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re·cum·bent adjective : lying down : RECLINING

re·cu·per·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to get back (as health or strength) : RECOVER

— re·cu·per·a·tive adjective

Synonyms

convalesce, gain, heal, mend, rally, recover, snap back—more at CONVALESCE

re·cu·per·a·tion noun : restoration to health or strength

Synonyms

comeback, convalescence, rally, recovery, rehabilitation—more at CONVALESCENCE

re·cur verb re·curred; re·cur·ring 1 : to go or come back in thought or discussion

2 : to occur or appear again esp. after an interval : occur time after time

— re·cur·rence noun

re·cur·rent adjective : returning or happening time after time

Synonyms

continual, intermittent, periodic

re·cur·ring adjective : coming or happening again

re·cy·cle verb 1 : to pass again through a cycle of changes or treatment

2 : to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain materials for human use

— re·cy·cla·ble adjective or noun

— recycle noun

1red adjective red·der; red·dest 1 : of the color red

2 : endorsing radical social or political change esp. by force

3 often cap : of or relating to the former U.S.S.R. or its allies

— red·ly adverb

— red·ness noun

2red noun 1 : the color of blood or of the ruby

2 : a revolutionary in politics

3 cap : COMMUNIST

4 : the condition of showing a loss

Synonyms

insurgent, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, revolter, revolutionary—more at REBEL

re·dact verb 1 : to put in writing : FRAME

2 : EDIT

— re·dac·tor noun

re·dac·tion noun 1 : an act or instance of redacting

2 : EDITION

red alga noun : any of a group of reddish usu. marine algae

red blood cell noun : any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood

red·breast noun : ROBIN

red–carpet adjective : marked by ceremonial courtesy

red cedar noun : an American juniper with scalelike leaves and fragrant close-grained red wood; also : its wood

red clover noun : a European clover that has globe-shaped heads of reddish flowers and is widely cultivated for hay and forage

red·coat noun : a British soldier esp. during the Revolutionary War

red·den verb : to make or become red or reddish : BLUSH

Synonyms

bloom, blush, color, crimson, flush, glow—more at BLUSH

red·dish adjective : tinged with red

— red·dish·ness noun

red dwarf noun : a star with lower temperature and less mass than the sun

re·deem verb [ORIGIN: ME redemen, fr. AF rdemer, modif. of L redimere, fr. re-, red- back, again + emere to take, buy]

1 : to recover (property) by discharging an obligation

2 : to ransom, free, or rescue by paying a price

3 : to free from the consequences of sin

4 : to remove the obligation of by payment ; also : to convert into something of value

5 : to make good (a promise) by performing : FULFILL

6 : to atone for

7 : to change for the better

— re·deem·able adjective

Synonyms

[5] answer, comply, fill, fulfill, keep, meet, satisfy—more at FULFILL

[7] reclaim, reform, rehabilitate—more at REFORM

re·deem·er noun : a person who redeems

Synonyms

deliverer, rescuer, savior—more at SAVIOR

re·demp·tion noun : the act of redeeming : the state of being redeemed

— re·demp·tive adjective

— re·demp·to·ry adjective

re·de·ploy verb 1 : to transfer from one area or activity to another

2 : to relocate men or equipment

— re·de·ploy·ment noun

red–eye noun 1 : cheap whiskey

2 : a late night or overnight flight

red·fish noun : any of various reddish marine fishes of the Atlantic including some used for food

red fox noun : a fox with orange-red to reddish brown fur

red giant noun : a very large star with a relatively low surface temperature

red–hand·ed adverb or adjective : in the act of committing a misdeed

red·head noun : a person having red hair

— red·head·ed adjective

red herring noun : a diversion