5-letter words containing a, s, r
- orals — Plural form of oral.
- orans — orant.
- orcas — Plural form of orca.
- orsha — a city in NE Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Dnieper River, NE of Minsk.
- oscar — 1829–1907, king of Sweden 1872–1907; king of Norway 1872–1905.
- pairs — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- pards — partner; companion.
- pares — to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
- paris — Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- parks — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- paros — a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parse — parser
- parts — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- pasro — (robotics) PAScal for RObots.
- pears — the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- praos — proa.
- prase — a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prays — to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- presa — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- psora — psoriasis.
- rabes — Plural form of rabe.
- rabis — Alternative spelling of rabiz.
- races — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- racks — Plural form of rack.
- rages — an ancient city of Media, on the site of present-day Tehran, Iran.
- rains — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- rajas — a king or prince in India.
- rakus — a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- rales — an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ramos — Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ramps — ramp3
- ramus — a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- ranks — the people who belong to a group or organization
- rased — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- raser — raze.
- rases — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- rashi — (Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- rasht — a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- rason — a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- raspy — harsh; grating; rasping.
- rasse — a small civet, Viverricula indica, of S and SE Asia
- rasta — Rastafarian (def 1).
- rates — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- rawls — John, 1921–2002, U.S. political philosopher.
- raxes — to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
- reais — real3 (sense 2)
- reams — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rears — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- resat — past and past participle of resit