6-letter words containing u, r, i
- cupric — of or containing copper in the divalent state
- curari — Alternative form of curare.
- curiae — Plural form of curia.
- curial — one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curies — Plural form of curie.
- curing — the process of preserving food
- curios — any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curite — a red-orange radioactive mineral, the hydrated oxide of uranium and lead
- curium — a silvery-white metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. Symbol: Cm; atomic no: 96; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Cm: 1.6 x 107 years; valency: 3 and 4; relative density: 13.51 (calculated); melting pt: 1345±400°C
- currie — to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices: to curry eggs.
- curtin — John Joseph. 1885–1945, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1941–45)
- curtis — a masculine name: dim. Curt
- curvi- — curved or bent
- cuvier — Georges (Jean-Leopold-Nicolas-Frédéric) (ʒɔrʒ), Baron. 1769–1832, French zoologist and statesman; founder of the sciences of comparative anatomy and palaeontology
- darius — (Codomannus) died 330 b.c, king of Persia 336–330.
- dirdum — blame.
- diseur — a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- dispur — a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- diuron — a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- driuen — Obsolete spelling of driven.
- druids — Plural form of druid.
- duiker — any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.
- durain — the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- durian — the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- during — throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
- durion — Alternative form of durian.
- durkin — To focus on an idea or object to the exclusion of everything else.
- durrie — a thick, nonpile cotton rug of India.
- durzis — Plural form of durzi.
- Écurie — team of motor-racing cars
- epirus — a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830
- erbium — The chemical element of atomic number 68, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.
- erinus — any plant of the scrophulariaceous genus Erinus, native to S Africa and S Europe, esp E. alpinus, grown as a rock plant for its white, purple, or carmine flowers
- erucic — Of, pertaining to, or derived from plants of the genus Eruca.
- erudit — (rare) An erudite person, a scholar, especially in French contexts.
- eruvim — Plural form of eruv.
- faquir — fakir.
- figura — (in literary theory) a person or thing representing or symbolizing a fact or ideal.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- fixure — (obsolete) Fixed position; stable condition; firmness.
- friuli — a historic region of SW Europe, between the Carnic Alps and the Gulf of Venice: the W part (Venetian Friuli) was ceded by Austria to Italy in 1866 and Eastern Friuli in 1919; in 1947 Eastern Friuli (except Gorizia) was ceded to Yugoslavia
- fruits — any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- fruity — resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.
- furies — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.
- furkid — an animal kept for companionship
- furrin — Eye dialect of foreign.
- giaour — an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- giraud — Henri Honoré [ahn ree aw-naw-rey] /ɑ̃ ˈri ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1949, French general.
- griqua — (in South Africa) a person of mixed African and European descent, especially a native of Griqualand.
- guaira — a seaport in N Venezuela: the port of Caracas.