6-letter words containing o, r, a
- amoret — an amorous girl or woman
- amours — Plural form of amour.
- anchor — An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.
- ancora — encore
- and/or — used to join terms when either one or the other or both is indicated
- andro- — male; masculine
- andron — a son of Anius who was given the power of prophecy by Apollo.
- andros — an island in the Aegean Sea, the northernmost of the Cyclades: long famous for wine. Capital: Andros. Pop: 10 009 (2001). Area: about 311 sq km (120 sq miles)
- angkor — a large area of ruins in NW Cambodia, containing Angkor Thom (tɔːm ), the capital of the former Khmer Empire, and Angkor Wat (wɒt ), a three-storey temple, which were overgrown with dense jungle from the 14th to 19th centuries
- angora — An angora goat or rabbit is a particular breed that has long silky hair.
- anomer — (organic chemistry) Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.
- anorak — An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
- antero — Mount, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4349 meters).
- anthro — (informal) anthropology.
- antron — a strong, shiny, silklike nylon fiber made into clothing, carpet, upholstery fabric, etc.
- aomori — seaport in northernmost Honshu, Japan, on an inlet of the Sea of Japan: pop. 293,000
- aorist — a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous
- aortal — the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aortas — Plural form of aorta.
- aortic — the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aporia — a doubt, real or professed, about what to do or say
- apport — the production of objects by apparently supernatural means at a spiritualists' seance
- appros — (of a purchase) approval: on appro.
- approx — Alternative spelling of approx.
- aprons — Plural form of apron.
- apropo — Misspelling of apropos.
- aprowl — moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively): The sudden silence in the jungle gave warning that some huge carnivore was aprowl.
- aragon — an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)
- arango — A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- arbors — Plural form of arbor.
- arbour — An arbour is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- arcaro — Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- arccos — arccosine
- archon — (in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates
- ardors — Plural form of ardor.
- ardour — Ardour is a strong, intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something.
- areola — any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple
- areole — a space outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf or on an insect's wing
- arezzo — a city in central Italy, in E Tuscany. Pop: 91 589 (2001)
- argosy — a large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships
- argots — Plural form of argot.
- ariose — characterized by melody
- arioso — a recitative with the lyrical quality of an aria
- aristo — an aristocrat
- arkose — a sandstone consisting of grains of feldspar and quartz cemented by a mixture of quartz and clay minerals
- armado — Obsolete form of armada.
- armoir — Dated form of armoire.
- armors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armor.
- armory — armor or armorial bearings
- armour — In former times, armour was special metal clothing that soldiers wore for protection in battle.