Words Containing REC

Here's the list of all the 2205 Words Containing REC in the English Language.

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directory
1. an alphabetical list of names and addresses
2. (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
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recent
1. new
2. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
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director
1. someone who controls resources and expenditures
2. member of a board of directors
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record
1. anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
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direct
1. command with authority
2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
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received
1. widely accepted as true or worthy
2. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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receive
1. get something; come into possession of
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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recently
1. in the recent past
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directly
1. without deviation
2. without anyone or anything intervening
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correct
1. make right or correct
2. make reparations or amends for
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recommend
1. push for something
2. express a good opinion of
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recovery
1. return to an original state
2. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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direction
1. a line leading to a place or point
2. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
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recreation
1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
2. activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
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forecast
1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
2. predict in advance
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recording
1. a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
2. the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
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recipe
1. directions for making something
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recorded
1. set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
2. (of securities) having the owner's name entered in a register
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directed
1. (often used in combination) having a specified direction
2. manageable by a supervising agent
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recognition
1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
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recognized
1. generally approved or compelling recognition
2. provided with a secure reputation
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recommendation
1. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
2. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
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recruitment
1. the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
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corrections
1. the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
2. the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
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receiver
1. set that receives radio or tv signals
2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
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receipt
1. the act of receiving
2. an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
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recognize
1. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
2. be fully aware or cognizant of
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appreciate
1. recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
2. be fully aware of; realize fully
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precision
1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
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recorder
1. equipment for making records
2. someone responsible for keeping records
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reception
1. the manner in which something is greeted
2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding
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correctly
1. in an accurate manner
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correction
1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
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recipient
1. a person who receives something
2. the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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recall
1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
2. go back to something earlier
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recycling
1. used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
2. the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
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receptor
1. a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
2. an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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directive
1. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
2. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
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recover
1. get or find back; recover the use of
2. get over an illness or shock
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precious
1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
2. of high worth or cost
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recreational
1. of or relating to recreation
2. engaged in as a pastime
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incorrect
1. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
2. not in accord with established usage or procedure
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appreciated
1. fully understood or grasped
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precise
1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
2. sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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indirect
1. having intervening factors or persons or influences
2. not as a direct effect or consequence
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appreciation
1. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
2. delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
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reconstruction
1. the activity of constructing something again
2. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
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precipitation
1. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate
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preceding
1. existing or coming before
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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recognised
1. provided with a secure reputation
2. generally approved or compelling recognition
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precisely
1. indicating exactness or preciseness
2. in a precise manner
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corrected
1. having something undesirable neutralized
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recovered
1. freed from illness or injury
2. found after being lost
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receipts
1. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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recruit
1. register formally as a participant or member
2. seek to employ
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rechargeable
1. capable of being recharged
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indirectly
1. not in a forthright manner
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reconciliation
1. the reestablishing of cordial relations
2. getting two things to correspond
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depreciation
1. a decrease in price or value
2. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
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foreclosure
1. the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
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recognise
1. show approval or appreciation of
2. grant credentials to
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rectangular
1. having four right angles
2. having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
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forecasting
1. a statement made about the future
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redirect
1. channel into a new direction
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directing
1. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
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resurrection
1. a revival from inactivity and disuse
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unprecedented
1. having no precedent; novel; never seen before
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recurring
1. happen or occur again
2. return in thought or speech to something
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reciprocal
1. something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
2. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
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directorate
1. a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
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corrective
1. designed to promote discipline
2. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
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directional
1. relating to or indicating directions in space
2. relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal
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recruiter
1. someone who supplies members or employees
2. an official who enlists personnel for military service
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precursor
1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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recap
1. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
2. summarize briefly
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erection
1. an erect penis
2. a structure that has been erected
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recovering
1. returning to health after illness or debility
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rectangle
1. a parallelogram with four right angles
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recombinant
1. of or relating to recombinant DNA
2. a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
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recycle
1. cause to repeat a cycle
2. use again after processing
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precedence
1. status established in order of importance or urgency
2. preceding in time
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recherche
1. lavishly elegant and refined
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precinct
1. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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wreck
1. something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
2. an accident that destroys a ship at sea
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receivable
1. awaiting payment
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correctional
1. concerned with or providing correction
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incorrectly
1. in an incorrect manner
2. in an incorrect manner
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recurrent
1. recurring again and again
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recursive
1. of or relating to a recursion
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precedent
1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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scorecard
1. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
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reclamation
1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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erect
1. construct, build, or erect
2. cause to rise up
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correctness
1. conformity to fact or truth
2. the quality of conformity to social expectations
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recurrence
1. happening again (especially at regular intervals)
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erectile
1. capable of being raised to an upright position
2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
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secrecy
1. the trait of keeping things secret
2. the condition of being concealed or hidden
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rectal
1. of or involving the rectum
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recess
1. a state of abeyance or suspended business
2. a small concavity
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recharge
1. load anew
2. charge anew
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recession
1. the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
2. a small concavity
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colorectal
1. relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum
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receivables
1. money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts
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preclude
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
2. make impossible, especially beforehand
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recital
1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists
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reconsider
1. consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
2. consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
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reckless
1. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
2. characterized by careless unconcern
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receptionist
1. a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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reconnaissance
1. the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
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reclaim
1. claim back
2. reuse (materials from waste products)
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rector
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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recourse
1. act of turning to for assistance
2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
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reconcile
1. make (one thing) compatible with (another)
2. bring into consonance or accord
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recessed
1. having a sunken area
2. resembling an alcove
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reconstructed
1. adapted to social or economic change
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reconsideration
1. a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
2. thinking again about a choice previously made
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recombination
1. (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
2. (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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reckon
1. expect, believe, or suppose
2. judge to be probable
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recognizable
1. easily perceived; easy to become aware of
2. capable of being recognized
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recreate
1. form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
2. give new life or energy to
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receptacle
1. a container that is used to put or keep things in
2. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
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receptive
1. ready or willing to receive favorably
2. open to arguments, ideas, or change
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reclaimed
1. delivered from danger
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recursion
1. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive
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reckoning
1. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
2. a bill for an amount due
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reconstruct
1. reassemble mentally
2. build again
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recoverable
1. capable of being recovered or regained
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hysterectomy
1. surgical removal of the uterus
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recount
1. an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
2. narrate or give a detailed account of
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recollection
1. the ability to recall past occurrences
2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
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reciprocity
1. a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
2. mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
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precautionary
1. taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
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reclining
1. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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recoil
1. draw back, as with fear or pain
2. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
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reconciled
1. made compatible or consistent
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rectify
1. determine the length of
2. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
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wrecked
1. destroyed in an accident
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unrecognized
1. not recognized
2. not having a secure reputation
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precaution
1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
2. the trait of practicing caution in advance
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recliner
1. an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
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scarecrow
1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
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bidirectional
1. reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions
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precede
1. be earlier in time; go back further
2. come before
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recite
1. recite in elocution
2. repeat aloud from memory
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reconstructive
1. helping to restore to good condition
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wrecking
1. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
2. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
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forecaster
1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
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appreciative
1. feeling or expressive of gratitude
2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
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recapture
1. a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
2. the act of taking something back
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rectifier
1. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
2. a person who corrects or sets right
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recitation
1. written matter that is recited from memory
2. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
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recyclable
1. capable of being used again
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precarious
1. affording no ease or reassurance
2. fraught with danger
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wreckage
1. the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
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precondition
1. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
2. an assumption that is taken for granted
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reconciling
1. tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
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precast
1. of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation
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unidirectional
1. operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only
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precept
1. rule of personal conduct
2. a doctrine that is taught
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insurrection
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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reclassification
1. classifying something again (usually in a new category)
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recumbent
1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
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shipwreck
1. ruin utterly
2. suffer failure, as in some enterprise
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precipitate
1. bring about abruptly
2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
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rectified
1. determine the length of
2. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
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recessive
1. of or pertaining to a recession
2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
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uncorrected
1. left faulty or wrong
2. not subjected to correction or discipline
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appreciable
1. enough to be estimated or measured
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preclinical
1. of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
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recode
1. put into a different code; rearrange mentally
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reclassified
1. classify anew, change the previous classification
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recur
1. happen or occur again
2. return in thought or speech to something
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recklessly
1. in a reckless manner
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rectification
1. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
2. the conversion of alternating current to direct current
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rectory
1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
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recalculate
1. calculate anew
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recoup
1. reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
2. regain or make up for
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leprechaun
1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
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erecting
1. the act of building or putting up
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recidivism
1. habitual relapse into crime
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recounting
1. an act of narration
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imprecise
1. not precise
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resurrect
1. cause to become alive again
2. restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
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receding
1. a slow or gradual disappearance
2. the act of becoming more distant
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recast
1. cast again, in a different role
2. cast again
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recognisable
1. capable of being recognized
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recirculation
1. circulation again
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precocious
1. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
2. appearing or developing early
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recollect
1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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wrecker
1. someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
2. someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
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preconception
1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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recluse
1. one who lives in solitude
2. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
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preceptor
1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
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preconceived
1. (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
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appreciably
1. to a noticeable degree
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recompense
1. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
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firecracker
1. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
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receivership
1. the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
2. a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
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recline
1. move the upper body backwards and down
2. cause to recline
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recede
1. pull back or move away or backward
2. retreat
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irreconcilable
1. impossible to reconcile
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creche
1. a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
2. a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
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reconvene
1. meet again
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reciprocate
1. act, feel, or give mutually or in return
2. alternate the direction of motion of
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undirected
1. aimlessly drifting
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precession
1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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precipitating
1. bringing on suddenly or abruptly
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recto
1. right-hand page
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precipice
1. a very steep cliff
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recalcitrant
1. stubbornly resistant to authority or control
2. marked by stubborn resistance to authority
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prerecorded
1. recorded at one time for transmission later
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reclusive
1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
2. providing privacy or seclusion
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omnidirectional
1. not directional
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precis
1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
2. make a summary (of)
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unrecorded
1. actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
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precalculus
1. a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus
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foreclose
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
2. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
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precipitous
1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
2. dangerously steep
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recklessness
1. the trait of giving little thought to danger
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recommit
1. commit once again, as of a crime
2. commit again
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receptivity
1. willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
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recuperation
1. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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indirection
1. indirect procedure or action
2. deceitful action that is not straightforward
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breccia
1. a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
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deprecating
1. tending to diminish or disparage
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reconstitute
1. construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
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unrecoverable
1. incapable of being recovered or regained
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deprecation
1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
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directorship
1. the position of a director of a business concern
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recurve
1. curve or bend (something) back or down
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unrecognizable
1. defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration
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recoding
1. converting from one code to another
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recuperate
1. regain or make up for
2. regain a former condition after a financial loss
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freckled
1. relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
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forecourt
1. the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
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depreciate
1. belittle
2. lower the value of something
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correctable
1. capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent
2. capable of being corrected by additions
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recalculation
1. the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data)
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directionality
1. the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another
2. the property of being directional or maintaining a direction
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precariously
1. in a precarious manner
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rectilinear
1. characterized by a straight line or lines
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unrecognised
1. not having a secure reputation
2. not recognized
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reclassify
1. classify anew, change the previous classification
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directness
1. trueness of course toward a goal
2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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precancerous
1. of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated
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reconfirm
1. confirm again
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nephrectomy
1. surgical removal of a kidney
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rectus
1. any of various straight muscles
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misdirection
1. an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
2. incorrect directions or instructions
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endarterectomy
1. surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
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imprecision
1. the quality of lacking precision
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recency
1. a time immediately before the present
2. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
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