5-letter words containing n, o, r
- lorne — Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- manor — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- maron — a camaron
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- moner — (zoology) Any member of the Monera.
- moran — An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.
- morin — (organic compound) A yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.
- morna — A genre of Cape Verdean music.
- morns — Plural form of morn.
- moron — a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.
- mourn — Feel or show deep sorrow or regret for (someone or their death), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes.
- munro — Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- myron — flourished c450 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- nacro — (in England and Wales) an organization that aims to reduce crime by supporting people in finding alternatives to crime, for example, by resettling ex-offenders and providing education and advice in communities
- narco — narc.
- necro — (Internet) To make a new post to a forum discussion that has been dormant for a long time, making the thread visible in the list of active topics; to bump.
- negro — Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- nerdo — (slang) An extreme, socially-inept nerd.
- nerol — a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 1 0 H 1 8 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neuro — (informal) Neurologist.
- nexor — (company) A technology company that specialises in providing electronic communication software products and services to a worldwide market. It is also the home of CUSI.
- nidor — the strong odour of cooking or burning animal products; thus, any strong unpleasant smell
- niort — a department in W France. 2338 sq. mi. (6055 sq. km). Capital: Niort.
- nitro — Chemistry. containing the nitro group.
- njord — the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king of the Vanir.
- noirs — Plural form of noir.
- norad — a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- norco — a town in S California.
- norge — Norwegian name of Norway.
- noria — a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norma — an opera (1831) with music by Vincenzo Bellini.
- norms — a standard, model, or pattern.
- norry — An improvised rail vehicle from Cambodia; a bamboo train.
- norse — of or relating to ancient Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- norw. — Norway
- noser — (rare) someone who noses, a nosy person.
- noter — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nower — without further delay; immediately; at once: Either do it now or not at all.
- nroff — (transitive,computing) To format (text) using the nroff program, which produces output suitable for simple fixed-width printers and terminal windows.
- nyoro — a member of a Negroid people of W Uganda
- oncer — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- oners — Plural form of oner.
- onery — (US, particularly, Southern US) eye dialect ornery.
- or no — You use or no between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that whether something is true or not makes no difference to a situation.
- orang — orangutan.
- orans — orant.
- orant — a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orcin — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- organ — Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.