIE. |
| RHOMB | • rhomb n. A rhombus. • rhomb n. A rhombohedron. • RHOMB n. a type of geometric figure, also RHOMBUS. |
| RHONE | • rhone n. (Scotland) A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof. • Rhone prop.n. A river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. • Rhône prop.n. A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. |
| RHUMB | • rhumb n. (Navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle. • rhumb n. (Navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points). • rhumb n. (Navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°. |
| RHYME | • rhyme n. (Countable, uncountable) Rhyming verse (poetic form). • rhyme n. A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse. • rhyme n. (Countable) A word that rhymes with another. |
| RHYNE | • rhyne n. A running waterway that links a ditch or stream to a river. • rhyne n. A kind of Russian hemp. • Rhyne prop.n. A surname. |
| RHYTA | • rhyta n. Plural of rhyton. • RHYTON n. (Greek) a drinking cup with a hole in the point to drink by. |