5-letter words containing a, s
- amoks — (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- amyss — A hood or cape.
- anals — Plural form of anal.
- andes — a major mountain system of South America, extending for about 7250 km (4500 miles) along the entire W coast, with several parallel ranges or cordilleras and many volcanic peaks: rich in minerals, including gold, silver, copper, iron ore, and nitrates. Average height: 3900 m (13 000 ft). Highest peak: Aconcagua, 6960 m (22 835 ft)
- angst — Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.
- angus — a council area of E Scotland on the North Sea: the historical county of Angus became part of Tayside region in 1975; reinstated as a unitary authority (excluding City of Dundee) in 1996. Administrative centre: Forfar. Pop: 107 520 (2003 est). Area: 2181 sq km (842 sq miles)
- anils — Plural form of anil.
- anis- — not equal
- anise — Anise is a plant with seeds that have a strong smell and taste. It is often made into an alcoholic drink.
- ankhs — Plural form of ankh.
- ankus — a stick used, esp in India, for goading elephants
- annas — Plural form of anna.
- annus — year of wonders; wonderful year.
- ansae — Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ansar — the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anson — a male given name.
- antes — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antis — Plural form of anti.
- antsy — If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- anzus — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with reference to the security alliance between them
- aosta — a town in NW Italy, capital of Valle d'Aosta region: Roman remains. Pop: 34 062 (2001)
- apacs — Association for Payment Clearing Services
- apast — past; beyond.
- aphis — any of various aphids constituting the genus Aphis, such as the blackfly
- apish — stupid; foolish
- apism — the act of aping
- apols — (UK, informal) Apologies.
- apres — after
- apses — Plural form of apse.
- apsis — either of two points lying at the extremities of an eccentric orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, such as the aphelion and perihelion of a planet or the apogee and perigee of the moon. The line of apsides connects two such points and is the principal axis of the orbit
- aquas — Plural form of aqua.
- araks — river flowing from E Turkey along the S border of Armenia & Azerbaijan, into the Kura River and the Caspian Sea: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- arbus — Diane, original name Diane Nemerov. 1923–71, US photographer, noted esp for her portraits of vagrants, dwarfs, transvestites, etc
- arcas — a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- arcus — an arcus senilis
- areas — Plural form of area.
- argos — an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc. Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)
- argus — any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m
- arhus — a city and port in Denmark, in E Jutland. Pop: 228 547 (2004 est)
- arias — a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.
- aries — Aries is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a ram. People who are born approximately between 21st March and 19th April come under this sign.
- arils — Plural form of aril.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- arist — (obsolete) A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.
- arius — ?250–336 ad, Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of Arianism
- arles — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 53 058 (2006)
- arose — Arose is the past tense of arise.
- arras — a wall hanging, esp of tapestry
- arris — a sharp edge at the meeting of two surfaces at an angle with one another, as at two adjacent sides of a stone block