Riff-raff, n.
- 1. Refuse, sweepings.
- 2. Rabble, populace, the masses, dregs of the people, swinish multitude, scum of society, lowest class
of people, ignoble vulgar, lower classes, rough-scuff, canaille.
Rifle, v. a.
- 1. Seize, snatch away, carry off.
- 2. Rob, pillage, plunder, strip, despoil, fleece.
Rifler, n. Robber, pillager, plunderer, despoiler.
Rift, n. Cleft, fissure, crack, rent, breach, fracture, break, gap, opening, chink, crevice, cranny, reft.
Rift, v. a. Burst open, cleave, rive, split.
Rift, v. n. Split, burst open.
Rig, v. a.
- 1. Dress (particularly in a fanciful manner), clothe, accoutre, put on.
- 2. Furnish with gear, fit with tackling.
Rig, n.
- 1. Dress (odd or fanciful).
- 2. Sportive trick, frolic.
Rigging, n. Tackle, gear, ropes of a ship.
Right, a.
- 1. Straight, direct, rectilinear, not crooked.
- 2. Upright, erect, not oblique, perpendicular.
- 3. Just, lawful, equitable, fair, rightful, honest, in accordance with duty, unswerving, upright.
- 4. Fit, suitable, seemly, proper, becoming, appropriate, as it should be, comme il faut.