Nouns Containing RIS

Here's the list of all the 2153 Nouns Containing RIS in the English Language.

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risk
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
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enterprise
1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
2. an organization created for business ventures
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comparison
1. the act of examining resemblances
2. relation based on similarities and differences
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tourism
1. the business of providing services to tourists
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rise
1. a growth in strength or number or importance
2. the act of changing location in an upward direction
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crisis
1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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terrorism
1. the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
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prison
1. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
2. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
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tourist
1. someone who travels for pleasure
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surprise
1. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
2. a sudden unexpected event
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rising
1. a movement upward; rise above the ground
2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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florist
1. someone who grows and deals in flowers
2. a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
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jurisdiction
1. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
2. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
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parish
1. a local church community
2. the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
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terrorist
1. a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
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characteristic
1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something
2. a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
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sunrise
1. the first light of day
2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
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wrist
1. a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
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prisoner
1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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iris
1. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
2. muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
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asterisk
1. a star-shaped character * used in printing
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crisp
1. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
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debris
1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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kris
1. a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
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imprisonment
1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
2. the state of being imprisoned
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guitarist
1. a musician who plays the guitar
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prism
1. a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
2. optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
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garrison
1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
2. the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
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crises
1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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authorisation
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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plagiarism
1. a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
2. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
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psychiatrist
1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
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hypocrisy
1. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
2. insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
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jurisprudence
1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority
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christening
1. giving a Christian name at baptism
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flourish
1. a showy gesture
2. an ornamental embellishment in writing
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heuristic
1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
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uprising
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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charisma
1. a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
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riser
1. a person who rises (especially from bed)
2. a vertical pipe in a building
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naturist
1. a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
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ecotourism
1. tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
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wristband
1. band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
2. a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
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motorist
1. someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
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barrister
1. a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
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counterterrorism
1. a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
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arista
1. bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
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grist
1. grain intended to be or that has been ground
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nourishment
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
2. the act of nourishing
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consumerism
1. the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
2. a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
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perishable
1. food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
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jurist
1. a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
2. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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wristwatch
1. a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
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aristocracy
1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles
2. the most powerful members of a society
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centrist
1. a person who takes a position in the political center
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theorist
1. someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
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bristle
1. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
2. a stiff hair
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voyeurism
1. a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
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vigorish
1. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
2. a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
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militarism
1. a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
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hubris
1. overbearing pride or presumption
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risotto
1. rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
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secularism
1. a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
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optometrist
1. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
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futurist
1. a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
2. someone who predicts the future
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aristocrat
1. a member of the aristocracy
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gibberish
1. unintelligible talking
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polarisation
1. the condition of having or giving polarity
2. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
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crisscross
1. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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reprisal
1. a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
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categorisation
1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
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ephemeris
1. an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
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brisket
1. a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
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periscope
1. an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
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futurism
1. an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
2. the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future
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podiatrist
1. a specialist in care for the feet
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naturism
1. going without clothes as a social practice
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purist
1. someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
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derision
1. contemptuous laughter
2. the act of deriding or treating with contempt
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barbarism
1. a brutal barbarous savage act
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pleurisy
1. inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
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humorist
1. someone who acts, speaks or writes in an amusing way
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trisomy
1. chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
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vincristine
1. periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
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frisk
1. the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
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cerise
1. a red the color of ripe cherries
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verdigris
1. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
2. a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
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chrism
1. a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
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arborist
1. a specialist in treating damaged trees
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ambergris
1. waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
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impoverishment
1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
2. the act of making someone poor
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gristmill
1. a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
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meristem
1. undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
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pharisee
1. a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
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satirist
1. a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
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colorist
1. a painter able to achieve special effects with color
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diarist
1. someone who keeps a diary or journal
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parishioner
1. a member of a parish
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wristlet
1. a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
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