| rind | (noun) the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) | - |
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| rinderpest | (noun) an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes | Synonyms: cattle plague |
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| ring | (noun) jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger | Synonyms: band |
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| (noun) a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) | Synonyms: band |
| (noun) a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling | Synonyms: hoop |
| (noun) a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle | - |
| (noun) a characteristic sound | - |
| (noun) the sound of a bell ringing | Synonyms: ringing, tintinnabulation |
| (noun) an association of criminals | Synonyms: gang, mob, pack |
| (noun) (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop | Synonyms: closed chain |
| (noun) a toroidal shape | Synonyms: anchor ring, annulus, doughnut, halo |
| ringdove | (noun) greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged | Synonyms: Streptopelia risoria |
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| (noun) Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck | Synonyms: Columba palumbus, cushat, wood pigeon |
| ringer | (noun) (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg | - |
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| (noun) a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses | - |
| (noun) a person who is almost identical to another | Synonyms: clone, dead ringer |
| (noun) a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) | Synonyms: bell ringer, toller |
| ringgit | (noun) the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen | - |
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| ringhals | (noun) highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet | Synonyms: Hemachatus haemachatus, rinkhals, spitting snake |
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| ringing | (noun) having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | Synonyms: plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy |
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| (noun) the giving of a ring as a token of engagement | - |
| (noun) the sound of a bell ringing | Synonyms: ring, tintinnabulation |
| ringleader | (noun) a person who leads (especially in illicit activities) | - |
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| ringlet | (noun) any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae | Synonyms: ringlet butterfly |
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| (noun) a little ring | - |
| (noun) lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl | Synonyms: curl, whorl |
| (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | Synonyms: coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, roll, scroll, whorl |
| ringmaster | (noun) the person in charge of performances in a circus ring | - |
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| rings | (noun) gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises | - |
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| ringside | (noun) first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring | Synonyms: ringside seat |
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| ringtail | (noun) an immature golden eagle | - |
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| (noun) North American raccoon | Synonyms: common raccoon, common racoon, coon, Procyon lotor |
| (noun) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings | Synonyms: Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat |
| (noun) monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl | Synonyms: capuchin, Cebus capucinus |
| ringway | (noun) a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | Synonyms: beltway, bypass, ring road |
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| ringworm | (noun) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches | Synonyms: roundworm, tinea |
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| rink | (noun) building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating | Synonyms: skating rink |
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| rinkhals | (noun) highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet | Synonyms: Hemachatus haemachatus, ringhals, spitting snake |
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| rinse | (noun) washing lightly without soap | - |
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| (noun) the act of giving a light tint to the hair | - |
| (noun) the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing | Synonyms: rinsing |
| (noun) a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint | - |
| rinsing | (noun) the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing | Synonyms: rinse |
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