6-letter words containing a, s, r
- rosita — a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rostra — a plural of rostrum.
- rosula — a rosette
- roszak — Theodore, 1907–81, U.S. sculptor, born in Poland.
- rugosa — any of various shrubs descended from a particular wild rose, Rosa rugosa
- russia — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- s star — a relatively cool red giant having a surface temperature of about 2500 K and an absorption spectrum with strong lines of zirconium oxide.
- s.afr. — South Africa(n)
- sabora — one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- sacker — a person who sacks; plunderer; pillager.
- sacral — of or relating to the sacrum.
- sacred — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacro- — sacrum, sacrum and
- sacrum — a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- sadder — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- saeter — an upland pasture or meadow
- safari — a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- safrol — an oily liquid obtained from sassafras
- saggar — a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
- sagger — a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
- sahara — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- sailer — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
- sailor — a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- salary — a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- salter — a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- salver — a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- salvor — a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- samara — a port in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sambar — a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- sambre — a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- samlor — a three-wheeled motor vehicle in Thailand
- sander — a male given name, form of Alexander.
- sandor — György [jawr-jee] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1911–2005, U.S. pianist, born in Hungary.
- sandra — a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- sandro — a male given name.
- sangar — a breastwork of stone or sods
- sanger — Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sanpro — sanitary-protection products, collectively
- sansar — an icy Iranian wind
- santer — Jacques. born 1937, Luxembourg politician: prime minister of Luxembourg (1984–95); president of the European Commission (1995–99)
- santir — a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- santur — a Persian or Arabian dulcimer
- sanzar — South African, New Zealand, and Australian Rugby: an agreement between the rugby unions of these nations under which various competitions are held
- sapour — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sapper — a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- sapro- — indicating dead or decaying matter
- sarape — serape.
- sarco- — indicating flesh
- sardar — (in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- sardel — a precious stone