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[ noncount ] ( abbreviation R & B )

( MUSIC ) a type of popular music that has a strong beat. It is a mixture of two different styles of music (called blues and jazz ).

rib / rib / noun [ count ]

one of the bones around your chest —Look at the picture at skeleton .

a piece of meat with one or more bones from the ribs of a cow or a pig

barbecued ribs

rib • bon / ' riban/ noun [ count ]

a long, thin piece of material for tying things or making something look pretty

She wore a pink ribbon in her hair.

a piece of ribbon that is given as a prize in a competition Carol's apple pie won a blue ribbon (= first prize ) at the county fair.

rib cage / ' rib keid3 / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY ) the structure of curved bones (called ribs ) around your chest

rice Ф / l-ais / noun [ noncount ]

short, thin, white or brown grain from a plant that grows on

wet land in hot countries. We cook and eat rice

Would you like rice or potatoes with your chicken?

rich Ф / ritj / adjective ( rich . er , "ich est )

having a lot of money a rich family

It's a favorite resort for the rich (= people who are rich ) and famous.

—ANTONYM poor

containing a lot of something Oranges are rich in vitamin C.

Food that is rich has a lot of fat or sugar in it and makes you feel full quickly

a rich chocolate cake

rid Ф / rid / adjective

get rid of someone or something

to make yourself free of someone or something that you do not want

This dog is following me — I can't get rid of it. I got rid of my old coat and bought a new one.

rid • den

form of ride 1

rid • dle / ' ridi/ noun [ count ]

a difficult question that has a funny answer

Here's a riddle: What has four legs but can't walk? The

answer is a chair!

ride w / raid / verb ( -ides , rid ing , ode

/ roud / has rid . den / ' ridn / )

to sit on a horse or bicycle and control it as it moves I'm learning how to ride (= a horse ) .

Don't ride your bike on the grass!

to travel in a car, bus, or train

He's too young to ride in the front seat.

ride 2 Ф / raid / noun [ count ]

a trip on a horse or bicycle, or in a car, bus, or train We went for a bike ride.

Can I have a ride home after class tonight?

a large machine that people ride on for fun

I can't wait to go on the rides at the school fair.

rid • er / ' raidar / noun [ count ]

a person who rides a horse or bicycle

ridge / nd₃ / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a long, thin part of something that is higher than the rest, for example along the top of hills or mountains

We walked along the ridge looking down at the valley below.

ri • dic • u • lous / ri ' dikyalas / adjective so silly that it makes people laugh I look ridiculous in this hat. ► ri • dic • u • lous • ly / ri dikyabsli / adverb It's ridiculously expensive.

rid • ing / ' raidig / noun [ noncount ] the sport of riding a horse —SYNONYM horseback riding

ri • fle / ' raifl/ noun [ count ]

a long gun that you hold against your shoulder to shoot with

right 1 Ф / rait / adjective

correct or true

That's not the right answer.

"Are you Mr. Johnson?" "Yes, that's right."

—ANTONYM wrong

best

Is she the right person for the job? —ANTONYM wrong

good; fair or what the law allows

It's not right to leave young children alone in the house.

—ANTONYM wrong

on or of the side of the body that faces east when a person faces north

Most people write with their right hand. —ANTONYM left

right 2 Ф / rait / adverb

exactly

He was sitting right next to me.

correctly

Have I spelled your name right? —ANTONYM wrong

all the way; completely

Go right to the end of the road.

to the right side