Index of English words, starting with "re"

(1) - Relic (n.) Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
(2) - Relic (n.) The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body.
(3) - Relic (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.

(1) - Relict (n.) A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.

(1) - Reliction (n.) A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession.

(1) - Relief (n.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
(2) - Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
(3) - Relief (n.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.
(4) - Relief (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.
(5) - Relief (n.) A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.
(6) - Relief (n.) That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
(7) - Relief (n.) Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry.
(8) - Relief (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.