Browsing page 17 of "R" words

adjective

• acting true to one's self.

  You'll know when all the peeps here are being real when you see what they're up to.

  • See more words with the same meaning: real, genuine.

  Last edited on Jun 11 2014. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.

• the majority of.

                                                                                                                                           
  
  Citation from Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 10 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 10 2015.

adverb

• "really".

  He's real good at billiards.

  • See more words with the same meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2019.

noun - uncountable

• any limited resource measured in units of area. For example, the area available for components on the surface of an integrated circuit, the amount of floorspace in an equipment room, and the amount of space on a computer desktop.

  The ads are taking up too much real estate on the home page.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

noun - uncountable

• outside college.

  He did really well in college, but I don't think he's going to make it in real life.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• in the physical world - i.e. off of the Internet.

  I haven't actually met him in real life.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 09 2011.