5-letter words containing s, e, r
- peres — Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peris — one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- perks — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- perse — of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
- perst — perished
- perts — a management method of controlling and analyzing a system or program using periodic time and money reports, often computer generated, to determine dollar and labor status at any given time.
- piers — a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- poser — wannabe, pretentious person
- prase — a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prees — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pres. — President
- presa — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prese — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- prest — ready.
- preys — an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pries — to try, test, or taste.
- prise — pry2 .
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- purse — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- rabes — Plural form of rabe.
- races — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- rages — an ancient city of Media, on the site of present-day Tehran, Iran.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- rales — an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rased — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- raser — raze.
- rases — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- rasse — a small civet, Viverricula indica, of S and SE Asia
- rates — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- raxes — to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
- reais — real3 (sense 2)
- reams — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rears — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- rebus — a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables: Two gates and a head is a rebus for Gateshead.
- recks — to have care, concern, or regard (often followed by of, with, or a clause).
- redos — to do again; repeat.
- reeks — a strong, unpleasant smell.
- reest — to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reges — Rex (sense 2)
- regis — a male given name.
- reims — a city in NE France: scene of the coronation of most French monarchs. Pop: 188 078 (2006)
- reins — Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist — (of a horse) to stop or refuse to go; balk.
- remus — the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.
- rents — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- resat — past and past participle of resit
- resaw — to saw again.
- resay — to say again; repeat
- resee — to see again