Upon waking, a woman said to her husband, "I just dreamt that you gave me a necklace of pearls. What do you think it means?"
The man smiled and kissed his wife. "Youll know tonight," he softly whispered.
That evening, the man came home with a small package which he gave to his wife. She jumped up and embraced him, and then settled on the couch to slowly and delicately unwrap the package.
It contained a book entitled, "The Meaning of Dreams".
- enrapture. ravishment n. [latin: related to *rape1]
READER
n. - person who reads.
- book intended to give reading practice, esp. In a foreign language.
- device for producing an image that can be read from microfilm etc.
- (also reader) university lecturer of the highest grade below professor.
- publisher's employee who reports on submitted manuscripts.
- printer's proof-corrector.
- person appointed to read aloud, esp. In church.
REALLY
adv. - in reality.
- very (really useful).
- indeed, i assure you.
- expression of mild protest or surprise.
REALTY
n. Real estate.
REAPER
n. - person who reaps.
- reaping machine.
- (the reaper or grim reaper) death personified.
REASON
—n. - motive, cause, or justification.
- fact adduced or serving as this.
- intellectual faculty by which conclusions are drawn from premisses.
- sanity (lost his reason).
- sense; sensible conduct; what is right, practical, or practicable; moderation. —v. - form or try to reach conclusions by connected thought.
- (foll. By with) use argument with (a person) by way of persuasion.
- (foll. By that) conclude or assert in argument.
- (foll. By into, out of) persuade or move by argument.
- (foll. By out) think out (consequences etc.).
- (often as reasoned adj.) Express in a logical way.
- embody reason in (an amendment etc.). by reason of owing to. In (or within) reason within the bounds of moderation. With reason justifiably. [latin ratio]
REBATE
n. - partial refund.
- deduction from a sum to be paid; discount. [french rabattre: related to *re-, *abate]
- n. & v. (-ting) = *rabbet.
REBIND
v. (past and past part. Rebound) bind (esp. A book) again or differently.
REBOOT
v. (often absol.) Computing boot up (a system) again.
REBUFF
—n. - rejection of one who makes advances, proffers help, shows interest, makes a request, etc.
- snub. —v. Give a rebuff to. [french from italian]
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