5-letter words containing a, t
- atmo- — air or vapour
- atmos — Plural form of atmo.
- atnas — Ahtna.
- atoke — a part of a worm, of the class Polychaeta, which has no sexual characteristics or is incapable of sexual procreation
- atole — A thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal.
- atoll — An atoll is a ring of coral rock, or a group of coral islands surrounding a lagoon.
- atoms — The basic unit of a chemical element.
- atomy — an atom or minute particle
- atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
- atony — lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle
- atopy — a hereditary tendency to be hypersensitive to certain allergens
- atrac — Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding
- atray — (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
- atrek — a river arising in NE Iran, flowing W, then along the Iran-Turkmenistan border, and through Turkmenistan into the Caspian Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- atria — Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip — (of an anchor) no longer caught on the bottom; tripped; aweigh
- attal — Alternative form of ettle.
- attap — a flowering palm tree of South Asia found in saline coastal habitats
- attar — an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume
- atter — (archaic, or, UK dialectal) Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
- attic — An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
- attid — (zoology) Any member of the Attidae.
- 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
- atto- — denoting 10–18
- audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
- auget — (mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.
- aught — anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know)
- aunts — Plural form of aunt.
- aunty — auntie.
- aust. — Australia(n)
- austl — Australia
- auto- — self; same; of or by the same one
- auton — (science fiction) A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- autos — Plural form of auto.
- autry — Gene, 1907–1998, U.S. actor and singer.
- avant — (obsolete) The front of an army; the vanguard.
- avast — stop! cease!
- avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
- axite — a type of smokeless gunpowder
- ayont — beyond
- azote — nitrogen
- azoth — the alchemical name for mercury, esp when regarded as the first principle of all metals
- aztec — a member of a Mexican Indian people who established a great empire, centred on the valley of Mexico, that was overthrown by Cortés and his followers in the early 16th century
- baath — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- bafta — British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- bahts — Plural form of baht.
- bahut — a portable, decorative chest, often with a round lid, primarily used for transporting clothing
- baith — both
- baits — Plural form of bait.