raffia ruffia

a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks ;

raffia taedigera

a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes ;

raffia vinifera

a palm of the genus Raffia ;

raffinose

a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals ;

raffle

a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money ;

raffles

British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) ;

rafflesiaceae

a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales ;

raft

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers ; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" ;

raft foundation

a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete ;

rafter

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof ; someone who travels by raft ;

raftman

someone who travels by raft ;

rafts

a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" ;

raftsman

someone who travels by raft ;

rag

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) ; a small piece of cloth or paper ; newspaper with half-size pages ; music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) ; a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities ;

rag day

a day on which university students hold a rag ;

rag doll

a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted ;

rag gourd

any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge ;

rag paper

paper made partly or wholly from rags ;

rag trade

makers and sellers of fashionable clothing ;

rag week

a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities ;

ragamuffin

a dirty shabbily clothed urchin ;

ragbag

a bag in which rags are kept ; a motley assortment of things ;

rage

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" ; a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" ; violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks" ; a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer" ; something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" ;

ragee

East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient ;

ragged-fringed orchid

fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate ;

ragged orchid

fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate ;

ragged orchis

fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate ;

ragged robin

common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals ;

raggedness

shabbiness by virtue of being in rags ; a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven ;

ragi

East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient ;

raglan

a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves ;

raglan sleeve

a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck ;

ragnar anton kittil frisch

Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) ;

ragnar frisch

Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) ;

ragnarok

myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil ;

ragout

well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables ;

ragpicker

an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood ;

ragpicker's disease

a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse ;

ragsorter

a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking) ;

ragsorter's disease

a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse ;