9-Letter Words Starting With RE
Here's the list of all the 1495 9-Letter Words Starting With RE 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 → |
| relations | 1. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups More Definitions → |
| recommend | 1. push for something 2. express a good opinion of More Definitions → |
| reporting | 1. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television More Definitions → |
| religious | 1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience 2. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church More Definitions → |
| reduction | 1. the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent More Definitions → |
| 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) More Definitions → |
| represent | 1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to 2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol More Definitions → |
| requested | 1. asked for More Definitions → |
| remaining | 1. not used up More Definitions → |
| residence | 1. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily 2. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) More Definitions → |
| recognize | 1. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority 2. be fully aware or cognizant of More Definitions → |
| regularly | 1. in a regular manner 2. having a regular form More Definitions → |
| reception | 1. the manner in which something is greeted 2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| returning | 1. tending to return to an earlier state 2. tending to be turned back More Definitions → |
| refinance | 1. renew the financing of More Definitions → |
| resistant | 1. relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) 2. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| retention | 1. the act of retaining something 2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience More Definitions → |
| realistic | 1. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are 2. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism More Definitions → |
| registrar | 1. a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company 2. the administrator responsible for student records More Definitions → |
| relevance | 1. the relation of something to the matter at hand More Definitions → |
| regulated | 1. controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law More Definitions → |
| reflected | 1. (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back More Definitions → |
| referring | 1. make reference to 2. be relevant to More Definitions → |
| renewable | 1. that can be renewed or extended 2. capable of being renewed; replaceable More Definitions → |
| reasoning | 1. thinking that is coherent and logical 2. endowed with the capacity to reason More Definitions → |
| replacing | 1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another More Definitions → |
| retrieval | 1. (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory 2. the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory More Definitions → |
| remainder | 1. something left after other parts have been taken away 2. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor More Definitions → |
| removable | 1. capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed 2. able to be obliterated completely More Definitions → |
| rendering | 1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. 2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious More Definitions → |
| reservoir | 1. a large or extra supply of something 2. lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water More Definitions → |
| respected | 1. receiving deferential regard More Definitions → |
| recovered | 1. freed from illness or injury 2. found after being lost More Definitions → |
| reproduce | 1. make a copy or equivalent of 2. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant More Definitions → |
| retailing | 1. the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers More Definitions → |
| regulator | 1. any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. 2. an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest More Definitions → |
| rejection | 1. the act of rejecting something 2. the state of being rejected More Definitions → |
| releasing | 1. emotionally purging (of e.g. art) More Definitions → |
| resonance | 1. an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation 2. a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system More Definitions → |
| residency | 1. the act of dwelling in a place 2. the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship) More Definitions → |
| recognise | 1. show approval or appreciation of 2. grant credentials to More Definitions → |
| redundant | 1. more than is needed, desired, or required 2. repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words More Definitions → |
| readiness | 1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) 2. prompt willingness More Definitions → |
| repayment | 1. the act of returning money received previously 2. payment of a debt or obligation More Definitions → |
| revealing | 1. the speech act of making something evident 2. showing or making known More Definitions → |
| recurring | 1. happen or occur again 2. return in thought or speech to something More Definitions → |
| rewarding | 1. providing personal satisfaction More Definitions → |
| recruiter | 1. someone who supplies members or employees 2. an official who enlists personnel for military service More Definitions → |
| resolving | 1. analysis into clear-cut components More Definitions → |
| rectangle | 1. a parallelogram with four right angles More Definitions → |
| reluctant | 1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom 2. disinclined to become involved More Definitions → |
| repeating | 1. the act of doing or performing again More Definitions → |
| rewritten | 1. write differently; alter the writing of 2. rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose More Definitions → |
| restraint | 1. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something 2. discipline in personal and social activities More Definitions → |
| recherche | 1. lavishly elegant and refined More Definitions → |
| rebellion | 1. refusal to accept some authority or code or convention 2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another More Definitions → |
| reinforce | 1. make stronger 2. strengthen and support with rewards More Definitions → |
| retriever | 1. a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game More Definitions → |
| requisite | 1. anything indispensable 2. necessary for relief or supply More Definitions → |
| recurrent | 1. recurring again and again More Definitions → |
| recursive | 1. of or relating to a recursion More Definitions → |
| rehearsal | 1. a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) 2. (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory More Definitions → |
| reputable | 1. having a good reputation More Definitions → |
| 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 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 → |
| replicate | 1. bend or turn backward 2. reproduce or make an exact copy of More Definitions → |
| relocated | 1. settled in a new location More Definitions → |
| responder | 1. someone who responds More Definitions → |
| resultant | 1. the final point in a process 2. something that results More Definitions → |
| reconcile | 1. make (one thing) compatible with (another) 2. bring into consonance or accord More Definitions → |
| reductase | 1. an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance More Definitions → |
| reimburse | 1. pay back for some expense incurred 2. reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss More Definitions → |
| rewriting | 1. editing that involves writing something again More Definitions → |
| resilient | 1. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like 2. elastic; rebounds readily More Definitions → |
| rendition | 1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. 2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious More Definitions → |
| reinstall | 1. install again More Definitions → |
| remission | 1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) 2. a payment of money sent to a person in another place More Definitions → |
| receptive | 1. ready or willing to receive favorably 2. open to arguments, ideas, or change More Definitions → |
| refreshed | 1. with restored energy More Definitions → |
| reclaimed | 1. delivered from danger More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| reckoning | 1. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities 2. a bill for an amount due More Definitions → |
| relevancy | 1. the relation of something to the matter at hand More Definitions → |
| reverence | 1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something 2. a reverent mental attitude 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 → |
| repellent | 1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water 2. a chemical substance that repels animals More Definitions → |
| reclining | 1. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position More Definitions → |
| repertory | 1. a storehouse where a stock of things is kept 2. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation More Definitions → |
| resection | 1. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ More Definitions → |
| requester | 1. one praying humbly for something More Definitions → |
| reachable | 1. easily approached More Definitions → |
| republish | 1. publish again 2. revive (a cancelled will or a libel) More Definitions → |
| recapture | 1. a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount 2. the act of taking something back More Definitions → |
| retardant | 1. any agent that retards or delays or hinders More Definitions → |
| rectifier | 1. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current 2. a person who corrects or sets right More Definitions → |
| resetting | 1. set anew 2. set to zero More Definitions → |
| repressed | 1. characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions More Definitions → |
| reiterate | 1. to say, state, or perform again More Definitions → |
| reinstate | 1. restore to the previous state or rank 2. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position More Definitions → |
| reflexive | 1. a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent 2. without volition or conscious control More Definitions → |
| resistive | 1. exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance 2. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority More Definitions → |
| refueling | 1. the activity of supplying or taking on fuel More Definitions → |
| rearrange | 1. put into a new order or arrangement More Definitions → |
| redeeming | 1. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin 2. compensating for some fault or defect More Definitions → |
| resonator | 1. a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves 2. an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude More Definitions → |
| reticulum | 1. any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) 2. the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant More Definitions → |
| retreated | 1. people who have retreated More Definitions → |
| regretted | 1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about 2. feel sad about the loss or absence of More Definitions → |
| reversion | 1. (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) 2. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) More Definitions → |
| recumbent | 1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest More Definitions → |
| replenish | 1. fill something that had previously been emptied More Definitions → |
| rectified | 1. determine the length of 2. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities More Definitions → |
| recessive | 1. of or pertaining to a recession 2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical More Definitions → |
| reassured | 1. having confidence restored; freed from anxiety More Definitions → |
| repulsive | 1. possessing the ability to repel 2. offensive to the mind More Definitions → |
| retracted | 1. drawn back and in More Definitions → |
| rejoicing | 1. a feeling of great happiness 2. the utterance of sounds expressing great joy More Definitions → |
| rehearing | 1. the act of hearing again More Definitions → |
| reprimand | 1. an act or expression of criticism and censure 2. rebuke formally More Definitions → |
| refilling | 1. filling again by supplying what has been used up More Definitions → |
| repressor | 1. an agent that represses More Definitions → |
| regaining | 1. getting something back again More Definitions → |
| reverting | 1. a failure to maintain a higher state 2. tending to return to an earlier state More Definitions → |
| reportage | 1. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television More Definitions → |
| repulsion | 1. the force by which bodies repel one another 2. intense aversion More Definitions → |
| resurrect | 1. cause to become alive again 2. restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state More Definitions → |
| repugnant | 1. offensive to the mind More Definitions → |
| retaliate | 1. take revenge for a perceived wrong 2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil More Definitions → |
| recollect | 1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection More Definitions → |
| revocable | 1. capable of being revoked or annulled More Definitions → |
| reformist | 1. a disputant who advocates reform 2. favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) More Definitions → |
| revolting | 1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust More Definitions → |
| remarried | 1. marry, not for the first time More Definitions → |
| refurbish | 1. make brighter and prettier More Definitions → |
| reminisce | 1. recall the past More Definitions → |
| repayable | 1. subject to repayment More Definitions → |
| repellant | 1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water 2. a chemical substance that repels animals More Definitions → |
| reptilian | 1. of or relating to the class Reptilia 2. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms More Definitions → |
| reductive | 1. characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment More Definitions → |
| referenda | 1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate More Definitions → |
| reshuffle | 1. a redistribution of something 2. shuffling again More Definitions → |
| resentful | 1. full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will More Definitions → |
| reducible | 1. capable of being reduced More Definitions → |
| redheaded | 1. having red hair and usually fair skin More Definitions → |
| revulsion | 1. intense aversion More Definitions → |
| reconvene | 1. meet again More Definitions → |
| reclusive | 1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude 2. providing privacy or seclusion More Definitions → |
| resurface | 1. reappear on the surface 2. cover with a new surface More Definitions → |
| reservist | 1. a member of a military reserve More Definitions → |
| retinitis | 1. inflammation of the retina More Definitions → |
| repairman | 1. a skilled worker whose job is to repair things More Definitions → |
| redevelop | 1. develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print 2. formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis More Definitions → |
| relapsing | 1. a failure to maintain a higher state More Definitions → |
| resurgent | 1. rising again as to new life and vigor More Definitions → |
| remediate | 1. set straight or right More Definitions → |
| repelling | 1. cause to move back by force or influence 2. be repellent to; cause aversion in More Definitions → |
| retentive | 1. good at remembering 2. having the capacity to retain something More Definitions → |
| repudiate | 1. cast off 2. refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid More Definitions → |
| remitting | 1. send (money) in payment 2. hold back to a later time More Definitions → |
| rejoinder | 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) 2. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication More Definitions → |
| reexamine | 1. look at again; examine again More Definitions → |
| resettled | 1. settled in a new location More Definitions → |
| reentrant | 1. (of angles) pointing inward More Definitions → |
| reputedly | 1. by repute; according to general belief More Definitions → |
| reticular | 1. resembling or forming a network More Definitions → |
| refectory | 1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) More Definitions → |
| relishing | 1. taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality More Definitions → |
| reticence | 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary 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 → |
| rebelling | 1. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance 2. break with established customs More Definitions → |
| reconfirm | 1. confirm again More Definitions → |
| retractor | 1. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision More Definitions → |
| repentant | 1. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds More Definitions → |