6-letter words that end in ir
- abukir — bay at the mouth of the Nile, near Alexandria, Egypt: site of the British victory (1798) under Nelson over the French
- affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- agadir — a port in SW Morocco, which became the centre of an international crisis (1911), when a gunboat arrived to protect German interests. Britain issued a strong warning to Germany but the French negotiated and war was averted. In 1960 the town was virtually destroyed by an earthquake, about 10 000 people being killed. Pop: 385 000 (2003)
- altair — the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Visual magnitude: 0.77; spectral type: A7V; distance: 16.8 light years
- appair — to make or become worse
- armoir — Dated form of armoire.
- avenir — the future or time to come
- bashir — Dame Marie (Roslyn). born 1930, Australian health administrator and campaigner: governor of New South Wales (2001–14)
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bichir — an African freshwater fish with an elongated body
- coheir — a person who inherits jointly with others
- corkir — a lichen from which red or purple dye is made
- dehair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- devoir — duty; obligation
- diapir — an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath
- donair — (Canada) A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab, including breadcrumbs and spices, and served with a sweet sauce made from evaporated milk, sugar, vinegar, and garlic.
- eclair — a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- effeir — to suit or be appropriate for
- elixir — A magical or medicinal potion.
- empair — Obsolete form of impair.
- fafnir — a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.
- faquir — fakir.
- fenrir — a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- gambir — an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
- hoenir — a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- jaghir — (East India) An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity; also, the district itself.
- kaffir — Disparaging and Offensive. (in South Africa) a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only.
- leloir — Luis Federico [lwees fe-th e-ree-kaw] /lwis ˌfɛ ðɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–1987, Argentine biochemist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1970.
- lenoir — Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- maftir — the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- mandir — (Hinduism) A Hindu temple.
- manoir — A type of manor or country house.
- mcnair — Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- memoir — a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- menhir — an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- mezair — a movement in which the horse makes a series of short jumps forward while standing on its hind legs.
- midair — any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface: to catch a ball in midair.
- mohair — the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- momoir — (North America) A memoir written by or about a mother.
- no sir — expressing polite negation
- nonair — Not of or relating to air.
- on-air — broadcasting: an announcer with five years of on-air experience.
- renoir — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- repair — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- santir — a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- shamir — Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- unhair — to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- upstir — a commotion or disturbance
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