5-letter words containing er
- aster — any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- atter — (archaic, or, UK dialectal) Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
- auber — Daniel François Esprit (danjɛl frɑ̃swa ɛspri). 1782–1871, French composer, who was prominent in development of opéra comique. His works include 48 operas
- auger — a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
- avers — to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- avery — Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- awner — a machine for removing awns from grain
- azeri — Azerbaijani (sense 1)
- baber — original name Zahir ud-Din Mohammed 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire: conquered India in 1526
- bader — Sir Douglas. 1910–82, British fighter pilot. Despite losing both legs after a flying accident (1931), he became a national hero as a pilot in World War II
- bajer — Fredrik [fred-rik;; Danish frith -rik] /ˈfrɛd rɪk;; Danish ˈfrɪð rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1837–1922, Danish politician and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1908.
- baker — A baker is a person whose job is to bake and sell bread, pastries, and cakes.
- baler — an agricultural machine for making bales of hay, etc
- barer — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- baser — Music Obsolete. bass1 (defs 3, 4).
- bauer — Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- bayer — reddish brown.
- beers — an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- beery — If a person, especially a man, is described as beery, they have drunk a lot of beer.
- berar — a region of W central India: part of Maharashtra state since 1956; important for cotton growing
- berat — a city in S central Albania.
- beray — to soil, dirty, defile
- bercy — a white sauce flavored with white wine, shallots, fish stock, and parsley: usually served with fish.
- berea — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- beret — A beret is a circular, flat hat that is made of soft material and has no brim.
- bergh — Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
- beria — Lavrenti Pavlovich (laˈvrjentij ˈpavləvitʃ). 1899–1953, Soviet chief of secret police; killed by his associates shortly after Stalin's death
- berio — Luciano (luˈtʃano). 1925–2003, Italian composer, living in the US, noted esp for works that exploit instrumental and vocal timbre and technique
- berko — berserk
- berks — Berkshire
- berle — Milton, 1908–2002, U.S. comedian.
- berme — Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- berne — a canton of Switzerland, between the French frontier and the Bernese Alps. Capital: Bern. Pop: 950 200 (2002 est). Area: 6884 sq km (2658 sq miles)
- berob — to rob
- berra — Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- berry — Berries are small, round fruit that grow on a bush or a tree. Some berries are edible, for example blackberries and raspberries.
- berth — A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
- beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- bever — a snack
- bider — a person who remains behind
- biker — Bikers are people who ride around on motorbikes, usually in groups.
- biner — a karabiner
- biter — a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously: That dog is a biter.
- blert — a fool
- bluer — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- boers — a South African of Dutch extraction.
- bojer — Johan [yoh-hahn;; Norwegian yoh-hahn,, yoo-] /ˈyoʊ hɑn;; Norwegian yoʊˈhɑn,, yʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1872–1959, Norwegian novelist and playwright.
- boner — a blunder
- borer — a machine or hand tool for boring holes