5-letter words containing r, o
- borno — a state of NE Nigeria, on Lake Chad. Capital: Maiduguri. Pop: 4 151 193 (2006). Area: 70 898 sq km (27 374 sq miles)
- bornu — a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- boro- — boron
- boron — a very hard almost colourless crystalline metalloid element that in impure form exists as a brown amorphous powder. It occurs principally in borax and is used in hardening steel. The naturally occurring isotope boron-10 is used in nuclear control rods and neutron detection instruments. Symbol: B; atomic no: 5; atomic wt: 10.81; valency: 3; relative density: 2.34 (crystalline), 2.37 (amorphous); melting pt: 2092°C; boiling pt: 4002°C
- borty — low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bortz — low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bouar — a city in the W Central African Republic.
- bourd — a jest or joke
- bourg — a French market town, esp one beside a castle
- bourn — a destination; goal
- bower — A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood.
- boxer — A boxer is someone who takes part in the sport of boxing.
- boyar — a member of an old order of Russian nobility, ranking immediately below the princes: abolished by Peter the Great
- boyer — Charles (ʃarl), known as the Great Lover. 1899–1978, French film actor
- bravo — Some people say 'bravo' to express appreciation when someone has done something well.
- broad — Something that is broad is wide.
- broca — Paul (pɔl). 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain and did pioneering work in brain surgery
- broch — (in Scotland) a circular dry-stone tower large enough to serve as a fortified home; they date from the Iron Age and are found esp in the north and the islands
- brock — a badger
- broga — an exercise regime for men that combines fitness exercises with traditional yoga postures
- broil — When you broil food, you cook it using very strong heat directly above or below it.
- broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
- brom- — bromo-
- brome — any of a large genus (Bromus) of grasses of the temperate zone, having closed sheaths and spikelets with awns: a few are crop plants but many are weeds
- bromo — Bromo-Seltzer noun
- bronc — bronco
- brond — a piece of burnt or burning wood
- bronx — northernmost borough of New York City, between the Harlem River & Long Island Sound: pop. 1,333,000
- brood — A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
- brook — to bear; tolerate
- brool — a low roaring sound, a deep murmur
- broom — A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping the floor.
- bros' — a brother.
- bros. — Bros. is an abbreviation for brothers. It is usually used as part of the name of a company.
- brose — oatmeal or pease porridge, sometimes with butter or fat added
- brosy — coated with brose
- broth — Broth is a kind of soup. It usually has vegetables or rice in it.
- broun — (Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- brown — Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
- bruno — Franklin Roy, known as Frank. born 1961, British heavyweight boxer
- buron — a public official perceived to be a hindrance to enterprise
- buroo — the government office from which unemployment benefit is distributed
- burro — a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal
- byron — George Gordon, 6th Baron. 1788–1824, British Romantic poet, noted also for his passionate and disastrous love affairs. His major works include Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812–18), and Don Juan (1819–24). He spent much of his life abroad and died while fighting for Greek independence
- cairo — the capital of Egypt, on the Nile: the largest city in Africa and in the Middle East; industrial centre; site of the university and mosque of Al Azhar (founded in 972). Pop: 11 146 000 (2005 est)
- carbo — carbohydrate
- cardo — (zoology) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
- cargo — The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
- carob — A carob or carob tree is a Mediterranean tree that stays green all year round. It has dark-brown fruit that tastes similar to chocolate.
- carol — Carols are Christian religious songs that are sung at Christmas.