reno

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/ˈɹɛnoʊ//ˈriːnoʊ/

proper noun

A large city, the county seat of Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, United States.

“We just renoed the bathroom last spring.”

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

reno1

nounreno (countable and uncountable, plural renos)

plural renos

  1. abbreviationclippingcolloquialcountableuncountableClipping of renovation.
    1 more example

    The book is divided into four parts: "The Look of Your House" examines the exterior and front and back entries; "Kitchens and Gathering Spaces" deals not just with kitchens but also basements; "Baths and Personal Spaces" covers bedrooms, home offices and, best of all, a place of your own; and "Pulling It All Together" wraps it up with whole house renos.

    2009 May 16, Peggy Mackenzie, “Thoughtful renovation or 'thinking better' is the answer”, in Toronto Star
verbreno (third-person singular simple present renos, present participle renoing, simple past and past participle renoed)

present singular third person renos · participle present renoing · participle past renoed · past renoed

  1. abbreviationclippingcolloquialClipping of renovate

    We just renoed the bathroom last spring.

    1 more example

    Fancy a church conversion, tackling a crumbling cottage, or renoing a stone townhouse that backs onto the ocean?

    2020 June 27, Lauren Heskin, “3 renovation projects to buy in Ireland for less than €65,000”, in Image, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025

Reno2

proper nounReno (countable and uncountable, plural Renos)

plural Renos

  1. countableuncountableA large city, the county seat of Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Reno3

proper nounReno (countable and uncountable, plural Renos)

plural Renos

  1. countableuncountableA river in northeastern Italy.
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Cootamundra-Gundagai council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Named after U.S. officer Jesse L. Reno, whose surname's spelling was changed from Renault.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 雷諾 /雷诺
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Chinese Mandarin 雷諾 /雷诺
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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

reno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reno

MLA

“reno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reno. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reno,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reno.

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