5-letter words containing o, r, i
- kirov — a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, N of Kazan.
- koori — a native Australian
- korai — Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- korin — A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
- kriol — a creole language used by Aboriginal communities in the northern regions of Australia, developed from Northern Territory pidgin
- libor — London Inter-Bank Offer Rate: the standard rate of interest for loans between financial institutions
- livor — (pathology) Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
- loire — a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loria — Laboratoire lorrain de recherche en informatique et ses applications
- lorin — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- loris — Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- maori — a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mario — a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- micro — microprocessor
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- 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.
- 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.
- noirs — Plural form of noir.
- noria — a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ofris — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- ohrid — Lake, a lake between E Albania and SW Macedonia, emptying into the Drin River. About 20 miles (32 km) long.
- oiler — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oorie — gloomy, dismal, or chilled with cold
- ophir — a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- orbit — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- 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.
- oribi — a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- oriel — a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orig. — origin
- orion — a Boeotian giant famed as a great hunter, who figures in several tales
- oriya — an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- ornis — an avifauna.
- orpin — a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- orrin — a male given name.
- orris — a lace or braid made of gold or silver, much used in the 18th century.
- osier — any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ourie — shabby; dingy.
- pirog — a large pie filled with meat, vegetables, etc
- poori — a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prion — a tiny proteinaceous particle, likened to viruses and viroids, but having no genetic component, thought to be an infectious agent in bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and similar encephalopathies.
- prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
- prodi — Romano (rəˈmɑːnəʊ). born 1939, Italian politician; prime minister (1996–98; 2006–08); president of the European Commission (1999–2004)