Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, etc.(lists of "R" sections that are organized into what for some people are confusing groups of words)If you have any problems understanding the pronunciation symbols, go to this Pronunciation Chart for clarifications.revel, revile
revel (REV uhl)
1. To take great pleasure or delight in something: "She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure; especially, after retirement."
2. To engage in uproarious festivities; to make merry: "Sentence." revile (ri VIGHL)
To use abusive language: "Sentence."
review, revue
review (ri VYOO)
Definition: "Sentence."
revue (ri VYOO)
Definition: "Sentence."
rheum, room
word (ROOM)
A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose: "Sentence."
word (ROOM)
Definition: "Sentence."
Rhodes, roads
Rhodes (ROHDZ)
Definition: "Sentence."
roads (ROHDZ)
Definition: "Sentence."
rhumb, rum
rhumb (RUHM, RUHMB)
Definition: "Sentence."
rum (RUHM)
Definition: "Sentence."
rhyme, rime
rhyme (RIGHM)
Definition: "Sentence."
rime (RIGHM)
Definition: "Sentence."
rigger, rigor
rigger (RIG uhr)
Definition: "Sentence."
rigor (RIG uhr)
Definition: "Sentence."
right, rite, wright, write
right (RIGHT)
Definition: "Sentence."
rite (RIGHT)
Definition: "Sentence."
wright (RIGHT)
Someone who constructs or repairs something; often used in combination with the type of vocation involved (playwright, shipwright, etc.): "Sentence."
write (RIGHT)
Definition: "Sentence."
He tried to write about the playwright who wanted to depict the correct wedding ceremony or the right rite. A minister of a church was asked if he and his congregation kneel to pray in his church. He responded with, "No, we stand up for our rites." ring, wring
ring (RING)
Definition: "Sentence."
wring (RING)
Definition: "Sentence."
ringer, wringer
ringer (RING uhr)
Something or someone who causes a sound; especially one that sounds a bell or chime: "Sentence."
wringer (RING uhr)
Someone or something that wrings, squeezes, or compresses; especially, a device in which laundry is pressed between rollers to extract water: "Sentence."
risky; risque, risqué
risky (RIS kee)
1. Accompanied by or involving danger; hazardous: "Driving in this weather can be very risky."
2. Involving the possibility of something bad or unpleasant happening: "This investment could be a risky move for the company." risque, risqué (ris KAY)
1. Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: "Why does that talk-show host have to be so risque in his conversation?"
2. Referring to sex in a rude and slightly shocking way: "I was surprised that she would tell such a risqué joke." A "call girl" is a woman whose calling is a calculated risque. Using risqué as part of an act has been labeled as a risky kind of blue material a comedian resorts to when he, or she, runs out of gray matter. road, rode, rowed
road (ROHD)
An open, generally public way for the passage of vehicles, people, and animals: "Sentence."
rode (ROHD)
Definition: "Sentence."
rowed (ROHD)
Definition: "Sentence."
Jerry rode along as we rowed the boat from the island to the lakeside road. roam, Rome
roam (ROHM)
Definition: "Sentence."
Rome (ROHM)
Definition: "Sentence."
roar, rower
roar (ROHR)
Definition: "Sentence."
rower (ROHR)
Definition: "Sentence."
roc, rock
roc (RAHK)
A mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength: "Sentence."
rock (RAHK)
1. A relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone: "Sentence."
2. A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust: "Sentence."
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