5-letter words containing a, t, e
- mamet — David (Alan) born 1947, U.S. playwright.
- manet — Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- mated — a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mater — British Informal. mother1 .
- mates — Plural form of mate.
- matey — comrade; chum; buddy.
- matie — a student at the University of Stellenbosch, esp one representing the University in a sport
- matje — Alt form maatje.
- matte — having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.
- meant — simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- meath — a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- meats — Plural form of meat.
- meaty — of or like meat.
- mehta — Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- menat — an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- menta — Plural form of mentum.
- meta- — indicating change, alteration, or alternation
- metae — (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metal — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- metra — (medicine) The uterus.
- metta — (in Theravada Buddhism) meditation focused on the development of unconditional love for all beings.
- nates — buttocks; rump.
- neath — beneath.
- neato — neat1 (def 5).
- neats — Plural form of neat.
- nesta — National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
- oaten — of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater — a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oates — Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- onate — Juan de [hwahn de] /ʰwɑn dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1550?–1624, Spanish explorer who colonized New Mexico.
- orate — Make a speech, especially pompously or at length.
- ovate — egg-shaped.
- oveta — a female given name.
- paget — Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- paste — copy and paste
- paten — a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pater — Latin. father of his country.
- patte — (formerly) a band or strap for fastening a coat or other garment
- peart — lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peaty — of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- pelta — a small shield, usually crescent shaped, used in ancient times
- peta- — prefix
- petal — one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- petra — an ancient Arab kingdom of SW Asia, in the area of present-day Jordan, that became a Roman province in a.d. 106. Capital: Petra.
- pieta — a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
- pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- potae — a hat
- prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- preta — a wandering or disturbed ghost.