Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ratfuck To steal or disorganize items that do not belong to one. ratfucker A term of abuse. ratfucking Political sabotage or dirty tricks. rath A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age. Rathawi An Indo-European language of India. Rathbone A surname. Rathbun A surname. rathbunioside A particular steroid glycoside. Rathburn A surname. Rathcool A village in County Cork, Ireland. Rathdrum A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref T1888). Rathduff A number of townlands in Ireland, including rathe Ripening or blooming early. rathel To fix; root. rathely Synonym of rathe (“quickly”). Rathen A village in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. ratheness The quality of being rathe; earliness. rather Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) Rathergate The Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service. ratheripe A variety of apple that ripens early. ratherish Slightly; to a small extent; in some degree. Ratherism A colorful analogy or descriptive phrase, characteristic of Dan Rather (born 1931), American journalist and news anchor. Rathgeber A surname from German. rathite A monoclinic-prismatic lead gray mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium. Rathje A surname from German. Rathjen A surname from North Frisian. Rathke A surname. Rathkeale A town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3641). Rathlin Rathlin Island Rathman A surname. Rathmann A surname. Rathmines An inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin. Rathmullan A coastal village on the west side of Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 2927). Rathnayake A surname from Sinhalese. Rathnew A village near Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. Rathnupur A city mentioned in ancient Jain scriptures. Ratho A village in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, west of the city (OS grid ref NT1370). Rathod A surname. rathole An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats. ratholing the surreptitious or premature removal of chips during a poker game. rathood The quality or state of being a rat. Rathore A surname from Hindi. rathouisiid Any slug in the family Rathouisiidae. Rathour A surname from India. Rathpeacon A townland near Cork in Whitechurch parish, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 6575). Rathscar A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields and the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. rathskeller A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer. Rathus A surname. Rathwa A surname from Gujarati. rati The Hindu goddess of love, passion and sexual pleasure. raticidal fatal to rats raticide rat poison. ratifiable Capable of being ratified. ratificate To ratify. ratification The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified. ratificational Of or relating to ratification. ratificationism A doctrine stating that ratifiable choices are the ones that should be made. ratificationist A supporter of ratification (of a treaty, etc.). ratificatory Pertaining to or characterized by ratification. ratifier One who ratifies. ratify To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on. Ratigan A surname from Irish. ratihabition confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract rating A position on a scale. ratio A number representing a comparison between two named things. ratiocinate To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason. ratiocinatio Reasoning (typically with oneself) by asking questions. ratiocination Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning. ratiocinative Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge. ratiocinatively In a ratiocinative way. ratiocinator One who ratiocinates; a reasoner. ratiocinatory ratiocinative ratioed Modified or multiplied by a ratio. ratioless Not based on the relative sizes of components in a circuit. ratiometer A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils. ratiometric Describing any system in which an output is directly proportional to an input ratiometrically In a ratiometric manner ratiometrics ratiometric measurement ratiometry measurement involving a ratio, as by a ratiometer ratiomorphic Relating to unconscious processing of sensory data ration A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person, group or period. rationability Synonym of rationality or reasonability. rationable Suitable for being rationed. rationably Rationally, reasonably. rational Capable of reasoning. rationale An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something. rationalification Conversion to rational form rationalised Given a rational explanation rationalism The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception. rationalist A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism. rationalistic Of or relating to rationalism. rationalistical Synonym of rationalistic. rationalistically In a rationalistic manner; in the context of rationalism. rationalisticism specious reasoning that pretends to be rational rationality The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. rationalizability The condition of being rationalizable. rationalizable Able to be rationalized. rationalization The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms. rationalize To make something rational or more rational. rationalizer One who rationalizes. rationalizing The act of one who rationalizes. rationally In a rational manner. rationalness The quality or state of being rational. rationalsphere An online community of individuals, centered around the forum LessWrong and the blog Slate Star Codex, who discuss philosophy, psychology, and futurism through the lens of Bayesianism and rationality. rationer One who rations. rationing A ration. rationless Without rations. rationment Synonym of rationing. Ratisbon Regensburg (a city in Germany). ratissage A raid (especially violent) carried out by the police or military, originally and chiefly carried out by the French in Algeria. and, prior to that, by the Milice (Vichy Government counter-terror police) in 1943-44. ratitate Synonym of ratite. ratite Pertaining to running, flightless birds with no keels on their sternums (as opposed to carinate). ratiuncule A ratio very close to unity. ratkind Rats as a collective. Ratlam A city and district in Madhya Pradesh, India. Ratledge A surname. ratless Without rats. ratlessness Absence of rats. Ratley A surname. Ratliff A habitational surname. ratlike Resembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly. ratline The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. ratling a small rat Ratlinghope A hamlet and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO4096). ratly Of, resembling, or relating to rats. RATM Rage Against The Machine, an American rap metal band. ratmageddon A disaster caused by or involving rats. Ratna A unisex given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India. Ratnagiri A district of Maharashtra, India. Ratnangi A raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the second melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music. Ratnapura Ratnapura, a city in Sri Lanka Ratne A former raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1965, disestablished in July 2020. Ratner A surname ratness The quality of being a rat; rattiness. rato A takeoff assisted by such a unit. Raton A city, the county seat of Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. ratoon A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. ratoonability The condition of being ratoonable ratoonable Able to be ratooned ratooner A plant that sprouts ratoons. ratpox A viral infection of rats, similar to cowpox ratproof Resistant to damage caused by rats. rats An expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. ratsbane Rat poison; white arsenic. ratshit The excrement of a rat. ratshot Synonym of shotshell. ratsicle A cold or frozen rat. ratskin The hide of a rat. ratsona A fursona that is a rat. ratstripper An ornamental evergreen groundcover or low shrub native to the Appalachian mountains of the Eastern US, Paxistima canbyi