5-letter words containing e, a
- ednas — a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- edram — Enhanced Dynamic Random Access Memory
- edsac — Electronic Discrete Sequential Automatic Computer
- efate — a volcanic island in the Vanuatu island chain, in the South Pacific. 300 sq. mi. (780 sq. km).
- egadi — a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- egads — Alternative form of egad.
- eggar — A large brownish moth that is often active during the day. The caterpillars typically bear irritant hairs and make an egg-shaped cocoon.
- egham — a town in S England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 27 666 (2001)
- eilat — a port in S Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba: Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea. Pop: 43 500 (2003 est)
- ekman — Vagn Walfrid (vaɣən wɑːlfriːd). 1874–1954, Swedish oceanographer: discoverer of the Ekman spiral (a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces) and the Ekman Layer (the thin top layer of the sea that flows at 90° to the wind direction)
- eland — A spiral-horned African antelope that lives in open woodland and grassland. It is the largest of the antelopes.
- elara — a small satellite of Jupiter in an intermediate orbit
- elate — Make (someone) ecstatically happy.
- elgar — Sir Edward (William). 1857–1934, English composer, whose works include the Enigma Variations (1899), the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius (1900), two symphonies, a cello concerto, and a violin concerto
- elias — Elijah
- elisa — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample
- eliza — (artificial intelligence) A famous program by Joseph Weizenbaum, which simulated a Rogerian psychoanalyst by rephrasing many of the patient's statements as questions and posing them to the patient. It worked by simple pattern recognition and substitution of key words into canned phrases. It was so convincing, however, that there are many anecdotes about people becoming very emotionally caught up in dealing with ELIZA. All this was due to people's tendency to attach to words meanings which the computer never put there. See also ELIZA effect.
- elman — ˈMischa (ˈmɪʃə ) ; mishˈə) 1891-1967; U.S. violinist, born in Russia
- elsan — a type of portable lavatory in which chemicals are used to kill bacteria and deodorize the sludge
- elvan — Pertaining to elves; elvish; elven.
- emacs — Any implementation or reimplementation of Emacs.
- email — (obsolete, circa 13th century) a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document.
- embar — (archaic) To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
- embay — (chiefly of the wind ) confine (a sailing vessel) to a bay.
- enact — Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
- enarm — to provide with arms or armour
- enate — A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
- enema — A procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.
- eniac — Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
- enlay — Archaic form of inlay.
- epact — The number of days by which the solar year differs from the lunar year.
- ephah — An ancient Hebrew dry measure equivalent to a bushel (35 l).
- ephas — Plural form of epha.
- equal — Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
- erase — delete
- erato — the Muse of love poetry
- erbia — (inorganic compound) erbium oxide Er2O3; Discovered in 1843, by Carl Gustaf Mosander.
- erica — A plant of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae), esp. (in gardening) heather.
- erisa — law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- eruca — (zoology) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
- eskar — (geology) Alternative form of esker.
- essay — A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
- étage — a floor in a multi-storey building
- étape — a storehouse
- ethal — (chemistry, dated) cetyl alcohol.
- ethan — a masculine name
- etyma — Plural form of etymon.
- eupad — an antiseptic powder containing chlorinated lime and boric acid
- evade — Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- evans — Sir Arthur (John). 1851–1941, British archaeologist, whose excavations of the palace of Knossos in Crete provided evidence for the existence of the Minoan civilization