8-letter words that end in ra
- ibn-ezra — Abraham Ben Meir. 1093–1167, Jewish poet, scholar, and traveller, born in Spain
- ichihara — a city in central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay.
- ihimaera — Witi (ˈwɪtɪ), full name Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler. born 1944, New Zealand Māori novelist and short-story writer; his novels include The Whale Rider (1987) and The Uncle's Story (2002)
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- jajapura — Jayapura.
- jayapura — the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. About 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Capital: Jayapura.
- kalyptra — a veil worn by women in Greece
- kamakura — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Sagami Bay: great bronze statue of Buddha.
- la habra — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- lavatera — (botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants.
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- legatura — (music) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
- liakoura — modern name of Parnassus (def 1).
- lokacara — an action in accordance with socially accepted rules.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- lysandra — a female given name.
- macroura — Macruran.
- mahavira — Vardhamana.
- mahendra — (Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva) 1920–72, king of Nepal 1955–72.
- marinara — Italian Cookery. a highly seasoned sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and spices.
- marinera — a South American folk dance
- matadora — A female matador.
- mcnamara — Robert Strange, 1916–2009, U.S. business executive and government official: Secretary of Defense 1961–68; president of World Bank 1968–81.
- metanira — queen of Eleusis, who took Demeter in to nurse her child.
- monstera — any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- mufulira — a city in N central Zambia, on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mushaira — A poetic symposium in Pakistan or North India at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
- niobrara — a river flowing E from E Wyoming through Nebraska to the Missouri. 431 miles (692 km) long.
- omnivora — a group of omnivorous mammals
- palestra — a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- palpebra — an eyelid
- panthera — a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.
- papelera — a small Renaissance cabinet for papers and writing materials, mounted on a small stand.
- parapara — a small New Zealand tree, Pisonia brunoniana, with sticky fruit and leaves which can trap small birds
- pellagra — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- penumbra — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- pirapora — a city in E Brazil.
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- porifera — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- puerpera — a woman who has recently given birth to a child.
- rangiora — an evergreen shrub or small tree, Brachyglottis repanda, of New Zealand, having large ovate leaves and small greenish-white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- roth ira — A Roth IRA is a kind of retirement account where contributions are made with taxed money, and distributions are tax-free.
- rotifera — the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- sapphira — a woman who, with her husband, Ananias, was struck dead for lying. Acts 5.
- sayonara — a Japanese farewell
- shankara — a.d. 789?–821? Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher.
- svizzera — Italian name of Switzerland.
- talavera — a type of Mexican earthenware characterized by colorful, detailed patterns and a milky glaze.
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- tapadera — Southwestern U.S. a hoodlike piece of heavy leather around the front of the stirrup of a stock or range saddle to protect the rider's foot.