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rant, rantin, rants,
rant [rant]
n. A romp or boisterous frolic. A lively tune or song. A din, tumult, great noise. A severe scolding, a row.
pl. rants Merry meetings.
v. To romp, sing a tune. Fuss, complain.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
rantin [ˈrantɪn]: Joyous, free.
rander, randered, randert, ranter, rantered, rantert, ranther, ranthered, render,
ranter [ˈrantər]
v. To sew, darn or mend roughly. To work hurredly and carelessly.
pt. pp. rantert, rantered adj. Dishevelled, untidy in dress.
rammle, rantle,
rantle [ˈrantl, ran(d)l-]
n. A bar of wood or iron fixed across the chimney from which the chain and hook for holding cooking utensils is suspended. a beam along the ridge of a roof.
raatick, raatock, rantick, rantock, rautock,
rantock [I.Ork. ˈrantək]
n. The goosander Mergus merganser.
rap, raps,
rap [raps]
usually in pl. raps The rape seed plant Brassica napus.
raap, raep, raiple, rap, rapen, raple, rappin, rappit, rapple, rauple, raupple, ropple,
rap [rap]
n. An instant, a moment.
v. To rap, dash, thump. To fall with a thump or drip with a tapping sound.
pt. pp. rappit
 
rapple [rapl, rɔpl]
v. To grow speedily, to shoot up.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
rappin: Rapping, dashing, thuping etc.
wi a rap: In an instant.
raploch,
raploch [ˈraplɔx]
n. A coarse woollen cloth.
raptur, rapture, riptur,
raptur [ˈraptər, ˈrɪptər]
n. Rapture. A fit of rage.
rair, rair, raire, rare, rarities, rarity, rer, rerr, rerrities, rerrly,
rare [reːr, rɛr]
adj. Rare. Few in number, uncommon, seldom encountered. Extraordinary, remarkable, odd, strange. Unusual in respect of a valued quality, of uncommon excellence, admirable.
 
rairly.
adv. Rairly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
rarity [reːrɪti,ˈrɛrɪti]: A rarity. pl. rarities
raas, ras, rasi,
ras [I.Sh. ras]
adj. Of fabrics: coarse and loosely knit or woven.

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