5-Letter Words with R: page 3

All 2,403 five-letter words with R: page 3 of 7

F

• fuser8n. The part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the medium.
• fusor8n. A coin melter.
• futur8n. A fiancé.

G

• gabra8adj. Panicky and confused.
• gamer8n. A person who plays any kind of game.
• gaper8n. One who gapes; a starer.
• garba8n. A form of dance from the state of Gujarat in India, performed in a...
• garbo8n. A rubbish collector; a garbage man.
• garms8n. Clothing.
• garri6n. A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.
• garth9n. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
• garum8n. A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
• gater6n. A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal...
• gator6n. Alligator.
• gaura6n. Any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus...
• gazer15n. One who gazes.
• genre6n. A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other...
• genro6n. A body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors...
• gerbe8n. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
• germy11adj. That carries germs.
• girls6n. A woman's breasts.
• girly9adj. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle...
• girth9n. A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a...
• giver9n. One who gives; a donor or contributor.
• glare6n. An intense, blinding light.
• glary9adj. Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
• glore6v. To glow, shine.
• glory9n. Great beauty and splendor.
• gluer6n. One who glues.
• gnarl6n. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
• gobar8n. Dried cow dung used directly as fuel or as a source of gas.
• gofer9n. A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
• gomer8n. A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance...
• goner6n. Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who...
• goral6n. A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four...
• gored7adj. Having a gore or gores.
• gorge7n. The throat of a flower.
• gorky13adj. Awkward or strange.
• gorno6n. A film which uses gratuitous, intentionally over-the-top violence in...
• gorry9interj. God!
• gorse6n. An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and...
• gotra6n. The lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth.
• gourd7n. Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind...
• graaf9n. A Dutch earl or count.
• grace8n. Charming, pleasing qualities.
• grade7n. A rating.
• graff12n. A steward; an overseer.
• graft9n. A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of...
• graha9n. A celestial body.
• grail6n. The Holy Grail.
• grain6n. The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat...
• grama8n. Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua...
• gramp10n. Grandpa, grandfather.
• grams8n. Grandmother.
• grand7adj. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional.
• grano6n. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
• grant6v. To give (permission or wish).
• grape8n. A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or...
• graph11n. A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate...
• grasp8v. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
• grass6n. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise...
• grate6n. A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects...
• grats6interj. Congratulations.
• grave9n. An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
• gravy12n. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown...
• graze15n. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
• great6adj. Taking much space; large.
• grebe8n. Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order...
• grebo8n. A greaser or biker.
• grece8n. A flight of stairs.
• greed7n. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved...
• greek10v. To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize...
• green6n. The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between...
• greet6v. To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another...
• grego7n. A type of rough jacket with a hood.
• greys9n. Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal...
• grice8n. A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a...
• grief9n. Suffering, hardship.
• griff12n. Griffin, (white) newcomer.
• grifo9n. Cannabis.
• grift9n. A confidence game or swindle.
• grill6n. A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of...
• grime8n. Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
• grimy11adj. Stained or covered with grime.
• grind7v. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• griot6n. A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering...
• gripe8v. To complain; to whine.
• grise6n. A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
• grist6n. Grain that is to be ground in a mill.
• grito6n. A Mexican outcry characterized by ululation, used as an expression...
• grits6n. Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the...
• grizz24n. A grizzly bear.
• groan6n. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
• groat6n. Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.
• grody10adj. Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
• groin6n. The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk...
• gronk10v. Of a floppy disk drive: to produce mechanical sounds of operation.
• grool6n. Vaginal lubrication derived from sexual arousal.
• groom8n. A man who is about to marry.
• groop8n. A trench or small ditch.
• grope8v. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind...
• gross6adj. Remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour)...
• grosz15n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
• groud7n. A heap, or mathematical generalization of a group, in abstract algebra.
• group8n. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
• grout6n. A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in...
• grove9n. A small forest.
• growl9n. A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
• grown9adj. Covered by growth; overgrown.
• grrrl6n. A riot grrrl.
• grrrr6interj. Elongated form of grr.
• gruel6n. A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the...
• gruff12adj. Having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
• gruit6n. An herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the...
• grump10n. A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
• grunt6n. A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply...
• guara6n. A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus)...
• guard7n. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
• gular6adj. Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula...
• gurdy10n. A manual crank used on fishing lines.
• gurry9n. A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the...
• gyaru9n. A Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically...
• gyrus9n. A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.

H

• hairy11adj. Having a lot of body hair.
• haori8n. A traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono.
• haram10n. A sin.
• haras8n. An establishment that breeds horses; a stud farm.
• harbi10n. A person who is not a Muslim and does not live under the condition of...
• harch13interj. A command to move forwards, issued by the drum major of a marching band.
• hards9n. The short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow.
• hardy12adj. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
• harem10n. The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
• harka12n. In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition...
• harle8n. A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
• harpe10n. A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle...
• harps10n. The side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp.
• harpy13n. A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the...
• harry11v. To plunder, pillage, assault.
• harsh11adj. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
• hater8n. One who hates.
• haver11v. To hem and haw.
• hayer11n. One who cuts hay for animal fodder.
• hazer17n. One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation.
• heard9adj. That has been perceived aurally.
• heart8n. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally...
• hebra10n. The offspring of a cross between a horse sire and a zebra dam.
• heder9n. An elementary school in which students are taught to read Hebrew texts.
• henry11n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical...
• herby13adj. Of or pertaining to herbs.
• herem10n. A prohibition enacted by rabbinic authority.
• herit8v. Synonym of inherit.
• herky15adj. Only used in herky-jerky.
• heron8n. Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
• herpe10n. A herpes infection.
• herry11v. To honour, praise or celebrate.
• herse8n. A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded...
• hertz17n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency...
• heter8n. Special permission from a rabbi to break a commandment.
• hewer11n. One who hews.
• hexer15n. One who casts a hex, or curse.
• hider9n. One who hides oneself or a thing.
• hijra15n. A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
• hiker12n. One who hikes, especially frequently.
• hilar8adj. Relating to or near a hilum.
• hiper10n. A wrestler who uses the hipe technique.
• hiver11n. One who collects bees into a hive.
• hoard9n. A hidden supply or fund.
• hoary11adj. White, whitish, or greyish-white.
• holer8n. That which holes, perforates etc.
• homer10n. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US...
• honer8n. One who hones.
• honor8n. Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone...
• hoper10n. One who hopes.
• horde9n. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic...
• horos8n. A stone marking a boundary in Ancient Greece.
• horry11adj. Impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul.
• horse8n. A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history...
• horst8n. A block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised...
• horsy11adj. Of, relating to, or similar to horses.
• hoser8n. One who operates a hose, e.g. a fire hose or a garden hose.
• houri8n. A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment...
• hover11v. To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the...
• hoyer11n. A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and...
• hurly11n. A wheelbarrow.
• hurry11n. A rushed action.
• hurst8n. A wood or grove.
• hurty11adj. Causing hurt; painful.
• hydra12n. A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them...
• hydro12n. Electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a...
• hyper13n. A character or an individual with large body parts, usually the...
• hyrax18n. Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family...

I

• ichor10n. The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
• idler6n. One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
• ifrit8n. A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
• iftar8n. The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan...
• ihram10n. The state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to...
• ikura9n. Synonym of red caviar.
• imari7n. Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from...
• immer9n. A bird in genus Gavia.
• impro9n. Improv (improvisation).
• inari5n. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
• incar7n. A car completely inside of a garage, or the portion of a car that is...
• incur7v. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something...
• indri6n. One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.
• inert5adj. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
• infer8v. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by...
• infra8adv. Discussed later.
• inker9n. A person or device that applies ink.
• inner5adj. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located...
• inter5v. To bury in a grave.
• intro5n. An introduction.
• inure5v. To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires...
• invar8n. An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low...
• irate5adj. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
• irene5n. The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.
• irian5adj. Of or relating to the iris.
• irked10adj. Annoyed.
• iroko9n. Hardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less...
• irons5n. Shackles.
• irony8n. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually...
• ivory11n. The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants...
• ixora12n. Any of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.
• izard15n. A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).

J

• jagir13n. An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or...
• jarry15adj. Jarring, reverberating.
• jatra12n. An annual village festival in Maharashtra, India.
• jawar15n. Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
• jeera12n. Cumin.
• jerko16n. A jerk; an obnoxious person.
• jerky19adj. Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
• jerry15n. A chamber pot.
• jirga13n. A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially...
• johar15n. The Rajput practice whereby women are sacrificed in a fire to avoid...
• joker16n. A person who makes jokes.
• jorts12n. Jean shorts, a pair of shorts made from denim (especially, mid-thigh or...
• jural12adj. Of or pertaining to law.
• jurat12n. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has...
• juror12n. A member of a jury.

K

• kakar13n. Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak).
• karam11n. The tree Adina cordifolia.
• karet9n. A severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted...
• karez18n. A qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.
• karma11n. The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next...
• karoo9n. Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
• karri9n. The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western...
• karst9n. A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the...
• karve12n. A multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship.
• karwa12n. Cooking pot.
• kasra9n. In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small...
• kauri9n. A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia...
• kefir12n. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to...
• kerby14n. A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the...
• kerma11n. The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles...
• kesar9n. Saffron.
• keyer12n. One who, or that which, keys.
• khair12n. The tree Senegalia catechu from which cutch is obtained.
• kheer12n. A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
• kikar13n. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia...
• kirin9n. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.
• kiter9n. One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the...
• kiver12n. A shallow wooden vessel or tub.
• knurl9n. A contorted knot in wood.
• koker13n. A sluice.
• korin9n. A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
• korma11n. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and...
• koura9n. A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New...
• kraal9n. In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
• kraft12n. A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.
• krait9n. Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus...
• krama11n. A traditional Cambodian garment with many uses, including as a scarf or...
• krang10n. The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed...
• kraut9v. To make (into) sauerkraut.
• krewe12n. A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage...
• kriek13n. A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with sour morello cherries.
• krige10v. To perform kriging of data.
• krill9n. Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order...
• kriya12n. A technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
• krona9n. The official currency of Sweden.
• krone9n. The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe...
• kroon9n. The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
• krump13n. Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance.
• kukri13n. A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many...
• kural9n. A Tamil poetic couplet.
• kursi9n. A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.
• kurta9n. A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh...
• kurus9n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.
• kyrie12n. A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning...

L

• lacer7n. A person or thing that laces.
• lader6n. One who loads cargo onto a vessel.
• lager6n. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
• lahar8n. A volcanic mudflow.
• laird6n. A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
• lairy8adj. Touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk.
• laker9n. One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
• laner5n. In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a player who focuses...
• larch10n. A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
• lardo6n. A type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and...
• lardy9adj. Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard.
• large6adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
• largo6n. A very slow tempo.
• larin5n. Any of a class of twisted or hook-shaped metal objects serving as coins...
• larky12adj. Playful.
• larry8n. A confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub.
• larva8n. An early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which...
• larve8n. A larva.
• laser5n. A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
• later5adv. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
• laura5n. A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by...
• laver8n. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata)...
• laxer12n. Lacrosse player.
• layer8n. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
• lazar14n. Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person...
• lazer14n. One who lazes.
• learn5v. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do...
• leery8adj. Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something...
• leger6adj. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
• lemur7n. Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to...
• leper7n. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
• lepra7n. Synonym of leprosy.
• lever8n. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis...
• lexer12n. A computer program that performs lexical analysis.
• liard6n. A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.
• liber7n. Synonym of phloem.
• libra7n. A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
• libre7adj. With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the...
• lidar6n. The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to...
• lifer8n. A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
• liger6n. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
• liker9n. One who likes.
• liner5n. Someone who fits a lining to something.
• litre5n. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol...
• liver8n. A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients...
• livor8n. Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
• livre8n. A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or...
• lobar7adj. Of or relating to a lobe.
• loner5n. One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
• loper7n. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
• loral5adj. Of or pertaining to the lore.
• lored6adj. Having a lore, of a certain type or color.
• loris5n. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae...
• lorry8n. A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a...
• loser5n. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
• lover8n. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a...
• lower8adj. Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
• lowry11n. An open boxcar used on railroads.
• lucre7n. Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting...
• luger6n. Someone who competes in the luge.
• lunar5adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's...
• lurch10n. A sudden or unsteady movement.
• lurgy9n. A non-specific (often infectious) disease, especially one with symptoms...
• lurid6adj. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or...
• lurky12adj. Tending to lurk; given to or indicative of lurking.
• lurve8n. Love, fondness.
• luter5n. One who uses lute (the material).
• lycra10n. Letter case form of Lycra.
• lyric10adj. Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that...

M

• macer9n. A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.
• macro9adj. Very large in scale or scope.
• maire7n. Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.
• major14adj. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
• makar11n. A poet writing in Scots.
• maker11n. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
• malar7adj. Pertaining to the cheek.
• manor7n. A landed estate.
• marae7n. The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house, seen as a cultural...
• marah10n. A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of...
• march12n. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by...
• marco9n. A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent...
• mardy11adj. Sulky or whining.
• marfa10n. A percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa.
• marga8n. The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as...
• marge8v. To add margarine to.
• margo8n. Border, margin.
• maril7n. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from...
• marka11n. Synonym of convertible mark.
• marla7n. Plasticine; modelling clay.
• marly10adj. Containing or resembling marl.
• marma9n. A special, sensitive point on the body.
• maron7n. An alpine guide.
• marra7n. A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
• marri7n. Corymbia calophylla, an Australian tree.
• marry10v. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a...
• marsh10n. An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
• marvy13adj. Great, awesome, brilliant.
• marwa10n. An open hut used for upanayana and marriage ceremonies in the Mithila...
• maser7n. A device for the coherent amplification or generation of...
• mater7n. Mother.
• matra7n. In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
• mauri7n. Life force, according to Maori beliefs.
• mayor10n. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough...
• mazar16n. A mausoleum or shrine in the Arab world.
• mazer16n. The maple tree, or maple wood.
• mbari9n. A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities...
• mbira9n. A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted...
• meral7adj. Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
• merce9v. To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
• merch12n. Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
• merci9interj. Thank you.
• mercy12n. Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
• merge8v. To combine into a whole.

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