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 Randazzo A surname from Italian. Randburg A town in the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa. Randel A surname. Randell A surname. randem Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other. Randers A city and municipality in Central Denmark Region, Jutland, Denmark. Randerson A surname originating as a patronymic. Randfontein A town in the West Rand, Gauteng province, South Africa. Randhawa A surname from Punjabi. Randi A female given name Randian Of or pertaining to Ayn Rand (1905–1982), Russian-born American novelist and philosopher, or her writings or objectivism. Randianism Randian beliefs, attitudes, etc. randily In a randy way. randiness The state or condition of being randy. randing The manufacture or application of rands in shoemaking. Randite Synonym of Randian (“a follower of Ayn Rand”). randivoose A noise or uproar. randkluft The headwall gap between a glacier or snowfield and the adjacent rock face at the back of the cirque or, more loosely, between the rock face and the side of the glacier. Randlay A suburb of Telford in Hollinswood and Randlay parish, Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7007). Randle A surname. Randleman A surname. Randlord The person in charge of a goldfield in the Witwatersrand region. rando Random; arbitrary. Randol A surname. Randolph A male given name from the Germanic languages. random A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance. randombred Bred without selective mating. randomer A stranger; anybody; any old person. randomicity The state of being random. randominity Randomness. randomise To arrange randomly; to make random. randomish Somewhat random; quite random. randomista A proponent of randomized trials as the optimal form of research. randomity The state or quality of being random; randomness. randomizability The condition of being randomizable randomizable Capable of being randomized. randomization The process of making random. randomize US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise. randomized Obtained by randomization randomizer One who, or that which, randomizes (often practically extended to pseudorandomization as well). randomless Without randomness; not (at) random; (by extension) routine; predictable randomlike Typically or characteristically random randomly In a random manner. randomness The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely. randomosity The state of being random. randomwise randomly randon A male given name. randori Freestyle practice, such as one-on-one sparring. randoseru A type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, made of leather or leatherette. randot A stereoscopic display of random dots Randroid A supporter of Ayn Rand's philosophies, particularly an overzealous one. rands An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. Randsburg A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Randsfjorden A lake in Innlandet and Akershus, the fourth-largest in Norway. Randstad A region, a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague) and surrounds the Groene Hart. randumb Both random and stupid; having the nature of a foolish non sequitur. Randwick A suburb, a local government area (City of Randwick) and racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. randy Sexually aroused; full of lust. randyvoo A house where the neighbours gather for a chat. Rane A surname from Marathi. Ranelagh A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 1632). ranelate Any salt or ester of ranelic acid. ranellid Any gastropod in the family Ranellidae; a triton. Raney A surname from Irish. Ranford A surname. Ranft A surname from German. Ranfurly A settlement in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3865). rang A long strip of rectangular lots of land in Quebec. ranga An orange-haired or red-haired person. rangaku The Japanese study of Western knowledge. rangale The ranks or body of an army. Ranganath A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India. Ranganatha A Hindu deity, more well known in South India. Rangari A locality in the Gunnedah council area, central New South Wales, Australia. rangatira A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group; a chieftain or high-born Maori. rangatiratanga chieftainship; sovereignty range A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc. rangeability A measure of the range of signal values over which a particular mechanical device is reliable. rangeable Arrangeable; classifiable. rangebased Having a basis in ranges rangeblock The blocking of access from an entire range of IP addresses. rangebound Having a price constrained to lie between certain upper and lower limits. ranged whose range can be adjusted rangefinder Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure the distance to an object rangefinding The act of determining the distance to a target. rangefree That is not dependent on a range rangekeeper An early electromechanical computer used to direct gunfire. rangekeeping The calculation of how to direct gunfire at a target, involving range, bearing, and other factors. Rangel A surname. rangeland Unimproved land that is suitable for the grazing of livestock. rangelander A person who lives on rangeland. rangeless Without a range (in various senses). Rangeley A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. rangeliosis A disease of dogs and other species, caused by the hemoprotozoan parasite Rangelia vitalii. rangeman A man who lives on the range. rangemaster A police officer who has received special training on firearms safety and instruction. rangement arrangement rangeomorph Any organism of the clade Rangeomorpha, Precambrian (Ediacaran) sessile organisms resembling ferns, possibly descended from sponges and among the oldest known complex lifeforms. ranger One who ranges; a rover. Rangerette A member of the Kilgore College Rangerettes, the world's first precision drill team for women, renowned for performances at major events like the Cotton Bowl and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. rangerine Synonym of rangiferine. rangering The work of a ranger. rangers The team Texas Rangers, located in Arlington, Texas. rangership The role or status of keeper of a forest or park. rangery Resembling or characteristic of a ranger. rangette A small stove for cooking. rangewide Across an entire range rangework Masonry consisting of horizontal rows of ashlar. Rangeworthy A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6985). rangiferine Relating to, or resembling, the reindeer or caribou. rangily In a rangy manner. Rangin A surname from Persian. ranginess The state of being rangy. ranging The act of one who ranges. Rangiora A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand. Rangitata A river in south Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean. rangle To range about in an irregular manner. rangler Someone who rangles or ranges about. rangoli A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules, powder or flowers. rangoon A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a specified ingredient (typically crab). Rangoonese of, from or pertaining to Rangoon (Yangon) rangpur Citrus limon (syn. Citrus × limonia), a citrus fruit which is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon. Rangpuri An Indo-Aryan language spoken in northern Bangladesh and western Assam in India. Rangri An Indo-Aryan language considered a Malvi dialect which is spoken in India as well as Pakistan. Rangthangling A gewog of Tsirang District, Bhutan. rangy Slender and long of limb; lanky. Ranhofer A surname. rani The wife of a rajah. ranibizumab A monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent murine antibody as bevacizumab, used as an antiangiogenic. ranicide The killing of a frog. ranicipitid Any fish in the species Raniceps raninus, formerly classified as the separate family Ranicipitidae, but now considered to be part of the Gadidae. ranid Of or pertaining to the true frogs. ranidaphobia The fear of frogs, or both frogs and toads. Ranieri A surname. raniform Shaped like a frog; resembling a frog. Ranihar A traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi. Ranikhet A hill station and cantonment town in Uttarakhand, India. Ranil A transliteration of the Sinhalese male given name රනිල් (ranil). ranimustine A particular drug used to treat cancer. ranine Of, relating to, or resembling a frog. raninid Any crab in the family Raninidae. Ranipet A district of Tamil Nadu, India. ranirestat An aldose reductase inhibitor being developed for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. raniseptin Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in the skin of the anuran Hypsiboas raniceps ranitidine A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid. ranivore A frog-eater; a creature that eats frogs. ranivorous frog-eating ranixalid Any frog of the family Ranixalidae Ranjan A surname from Sanskrit. Ranjana An abugida writing system that developed in the 11th century and until the mid-20th century was used in an area from Nepal to Tibet by the Newar people, the historic inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, to write Sanskrit and Nepalbhasa.