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  • English Word Rare Definition Thinly scattered; dispersed.
  • English Word Rare Definition Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
  • English Word Rarebit Definition A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit.
  • English Word Raree-show Definition A show carried about in a box; a peep show.
  • English Word Rarefaction Definition The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.
  • English Word Rarefiable Definition Capable of being rarefied.
  • English Word Rarefied Definition of Rarefy
  • English Word Rarefy Definition To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.
  • English Word Rarefy Definition To become less dense; to become thin and porous.
  • English Word Rarefying Definition of Rarefy
  • English Word Rarely Definition In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.
  • English Word Rarely Definition Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2.
  • English Word Rareness Definition The state or quality of being rare.
  • English Word Rareripe Definition Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.
  • English Word Rareripe Definition An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach.
  • English Word Rarification Definition See Rarefaction.
  • English Word Rarities Definition of Rarity
  • English Word Rarity Definition The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.
  • English Word Rarity Definition That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for its scarcity.
  • English Word Ras Definition See 2d Reis.
  • English Word Rasante Definition Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them.
  • English Word Rascal Definition One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer.
  • English Word Rascal Definition A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.
  • English Word Rascal Definition Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base.
  • English Word Rascaldom Definition State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, collectively.
  • English Word Rascaless Definition A female rascal.
  • English Word Rascalities Definition of Rascality
  • English Word Rascality Definition The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.
  • English Word Rascality Definition The poorer and lower classes of people.
  • English Word Rascallion Definition A low, mean wretch.