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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Rē'al-īz'er, n.p. 1092One who realizes. Coleridge.
  2. Re'al-iz'ing, a.p. 1092Serving to make real, or to bring home as a reality; as, a realizing view of eternity.
  3. Ré'al-iz'ing-ly, adv.p. 1092In a realizing manner; so as to realize or be realized.
  4. Ré'-al-lè'ge', v. t.p. 1092To allege again. Cotgrave.
  5. Rē'al-li'ance, n.p. 1092A renewed alliance.
  6. Rē-al-lý’, v. t.p. 1092To bring together again; to compose or form anew. Spenser.
  7. Rē'al-ly, adv.p. 1092In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth. The anger of the people is really a short fit of madness. Swift. ☞ Really is often used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an opinion or…
  8. Rĕalm, n.p. 1092A royal jurisdiction or regal government; that which is under the dominion of a king; kingdom. “The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually shone.” Motley. 2. Hence, in general…
  9. Rē'al-ness, n.p. 1092The condition of being real.
  10. Rē'al-ty, n.p. 1092Royalty. [Obs.] Milton.
  11. Rē'al-ty, n.p. 1092Reality. [Obs.] More. 2. (Law.) Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, chattels which savor of the realty;—so written in legal language for reality; also a piece of real…
  12. Rēam, n.p. 1092A bundle or package of paper, consisting of twenty quires. 2. A leather rope or strap; a reim. See REIM. Printer's ream, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.]
  13. Ream, v. t.p. 1092To bevel out, as a hole in metal;—in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole.
  14. Rēam, v. t.p. 1092To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
  15. Rēam, v. i.p. 1092To cream; to mantle. “A huge pewter measuring pot, which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret.” W. Scott.
  16. Réame, n.p. 1092A realm. [Obs.] Spencer.
  17. Réam'er, n.p. 1092One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument to enlarge a hole in a beveled form.
  18. Re-ăn'i-māte, v. t.p. 1092To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops…
  19. Re-ăn'i-mā'tion, n.p. 1092The act or operation of reanimating; or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.
  20. Rē'-an-nĕx', v. t.p. 1092To annex again; to re-unite. Bacon.
  21. Rē-ăn'nex-ā'tion, n.p. 1092The act of annexing again.
  22. Rē'-an-oint', v. t.p. 1092To anoint again.
  23. Rē'-ăn'swer, v. t. or i.p. 1092To answer back; to react. “Which, in weight to re-answer, his pettiness would bow under.” Shak.
  24. Rēap, v. t.p. 1092To cut with a sickle, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Lev. xix. 9. 2. Hence, to gather; to…
  25. Rēap, v. i.p. 1092To perform the act or operation of reaping. 2. To receive the fruit of labor or works. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxvi. 5.
  26. Rēap, n.p. 1092A bundle of corn; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut, to be gathered into sheaves by the binder. Halliwell. Wright. 2. A company of reapers. Forby.
  27. Rēap'er, n.p. 1092One who reaps or cuts grain with a sickle, “The sun-burnt reapers wiping their foreheads.” Macaulay. 2. An instrument or machine for cutting grain.
  28. Reap'ing-hook, n.p. 1092An instrument used in reaping; a sickle.
  29. Rē'-ap-pār'el, v. t.p. 1092To clothe again. Donne.
  30. Rē'-ap-pēar', v. i.p. 1092To appear a second time.
  31. Rē'-ap-pēar'ance, n.p. 1092A second appearance.
  32. Re-ăp'pli-cā'tion, n.p. 1092The act of re-applying, or the state of being re-applied.
  33. Rē'-ap-ply', v. t. or i.p. 1092To apply again.
  34. Rē'-ap-point', v. t.p. 1092To appoint again.
  35. Rē'-ap-point'ment, n.p. 1092A second appointment.
  36. Rē'-ap-pōr'tion, v. t.p. 1092To apportion again.
  37. Rē'-ap-pōr'tion-ment, n.p. 1092A second apportionment.
  38. Rē'-ap-prōach', v. i. or t.p. 1092To approach again.
  39. Rear, n.p. 1092The back or hindmost part; that which is behind;—opposed to front. The first-born bloom of Spring Nipped with the lagging rear of Winter’s frost. Milton. 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet…
  40. Rēar, v. t.p. 1092To place in the rear. [Obs.]
  41. Rēar, a.p. 1092Little cooked; raw; rare. See RARE.
  42. Rēar, adv.p. 1092Early. [Prov. Eng.]
  43. Rēar, v. t.p. 1092To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, &c.; to elevate. [Obs. or rare.] In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me. Milton. It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. Barrow.…
  44. Rēar, a.p. 1092Being behind or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
  45. Rēar, v. i.p. 1092To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse.
  46. Rear'-ăd'mi-ral, n.p. 1092(Eng. Navy.) An officer next in rank after the vice-admiral, and who commands the third or last division of a fleet. Craig. 2. (U. S. Navy.) The officer next in rank above a commodore. ☞ The rank of…
  47. Réar'er, n.p. 1093One who rears.
  48. Rear'-front, n.p. 1093(Mil.) The rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position.
  49. Rēar'-guard, n.p. 1093The body of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it.
  50. Rē-är'güe, v. t.p. 1093To argue anew, or over again.
  51. Rēar'-line, n.p. 1093The line in the rear of an army.
  52. Rĕar'ly, adv.p. 1093Early. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] I'll bring it to-morrow. Do, very rear'ly. Beau. & Fl.
  53. Rear'mouse, n.p. 1093The leather-winged bat; vespertilio murinus.
  54. Rēar'-rānk, n.p. 1093(Mil.) The hindermost rank of a body of troops.
  55. Rear'ward, n.p. 1093The last troop; the rear-guard. 2. The hind or latter part; the end; the tail; the train behind. Shak.
  56. Rē'-as-cĕnd', v. i.p. 1093To rise, mount, or climb again.
  57. Rē'-as-cĕnd', v. t.p. 1093To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending again. He mounts aloft, and re-ascends the skies. Addison.
  58. Rē'-as-cĕn'sion, n.p. 1093The act of re-ascending; a remounting.
  59. Rē'-as-cēnt', n.p. 1093A returning ascent or ascension; acclivity. Cowper.
  60. Rea'son, n.p. 1093A thought or a consideration, as bearing on a determination or an opinion; a just ground of conclusion; that which is viewed as a reasonable account or explanation; the efficient cause of actual…