ragtag

disparaging terms for the common people ;

ragtag and bobtail

disparaging terms for the common people ;

ragtime

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) ;

ragusa

a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center ;

ragweed

any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma ; widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity ;

ragweed pollen

pollen of the ragweed plant is a common allergen ;

ragwort

American ragwort with yellow flowers ; widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity ;

rahu

a demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses ;

raid

an attempt by speculators to defraud investors ; a sudden short attack ;

raider

a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management ; someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) ;

rail

any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud ; a horizontal bar (usually of wood) ; short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" ; a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports ; a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll ;

rail-splitter

a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences ;

rail fence

a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) ;

rail line

the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed ;

rail technology

the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads ;

railbird

a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track ;

railcar

a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" ;

railhead

a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution ; the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway ;

railing

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports ; material for making rails or rails collectively ;

raillery

light teasing repartee ;

railroad

a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" ; line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight ;

railroad bed

a bed on which railroad track is laid ;

railroad car

a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" ;

railroad engineer

the operator of a railway locomotive ;

railroad flat

an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them ;

railroad line

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight ;

railroad man

an employee of a railroad ;

railroad siding

a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass ;

railroad station

terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods ;

railroad terminal

terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods ;

railroad ticket

a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train ;

railroad tie

one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" ;

railroad track

a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" ;

railroad train

public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" ;

railroad tunnel

a tunnel through which the railroad track runs ;

railroad vine

a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas ;

railroad worm

larvae bore into and feed on apples ;

railroader

an employee of a railroad ;

railroading

the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads ;

rails

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll ;