5-letter words containing re
- mirex — A synthetic insecticide of the organochlorine type used chiefly against ants.
- mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
- moire — (of silks and other fabrics) presenting a watery or wavelike appearance.
- moore — Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- morea — Peloponnesus.
- mored — Simple past tense and past participle of more.
- morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- mores — Mossi (def 2).
- mpret — a ruler or monarch
- mured — Simple past tense and past participle of mure.
- mures — a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- murex — any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients.
- murre — either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- nacre — mother-of-pearl.
- nares — The nostrils.
- narew — a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- narre — nearer, closer
- neare — Obsolete spelling of near.
- nirex — Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive
- nitre — potassium nitrate.
- oared — furnished with oars.
- ochre — to color or mark with ocher.
- ocrea — a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- offre — Obsolete form of offer.
- ogres — Plural form of ogre.
- ombre — a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- ordre — Obsolete form of order.
- oread — Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- oreg. — Oregon
- outre — passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- ouvre — Misspelling of oeuvre.
- padre — father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pared — to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
- pareo — pareu (def 2).
- pares — to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
- pareu — lavalava.
- parev — containing neither meat nor milk products and so fit for use with either meat or milk dishes
- peres — Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- phare — a beacon or watchtower to guide seafarers
- porea — Port Office Regional Employees Association
- pored — to read or study with steady attention or application: a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
- porer — a person who makes a close inspection of something
- pre-u — (in Britain) a public examination for secondary school pupils wishing to enter university, offered as an alternative to A level
- pred. — predicate
- predy — (of a ship) prepared or ready for sailing or action
- preed — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- prees — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pref. — preface
- pregl — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.