5-letter words starting with r
- repay — to pay back or refund, as money.
- repeg — to stabilize again (the price of a commodity, exchange rate, etc) by legislation or market operations
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- repic — the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repin — a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- reply — followup
- repot — to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repro — Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- reran — to run again.
- rerig — to rig again
- rerun — to run again.
- resat — past and past participle of resit
- resaw — to saw again.
- resay — to say again; repeat
- resee — to see again
- reset — to set again: to reset an alarm clock; to reset a broken bone.
- resew — to sew again
- resht — Rasht.
- resid — the residual oil left over from the petroleum distillation process
- resin — a male given name.
- resit — a test or examination that is retaken.
- resod — to returf (a lawn)
- resow — to sow (seed, grain, land, fields, etc) again
- resto — a restored antique, vintage car, etc
- restr — restaurant
- resty — having the characteristic of being disposed to rest
- retag — to tag again
- retax — a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
- retch — to make efforts to vomit.
- retem — a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retia — a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- retie — to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- retox — to embark on a binge of drink, drugs, or unhealthy food after a period of abstinence
- retro — retroactive: retro pay.
- retry — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- reuse — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- reval — former German name of Tallinn.
- revel — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- revet — to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- revie — to challenge by placing a larger stake or bet than an opponent in a card game
- revue — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- rewax — to wax again
- rewed — to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
- rewet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- rewin — to win back or again.
- rewon — to win back or again.
- reyes — Point, a promontory in Marin County, on the coast of N California, NW of San Francisco: national seashore.
- rheda — (in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- rhein — the Rhine.
- rheme — comment (def 7).