5-letter words containing a, b, r
- h-bar — an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- haber — Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- habor — Khabur.
- i-bar — a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I. Compare H-beam.
- j-bar — a J-shaped hook suspended from the moving cable of a ski lift, used to pull a skier uphill
- jabir — Geber.
- jerba — an island off the SE coast of Tunisia: Roman ruins. 197 sq. mi. (510 sq. km).
- kabir — fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
- krabs — Plural form of krab.
- l bar — angle iron (def 2).
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labra — a lip or liplike part.
- libra — the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- lobar — of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- lubra — an Aborigine girl or woman.
- mbari — (Nigeria, West Africa) A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities, made by the Igbo tribe.
- mbira — a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- rabab — An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.
- rabal — the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- rabat — French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
- rabbi — the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def 2).
- rabes — Plural form of rabe.
- rabia — the fourth month of the Muslim calendar.
- rabic — an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- rabid — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- rabin — Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- rabis — Alternative spelling of rabiz.
- rabiz — (music) A popular modern Armenian music style. Shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian blatnyak and Azeri mugham. Considered tasteless and vulgar by educated people.
- rabot — a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- rahab — a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- rajab — the seventh month of the Muslim calendar.
- rambo — a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- rebab — a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- rebar — a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- rehab — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
- ribat — a building housing a community of Sufis.
- rubai — a verse form of Persian origin consisting of four-line stanzas
- rumba — a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- rybat — a polished stone piece that forms the side of a window or door
- saber — a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- sabir — lingua franca (def 2).
- sabra — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- sabre — to strike, wound, or kill with a saber.
- scrab — to scratch or scrape
- t-bar — a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- taber — a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- tabor — Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1929 feet (588 meters).
- trabs — training shoes
- umbra — shade; shadow.
- unbar — to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt: to unbar a door.