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R. Gibson, Fawcett, and PE, 1933 +
R. Smith and acid rain, 1852 +
R. Sperry and split-brain studies, 1962 +
rabbit leaps, the +
rabbit squeals, the (sound) +
rabies vaccine +
race against time, a +
race relations +
race riot -
racial prejudice -
radar, radio detection and ranging +
radar and the bat, the -
radar trap -
radial tire +
radiant energy +
radiant heat +
radiation sickness -
radical changes +
radical reforms +
radio astronomy +
radio beacon +
radio communication +
radio detection and ranging, radar +
radio station +
radioactivity +
radiocarbon dating +
radium, a radioactive element +
radium therapy +
radius and ulna +
rag doll +
rage room +
railings and steps +
railway signals +
railway system, a +
rain check +
rain date +
rain forest +
rain hat +
rainbow, made up of 7 colors +
rainbow flag, the flag of the LGBT -
rainbow trout +
raise a family +
raise a laugh +
raise a loan +
raise an army +
raise corn +
raise doubts +
raise from the dead +
raise his eyebrows -
raise my voice -
raise objections +
raise prices -
raise sheep +
raise the alarm +
raise the ghost -
raise the siege +
raised their spirits +
rally my courage +
ram, an uncastrated male sheep +
RAM, Random-access memory +
ram(sheep) and ewe +
ram and horns +
Ramachandran and mirror therapy, 1998 +
ran for president +
ran in all directions -
ran without a stop +
ranch house +
random choice, a +
Random-access memory, RAM +
range finder +
range of mountains, a +
rank among the great statesmen +
rank and file, the; the ordinary people of an organization +
Ransome and the cast iron plow, 1789 +
ransomware, a ransom computer software -
rape, to have sexual intercourse without the consent of the woman -
rape, rape, rape; the ideation of a rapist -
rapid eye movements, REM +
rapid grower, a +
rapid transit +
rapid turnover of staff, a -
rare earth +
rasping voice, a -
rat, a large rodent -
ratchet wheel +
rather dark +
rating of a TV program, the +
ratio of clean animals to unclean animals, the; 7 to 2 +
raw hides -
raw material +
ray of hope, a +
razor clam +
RC Church, Roman Catholic Church +
RCA and color television, 1953 +
reach for the moon +
reach manhood +
reached a conclusion +
reached a new high +
reached a new low -
reached for his gun -
reached my goals and dreams +
receive the Sacrament +
reaction formation, a primitive defense mechanism -
reaction formation, converting unwanted memories into their opposites -
reaction time +
read her hand +
read his mind +
read proofs +
read the instructions and assemble +
reading desk +
reading glasses +
reading lamp +
reading room +
Read-only Memory, ROM +
ready cooked +
ready for dinner +
ready money +
ready room +
real estate +
real pearls +
real property +
real time +
real wages +
realities of the situation, the +
realized his mistake +
really excited +
really happy +
really nice girl, a +
realms of science, the +
reaped great benefit from their training +
rear-view mirror +
rear-wheel drive +
reasonable person, a +
reasonable prices +
recast the question in different words +
receding chin, a -
received close attention +
receiving line +
reception room +
recharge my batteries +
rechargeable battery +
recipe for success, a +
reciprocal affection +
reciprocal help +
reciprocating saw +
recognized my step +
recognized the hopelessness of the situation -
record crop, a +
Recorde and the equals sign, 1557 +
Recording Academy and Grammy Award, 1959 +
Recordon, Junod, and the music box, 1815 +
recounted his adventures +
recoup my losses +
recover myself +
recreation center +
recreation ground +
recreational vehicle, RV +
Rectaflex and the single-lens reflex camera, 1948 +
rectify the error +
red for cardiology +
red alert -
red alga -
red apple +
Red Army, the army of the USSR -
red blood cell +
red carpet +
Red China +
Red Cross +
red flag -
red grape +
red horse +
red light -
red meat: pork, veal, and beef +
red meat and red wine +
red nucleus, a part of the extrapyramidal motor system
red nucleus, a structure in the rostral midbrain before the cerebellum
red nucleus, composed of hemoglobin and ferritin
red pepper +
red rose +
red salmon +
Red Sea +
red shift, the expansion of space-time +
Red Shoes, The; a fairy tale +
red sky in the morning, a -
red sky at night, a +
red tape -
red wine +
red tide -
red tomato, edible +
redeem myself +
redeem the mortgage +
Redgrave and pinball, 1869 +
red-light district -
redoubled their efforts +
reduced circumstances -
reducing agent +
reference book +
reference library +
reference room +
reflected light +
reflecting telescope +
reflex action +
reformed spelling, leaving out unpronounced letters in English words +
refractory child, a -
refresh my memory +
refresher course +
refrigerator +
refrigerator and freezer +
refrigerator magnet, 1920s +
refuse to conform -
refuse to testify -
refused my request -
refused to entertain the idea -
refused to go -
regained the shore +
regard the matter as serious -
regardless of expense +
registered letter +
registered nurse +
registration number +
regression, a primitive defense mechanism -
regression, the reversion to an earlier stage of development -
regular customers +
Reign of Terror, the -
Reines, Cowan, and the neutrino, 1956 +
reinforced concrete +
Reinitzer, Lehmann, and liquid crystals, 1888 +
relative humidity +
relax the rules -
relay race +
released an arrow +
released balloons into the air +
relief fund for the earthquake victims +
relief map +
relieve my feelings -
relieve myself +
REM, rapid eye movements +
REM sleep, characterized by paralysis of the skeletal muscles and dreaming +
remained constant to my principles +
remained loyal +
remember myself +
Remembering and Forgetting; remember only the gist and forget the details +
Remembrance Day in Commonwealth of Nations, Nov. 11th +
remembrance poppy, red +
Remington and the QWERTY keyboard layout, 1878 +
remote past, the -
remote village, a -
remove the last of my doubts +
renal failure -
renew my lease +
renew my licence +
renew my subscription +
Reno and the escalator, 1892 +
renounced his title -
renounced the world and became a nun +
rent a car +
repaid kindness with kindness +
repeat itself +
repeat myself +
repeat the oath after me +
repeating rifle +
repelled all offers of help -
repelled the attackers +
report card +
report progress +
report room +
representative selection, a +
representing himself as an expert -
repression, a less primitive and more mature defense mechanism +/-
repression, the unconscious blocking of unacceptable memories +/-
repudiate the accusation +
repudiate the agreement -
reputation for honesty, a +
require a high degree of skill +
reserve funds +
reserve the right to offer a substitute +
residential area, a +
resolving power of a lens, the +
respect my elders +
responsible person, a +
rest easy +
rest in peace, R.I.P. +
restless night, a -
restraint of trade -
restrictive practices +
rest-room +
resurrection of Jesus, c. 33 +
retaining wall, a +
retroactive pay increase, a +
return game +
return good for bad -
return match +
return ticket +
return to the fold +
returned slowly to my seat -
Reuter and Reuters, 1851 +
Reuters, an international news agency +
reverse gear +
reverse mortgage -
reverse the charges +
Revaux, Francois, Anka and My Way, 1969 +
Revised Version of the Bible, the +
revisit crime scene -
revolver +
revolving door +
revolutionary new ideas +
rhesus blood factor +
rhesus macaque, a kind of monkeys +
rheumatic fever -
rheumatoid arthritis -
Rhyming Dictionary, an index of the ending sound of syllable(s) +
ribbon dance +
rice, a cereal plant grown in hot climates +
rice and bowl +
rice cooker +
Rice Krispies +
rich harvest, a +
rich in natural resources +
rich soil +
Richter and the Richter scale, 1935 +
Richter scale, for measuring the magnitude of earthquakes +
Rickenbacker and the electric guitar, 1932 +
rickshaw, a two-wheeled cart pulled by one man with one passenger +
rifle, a long gun cut with helical grooves to make the bullet spin when fired +
right and right and right +
right and wrong -
right angle +
right answer, the +
right away +
right cerebral hemisphere, to control the left side of the body +
right hand and right glove +
right hand and left glove -
right in the middle +
right of way +
right or wrong +/-
right way +
right-hand drive +
right-hand man +
right-hand traffic +
right-wing, more conservative or traditional +
rigid rules -
rigor mortis, the stiffening of the body after death +
rigorous discipline +
Rimmel and the mascara, 1835 +
ring chromosome, an abnormal chromosome -
ring finger +
ring road +
ring until someone answers +
ring-necked pheasant +
ring-necked snake +
riot squad +
R.I.P., rest in peace +
ripe cheese +
Ripley and Ripley's Believe It or Not!, 1930s +
Ripley's Believe It or Not!, a cartoon book +
ripple effect +
ripple of laughter, a +
rise and shine +
rise with the sun +
rising generation +
rite of passage, the transition from one status to another in life +
Ritter and the cable car, 1866 +
Ritty and the cash register, 1879 +
river basin, a +
road map +
road sense +
road show +
road test +
road to success, the +
roast beef +
roast turkey +
rob, rob, rob; an ideation of a robber -
rob Peter to pay Paul -
robin chirps, the (sound) +
robin hops, the +
robot +
rock and roll +
rock garden +
rock music +
rock salt +
rocket +
rocking chair +
rocking horse +
rock-paper-scissors, a hand game +
rod and line +
Roebuck and sulfuric acid, 1746 +
Roget and Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, 1852 +
Roggeveen and Easter Island, Easter Day, 1722 +
Rohm and Plexiglass, 1933 +
Rolando and cerebellum function, 1809 +
Rolando and the fissure of Rolando, 1809 +
roll call +
roll of honor +
roll out the pastry +
rolled into one +
roller bearing +
roller coaster +
roller skates +
rolling hills +
rolling mill +
rolling pin +
rolling stock +
rolling stone -
rolling up into a ball, a defense +
ROM, Read-only Memory +
Roman Catholic Church, RC Church +
Roman number system 1: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X +
Roman number system 2: L, C, D, M for 50, 100, 500, 1,000 +
romance scam -
Romans and concrete, 300 BC +
Roman and the golden anniversary, 800/962-1806 +
Roman and the silver anniversary, 800/962-1806 +
Romans and the Catholic Church, 0s +
Romeo and Juliet, a play +
Ronalds and the movie camera, 1845 +
Rontgen and x-rays, 1895 +
roof garden +
roof of the mouth +
rook caws, the (sound) +
room and board +
room clerk +
room temperature +
rooming house +
room service +
rooster and hens +
rooster crows, the +
rooster struts, the (motion) +
roosters and hen -
root beer +
root crops +
root of a tooth, the +
root of all evil, the +
rope ladder +
rope of pearls, a +
rope snapped, the -
Rorschach and the inkblot test, 1921 +
rose, a flower +
Rose and the 9 essential proteinogenic amino acids for humans, 1935 +
rose and thorns +
Rose Red +
rose to power +
rose window +
Rosefield and peanut butter, 1922 +
Rosemont, Faegre, and "Make Love, Not War", 1965 +
Rosenthal and the marker pen, 1953 +
roses in her cheeks +
rosy future, a +
Rotary Club, a service club +
rotary engine +
Rotheim and aerosols, 1926 +
rough estimate, a +
rough weather -
roulette, a casino game +
round and round +
round dance +
round figure +
round it off +
round lot +
round number +
round of drinks, a +
round of golf, a +
round table +
round trip +
roundworm -
roundup of news +
roving eye, flirting eye -
row house +
row upon row of seats +
rowing machine +
Rowntrees and Smarties, 1882 +
royal jelly +
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology +
RSVP, please reply +
rub the wrong way -
rubber band +
rubber bullet, used for riot control +
rubber cement +
rubber plant +
rubber stamp +
rubber tree +
Rubel and offset printing, 1901 +
Rubik and Rubik's cube, 1974 +
Rubik's cube, a toy +
ruby anniversary, 40 years of marriage +
Rudolff and the square root symbol, 1525 +
rugged coastline, a +
rule of the road +
rule of thumb +
rumba, a ballroom dance +
run after him +
run away -
run contraband goods -
run dry -
run for it -
run into ground -
run or else I shall be late +/-
run out of steam -
run the blockade -
run wild -
Runge and caffeine, 1819 +
rush hour -
Ruska and the electron microscope, 1932 +
Russia and the roller coaster, 1784 +
Russia and vodka +
Russian, the language of mirror images +
Russian roulette, a lethal game of chance -
Russian roulette: a player places a single round in a revolver, spins and shoots his head -
rusty from disuse -
Rutherford and the proton, 1919 +
Rutherfurd and the 24-hour clock, 1884 +
RV, recreational vehicle +
℞, a medical prescription +