Rice Kris·pies /,rais 'krispiz/ trademark a type of breakfast CEREAL made from rice. Advertisements for Rice Krispies use the phrase 'Snap, Crackle, Pop' because this is supposed to describe the noise the cereal makes when you pour milk on it.
'rice, paddy n a PADDY
'rice, paper n [U] 1 a thin paper made especially in China and used by ARTISTS there 2 a special form of this that can be eaten, and is used in cooking, especially on the bottom of certain BISCUITS, to stop them sticking to the tin while they cook
rice 'pudding n [U] a sweet dish made of rice, milk, and sugar which is cooked for a long time in an OVEN. In Britain it is considered to be TRADITIONAL British food, but is not very common now.
rich /rɪtʃ/ adj 1 [also n, (the) P] wealthy; possessing a lot of money or other valuable goods or property: a rich banker | Times are hard for rich and poor alike. | The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 2 [F+in] also -rich — possessing or containing a lot of the stated thing: Sardines are rich in oil. 3 expensive, valuable, and beautiful: The walls were hung with rich silks. 4 (of food) containing a lot of cream, sugar, eggs etc: a very rich Christmas cake 5 (of land) good for growing plants in; FERTILE: rich soil | (fig.) This subject offers a rich field for advanced study. 6 (of a sound or colour) deep, strong, and beautiful: the rich notes of the church organ | a rich dark red 7 [F] infml amusing but often rather annoying: 'They've made John the captain.' 'That's rich! Even I can play football better than him!' → opposite POOR 8 for richer for poorer quote part of the Christian marriage service, in which the people getting married promise to love each other whether they are rich or poor → see also MARRIAGE ~~ness n [U] the richness of the soil/food
Rich-ard, Cliff /'rɪtʃədli-ard/ (1940-) a British POP singer, officially called Sir Cliff Richard, who first became popular in the 1950s, and has been a popular entertainer ever since. His early songs, which he performed with his group The Shadows, include Living Doll (1959) and The Young Ones (1962). He is known for being a Christian, and for not having sex, and he is now mostly popular with older people.
Richard and Ju·dy /,ritfəd ənd 'dʒu:dill-tʃərd-/ two British television PRESENTERS Richard Madeley (1956-) and Judy Finnigan (1948-) who are married to each other, and who present their own television programmes which consist of short pieces of news, INTERVIEWS with famous people, and PHONE-INS
Richard I, King /,ritʃəd ðə 'fɜːrst-erd ðə 'fɜːrst/ (1157–99) the king of England from 1189 until his death. During his period as king, he was almost never in England, because he spent a lot of time fighting in the CRUSADES and in France. He was a popular king and regarded as very brave, and for this reason he is often called Richard the Lionheart or Richard Coeur de Lion.
Richard II, King /,rɪtʃəd ðə 'sekəndl-ərd-/ (1367–1400) the king of England from 1377 to 1399. He became very unpopular by ordering many of his opponents to be killed, and he was removed from power by his COUSIN, who then became King Henry IV. Richard was put in prison in 1399, and died or was murdered the next year. These events are described in Shakespeare's play Richard II.
Richard III, King /,ritʃəd ðə 'θɜːdll-ərd ðə 'θɜːrd/ (1452–85) the king of England from 1483 until his death. When his brother, King Edward IV, died in 1483, Richard had the job of taking care of Edward's sons, who were still boys. But he put the boys in prison in the Tower of London (the Princes in the Tower). They disappeared and he took the position of king for himself. He was later killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. In Shakespeare's play Richard III, Richard is shown as a cruel and ugly man, and as a HUNCHBACK (=person with a large raised part on their back), but some writers now believe that he was in fact an effective king and a brave military leader, who was not responsible for the deaths of the princes. The play contains the famous line: 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!' which Richard says when he loses his horse in battle. → see Feature on page A27
Richards, Viv /viv/ (1952-) an Antiguan CRICKETER, who played for the West Indies from 1975 to 1992 and is regarded as one of the great batsmen (BATSMAN) in the game. He is now Sir Viv Richards.
Richardson, Samuel /ritʃədsnəl-ard-, 'sæmjual (1689–1761) an English writer who influenced the development of the modern novel with his novels Pamela and Clarissa, which are written in the form of letters
Rich-ard-son, Sir Ralph /raelf/ (1902-83) a British acto who appeared in many plays, and also appeared in film such as Our Man in Havana (1959) and Long Day's Journal into Night (1962).
Riche·lieu, Cardinal /'riːʃlɪʒːl'riːʃəlʊ/ (1585–1642)
French CARDINAL (=a Roman Catholic priest of the highest rank) who was also the chief minister of France and had
lot of influence with King Louis XIII. He is known especially for destroying the political power of the HUGUENOTS, and thought of as a typical example of someone who uses his influence with a ruler to achieve great power.
rich·es /'rɪtʃz/ n [P] especially lit wealth: His success h
brought him vast riches.
richly /ˈrɪtʃli/ adv 1 splendidly; in a large quantity: The queen's dress was richly decorated with jewels. 2 fully: They got the punishment they so richly deserved.
Rich·mond /ˈrɪtʃmənd/ 1 the capital city of the state
Virginia, in the eastern US, known for its tobacco industry.
was also the capital of the CONFEDERACY during the American Civil War. 2 a COUNTY of New York City which included STATEN ISLAND 3 a MARKET TOWN in North Yorkshire, England 4 RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES
Richmond-upon-Thames also Richmond an area southwest London that includes KEW GARDENS, HAMPTO COURT, and Richmond Park, a very large park
Rich 'Tea trademark a type of plain sweet BISCUIT made by the British company McVities
Rich-ter scale, the /'rɪktəˌskeɪl, 'rɪx-‖-tər-/ the scale used to measure the strength of an EARTHQUAKE. It goes from 1 to 10, but each point on the scale represents ten times more power than the previous point so, for example, an earthquake that measures 6 points is ten times stronger than one. The measures 5 points: Sixty-three people died in the earthquake which measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.
Richt-ho-fen, Baron von /'rɪkthəʊfən, 'rɪxt- 'bær vɒn|-vɑːn/ (1892–1918) a German aircraft pilot known as t Red Baron, who commanded a group of fighter planes World War I known as Richthofen's Flying Circus. He sh down 80 aircraft during the war, which was more than a other pilot, before being killed.
ri·cin /'raɪsɪn/ n [U] a deadly poison, which has been used TERRORISTS
rick¹ /rɪk/ n a large pile of wheat stems or dried grass th
stands out in the open air until it is needed: a hay rick
Rick² v [T]'especially BrE to twist (a joint or part of the body slightly; I've ricked my back/my ankle.
rick·ets /'rɪkˈts/ n [U] a children's disease caused by lack the VITAMIN D provided by sunshine, butter, fresh milk e which makes the bones become soft and bent
rick·ety /'rɪkʒti/ adj infml weakly joined and likely to bre
unsteady: rickety old stairs | a rickety chair
rick·shaw /'rɪkʃɔː/ n a small two-wheeled vehicle used parts of East Asia for carrying one or two passengers a powered by a man either pulling or cycling
rico·chet¹ /'riːkəfeɪ/ n 1 a sudden sharp change in direction of a moving object such as a stone or bullet whi it hits a surface at an angle 2 a) an object to which this happened: She was wounded by a ricochet, not by a dir hit. b) the sound made by a ricochet
ricochet² v -cheted /ʃeɪd/ or -chetted /ʃetʃd/ [1(off)]
change direction in a ricochet: The bullet ricocheted off
metal girder.
ri·cot·ta /ri'kɒtəl-'kɔː-/ n [U] a type of Italian cheese ma from sheep's milk, and often used in PASTA dishes, especia with SPINACH
rid /rid/ v rid or ridded, rid, present participle ridding
rid sbdy./sthg. of sthg. phr v [T] 1 to make (especially place) free of (something harmful or unwanted): One day will manage to rid the world of this terrible disease. | You'm rid yourself of these old-fashioned ideas. | He's gone, and glad to be rid of him. 2 get rid of a) to free oneself from (something unwanted): I've tried all sorts of medicines to