Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Reel (5)

Reel, n. The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken reel. Shak.

1649

Reëlect

Re′ë‐lect″ (r?′?‐l?kt″), v. t. To elect again; as, to reëlect the former governor.

1650

Reëlection

Re′ë‐lec″tion (–l?k″sh?n), n. Election a second time, or anew; as, the reëlection of a former chief.

1651

Reeler

Reel″er (r?l″?r), n. 1. One who reels.2. (Zoöl.) The grasshopper warbler; — so called from its note.

1652

Reëligible

Re‐ël″i‐gi‐ble (rē‐ĕl″ĭ‐jĭ‐b'l), a. Eligible again; capable of reëlection; as, reëligible to the same office. — Re‐ël′i‐gi‐bil″i‐ty (rē‐ĕl′ĭ‐jĭ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n.

1653

Reem

Reem (rēm), n.(Zoöl.) The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, probably the Urus.☞ In King James's Version it is called unicorn; in the Revised Version, wild ox. Job xxxix. 9.

1654

Reem (2)

Reem, v. t. [Cf. Ream to make a hole in.] (Naut.) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.Reeming iron(Naut.), an iron chisel for reeming the ...

1655

Reëmbark

Re′ëm‐bark″ (r?′?m‐b?rk″), v. t. & i. To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark again.

1656

Reëmbarkation

Re‐ëm′bar‐ka″tion (r?‐?m′b?r‐k?″sh?n), n. A putting, or going, on board a vessel again.

1657

Reëmbody

Re′ëm‐bod″y (r?′?m‐b?d″?), v. t. To embody again.

1658

Reëmbrace

Re′ëm‐brace″ (–br?s″), v. i. To embrace again.

1659

Reëmerge

Re′ë‐merge″ (r?′?‐m?rj″), v. i. To emerge again.

1660

Reëmergence

Re′ë‐mer″gence (–m?r″jens), n. Act of reëmerging.

1661

Reënact

Re′ën‐act″ (r?′?n‐?kt″), v. t. To enact again.

1662

Reënaction

Re′ën‐ac″tion (–?k″sh?n), n. The act of reënacting; the state of being reënacted.

1663

Reënactment

Re′ën‐act″ment (–?kt″ment), n. The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law.

1664

Reëncourage

Re′ën‐cour″age (–k?r″?j;), v. t. To encourage again.

1665

Reëndow

Re′ën‐dow″ (–dou″), v. t. To endow again.

1666

Reënforce

Re′ën‐force″ (–f?rs″), v. t. [Pref. re- + enforce: cf. F. renforcer.] To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reënforce an argument; to reënforce ...

1667

Reënforce (2)

Re′ën‐force″, n. [See Reënforce, v., and cf. Ranforce, Reinforce.] Something which reënforces or strengthens. Specifically: (a) That part of a cannon near the breech which is th...

1668

Reënforced concrete

Reënforced concrete. Concrete having within its mass a system of strengthening iron or steel supports. = Ferro-concrete.

1669

Reënforcement

Re′ën‐force″ment (r?′?n‐f?rs″ment), n. 1. The act of reënforcing, or the state of being reënforced.2. That which reënforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or f...

1670

Reëngage

Re′ën‐gage″ (–g?j), v. t. & i. To engage a second time or again.

1671

Reëngagement

Re′ën‐gage″ment (–ment), n. A renewed or repeated engagement.

1672

Reëngrave

Re′ën‐grave″ (–gr?v″), v. t. To engrave anew.

1673

Reënjoy

Re′ën‐joy″ (–joi″), v. i. To enjoy anew. Pope.

1674

Reënjoyment

Re′ën‐joy″ment (–ment), n. Renewed enjoyment.