5-letter words containing r
- abury — Avebury (def 2).
- acara — Any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae.
- acari — plural of acarus.
- accra — the capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea: built on the site of three 17th-century trading fortresses founded by the English, Dutch, and Danish. Pop: 1 970 000 (2005 est)
- acerb — bitter or sour
- achar — a spicy pickle made from mango
- acher — (obsolete) usher.
- achor — (obsolete, pathology) dandruff (or similar condition).
- acker — a pimple
- acorn — An acorn is a pale oval nut that is the fruit of an oak tree.
- acral — Of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.
- acred — having acres of land
- acres — land, esp a large area
- acrid — An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant.
- acro- — denoting something at a height, summit, top, tip, beginning, or end
- acron — the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acrue — Misspelling of accrue.
- acrux — a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Southern Cross.
- acter — A play or film with a particular number of acts.
- actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
- actra — Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists
- adder — In Europe and Asia, an adder is a small poisonous snake that has a black pattern on its back. In North America, a number of different poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are called adders.
- adler — Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist, noted for his descriptions of overcompensation and inferiority feelings
- adore — If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
- adour — a river in SW France, flowing N from the Pyrenees and then W to the Bay of Biscay. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- adrad — afraid
- adret — a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adrip — Dripping.
- adure — (obsolete) To burn up.
- aeger — (dated, British school slang) Absent and excused from one\u2019s classes due to illness.
- aegir — the god of the sea
- aeri- — aero-
- aeria — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie — the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey that builds in a high place
- aero- — aero- is used at the beginning of words, especially nouns, that refer to things or activities connected with air or movement through the air.
- aesir — the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard
- afara — a tall W African hardwood tree
- afear — to frighten or make afraid
- affor — Alternative spelling of afore.
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- afnor — Association Française de Normalisation: the standards organization of France
- afore — before
- afric — African.
- afrit — afreet
- afro- — Afro- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe something that is connected with Africa.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- aftra — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- agers — Plural form of ager.
- agger — an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp