5-letter words containing a, o
- morae — the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- moran — An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.
- moras — Plural form of mora.
- morat — a type of mead containing mulberry juice and honey
- moray — any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- morea — Peloponnesus.
- moria — a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- morna — A genre of Cape Verdean music.
- morra — A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.
- motza — motser.
- mowat — Farley (McGill) 1921–2014, Canadian writer.
- mowra — mahua.
- moxas — a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.
- myoma — a tumor composed of muscular tissue.
- nabob — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nacho — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacro — (in England and Wales) an organization that aims to reduce crime by supporting people in finding alternatives to crime, for example, by resettling ex-offenders and providing education and advice in communities
- nalgo — National and Local Government Officers' Association
- nano- — /nan'oh/ 1.
A prefix meaning 10^-9 or one billionth. Used loosely to mean "small", e.g. nanotechnology, or (rarely), following "nanosecond", to mean a short time, e.g. "I'll be with you in a nano". - naomi — the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- napoo — (UK, army, slang) Finished; gone; non-existent.
- narco — narc.
- nasho — compulsory military training; conscription
- naso- — nose
- naxos — a Greek island in the S Aegean: the largest of the Cyclades group. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).
- ndola — a city in N Zambia.
- neato — neat1 (def 5).
- ngaio — An evergreen tree, Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
- ngoma — (in East Africa) a dance; a night of dancing and music.
- nodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- noema — (philosophy) The perceived as perceived.
- nogai — a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- nogay — Nogai.
- nolan — Michael Patrick, Baron. 1928–2007, British judge; chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (1994–97)
- nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- noman — Not a person; Not a human.
- nona- — nine
- nonad — A collection, or series of nine things.
- nonda — Parinari nonda, a shrub or small tree of northern Australia and New Guinea, with edible plum-like fruit.
- nonna — (dialectal) grandmother.
- nopal — any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- norad — a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- noria — a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norma — an opera (1831) with music by Vincenzo Bellini.
- notal — Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
- notam — A written notification issued to pilots before a flight, advising them of circumstances relating to the state of flying.
- novae — a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- novas — Plural form of nova.
- novia — a fiancée or bride.