4-letter words that end in r
- noir — black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nuer — a member of a tribal people who live along the Nile in southern Sudan and subsist chiefly by raising cattle.
- nurr — a ball that is made of wood and used in some games
- nzlr — New Zealand Law Reports
- o'er — O'er means the same as 'over'.
- oder — a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odor — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
- oker — OK; all right.
- omar — a male given name.
- omer — a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- oner — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- oper — (Internet) A network operator on IRC.
- osar — plural of os3 .
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- oxer — a high fence
- oyer — oyer and terminer.
- pair — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- parr — a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- paur — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pcjr — IBM PCjr
- pear — the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peer — a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
- pier — a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- psbr — public sector borrowing requirement: the excess of government expenditure over receipts (mainly from taxation) that has to be financed by borrowing from the banks or the public
- puer — an alkaline substance derived from the dung of dogs, formerly used to steep hides
- puir — poor.
- purr — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- quar — (obsolete) A quarry.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- repr — represented
- rnvr — Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- roar — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- ruer — to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities.
- ruhr — a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- saar — Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- scar — a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
- scur — a small unattached growth of horn at the site of a normal horn in cattle
- sear — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- seer — a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- seir — a fish, Cybidium guttatum, of Indian seas belonging to the mackerel family
- serr — to press close (together); to form serried ranks
- sher — Sir Antony. born 1953, British actor and writer, born in South Africa
- sker — to scour
- skyr — a Scandinavian dairy product made from curdled milk
- slur — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- smir — drizzly rain
- soar — to fly upward, as a bird.
- soer — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.