6-letter words containing r, a, b, o
- bomarc — a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- borage — a European boraginaceous plant, Borago officinalis, with star-shaped blue flowers. The young leaves have a cucumber-like flavour and are sometimes used in salads or as seasoning
- borane — any compound of boron and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of other boron compounds and as high-energy fuels
- borate — a salt or ester of boric acid. Salts of boric acid consist of BO3 and BO4 units linked together
- bordar — a smallholder of low social rank who held a cottage in return for menial work
- boreal — of or relating to the north or the north wind
- boreas — the god personifying the north wind
- borgia — Cesare (ˈtʃezare), son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). 1475–1507, Italian cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince
- borman — Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- botwar — (chat) The epic struggle of bots vying for dominance. Botwars are generally (and quite inappropriately) carried out on talk systems, typically IRC, where botwar crossfire (such as pingflooding) absorbs scarce server resources and obstructs human conversation. The wisdom of experience indicates that Core Wars, not talk systems, are the appropriate venue for aggressive bots and their botmasters. Compare penis war.
- boxcar — A boxcar is a railway carriage, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail.
- boyard — Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- braino — thinko
- brando — Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)
- brasco — a lavatory
- brasov — an industrial city in central Romania: formerly a centre for expatriate Germans; ceded by Hungary to Romania in 1920. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- brasso — Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brazos — river in central & SE Tex., flowing southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico: 870 mi (1,400 km)
- broach — When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
- broads — a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- brolga — a large grey Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, having a red-and-green head and a trumpeting call
- bromal — a yellowish oily synthetic liquid formerly used medicinally as a sedative and hypnotic; tribromoacetaldehyde. Formula: Br3CCHO
- byroad — a secondary or side road
- carbo- — carbon
- carbon — Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
- carbos — carbohydrate.
- carboy — a large glass or plastic bottle, usually protected by a basket or box, used for containing corrosive liquids such as acids
- carobs — Plural form of carob.
- cobras — Plural form of cobra.
- corban — a gift to God
- crambo — a word game in which one team says a rhyme or rhyming line for a word or line given by the other team
- dobras — Plural form of dobra.
- earbob — an earring or eardrop.
- foobar — (slang) A serious mistake.
- forbad — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
- gabbro — a dark granular igneous rock composed essentially of labradorite and augite.
- garbos — Plural form of garbo.
- gerboa — Alternative form of jerboa.
- harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hobart — an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
- isobar — Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- jerboa — any of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus and Dipus, with long hind legs used for jumping.
- jibaro — an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
- korban — a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- labors — Plural form of labor.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- outbar — to keep out
- rabato — a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- rabona — an unconventional method of kicking the ball in which a player plants one leg and brings the kicking foot round behind it