RIFTING
RIFT'ING, participle present tense splitting; cleaving; bursting.
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RIG
RIG, noun A ridge, which see.RIG, verb transitive1. to dress; to put on; when applied to persons, not elegant, but rather a ludicrous word, to express the putting on of a gay, f...
RIGADOON
RIGADOON', noun a gay brisk dance performed by one couple, and said to have been borrowed from Provdence in France.
RIGATION
RIGA'TION, noun [Latin rigatio, from rigo, Gr. See Rain.]The act of watering; but irrigation is generally used.
RIGGED
RIG'GED, participle passive Dressed; furnished with shrouds, stays, etc. as a ship.
RIGGER
RIG'GER, noun One that rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
RIGGING
RIG'GING, participle present tense Dressing; fitting with shrouds, braces, etc.RIG'GING, noun Dress; tackle; particularly, the ropes which support the masts, extend and contract...
RIGGISH
RIG'GISH, adjective Wanton; lewd. [Not in use.]
RIGGLE
RIG'GLE, verb intransitive To move one way and the other. [See Wriggle.]
RIGHT
RIGHT, adjective rite. [Latin rectus, from the root of rego, properly to strain or stretch, whence straight.]Properly; strained; stretched to straightness; hence,1. Straight. A ...
RIGHT-HAND
RIGHT-HAND, noun The hand opposite to the left, usually the strongest, most convenient or dextrous hand, and hence its name in other languages, as well as in our.
RIGHTED
RIGHTED, participle passive Relieved from injustice; set upright.
RIGHTEN
RIGHTEN, verb transitive To do justice to. obsolete
RIGHTEOUS
RIGHTEOUS, adjective ri'chus.1. Just; accordant to the divine law. Applied to persons, it denotes one who is holy in heart, and observant of the divine commands in practice; as ...
RIGHTEOUSLY
RIGHTEOUSLY, adverb ri'chusly. Justly; in accordance with the laws of justice; equitably; as a criminal righteously condemned.Thou shalt judge the people righteously Psalms 67:4.
RIGHTEOUSNESS
RIGHTEOUSNESS, noun ri'chusness.1. Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law. righteousness as used in Scripture and theology, in whi...
RIGHTER
RIGHTER, noun One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.
RIGHTFUL
RIGHTFUL, adjective1. Having the right or just claim according to established laws; as the rightful heir to a throne or an estate.2. Being by right, or by just claim; as a right...
RIGHTFULLY
RIGHTFULLY, adverb According to right, law or justice; as a title rightfully vested.
RIGHTFULNESS
RIGHTFULNESS, noun1. Justice; accordance with the rules of right; as the rightfulness of a claim to lands or tenements.2. Moral rectitude.But still although we fail of perfect r...
RIGHTING
RIGHTING, participle passive Doing justice; to; setting upright.
RIGHTLY
RIGHTLY, adverb1. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; as duty rightly performed.2. Properly; fitly; suitably; as a person rightly named.3. Acc...
RIGHTNESS
RIGHTNESS, noun1. Correctness; conformity to truth or to the divine will, which is the standard of moral rectitude. It is important that a man should have such persuasion of the...
RIGID
RIG'ID, adjective [Gr. to be stiff; Latin frigeo, frigidus; Heb. to be still, to be stiff.]1. Stiff; not pliant; not easily bent. It is applied to bodies or substances that are ...
RIGIDITY
RIGID'ITY, noun [Latin rigiditas.]1. Stiffness; want of pliability; the quality of not being easily bent.2. A brittle hardness, as opposed to ductibility, malleability and softn...
RIGIDLY
RIG'IDLY, adverb1. Stuffy; unpliantly.2. Severely; strictly; exactly; without laxity, indulgence or abatement; as, to judge rigidly; to criticize rigidly; to execute a law rigidly
RIGIDNESS
RIG'IDNESS, noun1. Stiffness of a body; the quality of not being easily bent; as the rigidness of a limb or of flesh.2. Severity of temper; strictness in opinion or practice; bu...