(US, 1980s, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.
American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.
Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
nerd
nerd
noun
(informal, sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
(slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media. [from 1980s]
nord
nrdc
nurd
nurd
noun
(dated) Alternative spelling of nerd
ordn
rand
rand
noun
(basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
(dialect) A border, edge or rim.
(obsolete, now dialect) A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
(obsolete, now dialect) The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
verb
(obsolete) To rant; to storm.
rend
rend
noun
A violent separation of parts.
verb
(intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
(transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
(transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst
rind
rind
noun
(figuratively, uncountable, rare, usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
tree bark
verb
(transitive) To remove the rind from.
rond
rond
noun
(Norfolk) A bank of a river or a canal.
rynd
rynd
noun
A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.