5-letter words containing r, o
- fibro — (uncountable) a building material consisting of fibres and cement pressed in to sheets.
- fiord — a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
- fjord — a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
- floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- flor. — floruit
- flora — the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- flory — fleury.
- flour — the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- fluor — fluorite.
- fnord — 1. (convention) A word used in electronic mail and news messages to tag utterances as surrealist mind-play or humour, especially in connection with Discordianism and elaborate conspiracy theories. "I heard that David Koresh is sharing an apartment in Argentina with Hitler. (Fnord.)" "Where can I fnord get the Principia Discordia from?" 2. (programming) A metasyntactic variable, commonly used by hackers with ties to Discordianism or the Church of the SubGenius. The word "fnord" was invented in the "Illuminatus!" trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
- foirl — Fiber Optic InterRepeater Link
- foram — foraminifer.
- foray — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- forbs — Plural form of forb.
- forby — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forde — Frank, full name Francis Michael Forde. 1890–1983, Australian politician; prime minister of Australia for eight days (1945)
- fordo — to do away with; kill; destroy.
- fords — Plural form of ford.
- fore- — before in time or rank
- forel — a slipcase for a book.
- forex — Foreign exchange.
- forge — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- forks — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- forky — forked.
- forli — a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- forme — form (def 30).
- forml — 1. (language) Formal Object Role Modeling Language. 2. (event) Forth Modification Lab.
- forms — Plural form of form.
- forne — (obsolete) Former.
- forte — a passage that is loud and played with force or is marked to be so. Abbreviation: f.
- forth — onward or outward in place or space; forward: to come forth; go forth.
- forts — Plural form of fort.
- forty — a cardinal number, ten times four.
- forum — the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
- forza — force
- fouer — crazy; foolish.
- foure — Obsolete spelling of four.
- fours — Plural form of four.
- fower — (Early Modern English, dated) One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.
- foyer — the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
- freon — (organic compound) Any of several non-flammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.
- frobs — Plural form of frob.
- frock — a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
- froes — Plural form of froe.
- frogs — Plural form of frog.
- fromm — Erich [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1900–80, U.S. psychoanalyst and author, born in Germany.
- frond — an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- frons — the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.