ras

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noun

An Ethiopian king or prince.

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RISrail interface systemrail integration systemreticular activating system
OriginAmharic ራስ →
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Meanings

ras1

nounras (plural rases)

plural rases

  1. An Ethiopian king or prince.

ras2

nounras (plural rases)

plural rases

  1. A headland; a cape.

Ras3

proper nounRas (plural Rases)

plural Rases

  1. A surname.
  2. rareA male given name.

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    2025 May 9, Max Matza, “New Jersey mayor arrested in protest at migrant centre”, in BBC, archived from the original on 15 May 2025

Ras4

noun
  1. pluralplural of Ra

RAS5

nounRAS (countable and uncountable)
  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of retinoic acid syndrome
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of redundant acronym syndrome.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of replenishment at sea.
  4. abbreviationcountableuncountableengineeringAbbreviation of rail accessory system.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of reticular activating system.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of reasonable articulable suspicion.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of renin-angiotensin system.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of remote access service.

RAs6

noun
  1. pluralplural of RA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function

Similar
reticular activating system
Broader
neural networkneural net
Also see
rassingretinoic acid syndromeunrep

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

ras · noun

  1. Amharicራስ
  2. Englishras

From Amharic ራስ (ras). More at Etymology 2.

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ras · noun

  1. Arabicرأس“head(land)”
  2. Englishras

From Arabic رأس (raʔs, “head(land)”). Doublet of ras (Etymology 1) above, as well as of resh; further related to reis.

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Ras · proper noun

  1. DutchRas
  2. CatalanRas
  3. SpanishRas
  4. PolishRaś
  5. CzechRaš
  6. EnglishRas

Various origins: * Borrowed from Czech Raš and Polish Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names * Borrowed from Spanish Ras, from ras (“level”); perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land * Borrowed from French and Catalan Ras, from ras (“shorn, peeled, bare”), hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area * Borrowed from Dutch Ras, nickname for a nimble person, from ras (“quick, swift”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ras. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ras

MLA

“ras.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ras. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ras,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ras.

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