5-letter words containing a, i, s
- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- asine — an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- asity — A stocky perching bird related to the pittas, found only in Madagascar.
- askoi — an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- aslib — Association for Information Management
- aspic — Aspic is a clear shiny jelly made from meat juices. It is used in making cold savoury meat dishes.
- aspie — (informal) An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
- aspik — (language, specification) A multiple-style specification language.
- aspis — an African poisonous snake of the genus Cerastes with a thick scale over each eye
- assai — (usually preceded by a musical direction) very
- astir — awake and out of bed
- aswim — in a drifting or bobbing manner
- attis — a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele. In a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died
- aulis — an ancient town in E central Greece, in Boeotia: traditionally the harbour from which the Greeks sailed at the beginning of the Trojan war
- aunis — a historic region in W France, on the Atlantic coast, earlier part of Aquitaine.
- avise — Obsolete spelling of advise.
- aviso — a boat carrying messages; a dispatch-boat
- axils — Plural form of axil.
- bails — Plural form of bail.
- baisa — a unit of currency in Oman, worth one-thousandth of a rial
- baits — Plural form of bait.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- basie — William, known as Count Basie. 1904–84, US jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer: associated particularly with the polished phrasing and style of big-band jazz
- basil — Basil is a strong-smelling and strong-tasting herb that is used in cooking, especially with tomatoes.
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- bassi — a person who sings bass; a bass.
- basti — (in India) a slum inhabited by poor people
- baxis — the horizontal crystallographic axis that is in a right-left position.
- blais — Marie-Claire [muh-ree-klair] /məˈriˈklɛər/ (Show IPA), born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist.
- caids — Plural form of caid.
- caise — Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering.
- caius — Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- calis — a city in SW Colombia.
- camis — a light robe
- chais — a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chias — a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- crias — a baby vicuna, llama, guanaco, or alpaca.
- daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
- dashi — a clear stock made from dried fish and kelp
- davis — Sir Andrew (Frank). born 1944, British conductor; chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1989–2000) and of the Chicago Lyric Opera from 2000
- desai — Morarji (Ranchhodji) (məˈrɑːdʒɪ). 1896–1995, Indian statesman, noted for his asceticism. He founded the Janata party in opposition to Indira Gandhi, whom he defeated in the 1977 election; prime minister of India (1977–79)
- dials — Plural form of dial.
- disad — (informal) A disadvantage.
- disna — Eye dialect of doesn't.
- divas — Plural form of diva.
- easie — Obsolete spelling of easy.
- elias — Elijah
- elisa — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample