5-letter words containing r
- artur — a male given name.
- aruba — an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, a dependency of the Netherlands with special status; part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986. Chief town: Oranjestad. Pop: 109 153 (2013 est). Area: about 181 sq km (70 sq miles)
- aruhe — the edible root of a fern
- arums — Plural form of arum.
- aruru — the Akkadian goddess personifying earth, who assisted Marduk in the creation of human beings: the counterpart of the Sumerian Ki.
- arval — relating to land that is ploughed
- arvee — recreational vehicle
- arvel — Alternative spelling of arval.
- aryan — (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type
- asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
- ashur — the chief deity, god of war and empire
- asker — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- asper — a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1⁄120 of a piastre
- aspro — an associate professor at an academic institution
- asser — Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- assur — the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
- assyr — Assyrian
- aster — any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- astir — awake and out of bed
- astor — John Jacob, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. 1886–1971, British proprietor of The Times (1922–66)
- astr. — astronomical
- asura — (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- atari — (game of go) A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
- athar — attar (def 1).
- atrac — Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding
- atray — (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
- atrek — a river arising in NE Iran, flowing W, then along the Iran-Turkmenistan border, and through Turkmenistan into the Caspian Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- atria — Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip — (of an anchor) no longer caught on the bottom; tripped; aweigh
- attar — an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume
- 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
- augur — If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly.
- aurae — a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere: an aura of respectability; an aura of friendliness.
- aural — Aural means related to the sense of hearing. Compare acoustic.
- aurar — eyrir
- auras — Plural form of aura.
- aurei — a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- auric — of or containing gold in the trivalent state
- aurum — gold
- autry — Gene, 1907–1998, U.S. actor and singer.
- 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.
- avram — a male given name, form of Abram.
- award — An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.
- aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.
- awari — An African game of strategy.
- awarn — to warn or put on one's guard