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RAP'ID, a. [L. rapidus, from rapio, the primary sense of which is to rush.] 1. V...
RA'PESEED, n. The See d of the rape, from which oil is expressed.
RA'PEROOT. [See Rape .]
RAPE, n. [L. rapio, raptus. See Rap .] 1. In a general sense, a seizing by viole...
RAPAC'ITY, n. [L. rapacitas, from rapax, rapio.] 1. Addictedness to plunder; the...
RAPA'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being rapacious; disposition to plunder or to ...
RAPA'CIOUSLY, adv. by rapine; by violent robbery or seizure.
RAPA'CIOUS, a. [L. rapax, from rapio, to seize. See Rap .] 1. Given to plunder; ...
RAP, v.i. [L. rapio, rapidus, rapid.] To strike with a quick sharp blow; to knoc...
RANUN'CULUS, n. [L. from rana, a frog.] In botany, crowfoot, a genus of plants o...
RAN'ULA, n. [L. rana, a frog; dim. a little frog.] A swelling under the tongue, ...
RANT'Y, a. Wild; noisy; boisterous.
RANT'ISM, n. The practice or tenets of ranters.
RANT'IPOLE, a. [from rant.] Wild; roving; rakish. [A low word.] RANT'IPOLE , v.i...
RANT'ING, ppr. Uttering high sounding words without solid sense; declaiming or p...
RANT'ER, n. A noisy talker; a boisterous preacher.