5-letter words containing i, m, r
- marti — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- mauri — (NZ) life force, according to Maori beliefs.
- mbari — (Nigeria, West Africa) A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities, made by the Igbo tribe.
- mbira — a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- meier — Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- merci — (French, colloquial) thank you.
- meril — a counter used in the game of merils
- merin — Mirim.
- merit — claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- micra — a plural of micron.
- micro — microprocessor
- miler — a participant in a one-mile race.
- mimer — Someone who mimes during a performance of a song.
- mimir — a giant who guarded the well of wisdom near the roots of Yggdrasil
- minar — a tower or turret in southern or eastern Asia
- miner — Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- miraj — Muhammad's miraculous ascension from Jerusalem, through the seven heavens, to the throne of God. The site from which he ascended is now the shrine of the Dome of the Rock.
- miras — Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mired — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mire.
- mirex — A synthetic insecticide of the organochlorine type used chiefly against ants.
- mirid — An active plant bug of a large family that includes numerous plant pests.
- mirim — Lake, a lake on the E Uruguay-S Brazil border. About 108 miles (174 km) long.
- mirin — a Japanese cooking wine made from rice, sweeter than sake.
- mirky — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- mirth — gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
- mirza — a royal prince (placed after the name when used as a title).
- miser — a comedy (1668) by Molière.
- miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mitra — the Vedic god of justice.
- mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
- mixer — a person or thing that mixes.
- mizar — a double star in the middle of the constellation Ursa Major.
- moira — Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
- moire — (of silks and other fabrics) presenting a watery or wavelike appearance.
- moria — a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- moric — Derived or extracted from (a member of) the Morus genus (the mulberries).
- morid — (zoology) Any member of the Moridae family of fish.
- morin — (organic compound) A yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.
- mudir — a local governor
- murid — A rodent of a very large family ( Muridae ) that includes most kinds of rats, mice, and voles.
- murri — A medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.
- murti — (Hinduism) A sacred image of a deity.
- nurmi — Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- priam — a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prima — (of a female) first among equals.
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- primi — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.