9-letter words starting with r

razorclam — type of mollusc with a long, narrow shell
razorfish — any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish) of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.
razzberry — raspberry (def 4).
re-absorb — to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
re-adjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
re-affirm — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
re-anoint — to anoint (a person or thing) again
re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
re-appear — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
re-arouse — to arouse (someone or something) again
re-assert — to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
re-assess — to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
re-assign — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
re-carpet — to replace the existing carpet (in a room or office, etc)
re-cement — to join or bind (something) firmly together again
re-change — to change again
re-choose — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
re-create — to create anew.
re-embark — to (cause to) board a ship or aircraft again
re-embody — to embody again
re-emerge — to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity: a ghost emerging from the grave; a ship emerging from the fog.
re-employ — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
re-engage — to take part in or participate again
re-enlist — to (cause to) re-enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces
re-enroll — to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register: It took two days to enroll the new students.
re-export — to export again, as imported goods.
re-expose — to expose again
re-homing — the act of re-homing an animal
re-ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
re-import — to import back into the country of exportation.
re-injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
re-insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
re-locate — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
re-obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
re-offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
re-record — to record (something) another time.
re-rental — an amount received or paid as rent.
re-siding — a piece or section of siding: to put backing material on the re-sides.
re-string — to thread onto a new string
re-uptake — the process by which the presynaptic terminal of a neuron reabsorbs and recycles the molecules of neurotransmitter it has previously secreted in conveying an impulse to another neuron.
re-verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
reacclaim — to acclaim again
reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.
reachable — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
reachless — unreachable or unattainable
reacquire — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
reactance — Electricity. the opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current, expressed in ohms: equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between current and voltage and the ratio of the effective voltage to the effective current. Symbol: X. Compare capacitive reactance, inductive reactance.
reactants — a person or thing that reacts.
reactuate — to activate (something) again
read head — a part of a recording device that senses data on a carrier medium such as a disk or tape

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