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Riga
rigadoon
rigamarole
rigatoni
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rigger
rigging
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right
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rift (1)

rift [ rift ]


noun  (plural rifts)
Definition:
 
1. gap or break: a gap or break in something where it has split apart

2. disagreement: a serious disagreement that disrupts good relations

3. geology 
Same as  faultn (sense 6)




transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle rift·ed, present participle rift·ing, 3rd person present singular rifts)
Definition:
 
split apart: to split apart, or make something split apart

[14th century. < N Germanic]
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