Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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recipe
recipes noun
instructions that tell you
how to make and cook food,
or how to make a drink.

recipe book
N say res-uh-pee

recite
recites reciting recited verb
to say aloud something that
you have learned by heart.

reckon
reckons reckoning reckoned
verb

1 to suppose or
think something.
What do you reckon that is?
2 to work out the amount
of something.
N say rek-un

recognize
recognizes recognizing
recognized verb

to see someone or something
and know who they are or
what it is.

He recognized his friend’s bike
because of the red bags.
recognition noun

record

records noun

1 a round plastic disc with tiny

grooves in the surface, on

which sounds are recorded.

2 information that is written

or printed.

She kept

a record

of the day’s events in her diary.

3 the fastest or best

performance in an activity

or sport.

They tried to beat the record

for the number of people who

can stand on a chair.

N say rek-urd

recorder

recorders noun

a small wooden or plastic wind

instrument that you blow into.

The air is forced out through

holes, which you cover with

your fingers to make

different sounds.

recover

recovers recovering recovered

verb

1 to get better after being ill.

2 to get something back.

He recovered his hat from

the lake.

recreation

noun

the things we like to do in our

spare time, such as playing

sports and having hobbies.

recruit

recruits noun

a new member of

an organization or group.

N say ree-kroote

rectangle

rectangles noun

a flat four-sided shape with

four right angles in its corners

(see shape on page 182).

recycle

recycles recycling recycled verb

to use things again, often

by turning garbage into

new products. Glass,

plastics, paper, and

metal can all

be recycled.

materials for recycling

red

noun

a color.

reduce

reduces reducing reduced verb

to make something smaller

in size or amount.

The store reduced the price

of hats by half.

N say re-doos

reduction noun

reed

reeds noun

a tall plant

with a long, stiff,

straight stem that

grows in wet areas.

Reeds are used

to make house

roofs and paper.

reef

reefs noun

a raised, narrow ridge

of rock, sand, or coral, just

above or below the surface

of the sea.

coral reef

referee

referees noun

someone who watches over

a game or contest to see that

people play by the rules.

reference

adjective

providing information.

The reference book was

full of interesting facts.

reference noun

refinery

refineries noun

a large factory where natural

substances are processed into

other products. Oil is made

into gasoline at a refinery.

oil refinery

refinery

commonreed

record
records recording recorded verb

1 to store sounds or pictures,
on tape, film, record, compact
disc (CD), or digital versatile/
video disc (DVD).
2 to write down information
on paper.
N say ree-kord Recording a song.