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
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reform
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
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ref
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
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refund
1. money returned to a payer
2. the act of returning money received previously
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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
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reflection
1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
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refuse
1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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refrigerator
1. white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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refill
1. a prescription drug that is provided again
2. a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
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refugee
1. an exile who flees for safety
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refuge
1. a safe place
2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
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refusal
1. the act of refusing
2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered
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refrigeration
1. the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
2. deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
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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
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referendum
1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
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reflex
1. an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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refinement
1. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
2. the result of improving something
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refining
1. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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refrain
1. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
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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
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refinery
1. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
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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
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reflux
1. an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
2. the outward flow of the tide
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refurbishment
1. the state of being restored to its former good condition
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refractory
1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
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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
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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
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reflectivity
1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
2. the ability to reflect beams or rays
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reflectance
1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
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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
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refrigerant
1. any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
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reformer
1. a disputant who advocates reform
2. an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
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reflexive
1. a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
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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
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refueling
1. the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
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refilling
1. filling again by supplying what has been used up
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reforestation
1. the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
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reformist
1. a disputant who advocates reform
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refutation
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
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referent
1. something referred to; the object of a reference
2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
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refiner
1. one whose work is to refine a specific thing
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referenda
1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
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refit
1. outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
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refereeing
1. the act of umpiring
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refocusing
1. focusing again
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refectory
1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
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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
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reflexion
1. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
2. expression without words
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