4-letter words containing a
- abas — Plural form of aba.
- abay — (obsolete) Barking or baying of dogs at their prey. (Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 17th century.).
- abba — father (used of God)
- abbe — Ernst. 1840–1905, German physicist, noted for his work in optics and the microscope condenser known as the Abbe condenser
- abbr — abbreviated
- abbs — Plural form of abb.
- abby — a female given name, form of Abigail.
- abed — in bed; on a bed
- abel — the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)
- aber — (in Wales) an estuary, or the mouth of a river
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- abia — a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Umuahia. Pop: 2 833 999 (2006 est). Area: 6320 sq km (2440 sq miles)
- abib — the seventh month of the Jewish year, equivalent to Nisan of the modern Jewish calendar. Ex. 34:18.
- abid — (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of abide.
- abie — a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abir — (India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
- abit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
- abiu — Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl. — ablative
- able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- ably — Ably means skilfully and successfully.
- abnf — Augmented Backus-Naur Form
- abob — Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid. (First attested in the early 20th century.).
- abos — Plural form of abo.
- abra — A wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai.
- abri — a shelter or place of refuge, esp in wartime
- abs- — ab-
- abta — Association of British Travel Agents
- abud — (rare) budding.
- abut — When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it.
- abye — Alternative spelling of aby.
- abys — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aby.
- acad — Abbreviation of academy.
- acai — berry
- acap — Application Configuration Access Protocol
- acas — Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service
- acca — an academic
- accc — Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- acct — account
- accu — Association of C and C++ Users
- aced — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- aceh — an autonomous region of N Indonesia, in N Sumatra; mountainous with rain forests; scene of separatist conflict since the late 1990s; coastal areas suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Capital: Banda Aceh. Pop: 3 930 905 (2000). Area: 55 392 sq km (21 381 sq miles)
- acer — any tree or shrub of the genus Acer, often cultivated for their brightly coloured foliage
- aces — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- acgi — Associate of the City and Guilds Institute
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- achy — If you feel achy, your body hurts.
- acia — Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter
- acid — An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.
- acii — Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute