Words Starting R & Ending IS

• The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.

• An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.

• The central shaft of a feather.

• The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.

• axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

• spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

• A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.

• (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men.