5-letter words containing r, l
- bluer — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blurb — The blurb about a new book, film, or exhibition is information about it that is written in order to attract people's interest.
- blurt — If someone blurts something, they say it suddenly, after trying hard to keep quiet or to keep it secret.
- bolar — of or relating to clay
- boral — the powdered mixture of boron carbide and aluminium
- borel — rustic, rude
- brail — one of several lines fastened to the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to aid in furling it
- brawl — A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
- brill — If you say that something is brill, you are very pleased about it or think that it is very good.
- broil — When you broil food, you cook it using very strong heat directly above or below it.
- brool — a low roaring sound, a deep murmur
- brule — (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- burly — A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles.
- carla — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carle — Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carls — Plural form of carl.
- carol — Carols are Christian religious songs that are sung at Christmas.
- caryl — a male or female given name.
- ceorl — a freeman of the lowest class in Anglo-Saxon England
- ceryl — (chemistry) A radical, C27H55, supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from waxes.
- chirl — a trilling or quavering sound
- churl — a surly ill-bred person
- clair — René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)
- clara — a feminine name: var. Clare, Clarice, Clarissa; equiv. Fr. Claire
- clare — a county of W Republic of Ireland, in Munster between Galway Bay and the Shannon estuary. County town: Ennis. Pop: 103 277 (2002). Area: 3188 sq km (1231 sq miles)
- clark — Helen. born 1950, New Zealand Labour politician; prime minister (1999–2008); administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009
- claro — a mild light-coloured cigar
- clart — mud; dirt
- clary — any of several European plants of the genus Salvia, having aromatic leaves and blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- clerc — Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- clerk — A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
- cllr. — Cllr. is a written abbreviation for councillor.
- clour — a bump on the head
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- coral — Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.
- corol — (botany, obsolete) A corolla.
- cortl — An intermediate language, a form of RTL, by Carl McConnell <[email protected]>.
- craal — an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- crawl — When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
- creel — a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish
- crile — George Washington1864-1943; U.S. surgeon
- crool — to spoil
- cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- crull — (obsolete) curly; curled.
- cul8r — see you later
- curli — curled hairlike processes on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds
- curls — Plural form of curl.
- curly — Curly hair is full of curls.
- cyril — Saint. ?827–869 ad, Greek Christian theologian, missionary to the Moravians and inventor of the Cyrillic alphabet; he and his brother Saint Methodius were called the Apostles of the Slavs. Feast day: Feb 14 or May 11