5 Letter Words Ending in R

ardor

Noun : Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

Noun : Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.

Noun : Intense heat.

sneer

Noun : A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.

Noun : A display of contempt; scorn.

Verb : (intransitive) To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

power

Noun : The ability to do or undergo something.

Noun : (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.

Noun : (countable) The ability to affect or influence.

eager

Adjective : Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

Adjective : (computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

Verb : (intransitive) To be or become eager.

ether

Noun : (uncountable, colloquial) The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace.

Noun : (uncountable, colloquial) A particular quality created by or surrounding an object, person, or place; an atmosphere, an aura.

Noun : (uncountable, organic chemistry) Diethyl ether (C₄H₁₀O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.

clear

Adjective : Transparent in colour.

Adjective : Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.

Adjective : Free of obstacles.

order

Noun : (countable) A command.

Noun : (countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.

Noun : (countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

furor

Noun : A general uproar or commotion.

Noun : A state of intense excitement.

Noun : Violent anger or frenzy.

vigor

Noun : (American spelling) Alternative form of vigour. [Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.]

infer

Verb : (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

Verb : (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.

Verb : (obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in, to adduce.

waver

Verb : (intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.

Verb : (intransitive) (figurative) To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.

Verb : (intransitive) To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.

honor

Noun : (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).

Noun : (uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.

Noun : (countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.

sober

Adjective : Not drunk; not intoxicated.

Adjective : Not under the influence of any recreational drug.

Adjective : Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

ichor

Noun : (Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.

Noun : (by extension) (chiefly poetic, figuratively) A blood-like fluid.

Noun : (by extension) (chiefly poetic) The blood of human beings or animals; also (obsolete) the clear, fluid portion of blood; blood plasma, plasma.

sudor

Noun : (physiology) Sweat; the salty fluid excreted by the sweat glands.

esper

Noun : (chiefly science fiction) A person who has extrasensory perception.

Noun : A person who practices the development of psychic ability.

Noun : A surname.

alter

Verb : (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.

Verb : (intransitive) To become different.

Verb : (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.

savor

Verb : Alternative spelling of savour. [(transitive) To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.]

Noun : Alternative spelling of savour. [(countable) An aroma or smell.]

nadir

Noun : (figuratively) The lowest point; time of greatest depression.

Noun : The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

Noun : (astronomy) The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.

altar

Noun : A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

Noun : (informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.

Noun : (figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.

favor

Noun : A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

Noun : Goodwill; benevolent regard.

Noun : A small gift; a party favor.

sheer

Adjective : (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

Adjective : Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.

Adjective : (textiles) Very thin or transparent.

usher

Noun : A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.

Verb : To guide people to their seats.

Verb : To accompany or escort (someone).

queer

Adjective : (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

Adjective : (loosely) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.

Adjective : (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.

abhor

Verb : (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.

Verb : (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be contrary or averse (to); construed with from.

foyer

Noun : A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

Noun : (UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

Noun : The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.

augur

Verb : To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

Noun : A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

Noun : (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.

umber

Noun : A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.

Adjective : Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

Verb : (transitive) To give a reddish-brown colour to.

cover

Noun : A lid.

Noun : (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.

Noun : The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.

utter

Adjective : To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.

Adjective : (originally Scotland) Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite.

Verb : Senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something

caper

Noun : A prank or practical joke.

Noun : A playful leap or jump.

Noun : (usually in the plural) Playful behaviour.

amber

Noun : A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.

Noun : A yellow-orange colour.

Noun : (British, Australia) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

anger

Noun : A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.

Verb : (transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

Verb : (intransitive) To become angry.

defer

Verb : (transitive) To delay or postpone.

Verb : (intransitive) To delay, to wait.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.

vapor

Noun : Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

Noun : The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

Verb : (intransitive) To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.

scour

Verb : (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

Verb : (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.

Verb : (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.

incur

Verb : (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

Verb : (chiefly law, accounting) To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.

Verb : (obsolete, intransitive) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

bower

Noun : A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.

Noun : A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

Noun : (literary) A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.

hover

Verb : (intransitive) To remain stationary or float in the air.

Verb : (transitive) To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.

Verb : (intransitive) (figuratively) Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

stour

Noun : (UK dialectal, Ulster) A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.

Noun : (now dialectal) Tumult, commotion; confusion.

Verb : (now chiefly dialectal) Severely; strongly.

prior

Adjective : Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.

Adjective : More important or significant.

Verb : Chiefly followed by to: in advance, before, previously.

actor

Noun : A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.

Noun : Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.

Noun : (grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb.

tenor

Noun : (music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

Noun : A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.

Noun : (colloquial, music) A tenor saxophone.

major

Adjective : Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

Adjective : Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.

Adjective : (attributive):

steer

Verb : (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).

Verb : (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).

Verb : (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.

arbor

Noun : A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

Noun : A grove of trees.

Noun : An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.

demur

Verb : (intransitive) Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.

Noun : An act of objecting or taking exception; a scruple; also, an exception taken or objection to something.

Verb : (intransitive) (law) To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).

aster

Noun : Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

Noun : (biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.

Noun : (obsolete) A star.

vicar

Noun : A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.

Noun : In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

Noun : In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

cheer

Noun : (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

Noun : (countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".

Verb : (transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.

fleer

Verb : (archaic) To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn

Noun : (archaic) Mockery; derision.

Verb : (archaic) To grin with an air of civility; to leer.

blear

Adjective : (of eyes or vision) Dim; unclear from water or rheum.

Adjective : Causing or caused by dimness of sight.

Verb : (transitive) To make (usually the eyes or eyesight) blurred or dim.

minor

Adjective : Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:

Adjective : (law) Underage, not having reached legal majority.

Adjective : (medicine, sometimes figurative) Not serious, not involving risk of death, permanent injury, dangerous surgery, or extended hospitalization.

lower

Adjective : Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

Adjective : Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.

Adjective : (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Older.

flair

Noun : A natural or innate talent or aptitude.

Noun : Distinctive style or elegance.

Verb : (transitive) To add flair.

asper

Noun : (historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.

Adjective : (obsolete) Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

Noun : (phonetics, obsolete) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

polar

Adjective : (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.

Adjective : Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

Adjective : (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.

amour

Noun : A love affair.

Noun : A lover.

Noun : Courtship; flirtation.

drear

Adjective : (poetic, literary) Dreary.

Noun : (obsolete) Gloom; sadness.

ephor

Noun : (historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.

Noun : (in modern Greece) A superintendent or curator.

Noun : Alternative form of ephor [(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.]

shear

Verb : (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.

Verb : To cut the hair of (a person).

Verb : To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

tower

Noun : Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.

Noun : A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.

Noun : A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, fugitives, etc.

auger

Noun : A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts

Noun : A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

Noun : A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.

deter

Verb : (transitive) To prevent something from happening.

Verb : (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

Verb : (transitive) To distract someone from something.

dolor

Noun : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of dolour. [(chiefly uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.]

whirr

Verb : (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.

Verb : (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.

Verb : To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

astar

Adjective : Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.

Adjective : Covered with bright or sparkling objects.

error

Noun : (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

Noun : (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.

adder

Noun : Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.

Noun : An electronic device that adds voltages, currents or frequencies.

Noun : Something which adds or increases.

fetor

Noun : An unpleasant smell.

taper

Noun : A slender wax candle.

Noun : (by extension) A small light.

Noun : A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.

satyr

Noun : (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.

Noun : (by extension) A lecherous man.

Noun : (Roman mythology) Synonym of faun.

smear

Verb : (transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.

Verb : (transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.

Verb : (transitive) To make something dirty.

other

Adjective : See other (determiner) below.

Adjective : Second.

Noun : The other one; the second of two.

visor

Noun : The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

Noun : A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.

Noun : A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

occur

Verb : (intransitive) To happen or take place.

Verb : (intransitive, sciences) To be present or found.

Verb : (intransitive) To present or offer itself.

cower

Verb : (intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.

Verb : (intransitive, figuratively) To be a coward; to hide away or refuse to face opposition due to fear.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.

water

Noun : A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).

Noun : A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

Noun : A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).

spear

Noun : A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.

Noun : A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.

Noun : (ice hockey) An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player.

refer

Verb : (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)

Verb : (transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.

Verb : (intransitive) To mention (something); to direct attention (to something)

aiger

Noun : Alternative form of eagre; a tidal bore. [a tidal bore]

Noun : Alternative form of ague. [(obsolete) An acute fever.]

Adjective : (archaic) Pronunciation spelling of eager. [Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.]

maker

Noun : Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

Noun : (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God, the Creator.

Noun : (law) Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

rigor

Noun : (medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

Noun : A surname from Spanish.

Noun : US spelling of rigour. [Severity or strictness.]

manor

Noun : A landed estate.

Noun : The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.

Noun : A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

recur

Verb : Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

Verb : (medicine) Of a disease or symptom: to happen again, especially repeatedly or after a remission or an apparent recovery.

Verb : Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.

miser

Noun : (derogatory) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

Noun : A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

Noun : (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

lover

Noun : One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

Noun : A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.

Noun : A person who loves something.

meter

Noun : A device that measures things.

Noun : A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.

Verb : To measure with a metering device.

offer

Noun : A proposal that has been made.

Noun : Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

Verb : (transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.

enter

Verb : (intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

Verb : (figuratively) To go or come into (a state or profession).

elder

Noun : A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.

Noun : (now chiefly US) An old person.

Noun : (relational, chiefly in the plural, chiefly with possessive determiners) One who is older than another.

after

Verb : Behind; later in time; following.

Adjective : (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

Adjective : (nautical or aeronautical, where the frame of reference is within the craft) At or towards the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft.

rover

Noun : A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.

Noun : A remotely-operated vehicle.

Noun : One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad.

poser

Noun : (derogatory, slang) A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.

Noun : Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.

Noun : Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.

leger

Adjective : Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.

Noun : An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.

Noun : (obsolete) Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.

sleer

Verb : (obsolete) To mock or jeer.

homer

Noun : (US, baseball) A home run.

Verb : (US, baseball) To hit a homer; to hit a home run.

Noun : (US, colloquial) Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).

peter

Noun : The leading Apostle in the New Testament: Saint Peter.

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

lever

Noun : (mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.

Noun : Specifically, a bar of metal, wood or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.

Noun : A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button).

valor

Noun : US standard spelling of valour. [Individually sustained verve or passion.]

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