Nouns Starting With REF
Here's the list of all the 238 Nouns Starting With REF in the English Language.
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reference | 1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone 2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage More Definitions → |
refer | More Definitions → |
reform | 1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses 2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices More Definitions → |
ref | 1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play More Definitions → |
refund | 1. money returned to a payer 2. the act of returning money received previously More Definitions → |
refinance | More Definitions → |
referral | 1. a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group 2. a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred More Definitions → |
reflection | 1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration 2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface More Definitions → |
refuse | 1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) More Definitions → |
refrigerator | 1. white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures More Definitions → |
refill | 1. a prescription drug that is provided again 2. a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents More Definitions → |
refugee | 1. an exile who flees for safety More Definitions → |
refuge | 1. a safe place 2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security More Definitions → |
refusal | 1. the act of refusing 2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered More Definitions → |
refrigeration | 1. the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes 2. deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes More Definitions → |
referee | 1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play 2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication More Definitions → |
referendum | 1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate More Definitions → |
reflex | 1. an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus More Definitions → |
refinement | 1. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality 2. the result of improving something More Definitions → |
refining | 1. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) More Definitions → |
refrain | 1. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers More Definitions → |
reflector | 1. device that reflects radiation 2. optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece More Definitions → |
refinery | 1. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance More Definitions → |
reformation | 1. improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs 2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course More Definitions → |
reflux | 1. an abnormal backward flow of body fluids 2. the outward flow of the tide More Definitions → |
refurbishment | 1. the state of being restored to its former good condition More Definitions → |
refractory | 1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace More Definitions → |
refresher | 1. a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day 2. a drink that refreshes More Definitions → |
reflexology | 1. the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms 2. massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body More Definitions → |
reflectivity | 1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface 2. the ability to reflect beams or rays More Definitions → |
reflectance | 1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface More Definitions → |
refreshment | 1. snacks and drinks served as a light meal 2. activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation More Definitions → |
refrigerant | 1. any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator) More Definitions → |
reformer | 1. a disputant who advocates reform 2. an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel More Definitions → |
reflexive | 1. a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent More Definitions → |
refraction | 1. the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another 2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent More Definitions → |
refueling | 1. the activity of supplying or taking on fuel More Definitions → |
refrigerate | More Definitions → |
refilling | 1. filling again by supplying what has been used up More Definitions → |
referential | More Definitions → |
reforestation | 1. the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting More Definitions → |
reformist | 1. a disputant who advocates reform More Definitions → |
refutation | 1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something More Definitions → |
referent | 1. something referred to; the object of a reference 2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate More Definitions → |
refurbish | More Definitions → |
refiner | 1. one whose work is to refine a specific thing More Definitions → |
referenda | 1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate More Definitions → |
refit | 1. outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts) More Definitions → |
refinish | More Definitions → |
refereeing | 1. the act of umpiring More Definitions → |
refocusing | 1. focusing again More Definitions → |
refectory | 1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) More Definitions → |
reflexivity | 1. the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent 2. (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself More Definitions → |
reflexion | 1. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface 2. expression without words More Definitions → |
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