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Rider
() A robber.
Riderless
() Having no rider; as, a riderless horse.
Ridge
() The back, or top of the back; a crest.
Ridge
() A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
Ridge
() A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
Ridge
() The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
Ridge
() The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
Ridged
() of Ridge
Ridging
() of Ridge
Ridge
() To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
Ridge
() To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
Ridge
() To wrinkle.
Ridgeband
() The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also ridgerope, and ridger.
Ridgebone
() The backbone.
Ridgel
() Same as Ridgelling.
Ridgelet
() A little ridge.
Ridgeling
() A half-castrated male animal.
Ridgepiece
() Alt. of Ridgeplate
Ridgeplate
() See Ridgepole.
Ridgepole
() The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.
Ridgerope
() See Life line (a), under Life.
Ridgingly
() So as to form ridges.
Ridgy
() Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge.
Ridicle
() Ridicule.
Ridicule
() An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.
Ridicule
() Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision.
Ridicule
() Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
Ridiculed
() of Ridicule
Ridiculing
() of Ridicule
Ridicule
() To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting.
Ridicule
() Ridiculous.
Ridiculer
() One who ridicules.
Ridiculize
() To make ridiculous; to ridicule.
Ridiculosity
() The quality or state of being ridiculous; ridiculousness; also, something ridiculous.
Ridiculous
() Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.
Ridiculous
() Involving or expressing ridicule.
Riding
() One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West, Riding.
Riding
() Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk.
Riding
() Used for riding on; as, a riding horse.
Riding
() Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to riding; as, a riding whip; a riding habit; a riding day.
Riding
() The act or state of one who rides.
Riding
() A festival procession.
Riding
() Same as Ride, n., 3.
Riding
() A district in charge of an excise officer.
Ridotto
() A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves.
Ridotto
() To hold ridottos.
Rie
() See Rye.
Rief
() Robbery.
Rietboc
() The reedbuck, a South African antelope (Cervicapra arundinacea); -- so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also inghalla, and rietbok.
Rife
() Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.