5-letter words containing a, k, r
- krait — any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- krama — A traditional Cambodian garment with many uses, including as a scarf or bandanna or to carry children.
- krang — The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.
- krans — a former silver coin of Iran.
- krata — Lattice, grid.
- kraus — Karl, 1874–1936, Austrian writer and editor.
- kraut — Informal. sauerkraut.
- kriya — (Yoga) a technique or practice within a yoga discipline, also the outward physical manifestations of awakened kundalini.
- krona — a nickel-brass or aluminum coin and monetary unit of Iceland, equal to 100 aurar. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- kurta — a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- kwara — a state of W Nigeria: mainly wooded savanna. Capital: Ilorin. Pop: 2 371 089 (2006). Area: 36 825 sq km (14 218 sq miles)
- kynar — a hard, white polyvinylidene fluoride resin that resists chemicals and heat, used in pipes, pumps, etc.
- kyrka — feature key
- laker — a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- larks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lark.
- larky — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- makar — a poet or writer.
- maker — a person or thing that makes.
- marka — the basic monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, equal to 100 pfenigs.
- marke — Obsolete spelling of mark.
- marks — Plural form of mark.
- naker — A kettledrum.
- narks — a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- narky — (UK, Australia, slang) Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
- okara — A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production.
- ozark — a town in SE Alabama.
- parka — a fur coat, shirtlike and hooded, for wear in the arctic and other regions of extreme cold.
- parks — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- parky — weather: chilly
- perak — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Capital: Ipoh.
- prank — a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- quark — Physics. any of the hypothetical particles with spin 1/2, baryon number 1/3, and electric charge 1/3 or −2/3 that, together with their antiparticles, are believed to constitute all the elementary particles classed as baryons and mesons; they are distinguished by their flavors, designated as up (u), down (d), strange (s), charm (c), bottom or beauty (b), and top or truth (t), and their colors, red, green, and blue. Compare color (def 18), flavor (def 5), quantum chromodynamics, quark model.
- racks — Plural form of rack.
- radek — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
- rakah — a portion of the salat, the prescribed prayers said five times a day, that combines a ritual of bows and prostrations with the recitation of prayers.
- raked — inclining from the vertical or from the horizontal: raked masts; a raked stage.
- rakee — a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- raker — an inclined member, as a pile or shore.
- rakia — a strong fruit-based sprit, distilled in the Balkans
- rakus — a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- ranke — Leopold von [ley-aw-pawlt fuh n] /ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt fən/ (Show IPA), 1795–1886, German historian.
- ranks — the people who belong to a group or organization
- rieka — a seaport in W Croatia, on the Adriatic.
- rojak — (in Malaysia) a salad dish served in chilli sauce
- rukwa — Lake, a shallow salt lake in SW Tanzania. About 1000 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km).
- ruska — Ernst (August Friedrich) [ernst ou-goo st free-drikh] /ɛrnst ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1906–88, German physicist and electrical engineer: developed electron microscope; Nobel prize 1986.
- saker — a light field gun that is smaller than a demiculverin and fires a shot weighing 6 pounds (4.5 kg) or less.
- sarky — sarcastic.
- saruk — a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
- shark — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.