5-letter words containing e, a
- kedar — the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
- keema — (in Indian cookery) minced meat
- kehua — a ghost or spirit
- keita — Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- kenaf — a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
- kenya — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- kerak — Kerak.
- kerma — the quotient of the sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by indirectly ionizing radiation in a volume element of a material divided by the mass of the volume element. The SI unit is the gray
- kesha — a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- kesia — a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- ketal — (chemistry) any acetal derived from a ketone.
- kheda — (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
- kiawe — a thorny tree, Prosopis juliflora, of the legume family, native to South America and widely naturalized in Hawaii.
- knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- knead — to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
- kwela — a type of pop music popular among the Black communities of South Africa
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- laced — Tainted with something, especially a drug.
- lacer — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- laces — Plural form of lace.
- lacet — braided work in lace
- lacey — a town in W Washington.
- laded — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- laden — burdened; loaded down.
- lader — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lades — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- ladie — Obsolete spelling of lady.
- ladle — a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- ladye — Archaic spelling of lady.
- lagen — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- lager — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- laine — (Sussex) an area of arable land at the foot of a hill.
- laked — Simple past tense and past participle of lake.
- laker — a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- lakes — Plural form of lake.
- lakme — an opera (1883) by Léo Delibes.
- lamed — Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lamel — Alternative form of lamella.
- lamen — Alternative form of ramen.
- lameo — (slang) A lame person; someone who is worthless or a loser.
- lamer — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- lames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lame.
- lance — a male given name.
- lande — a type of moorland in SW France
- laned — Divided into lanes, as with a road.
- laner — lone.
- lanes — Plural form of lane.
- lange — Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lapel — either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.