4-letter words containing r, e
- kerb — curb (defs 1, 15).
- kere — A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points if the text is vocalized being inserted in the text.
- kerf — a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- kerl — Alternative form of carl.
- kern — Jerome (David) 1885–1945, U.S. composer.
- kero — a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- kerr — Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- kers — Kinetic Energy Recovery System: an on-board system that stores the energy expended while braking and then converts it into energy that can be used during acceleration
- kier — a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- kore — Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- kure — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- lare — (obsolete) lore; learning.
- lear — Edward, 1812–88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter.
- leer — to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
- lehr — an oven used to anneal glass.
- lere — (obsolete or UK dialectal, Scotland) To teach; instruct; explain; inform.
- lerp — (uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.
- lier — a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lire — a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- loer — an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lo calorie.
- lore — the space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes.
- lure — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lyre — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- mare — Walter (John) 1873–1956, English poet, novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
- mear — a boundary or boundary marker.
- meer — Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meir — Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mer. — meridian
- merc — a mercenary soldier.
- merd — (obsolete) ordure; dung.
- mere — mother1 .
- meri — a Māori war club
- merk — mark2 (def 3).
- merl — the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- merm — A permanent for a man.
- mers — Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mery — Obsolete form of merry.
- mire — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- moer — the womb
- more — Mossi (def 2).
- mure — Obsolete. a wall.
- nare — Nostril found in the beak of a bird.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- neer — born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker.
- nerc — Natural Environment Research Council
- nerd — a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerf — (lowercase) Slang. (in a video game) to reconfigure (an existing character or weapon), making it less powerful: The game development team nerfed several guns in the recent update.
- neri — Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerk — a fool, idiot, or insignificant person
- nero — (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.