4-Letter Words Starting With R
Here's the list of all the 261 4-Letter Words Starting With R in the English Language.
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| read | 1. interpret something that is written or printed 2. have or contain a certain wording or form More Definitions → |
| real | 1. any rational or irrational number 2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos More Definitions → |
| rate | 1. assign a rank or rating to 2. be worthy of or have a certain rating More Definitions → |
| room | 1. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling 2. space for movement More Definitions → |
| road | 1. an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation 2. a way or means to achieve something More Definitions → |
| rock | 1. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter 2. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust More Definitions → |
| risk | 1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune 2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury More Definitions → |
| role | 1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group 2. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play More Definitions → |
| rule | 1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 2. something regarded as a normative example More Definitions → |
| ring | 1. sound loudly and sonorously 2. ring or echo with sound More Definitions → |
| rest | 1. something left after other parts have been taken away 2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) More Definitions → |
| race | 1. move hurridly 2. compete in a race More Definitions → |
| rent | 1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service 2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart More Definitions → |
| root | 1. take root and begin to grow 2. come into existence, originate More Definitions → |
| rose | 1. any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses 2. pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began More Definitions → |
| rich | 1. people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group) 2. possessing material wealth More Definitions → |
| rank | 1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another 2. relative status More Definitions → |
| roll | 1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis 2. a list of names More Definitions → |
| rare | 1. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness 2. recurring only at long intervals More Definitions → |
| rise | 1. move upward 2. increase in value or to a higher point More Definitions → |
| rain | 1. precipitate as rain 2. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere More Definitions → |
| ride | 1. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions 2. be carried or travel on or in a vehicle More Definitions → |
| rear | 1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds 2. look after a child until it is an adult More Definitions → |
| rice | 1. grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished 2. annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper More Definitions → |
| rail | 1. complain bitterly 2. enclose with rails More Definitions → |
| roof | 1. provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof 2. a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building More Definitions → |
| rush | 1. move hurridly 2. attack suddenly More Definitions → |
| rack | 1. rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton 2. the destruction or collapse of something More Definitions → |
| rick | 1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) 2. a stack of hay More Definitions → |
| reed | 1. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites 2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it More Definitions → |
| ruby | 1. a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 2. a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers More Definitions → |
| ripe | 1. fully prepared or eager 2. most suitable or right for a particular purpose More Definitions → |
| rely | 1. have faith or confidence in More Definitions → |
| ruth | 1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others More Definitions → |
| raid | 1. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on 2. enter someone else's territory and take spoils More Definitions → |
| rope | 1. catch with a lasso 2. fasten with a rope More Definitions → |
| reel | 1. walk as if unable to control one's movements 2. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis More Definitions → |
| rand | 1. the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents More Definitions → |
| reef | 1. lower and bring partially inboard 2. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area More Definitions → |
| rage | 1. a feeling of intense anger 2. a state of extreme anger More Definitions → |
| ramp | 1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger 2. furnish with a ramp More Definitions → |
| rant | 1. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion 2. pompous or pretentious talk or writing More Definitions → |
| rude | 1. socially incorrect in behavior 2. (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace More Definitions → |
| rust | 1. a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture 2. a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi More Definitions → |
| rite | 1. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion 2. any customary observance or practice More Definitions → |
| ruin | 1. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction 2. a ruined building More Definitions → |
| rave | 1. participate in an all-night techno dance party 2. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner More Definitions → |
| riot | 1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob 2. a state of disorder involving group violence More Definitions → |
| ritz | 1. ostentatious display of elegance More Definitions → |
| rash | 1. any red eruption of the skin 2. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences More Definitions → |
| rode | 1. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions 2. be carried or travel on or in a vehicle More Definitions → |
| robe | 1. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes 2. cover as if with clothing More Definitions → |
| rove | 1. pass a rope through 2. pass through a hole or opening More Definitions → |
| reap | 1. gather, as of natural products 2. get or derive More Definitions → |
| rang | 1. sound loudly and sonorously 2. ring or echo with sound More Definitions → |
| rake | 1. move through with or as if with a rake 2. level or smooth with a rake More Definitions → |
| roar | 1. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles 2. utter words loudly and forcefully More Definitions → |
| raft | 1. transport on a raft 2. travel by raft in water More Definitions → |
| riff | 1. look through a book or other written material 2. play riffs More Definitions → |
| rink | 1. building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating More Definitions → |
| rial | 1. the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils 2. the basic unit of money in Oman More Definitions → |
| rift | 1. a gap between cloud masses 2. a narrow fissure in rock More Definitions → |
| roam | 1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment More Definitions → |
| rune | 1. any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages More Definitions → |
| rein | 1. control and direct with or as if by reins 2. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins More Definitions → |
| ruff | 1. an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal 2. a high tight collar More Definitions → |
| raja | 1. a prince or king in India More Definitions → |
| redo | 1. make new 2. do over, as of (part of) a house More Definitions → |
| rosy | 1. reflecting optimism 2. having the pinkish flush of health More Definitions → |
| reis | 1. any rational or irrational number 2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos More Definitions → |
| rudd | 1. European freshwater fish resembling the roach More Definitions → |
| rife | 1. most frequent or common 2. excessively abundant More Definitions → |
| riel | 1. the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen More Definitions → |
| rota | 1. a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties More Definitions → |
| rook | 1. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard 2. common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow More Definitions → |
| roux | 1. a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces More Definitions → |
| rhea | 1. smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan 2. larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia More Definitions → |
| rung | 1. sound loudly and sonorously 2. ring or echo with sound More Definitions → |
| romp | 1. play boisterously 2. run easily and fairly fast More Definitions → |
| rout | 1. cause to flee 2. dig with the snout More Definitions → |
| rusk | 1. slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp More Definitions → |
| ream | 1. squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer 2. remove by making a hole or by boring More Definitions → |
| rete | 1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels More Definitions → |
| rind | 1. the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) More Definitions → |
| rote | 1. memorization by repetition More Definitions → |
| ruse | 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) More Definitions → |
| rump | 1. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks 2. fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round More Definitions → |
| rive | 1. tear or be torn violently 2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument More Definitions → |
| rani | 1. (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja More Definitions → |
| racy | 1. full of zest or vigor 2. marked by richness and fullness of flavor More Definitions → |
| roan | 1. a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding 2. a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray More Definitions → |
| razz | 1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt 2. harass with persistent criticism or carping More Definitions → |
| rede | 1. give an interpretation or explanation to 2. give advice to More Definitions → |
| rend | 1. tear or be torn violently More Definitions → |
| rood | 1. representation of the cross on which Jesus died More Definitions → |
| rami | 1. the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical More Definitions → |
| ruck | 1. become wrinkled or drawn together 2. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things More Definitions → |
| rime | 1. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable 2. compose rhymes More Definitions → |
| runt | 1. disparaging terms for small people More Definitions → |
| rube | 1. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture More Definitions → |
| rima | 1. a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts More Definitions → |
| reek | 1. have an element suggestive (of something) 2. smell badly and offensively More Definitions → |
| rapt | 1. feeling great rapture or delight 2. giving or marked by complete attention to More Definitions → |
| rasp | 1. scrape with a rasp 2. utter in a grating voice More Definitions → |
| raze | 1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |