Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ras"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ras \Ras\, n.
See 2d {Reis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reis \Reis\ (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]
A common title in the East for a person in authority,
especially the captain of a ship. [Written also {rais} and
{ras}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
RAS
n : the network in the reticular formation that serves an
alerting or arousal function [syn: {reticular activating
system}, {RAS}]
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