| centrepiece | (noun) something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) | Synonyms: centerpiece |
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| (noun) the central or most important feature | Synonyms: centerpiece |
| crepe | (noun) a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface | Synonyms: crape |
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| (noun) small very thin pancake | Synonyms: crape, French pancake |
| (noun) paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations | Synonyms: crepe paper |
| crepitation | (noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises | Synonyms: crackle, crackling |
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| crepuscle | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
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| crepuscule | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
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| decrepitation | (noun) the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated | - |
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| decrepitude | (noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use | Synonyms: dilapidation |
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| (noun) The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age. | - |
| dihydrostreptomycin | (noun) antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms | - |
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| discrepancy | (noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | Synonyms: disagreement, divergence, variance |
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| (noun) an event that departs from expectations | Synonyms: variance, variant |
| disrepair | (noun) in need of repairs; in need of repair | - |
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| disreputability | (noun) dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation | Synonyms: disreputableness, unrespectability |
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| disreputableness | (noun) dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation | Synonyms: disreputability, unrespectability |
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| disrepute | (noun) the state of being held in low esteem | Synonyms: discredit |
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| entrepot | (noun) a depository for goods | Synonyms: depot, storage, store, storehouse |
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| (noun) a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties | Synonyms: transshipment center |
| entrepreneur | (noun) someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it | Synonyms: enterpriser |
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| fireplace | (noun) an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | Synonyms: hearth, open fireplace |
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| fireplug | (noun) an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire | Synonyms: fire hydrant, plug |
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| firepower | (noun) (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target | - |
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| forepart | (noun) the side that is forward or prominent | Synonyms: front, front end |
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| forepaw | (noun) front paw; analogous to the human hand | - |
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| foreperson | (noun) the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf | - |
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| foreplay | (noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | Synonyms: arousal, stimulation |
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| intrepidity | (noun) resolute courageousness | Synonyms: dauntlessness |
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| irreplaceableness | (noun) the quality of being irreplaceable | - |
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| irrepressibility | (noun) irrepressible liveliness and good spirit | Synonyms: buoyancy |
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| irreproducibility | (noun) the quality of being unreproducible | - |
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| madrepore | (noun) corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands | Synonyms: madriporian coral, stony coral |
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| misrepresentation | (noun) a willful perversion of facts | Synonyms: falsification |
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| (noun) a misleading falsehood | Synonyms: deceit, deception |
| norepinephrine | (noun) a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses | Synonyms: noradrenaline |
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| obstreperousness | (noun) noisy defiance | - |
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| ommastrephes | (noun) extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins | - |
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| prep | (noun) preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) | Synonyms: preparation |
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| preparation | (noun) activity leading to skilled behavior | Synonyms: grooming, training |
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| (noun) preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) | Synonyms: prep |
| (noun) the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose | Synonyms: readying |
| (noun) the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat | Synonyms: cookery, cooking |
| (noun) the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | Synonyms: planning, provision |
| (noun) (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord | - |
| (noun) the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) | Synonyms: preparedness, readiness |
| (noun) a substance prepared according to a formula | Synonyms: formulation |
| preparedness | (noun) the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) | Synonyms: preparation, readiness |
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| prepayment | (noun) payment in advance | - |
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| preponderance | (noun) a superiority in numbers or amount | Synonyms: prevalence |
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| (noun) exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight | - |
| (noun) superiority in power or influence | - |
| preposition | (noun) a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word | - |
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| (noun) (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached) | - |
| prepossession | (noun) an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence | Synonyms: parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception |
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| (noun) the condition of being prepossessed | - |
| prepotency | (noun) the state of being predominant over others | Synonyms: predominance, predomination |
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| prepper | (noun) someone who prepares for a disaster | - |
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| prepuberty | (noun) a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur | - |
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| prepuce | (noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | Synonyms: foreskin |
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| (noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris | Synonyms: foreskin |
| rep | (noun) a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs | Synonyms: repp |
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| (noun) informal abbreviation of `representative' | - |
| repair | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation |
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| (noun) a frequently visited place | Synonyms: hangout, haunt, resort, stamping ground |
| (noun) a formal way of referring to the condition of something | - |
| repairer | (noun) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | Synonyms: fixer, mender |
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| repairman | (noun) a skilled worker whose job is to repair things | Synonyms: maintenance man, service man |
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| reparation | (noun) something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | Synonyms: amends |
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| (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair |
| (noun) (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors | - |
| (noun) compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury | - |
| repartee | (noun) adroitness and cleverness in reply | - |
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| repast | (noun) the food served and eaten at one time | Synonyms: meal |
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| repatriate | (noun) a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored | - |
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| repatriation | (noun) the act of returning to the country of origin | - |
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| repayment | (noun) the act of returning money received previously | Synonyms: refund |
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| (noun) payment of a debt or obligation | Synonyms: quittance |
| repeal | (noun) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | Synonyms: abrogation, annulment |
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| repeat | (noun) an event that repeats | Synonyms: repetition |
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| repeater | (noun) a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading | Synonyms: repeating firearm |
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| (noun) (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again | - |
| (noun) a person who repeats | - |
| (noun) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) | Synonyms: habitual criminal, recidivist |
| repeating | (noun) the act of doing or performing again | Synonyms: repetition |
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| repechage | (noun) a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race | - |
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| repellant | (noun) the power to repel | Synonyms: repellent |
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| (noun) a chemical substance that repels animals | Synonyms: repellent |
| (noun) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water | Synonyms: repellent |
| repellent | (noun) the power to repel | Synonyms: repellant |
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| (noun) a chemical substance that repels animals | Synonyms: repellant |
| (noun) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water | Synonyms: repellant |
| repentance | (noun) remorse for your past conduct | Synonyms: penance, penitence |
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| repercussion | (noun) a movement back from an impact | Synonyms: backlash, rebound, recoil |
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| (noun) a remote or indirect consequence of some action | Synonyms: reverberation |
| repertoire | (noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule | Synonyms: repertory |
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| (noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation | Synonyms: repertory |
| repertory | (noun) a storehouse where a stock of things is kept | - |
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| (noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation | Synonyms: repertoire |
| (noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule | Synonyms: repertoire |
| (noun) a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire | Synonyms: repertory company, stock company |
| repetition | (noun) the act of doing or performing again | Synonyms: repeating |
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| (noun) the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device | - |
| (noun) an event that repeats | Synonyms: repeat |
| repetitiousness | (noun) verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions | Synonyms: repetitiveness |
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| repetitiveness | (noun) verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions | Synonyms: repetitiousness |
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| rephrasing | (noun) changing a particular word or phrase | Synonyms: recasting, rewording |
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| replaceability | (noun) exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable | Synonyms: commutability, substitutability |
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| replacement | (noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | Synonyms: replacing |
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| (noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | Synonyms: substitute |
| (noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another | Synonyms: permutation, substitution, switch, transposition |
| (noun) a person who follows next in order | Synonyms: successor |
| (noun) someone who takes the place of another person | Synonyms: alternate, surrogate |
| (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: refilling, renewal, replenishment |
| replacing | (noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | Synonyms: replacement |
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| replay | (noun) the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | Synonyms: action replay, instant replay |
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| (noun) something (especially a game) that is played again | Synonyms: rematch |
| replenishment | (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: refilling, renewal, replacement |
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| repletion | (noun) eating until excessively full | Synonyms: surfeit |
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| (noun) the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more | Synonyms: satiation, satiety |
| replica | (noun) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | Synonyms: replication, reproduction |
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| replication | (noun) the act of making copies | Synonyms: reproduction |
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| (noun) the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion | - |
| (noun) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | Synonyms: replica, reproduction |
| (noun) the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves | Synonyms: echo, reverberation, sound reflection |
| (noun) (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer | - |
| (noun) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | Synonyms: comeback, counter, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte |
| (noun) (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division | - |
| reply | (noun) the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange | Synonyms: response |
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| (noun) a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | Synonyms: answer, response |
| report | (noun) the general estimation that the public has for a person | Synonyms: reputation |
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| (noun) a short account of the news | Synonyms: account, news report, story, write up |
| (noun) the act of informing by verbal report | Synonyms: account |
| (noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | Synonyms: composition, paper, theme |
| (noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group | Synonyms: study, written report |
| (noun) a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment | Synonyms: report card |
| (noun) a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) | - |
| reportage | (noun) the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | Synonyms: coverage, reporting |
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| reporter | (noun) a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | Synonyms: newsperson |
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| reporting | (noun) the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | Synonyms: coverage, reportage |
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| repose | (noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | Synonyms: ease, relaxation, rest |
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| (noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion | Synonyms: placidity, quiet, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity |
| (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, serenity |
| repositing | (noun) depositing in a warehouse | Synonyms: reposition, storage, warehousing |
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| reposition | (noun) depositing in a warehouse | Synonyms: repositing, storage, warehousing |
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| repositioning | (noun) the act of placing in a new position | - |
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| repository | (noun) a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | Synonyms: deposit, depositary, depository |
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| (noun) a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | Synonyms: monument |
| (noun) a person to whom a secret is entrusted | Synonyms: secretary |
| repossession | (noun) the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) | - |
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| repost | (noun) A post on social media that has already been posted | - |
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| repp | (noun) a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs | Synonyms: rep |
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| reprehensibility | (noun) being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof | - |
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| reprehension | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
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| representation | (noun) an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent | - |
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| (noun) the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf | - |
| (noun) a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | - |
| (noun) the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body | - |
| (noun) a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image | Synonyms: internal representation, mental representation |
| (noun) a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract | - |
| (noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: histrionics, theatrical, theatrical performance |
| (noun) a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | - |
| (noun) a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency | - |
| (noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | Synonyms: agency, delegacy |
| representative | (noun) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | Synonyms: example, illustration, instance |
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| (noun) a person who represents others | - |
| (noun) a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| (noun) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose | Synonyms: interpreter, spokesperson, voice |
| represser | (noun) an agent that represses | Synonyms: repressor |
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| repression | (noun) the act of repressing; control by holding down | - |
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| (noun) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | - |
| (noun) a state of forcible subjugation | - |
| repressor | (noun) an agent that represses | Synonyms: represser |
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| reprieve | (noun) the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment | Synonyms: respite |
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| (noun) a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) | - |
| (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension |
| (noun) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort | Synonyms: respite |
| reprimand | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reproof, reproval |
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| reprint | (noun) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication | Synonyms: offprint, separate |
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| (noun) a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale | Synonyms: reissue, reprinting |
| reprinting | (noun) a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale | Synonyms: reissue, reprint |
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| reprisal | (noun) a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime | - |
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