5-letter words containing o, r, s
- roast — to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
- rob's — a male given name, form of Robert.
- robus — Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- rocks — a male given name.
- roils — to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rojas — Fernando de [fer-nahn-daw th e] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1475–1541? Spanish writer.
- romus — a son of either Aeneas or Ascanius: sometimes believed to be the founder of Rome.
- roofs — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- rooms — lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building
- roosa — a type of grass
- roose — to flatter or praise
- roost — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roots — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rosas — Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- roset — resin; rosin.
- roshi — the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rosie — a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin — Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rospa — Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- rosse — William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rösti — a Swiss dish consisting of grated potato formed into a cake, sometimes with onion, fried, and topped with cheese
- rosys — a female given name, form of Rose.
- rotos — rotogravure.
- roues — a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouse — to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- roust — to rout, as from a place: to roust someone out of bed.
- routs — a bellow.
- roxas — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1892–1948, Philippine statesman: 1st president of the Philippines 1946–48.
- ryots — a peasant.
- sapor — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sargo — a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- sarod — a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- saros — Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.
- sarto — Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- savor — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scrod — a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scrog — any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- scrow — a scroll
- segor — Zoar.
- senor — a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- sero- — indicating a serum
- seron — a bale or parcel wrapped in animal hide, usually containing exotic substances
- serov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- serow — a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
- servo — acting as part of a servomechanism: servo amplifier.
- shoer — a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shore — Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.