English to English Dictionary

Reciter

A person who recites something, especially poetry, passages, or sacred texts aloud from memory or from a text.

Recluse

A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

Reconcile

To restore friendly relations between enemies or disputing parties.

Reconstruction

The action or process of rebuilding something that has been damaged or destroyed.

Recording studio

A specialized facility designed for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of music, voice, and other sound effects.

Recovery

A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

Redaction

The action of censoring or obscuring part of a text for legal, security, or privacy purposes.

Redeem

To compensate for the bad aspects of something; to gain or regain possession of something in exchange for payment.

Reduce

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Reel

A cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.

Reemployment

The act of employing someone again, or the state of being employed again after a period of unemployment.

Referendum

A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.