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The army is revolting against the government.

re • voltnoun [ count, noncount ] The army quickly stopped the revolt.

rev • o • lu • tion АИД / |reva ' lu/n / noun [ count ]

( POLITICS ) a fight by people against their government in order to put a new government in its place

The American Revolution was in the late 18th century.

a big change in the way of doing things the Industrial Revolution

rev • o • lu • tion • ar • y awl

/ |Teva ' lu/n^eri / adjective

( POLITICS ) connected with a political revolution ( 1 )

producing great changes; very new and different

a revolutionary new idea to reduce carbon emissions

rev • o • lu • tion • ize |awl / ^ 'lujn-aiz /

verb ( rev o lu tion • iz • es, rev • o lu tion • iz • ing, rev • o lu • tion • ized )

to change something completely, usually making it better a discovery that could revolutionize the treatment of cancer

re • volve / ri valv / verb ( re • volves , re • volv ing , re volved )

to move around in a circle

The earth revolves around the sun.

re • volv • er / ri 'valvar / noun [ count ]

a type of small gun

re • ward1 / ri ' word / noun

[ count, noncount ] something that someone gives you because you have done something good or worked hard My mom bought me a new cell phone as a reward for working hard in school.

[ count ] money that someone gives you for helping the police, finding something that was lost, etc.

She is offering a $100 reward to anyone who finds her dog.

re • ward 2 / ri word / verb ( re • wards , re • ward ing , re • ward • ed )

to give something to someone because they have done something well or worked hard

His company rewarded him with a bonus at the end of the year.

re • ward • ing / ri ' wordig / adjective

making you feel satisfied or happy because you think it is important or useful

Teaching doesn't pay well, but it's very rewarding.

re • wind / Ti 'waind / verb ( re . winds ,

re • wind • ing, re- wound / |ri' waund / has re • wound )

to make a video or music tape go backward

Rewind the video — I want to see that touchdown again!

re • write / |ri ' rait / verb ( re - writes ,

re - writ ing , re - wrote / |ri' rout / has re - writ - ten

/ | ri ritn / )

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) to write something again in a different or better way to rewrite an essay

rhe • tor • i • cal ques • tion / ritoriki

' kwestfan / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a question that does not expect an answer

rhi • no / ' rainou / noun [ count ] ( plural rhi .nos ) ( informal ) short for rhinoceros

rhi .noc .er .os rhinoceros

/ rai ' nasaras / noun [count]

( plural rhi noc - er - os or rhi -noc er-os - es )

rhom • bus

/ ' rambas / noun [ count ] ( plural rhom - bus - es ) ( MATH ) a flat shape with four sides that are the same length and four angles that are not 90°

a big, wild animal from Africa or Asia, with thick skin and a horn on its nose

rhyme1/ raim / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS )

a word that has the same sound as another word, for example "bell" and "well"

a short piece of writing where the lines end with the same sounds

a children's rhyme

rhyme 2 / raim / verb ( rhymes , rhym - ing , rhymed )

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS )

to have the same sound as another word "Chair"rhymes with "bear."

to have lines that end with the same sounds This poem doesn't rhyme.

rhythm / ' ridam/ noun [ count ]

( MUSIC ) a regular pattern of sounds that come again and again

This music has a good rhythm.

rhythm and blues / ridam an ' bluz /