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1reach verb 1 : to stretch out

2 : to touch or attempt to touch or seize

3 : to extend to

4 : to communicate with

5 : to arrive at

6 : to hand over

— reach·er noun

Synonyms

hand, hand over, pass, transfer—more at PASS

2reach noun 1 : an unbroken stretch of a river

2 : the act of reaching

3 : a reachable distance; also : ability to reach

4 : a range of knowledge or comprehension

5 : a continuous stretch or expanse

Synonyms

[4] amplitude, breadth, compass, extent, range, realm, scope, sweep, width—more at RANGE

[5] breadth, expanse, extent, spread, stretch—more at EXPANSE

reach·able adjective : capable of being reached

Synonyms

accessible, convenient, handy—more at CONVENIENT

re·act verb 1 : to exert a return or counteracting influence

2 : to have or show a reaction

3 : to act in opposition to a force or influence

4 : to move or tend in a reverse direction

5 : to undergo chemical reaction

re·ac·tant noun : a chemically reacting substance

re·ac·tion noun 1 : the act or process of reacting

2 : a counter tendency; especially : a tendency toward a former esp. outmoded political or social order or policy

3 : bodily, mental, or emotional response to a stimulus

4 : chemical change

5 : a process involving change in atomic nuclei

Synonyms

reply, response, take; also answer, return; backlash; rebound; revulsion, rise; jerk, start, twitch

1reactionary adjective 1 : relating to, marked by, or favoring esp. political reaction

2 : relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction

Synonyms

conservative, old-fashioned, orthodox, traditional—more at CONSERVATIVE

2reactionary noun : one that is reactionary

re·ac·tive adjective : reacting or tending to react

re·ac·tor noun 1 : one that reacts

2 : a device for the controlled release of nuclear energy

1read verb read ; read·ing [ORIGIN: ME reden to advise, interpret, read, fr. OE rǣdan]

1 : to understand language by interpreting written symbols for speech sounds

2 : to utter aloud written or printed words

3 : to learn by observing <~ nature's signs>

4 : to study by a course of reading <~s law>

5 : to discover the meaning of <~ the clues>

6 : to recognize or interpret as if by reading

7 : to attribute (a meaning) to something <~ guilt in his manner>

8 : INDICATE

9 : to consist in phrasing or meaning

— read·abil·i·ty noun

— read·able adjective

— read·ably adverb

— read·er noun

2read adjective : informed by reading

re·ad·dress verb : to deal with again

Synonyms

reanalyze, reconceive, reconsider, reexamine, rethink, review—more at RECONSIDER

read·er·ship noun : the mass or a particular group of readers

read·i·ly adverb 1 : in a ready manner

2 : without much difficulty

Synonyms

easily, effortlessly, fluently, freely, handily, lightly, painlessly, smoothly—more at EASILY

read·ing noun 1 : something read or for reading

2 : a particular version

3 : data indicated by an instrument

4 : a particular interpretation (as of a law)

5 : a particular performance (as of a musical work)

6 : an indication of a certain state of affairs

read–only memory noun : ROM

read·out noun 1 : the process of removing information from an automatic device (as a computer) and displaying it in an understandable form; also : the information removed from such a device

2 : an electronic device that presents information in visual form

read out verb 1 : to read aloud

2 : to expel from an organization

1ready adjective read·i·er; -est 1 : prepared for use or action

2 a : likely to do something indicated

b : willingly inclined toward : prepared to do

3 : spontaneously prompt

4 : immediately available