Words Starting With REC
Here's the list of all the 1171 Words Starting With REC in the English Language.
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| recent | 1. new 2. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| received | 1. widely accepted as true or worthy 2. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers More Definitions → |
| receive | 1. get something; come into possession of 2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) More Definitions → |
| recently | 1. in the recent past More Definitions → |
| recommend | 1. push for something 2. express a good opinion of More Definitions → |
| recovery | 1. return to an original state 2. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury More Definitions → |
| 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 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 → |
| recipe | 1. directions for making something More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| recognition | 1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged 2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering More Definitions → |
| recognized | 1. generally approved or compelling recognition 2. provided with a secure reputation More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| recruitment | 1. the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| receipt | 1. the act of receiving 2. an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made 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 → |
| recorder | 1. equipment for making records 2. someone responsible for keeping records 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 → |
| recall | 1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection 2. go back to something earlier 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 → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| recover | 1. get or find back; recover the use of 2. get over an illness or shock More Definitions → |
| recreational | 1. of or relating to recreation 2. engaged in as a pastime More Definitions → |
| reconstruction | 1. the activity of constructing something again 2. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence More Definitions → |
| recognised | 1. provided with a secure reputation 2. generally approved or compelling recognition More Definitions → |
| recovered | 1. freed from illness or injury 2. found after being lost More Definitions → |
| receipts | 1. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made More Definitions → |
| recruit | 1. register formally as a participant or member 2. seek to employ More Definitions → |
| rechargeable | 1. capable of being recharged More Definitions → |
| reconciliation | 1. the reestablishing of cordial relations 2. getting two things to correspond More Definitions → |
| recognise | 1. show approval or appreciation of 2. grant credentials to More Definitions → |
| rectangular | 1. having four right angles 2. having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles More Definitions → |
| recurring | 1. happen or occur again 2. return in thought or speech to something More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| recruiter | 1. someone who supplies members or employees 2. an official who enlists personnel for military service More Definitions → |
| recap | 1. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion 2. summarize briefly More Definitions → |
| recovering | 1. returning to health after illness or debility More Definitions → |
| rectangle | 1. a parallelogram with four right angles More Definitions → |
| recombinant | 1. of or relating to recombinant DNA 2. a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred More Definitions → |
| recycle | 1. cause to repeat a cycle 2. use again after processing More Definitions → |
| recherche | 1. lavishly elegant and refined More Definitions → |
| receivable | 1. awaiting payment More Definitions → |
| recurrent | 1. recurring again and again More Definitions → |
| recursive | 1. of or relating to a recursion More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| recurrence | 1. happening again (especially at regular intervals) More Definitions → |
| rectal | 1. of or involving the rectum More Definitions → |
| recess | 1. a state of abeyance or suspended business 2. a small concavity More Definitions → |
| recharge | 1. load anew 2. charge anew 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 → |
| receivables | 1. money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts More Definitions → |
| recital | 1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events 2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| reckless | 1. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences 2. characterized by careless unconcern More Definitions → |
| receptionist | 1. a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors More Definitions → |
| reconnaissance | 1. the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) More Definitions → |
| reclaim | 1. claim back 2. reuse (materials from waste products) More Definitions → |
| rector | 1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship More Definitions → |
| recourse | 1. act of turning to for assistance 2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security More Definitions → |
| reconcile | 1. make (one thing) compatible with (another) 2. bring into consonance or accord More Definitions → |
| recessed | 1. having a sunken area 2. resembling an alcove More Definitions → |
| reconstructed | 1. adapted to social or economic change More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| reckon | 1. expect, believe, or suppose 2. judge to be probable More Definitions → |
| recognizable | 1. easily perceived; easy to become aware of 2. capable of being recognized More Definitions → |
| recreate | 1. form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind 2. give new life or energy to More Definitions → |
| receptacle | 1. a container that is used to put or keep things in 2. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts More Definitions → |
| receptive | 1. ready or willing to receive favorably 2. open to arguments, ideas, or change 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 → |
| reconstruct | 1. reassemble mentally 2. build again More Definitions → |
| recoverable | 1. capable of being recovered or regained More Definitions → |
| recount | 1. an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election 2. narrate or give a detailed account of More Definitions → |
| recollection | 1. the ability to recall past occurrences 2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) More Definitions → |
| reciprocity | 1. a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence 2. mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges More Definitions → |
| reclining | 1. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position More Definitions → |
| recoil | 1. draw back, as with fear or pain 2. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect More Definitions → |
| reconciled | 1. made compatible or consistent More Definitions → |
| rectify | 1. determine the length of 2. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities More Definitions → |
| recliner | 1. an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it More Definitions → |
| recite | 1. recite in elocution 2. repeat aloud from memory More Definitions → |
| reconstructive | 1. helping to restore to good condition 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 → |
| rectifier | 1. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current 2. a person who corrects or sets right More Definitions → |
| recitation | 1. written matter that is recited from memory 2. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance More Definitions → |
| recyclable | 1. capable of being used again More Definitions → |
| reconciling | 1. tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony More Definitions → |
| reclassification | 1. classifying something again (usually in a new category) More Definitions → |
| recumbent | 1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest 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 → |
| recode | 1. put into a different code; rearrange mentally More Definitions → |
| reclassified | 1. classify anew, change the previous classification More Definitions → |
| recur | 1. happen or occur again 2. return in thought or speech to something More Definitions → |
| recklessly | 1. in a reckless manner More Definitions → |
| rectification | 1. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation 2. the conversion of alternating current to direct current More Definitions → |
| rectory | 1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector More Definitions → |
| recalculate | 1. calculate anew More Definitions → |
| recoup | 1. reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss 2. regain or make up for More Definitions → |
| recidivism | 1. habitual relapse into crime More Definitions → |
| recounting | 1. an act of narration More Definitions → |
| receding | 1. a slow or gradual disappearance 2. the act of becoming more distant More Definitions → |
| recast | 1. cast again, in a different role 2. cast again More Definitions → |
| recognisable | 1. capable of being recognized More Definitions → |
| recirculation | 1. circulation again More Definitions → |
| recollect | 1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection More Definitions → |
| recluse | 1. one who lives in solitude 2. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude More Definitions → |
| recompense | 1. payment or reward (as for service rendered) 2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| recline | 1. move the upper body backwards and down 2. cause to recline More Definitions → |
| recede | 1. pull back or move away or backward 2. retreat More Definitions → |
| reconvene | 1. meet again More Definitions → |
| reciprocate | 1. act, feel, or give mutually or in return 2. alternate the direction of motion of More Definitions → |
| recto | 1. right-hand page More Definitions → |
| recalcitrant | 1. stubbornly resistant to authority or control 2. marked by stubborn resistance to authority More Definitions → |
| reclusive | 1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude 2. providing privacy or seclusion More Definitions → |
| recklessness | 1. the trait of giving little thought to danger More Definitions → |
| recommit | 1. commit once again, as of a crime 2. commit again More Definitions → |
| receptivity | 1. willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) More Definitions → |
| recuperation | 1. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury More Definitions → |
| reconstitute | 1. construct or form anew or provide with a new structure More Definitions → |
| recurve | 1. curve or bend (something) back or down More Definitions → |
| recoding | 1. converting from one code to another More Definitions → |
| recuperate | 1. regain or make up for 2. regain a former condition after a financial loss More Definitions → |
| recalculation | 1. the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data) More Definitions → |
| rectilinear | 1. characterized by a straight line or lines More Definitions → |
| reclassify | 1. classify anew, change the previous classification More Definitions → |
| reconfirm | 1. confirm again More Definitions → |
| rectus | 1. any of various straight muscles More Definitions → |
| recency | 1. a time immediately before the present 2. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago More Definitions → |
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