radiatore (see Pasta List)
rag-rolling
rainwater
raison d’être
ranch
rangeland
range top (n)
range-top (adj)
ravel
RDA (U.S. RDA) Recommended Daily Allowance
readymade
ready-made (adj)
Realtor (trademarked)
rear end
record keeping
re-create (v)
recreate (v) (having fun)
re-curve
recut (v)
redo (n or v)
Red Plaid
Red Plaid Cookbook
redwork
refit
refrigerator drawers (not refrigerated)
rehem (v)
remake
re-mark (v)
remodel (acceptable as v or n)
remodeler
remodeling (adj)
repin (v)
repoussé
resew (v)
restitch (v)
résumé
rhubarb
ribbon-weave
ribeye
rickrack
ridgecap
ridgeline
riftsawn
rigatoni (see Pasta List)
right side out
ringshank nails
riverbed
rockabye
rock ’n’ roll
rococo
roll line
roll out (v)
roll-out (n, adj)
rollover
rolltop
roll-up (n, adj)
roma (be consistent; don’t use plum and roma for the same tomato)
romaine
Roman shades
roofline
root ball
root-bound (adj)
root-prune (v)
root rot
rosé (wine)
rosebush
rosemary
rotini (see Pasta List)
rotisserie chicken (not deli-roasted chicken) added 7/20/22
rototill
rough-hewn
rough-sawn
roundhead
round-trip (n, adj)
roundup (n)
rowhouse
RSVP
rub-on
rug hooking (n, adj)
rug-hooking (v)
run down (v)
run-down (adj)
rundown (n)
running stitch
running-stitch (v)
ruote (see Pasta List)
R-value
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