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 righting The act of putting something right. rightish Somewhat correct. rightism Belief in, or support of, the principles of the political right. rightist One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right. rightle To set in order, put right; to repair, adapt. rightless Lacking rights or privileges. rightlessness Lack of rights; the state of being rightless. rightly In a right manner; correctly, justifiably. rightmaking That contributes to making a decision or action morally right. rightmost Furthest to the right. rightness The characteristic of being right; correctness. righto Okay; all right. rightoid Rightist, right-winger Rightpondia The British Isles. Rightpondian From or of Rightpondia. rightship The quality of being right, just, or reasonable; justice, truth; dependence, trustworthiness; reasonableness. rightsholder A person or organization that owns the legal rights to something rightsholding Holding the legal rights to something. rightside The correct or normal side of something. rightsize To downsize. rightsizing Downsizing. rightsless Lacking rights or privileges. rightslessness Lack of rights. rightsome Marked by right or rightness; characteristically right and proper; rightful. rightsowner Synonym of rightsholder. rightthink Synonym of goodthink. righturd A person with right-wing political views. rightward To or from the right. rightwardly In a rightward direction. rightwards Rightward; towards the right. rightways In a correct or normal orientation. rightwise Rightly (correctly or justly); rightfully. rightwiseness righteousness righty A right-handed person. rigid Stiff, rather than flexible. rigidification The process of becoming rigid, stiff or inflexible; of rigidifying. rigidifier That which rigidifies rigidify To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid. rigidity The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape. rigidizable Able to be rigidized. rigidization The action, or the result, of making something rigid rigidize Synonym of rigidify. rigidly In a rigid manner; stiffly. rigidness Rigidity. rigidulous Somewhat rigid or stiff. Riglar A surname. Rigler A surname. rigless Without a rig. rigmarole A long and complicated formal procedure. rigmarolery rigmarole rigmarolic Characteristic of rigmarole. rigmarolish Of or pertaining to a rigmarole; excessively elaborate, protracted, or diffuse. Rignall A surname. Rigney A surname. rigol A circle. rigolet A small stream. rigolette A woman's light scarf-like head covering, usually knitted or crocheted. rigoll An old musical instrument consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end. rigor A surname from Spanish. rigored Exhibiting rigor mortis. rigorism strictness (in interpreting or enforcing a rule) rigorist Someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc. rigoristic Exhibiting rigorism; strict. rigorization Conversion into a mathematically rigorous form. rigorize To make rigorous; for example, to add further detail or elaborate on a proof or demonstration. rigorous Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. rigorously In a rigorous manner. rigorousness The property of being rigorous, strictness. rigosertib A synthetic benzyl styryl sulfone undergoing clinical trials as an anticancer agent. rigosol A deeply ploughed agricultural soil type. rigot ricotta rigour Severity or strictness. rigourness Synonym of rigour. rigout A set of clothes; an outfit. rigsar A popular music genre of Bhutan. Rigsbee A surname. Rigsby A surname. rigsdaler The Danish rigsdaler, used in Denmark until 1873 Rigveda An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E. Rigvedi A surname. Rigvedic Of or pertaining to the Rigveda Rigwe A Plateau language of Nigeria, spoken by the Irigwe people. rigwelted Stuck on one's back, unable to get up. rigwoodie rope, chain, or band that crosses the saddle of a horse to support the attachment of a cart. Riha A surname. Rihanna A female given name from Arabic. riichi A yaku (scoring condition) and 1000-point bet made by declaring the hand to be ready, waiting for one more tile to win. Riina A surname from Sicilian. Riise A surname from Norwegian. riisein A particular steroid glycoside. Rijeka A coastal city in northwestern Croatia. rijksdaalder A Dutch coin worth 2+¹⁄₂ guilders. rijksmonument a national heritage site of the Netherlands Rijnsburg A village in South Holland, Netherlands. Rijnwaarden A former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands. Rijo A surname. Rijos A surname from Spanish. rijsttafel A large meal originating in colonial Indonesia composed of many different dishes with rice as the main ingredient; several side-dishes such as krupuk, acar and serundeng are served. Rijswijk A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands. rika A female given name from Japanese. Rikako A female given name from Japanese. Rikbaktsa An indigenous ethnic group from the Mato Grosso region of Brazil. rike A surname from Norwegian. rikenium A proposed name for the element nihonium Riker A surname. rikishi A sumo wrestler. rikkunshito A Japanese traditional medicine made from various herbs and used for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Riksdag The Swedish parliament. riksdaler A unit of currency that was used in Sweden between 1777 and 1873. rilandite A monoclinic black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. rilawa toque macaque (Macaca sinica) rile To stir or move from a state of calm or order. Rileigh A surname. rilek To relax; to chill out or loiter, doing nothing in particular. rilesome Easily aggravated; tending to get riled up. Riley A surname. Rilie A female given name. rilievo A relief. Rilke Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Austrian poet and novelist. Rilkean Of or pertaining to Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Austrian poet regarded as a transitional figure between the traditional and modernist poets. Rilkeana Belongings, manuscripts, and other items reminding of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. rill A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. Rilla A diminutive of the female given name Marilla. rille A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. rillenkarren A form of karren with vertical grooves that are associated with erosion. rillest Realest. rillet A little rill. rillette A dish of meat cooked in fat then shredded and served in a ramekin. rilling A surname from German. Rillington A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8574). rilmazafone A benzodiazepine sedative rilmenidine The heterocycle N-(dicyclopropylmethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-amine that is used in the treatment of hypertension rilonacept A particular interleukin 1 inhibitor. rilpivirine A drug used to treat HIV infection. riluzole A drug used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. rily roily; turbulent rilzabrutinib An oral, reversible covalent inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. rim An edge around something, especially when circular. rima A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds. Rimac A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Rimando A surname from Spanish. rimantadine A synthetic antiviral drug that is chemically related to amantadine and is administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₂H₂₁N·HCl in the prevention and treatment of influenza A; 1-(1-adamantyl)ethanamine. rimate Synonym of rimose. rimaye a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier. Rimbaldian Relating to or characteristic of French poet Arthur Rimbaud or his works. rimbase One of two short cylinders on either side of the trunnion, connecting it with the body of a cannon. Rimbaud A surname from French. Rimbaudesque Reminiscent of the works of Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891), French poet. Rimbaudian Of or relating to Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891), French poet. rimbellisher An ornamental ring for the hub of a car's wheel.