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3 : frequent or general visiting

4 : a frequently visited place : HAUNT

5 : a place providing recreation esp. to vacationers

Synonyms

[2] expedient, recourse, resource—more at RESOURCE

[4] hangout, haunt, rendezvous—more at HANGOUT

2resort verb 1 : to go often or habitually

2 : to have recourse <~ed to violence>

Synonyms

usually resort to [1] frequent, hang around, hang out, haunt, visit—more at FREQUENT

usually resort to [2] go, refer, turn; also employ, use, utilize; depend (on), rely (on)

re·sound verb 1 : to become filled with sound : REVERBERATE

2 : to sound loudly

Synonyms

echo, reecho, resonate, reverberate, sound—more at REVERBERATE

re·sound·ing adjective 1 : producing or characterized by resonant sound : RESONANT

2 : impressively sonorous <~ name>

3 : uttered with or marked by emphasis : EMPHATIC

— re·sound·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] golden, resonant, ringing, round, sonorous, vibrant—more at RESONANT

[3] aggressive, assertive, dynamic, emphatic, energetic, forceful, strenuous, vehement, vigorous—more at EMPHATIC

re·source noun [ORIGIN: F ressource, fr. OF ressourse relief, resource, fr. resourdre to relieve, lit., to rise again, fr. L resurgere, fr. re- again + surgere to rise]

1 : a source of supply or support — usu. used in pl.

2 plural : available funds

3 : a possibility of relief or recovery

4 : a means of spending leisure time

5 : ability to meet and handle situations

6 : something to which one has recourse in difficulty

— re·source·ful adjective

— re·source·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

resources [2] finances, fund, pocket, wherewithal—more at FUND

[6] expedient, recourse, resort; also hope, opportunity, possibility, relief; makeshift, replacement, stopgap, substitute

1respect noun 1 : relation to something usu. specified : REGARD

2 : high or special regard : ESTEEM

3 plural : an expression of respect or deference

4 : DETAIL, PARTICULAR

— re·spect·ful·ly adverb

— re·spect·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] admiration, appreciation, esteem, estimation, favor, regard—more at ADMIRATION

respects [3] compliment, greetings, regards—more at COMPLIMENT

2respect verb 1 : to consider deserving of high regard : ESTEEM

2 : to refrain from interfering with <~ another's privacy>

3 : to have reference to : CONCERN

— re·spect·er noun

Synonyms

admire, appreciate, esteem, regard—more at ADMIRE

re·spect·able adjective 1 : worthy of respect

2 : decent or correct in conduct

3 : fair in size, quantity, or quality : TOLERABLE

4 : fit to be seen : PRESENTABLE

— re·spect·a·bil·i·ty noun

— re·spect·ably adverb

Synonyms

[1] name, prestigious, reputable, reputed; also honorable, worthy; creditable, good, praiseworthy; celebrated, distinguished, famed, famous, honored, illustrious, notable, prominent, renowned, well-known

Antonyms

disreputable, loose

[2] correct, decent, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, seemly—more at PROPER

[3] acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK, passable, satisfactory, tolerable—more at ADEQUATE

re·spect·ful adjective : marked by or showing respect or deference

Synonyms

deferential, dutiful, regardful; also reverent, reverential, venerating, worshipful; fawning, groveling, obsequious, servile, subservient, sycophantic; civil, courteous, gracious, polite

Antonyms

disrespectful

re·spect·ing preposition : with regard to

Synonyms

about, apropos of, concerning, of, on, regarding, toward—more at ABOUT

re·spec·tive adjective : not shared with another : SEPARATE

Synonyms

different, individual, separate—more at SEPARATE

re·spec·tive·ly adverb 1 : as relating to each

2 : each in the order given

res·pi·ra·tion noun 1 : an act or the process of breathing

2 : the physical and chemical processes (as breathing and oxidation) by which a living thing obtains oxygen and eliminates waste gases (as carbon dioxide)

— re·spi·ra·to·ry adjective

— re·spire verb

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