5-letter words containing r, h
- rotch — a little auk
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- routh — abundance; plenty.
- ruche — a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- runch — the white charlock
- rushy — abounding with rushes or their stems.
- sarah — the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- sehri — a meal eaten before sunrise by Muslims during Ramadan
- sghwr — steam-generating heavy-water reactor
- shair — a person, especially a poet, endowed with unique perception or insight.
- shara — Sharra.
- shard — a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- share — a plowshare.
- shari — Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- shark — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shear — to cut (something).
- sheer — transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings.
- sherd — shard.
- shier — bashful; retiring.
- shire — a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.
- shirk — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirr — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shiur — a lesson, esp one in which a passage of the Talmud is studied together by a group of people
- shoer — a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shore — Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
- shorl — the black variety of tourmaline
- shorn — a past participle of shear.
- short — having little length; not long.
- shred — a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- shrew — any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long, sharp snout.
- shrub — any of various acidulated beverages made from the juice of fruit, sugar, and other ingredients, often including alcohol.
- shrug — to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
- shuar — the name the Jivaro people of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon have for themselves
- shura — a consultative council or assembly
- shyer — bashful; retiring.
- spohr — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- surah — any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- syrah — a red grape grown in France and Australia, used, often in a blend, for making wine
- terah — the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- thare — Terah.
- tharm — a human or animal intestine
- tharp — Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- thars — any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- their — any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes.
- thera — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- there — in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.
- therm — any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- thira — Thera.