5-letter words containing ru
- marut — any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- murus — (palynology) A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain.
- mweru — a lake in S central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. 68 miles (109 km) long.
- nairu — the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment: the lowest level of unemployment an economy can handle without causing inflation.
- nauru — Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- nehru — Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- okrug — An administrative division of some Slavic states.
- oruro — a city in W Bolivia: a former capital, over 12,000 feet (3660 meters) high.
- otaru — a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- prude — a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- prune — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prunt — a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- pruta — prutah.
- purus — a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- rerun — to run again.
- ruana — a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- rubai — a verse form of Persian origin consisting of four-line stanzas
- rubby — rubbing alcohol, esp when mixed with cheap wine for drinking
- ruben — Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- ruble — a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- rubus — a fruit-bearing genus of shrubs including raspberries and blackberries
- ruche — a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- rudas — a coarse, rude old woman
- ruddy — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- ruder — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- rudie — a rude boy or, specifically, a member of a youth movement originating in Jamaica in the 1960s
- rudny — a city in N central Kazakhstan, SW of Kustanai.
- rudra — father of the storm gods and controller of the powers of nature.
- rueda — a Cuban round dance
- ruffe — a European freshwater teleost fish, Acerina cernua, having a single spiny dorsal fin: family Percidae (perches)
- rufus — a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “red-headed.”.
- rugae — Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- rugal — having ridges or folds
- rugby — a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- rugen — an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- ruggy — rough or rugged
- ruing — to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities.
- ruins — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- rukwa — Lake, a shallow salt lake in SW Tanzania. About 1000 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km).
- ruled — paper: lined
- ruler — a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- rules — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- rumal — a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- rumba — a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- rumbo — a rum-based cocktail
- rumen — the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- rummy — any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- rumor — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
- rumpf — kernel (def 7).
- rumpo — sexual intercourse