5-letter words containing a, l, i
- dulia — veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- eilat — a port in S Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba: Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea. Pop: 43 500 (2003 est)
- elias — Elijah
- elisa — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample
- eliza — (artificial intelligence) A famous program by Joseph Weizenbaum, which simulated a Rogerian psychoanalyst by rephrasing many of the patient's statements as questions and posing them to the patient. It worked by simple pattern recognition and substitution of key words into canned phrases. It was so convincing, however, that there are many anecdotes about people becoming very emotionally caught up in dealing with ELIZA. All this was due to people's tendency to attach to words meanings which the computer never put there. See also ELIZA effect.
- email — (obsolete, circa 13th century) a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document.
- faial — an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- faile — Archaic spelling of fail.
- fails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fail.
- famil — (travel) A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a travel wholesaler or airline as a means of promoting their service.
- filar — of or relating to a thread or threads.
- final — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- flail — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- flair — a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack: a flair for rhyming.
- folia — an early medieval Iberian dance accompanied by mime and songs, performed during celebrations of the solstice and New Year festivals.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- gaily — with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
- gilda — a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- glaik — a flash of light
- glair — the white of an egg.
- glial — Of or pertaining to glia.
- glias — neuroglia.
- grail — (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- haill — Obsolete spelling of hail.
- hails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hail.
- haily — relating to or comprising hail
- halid — (zoology) Any member of the Halidae.
- hilal — Of or pertaining to a hilum.
- hilar — Botany. the mark or scar on a seed produced by separation from its funicle or placenta. the nucleus of a granule of starch.
- hilda — a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
- hilla — a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- huila — Mount, a volcano in central Colombia. 18,700 feet (5700 meters).
- i-apl — A version of APL. ftp://watserv1.waterloo.edu/languages/apl/.
- ianal — (chat) I Am Not A Lawyer (but my legal opinion is...).
- ictal — (medicine) Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
- ideal — a standard of perfection or excellence.
- idola — Plural form of idolum.
- iglau — Jihlava.
- iland — Obsolete form of island.
- ileac — of or relating to ileus.
- ileal — Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- iliac — of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- iliad — (italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- illia — Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- inlaw — to restore (an outlaw) to the benefits and protection of the law.
- inlay — to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
- inula — Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
- iqbal — Muhammad, 1873–1938, Pakistani poet.
- islam — the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- islay — an island off the W coast of Scotland: the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides; separated from the island of Jura by the Sound of Islay. Pop: 3457 (2001). Area: 606 sq km (234 sq miles)