5-letter words containing a, r
- areas — Plural form of area.
- areca — any of various tall palms of the genus Areca, which are native to SE Asia and have white flowers and orange or red egg-shaped nuts
- areet — (Northern England) eye dialect of all right.
- arefy — to dry
- areic — relating to division by area
- arena — An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
- arene — an aromatic hydrocarbon
- arent — A kind of anthropogenic soil, with deep mixing due to ploughing, digging, etc.
- arepa — a Colombian cornmeal cake
- arere — backwards
- arete — sharp ridge separating two glacial valleys
- arexx — (language) REXX for the Amiga.
- argal — argol
- argan — a thorny evergreen tree, Argania spinosa, native to SW Morocco, the plum-sized fruit of which contains a nut that yields an oil valued for cooking
- argie — a term used to refer to an Argentine.
- argil — clay, esp potters' clay
- argle — to argue or dispute (about)
- argol — crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats
- argon — Argon is an inert gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere. It is used in electric lights.
- argos — an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc. Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)
- argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
- argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- argun — a river in NE Asia, forming part of the boundary between the Russian Federation and China. About 450 miles (725 km) long.
- argus — any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m
- arhat — a Buddhist, esp a monk who has achieved enlightenment and at death passes to nirvana
- arhus — a city and port in Denmark, in E Jutland. Pop: 228 547 (2004 est)
- arian — of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism
- arias — a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.
- ariba — Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
- arica — a port in extreme N Chile: awarded to Chile in 1929 after the lengthy Tacna-Arica dispute with Peru; outlet for Bolivian and Peruvian trade. Pop: 180 000 (2005 est)
- ariel — an Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica (or dama)
- aries — Aries is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a ram. People who are born approximately between 21st March and 19th April come under this sign.
- ariki — the first-born male or female in a notable family; chief
- arils — Plural form of aril.
- arion — flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ariot — riotously
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- arist — (obsolete) A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.
- arity — (programming) The number of arguments a function or operator takes. In some languages functions may have variable arity which sometimes means their last or only argument is actually a list of arguments.
- arius — ?250–336 ad, Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of Arianism
- ariz. — Arizona
- arkie — a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- arlen — Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arles — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 53 058 (2006)
- arlon — a town in SE Belgium, capital of Luxembourg province. Pop: 25 766 (2004 est)
- armco — a metal safety barrier erected at the side of motor-racing circuits, esp on corners
- armed — Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
- armer — a person who arms
- armet — a close-fitting medieval visored helmet with a neck guard
- armie — Obsolete spelling of army.