5-letter words containing ir
- maira — Maera.
- maire — a tall native New Zealand tree, olea cunninghami, with dark brown wood
- mbira — a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- mimir — a giant who guarded the well of wisdom near the roots of Yggdrasil
- miraj — Muhammad's miraculous ascension from Jerusalem, through the seven heavens, to the throne of God. The site from which he ascended is now the shrine of the Dome of the Rock.
- miras — Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mired — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mire.
- mirex — A synthetic insecticide of the organochlorine type used chiefly against ants.
- mirid — An active plant bug of a large family that includes numerous plant pests.
- mirim — Lake, a lake on the E Uruguay-S Brazil border. About 108 miles (174 km) long.
- mirin — a Japanese cooking wine made from rice, sweeter than sake.
- mirky — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- mirth — gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
- mirza — a royal prince (placed after the name when used as a title).
- moira — Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
- moire — (of silks and other fabrics) presenting a watery or wavelike appearance.
- mudir — a local governor
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naira — a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nairn — a historic county in N Scotland.
- nairu — the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment: the lowest level of unemployment an economy can handle without causing inflation.
- nazir — (in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- nirex — Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive
- nirly — shrivelled
- noirs — Plural form of noir.
- ophir — a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- pairs — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- pirai — a piranha fish
- piran — Saint. died c.480 ad, monk probably from Ireland who settled in Cornwall, giving his name to Perranporth. His flag, a white cross on a black background, is Cornwall's standard. Feast day: March 5
- pirog — a large pie filled with meat, vegetables, etc
- qirsh — a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.
- quair — a book
- quire — a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
- quirk — a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks.
- quirn — A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which is turned by hand.
- quirt — a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
- sabir — lingua franca (def 2).
- sapir — Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- shair — a person, especially a poet, endowed with unique perception or insight.
- shire — a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.
- shirk — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirr — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- siirt — a city in SE Turkey, E of Diyarbekir.
- sir's — a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir.
- sirds — Single Image Random Dot Stereogram
- sired — the male parent of a quadruped.
- siree — (used as an intensive with no or yes): Will I go there again? No, sirree!
- siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.