rex (“king”) or regina (“queen”); the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name
the Crown, the government of a monarchy (abbreviating rex (“king”) or regina (“queen”))
rook
Thursday
Republican
ring
runs, the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player
radius
The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
In the context of the documentary hypothesis, the Redactor(s) who compiled and edited the Torah.
right (as opposed to left)
reverse
restricted
The hoopoe.
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop.
A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
The game of basketball.
The rim part of a basketball net.
A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
A jockey.
A hoop earring.
An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.
A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
To bind or fasten using a hoop.
To clasp; to encircle; to surround.