5-letter words containing c, r
- boric — of or containing boron
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- brach — a bitch hound
- bract — a specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil
- brca1 — either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- brice — Fanny, real name Fannie Borach. 1891–1951, US actress and singer. The film Funny Girl was based on her life
- brick — Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks.
- brics — Brazil, Russia, India, and China: seen collectively as the most important emerging economies with large potential markets
- broca — Paul (pɔl). 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain and did pioneering work in brain surgery
- broch — (in Scotland) a circular dry-stone tower large enough to serve as a fortified home; they date from the Iron Age and are found esp in the north and the islands
- brock — a badger
- bronc — bronco
- bruce — James. 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
- bruch — Max (maks). 1838–1920, German composer, noted chiefly for his three violin concertos
- bryce — Viscount James1838-1922; Eng. jurist, statesman, & historian, born in Ireland
- 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
- caird — a travelling tinker; vagrant
- cairn — A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone.
- cairo — the capital of Egypt, on the Nile: the largest city in Africa and in the Middle East; industrial centre; site of the university and mosque of Al Azhar (founded in 972). Pop: 11 146 000 (2005 est)
- cakra — any of the points of spiritual power located along the body, usually given as six in number. The points are personified by gods and can be released through the proper exercises.
- camra — Campaign for Real Ale
- 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.
- capra — Frank. 1896–1992, US film director born in Italy. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and several propaganda films during World War II
- capri — an island off W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: resort since Roman times. Pop: 12 200 (2002 est). Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- carap — any of several trees of the genus Carapa, all of which yield timber and have seeds which produce oil
- carat — A carat is a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other precious stones. It is equal to 0.2 grams.
- carb- — carbo-
- carbo — carbohydrate
- carbs — carbohydrate.
- carby — Carburetor/carburettor.
- cardi — Alternative spelling of cardie.
- cardo — (zoology) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
- cards — any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
- cardy — Alternative spelling of cardie.
- 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)
- cargo — The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
- caria — an ancient region of SW Asia Minor, on the Aegean Sea: chief cities were Halicarnassus and Cnidus: corresponds to the present-day Turkish districts of S Aydin and W Muğla
- carib — a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles