5-letter words containing a, e, r
- beard — A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
- bearn — historical region in SW France, in the Pyrenees
- bears — Plural form of bear.
- begar — compulsory labour, usually without payment; slave labour
- beira — a port in E Mozambique: terminus of a transcontinental railway from Lobito, Angola, through the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Pop: 566 000 (2005 est)
- berar — a region of W central India: part of Maharashtra state since 1956; important for cotton growing
- berat — a city in S central Albania.
- beray — to soil, dirty, defile
- berea — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- beria — Lavrenti Pavlovich (laˈvrjentij ˈpavləvitʃ). 1899–1953, Soviet chief of secret police; killed by his associates shortly after Stalin's death
- berra — Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- blare — If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- blear — to make (eyes or sight) dim with or as if with tears; blur
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- braes — an upland area
- brahe — Tycho (ˈtyːço). 1546–1601, Danish astronomer, who designed and constructed instruments that he used to plot accurately the positions of the planets, sun, moon, and stars
- brake — Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
- brame — a fierce passion or vexation
- brane — a hypothetical component of string theory
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- braze — to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
- bread — Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- bream — any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales
- breda — a city in the S Netherlands, in North Brabant province: residence of Charles II of England during his exile. Pop: 164 000 (2003 est)
- caber — A caber is a long, heavy, wooden pole. It is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport called 'tossing the caber'.
- cabre — heraldic term designating an animal rearing
- cader — Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb.
- cadre — A cadre is a small group of people who have been specially chosen, trained, and organized for a particular purpose.
- cager — a basketball player
- caner — a person who regularly indulges in excessive drinking or drug-taking
- caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- cared — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- caren — a female given name.
- carer — A carer is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
- cares — a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.
- caret — a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted
- carew — Thomas. ?1595–?1639, English Cavalier poet
- carex — any sedge of the genus Carex.
- carey — George (Leonard). born 1935, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)
- carie — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carle — Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carme — a nymph who was one of Diana's attendants and mother of Britomaris by Jupiter
- carne — Marcel (marsɛl). 1906–96, French film director. His films include Le Jour se lève (1939), Les Portes de la nuit (1946), and La Bible (1976)
- carse — a riverside area of flat fertile alluvium
- carte — ˈRichard D'Oyly (ˈdɔɪli ) ; doiˈlē) 1844-1901; Eng. producer of Gilbert & Sullivan operas
- carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
- cater — In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
- caver — A caver is someone who goes into underground caves as a sport.
- ceara — a state of NE Brazil: sandy coastal plain, rising to a high plateau. Capital: Fortaleza. Pop: 7 654 535 (2002). Area: 150 630 sq km (58 746 sq miles)