| Russian roulette | a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger |
Russian bank
crapette | solitaire with two players using separate packs |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
| Russian Revolution February Revolution | the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March |
| Russian Revolution October Revolution | the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in |
borzoi
Russian wolfhound | tall fast-moving dog breed |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
| Russian | the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia |
Belarusian
Byelorussian
White Russian | the Slavic language spoken in Belarus |
Russian dressing
Russian mayonnaise | mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup, sometimes with caviar added |
| White Russian | a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
| Russian Orthodox Church | an independent church with its own Patriarch, until it was the established church or Russia |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
| Russian agency | an administrative agency of the Russian government |
Moscow
capital of the Russian Federation
Russian capital | a city of central European Russia, formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia, since the capital of the Russian Federation |
| Russia Russian Federation | a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia, formerly Soviet Russia, since an independent state |
Soviet Russia
Russia Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic | formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia |
| Russian River | a river in northern California |
Byelorussian
Belorussian
White Russian | a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia |
| Russian | a native or inhabitant of Russia |
| Great Russian | a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia, used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into Russia |
| anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite
Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual
lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
Russian thistle
Russian tumbleweed
Russian cactus
tumbleweed Salsola kali tenuifolia | prickly bushy Eurasian plant, a troublesome weed in central and western United States |
Russian dandelion
kok-saghyz
kok-sagyz
Taraxacum kok-saghyz | perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content |
Russian olive
silver berry Elaeagnus augustifolia | deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales, sometimes spiny |
silver lace vine
China fleece vine
Russian vine
Polygonum aubertii | twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers, western China to Russia |
Russian almond
dwarf Russian almond
Prunus tenella | Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers |
| anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
| Russian monetary unit | monetary unit in Russia |
racist
antiblack
anti-Semite(a) | discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion |
| Russian-speaking | able to communicate in Russian |
anti-intellectual
philistine | smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values |
| anti | not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) |