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Ransacking

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rummageverb(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
diggingnounThe action performed by a person or thing that digs.

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diggingnounThe action performed by a person or thing that digs.
rummageverb(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
raidingnounThe act of carrying out a raid.
razzianounA plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
rummagingverbThe act of one who rummages.
racknounA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
razziahnounAlternative form of razzia. [A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.]
rucknounA throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
rackernounA horse that has a racking gait.
ram-raidernounAlternative form of ramraider. [A thief who operates by ramraiding.]
raptornounA bird of prey.
ramraidernounA thief who operates by ramraiding.
rangingverbA back-and-forth movement.
ravennoun(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
ramraidingnounBreaking into premises, for the purpose of robbery, by ramming a heavy vehicle through a window or wall.
rortnoun(Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.
ram raidernounAlternative form of ramraider. [A thief who operates by ramraiding.]
rusticationnoun(uncountable) Residence in the country.
ratcatchingnounThe catching of rats, especially to rid a place of vermin.
rack-renternoun(chiefly historical) One who is subjected to paying rack rent.

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