5-letter words containing i, r, a
- karri — an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- kauri — Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
- korai — Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- krait — any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- kriya — (Yoga) a technique or practice within a yoga discipline, also the outward physical manifestations of awakened kundalini.
- laari — lari.
- laird — a landed proprietor.
- lairs — Plural form of lair.
- lairy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- larid — (zoology) Any member of the Laridae.
- laris — Plural form of lari.
- liard — a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- liars — Plural form of liar.
- libra — the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- lidar — a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- lifar — Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- loria — Laboratoire lorrain de recherche en informatique et ses applications
- luria — Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.
- maira — Maera.
- maire — a tall native New Zealand tree, olea cunninghami, with dark brown wood
- maori — a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- maria — nightmare (def 3).
- marid — a spirit in Arabian and Muslim mythology
- marie — (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- maril — Machine description language used by the Marion code generator.
- marin — John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- mario — a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- maris — Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- marri — a species of eucalyptus, Eucalyptus calophylla, of Western Australia, widely cultivated for its coloured flowers
- 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.
- micra — a plural of micron.
- minar — a tower or turret in southern or eastern Asia
- 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.
- mirza — a royal prince (placed after the name when used as a title).
- mitra — the Vedic god of justice.
- mizar — a double star in the middle of the constellation Ursa Major.
- moira — Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
- moria — a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naira — a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nairn — a historic county in N Scotland.
- nairu — the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment: the lowest level of unemployment an economy can handle without causing inflation.
- naric — relating to the nares or nostrils
- naris — A nostril.
- nazir — (in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- nicar — Nicaragua