• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

Synonyms

destroy, devastate, ruin, scourge; also despoil, foray, harry, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, sack, strip; annihilate, desolate, extirpate, obliterate, smash, waste, wipe out, wreck; decimate, mow; demolish, raze; crush, overpower, overrun, overthrow, overwhelm

1rave verb raved; rav·ing [ORIGIN: ME raven]

1 : to talk wildly in or as if in delirium : STORM, RAGE

2 : to talk with extreme enthusiasm

3 : to speak out wildly

Synonyms

[2] enthuse, fuss, gush, rhapsodize, slobber—more at GUSH

[3] bluster, fulminate, rant, spout—more at RANT

2rave noun 1 : an act or instance of raving

2 : an extravagantly favorable criticism

1ravel verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling 1 : to undo the intricacies of : UNRAVEL

2 : TANGLE, CONFUSE

2ravel noun 1 : something tangled

2 : something raveled out; especially : a loose thread

1raven noun : a large black bird related to the crow

2raven adjective : black and glossy like a raven's feathers

Synonyms

black, ebony—more at BLACK

3raven verb 1 : to devour greedily

2 : DESPOIL, PLUNDER

3 : PREY

rav·en·ous adjective 1 : having a huge appetite : VORACIOUS

2 : eager for food : very hungry

— rav·en·ous·ly adverb

— rav·en·ous·ness noun

Synonyms

gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, rapacious, voracious—more at VORACIOUS

ra·vine noun : a small narrow steep-sided valley larger than a gully

Synonyms

canyon, defile, flume, gap, gorge, gulch, gulf, notch, pass—more at CANYON

rav·i·o·li noun, plural ravioli also raviolis [ORIGIN: It, fr. It dial., pl. of raviolo, lit., little turnip, dim. of rava turnip, fr. L rapa]

: small cases of dough with a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)

rav·ish verb 1 : to seize and take away by violence

2 : to overcome with emotion and esp. with joy or delight

3 : RAPE

— rav·ish·er noun

— rav·ish·ment noun

Synonyms

carry away, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, transport—more at ENTRANCE

rav·ish·ing adjective : unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking

Synonyms

attractive, beautiful, fair, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty, stunning—more at BEAUTIFUL

1raw adjective raw·er ; raw·est 1 : not cooked

2 : changed little from the original form : not processed <~ materials>

3 : having the surface abraded or irritated

4 : not trained or experienced <~ recruits>

5 : VULGAR, COARSE

6 : disagreeably cold and damp

7 : UNFAIR <~ deal>

Synonyms

[2] crude, native, natural, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated—more at CRUDE

[4] adolescent, callow, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile—more at CALLOW

[6] bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, nippy, sharp—more at CHILLY

2raw noun : a raw place or state; especially : NUDITY

raw deal noun : an instance of unfair treatment

Synonyms

disservice, injury, injustice, wrong—more at DISSERVICE

raw·boned adjective 1 : LEAN, GAUNT

2 : having a heavy frame that seems to have little flesh

raw·hide noun : the untanned skin of cattle; also : a whip made of this

raw material noun : something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration

Synonyms

material, stuff, substance

raw·ness noun : the quality or state of being raw

Synonyms

bite, bitterness, bleakness, chill, nip, sharpness—more at CHILL

1ray noun : any of an order of large flat cartilaginous fishes that have the eyes on the upper surface and the hind end of the body slender and taillike

2ray noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF rai, fr. L radius rod, ray]

1 : any of the lines of light that appear to radiate from a bright object

2 : a thin beam of radiant energy (as light)

3 : light from a beam

4 : a thin line like a beam of light

5 : an animal or plant structure resembling a ray

6 : a tiny bit : PARTICLE

ray·on noun : a fiber made from cellulose; also : a yarn, thread, or fabric made from such fibers

raze verb razed; raz·ing 1 : to scrape, cut, or shave off

2 : to destroy to the ground : DEMOLISH

ra·zor noun : a sharp cutting instrument used to shave