5-letter words containing e, a
- aesop — ?620–564 bc, Greek author of fables in which animals are given human characters and used to satirize human failings
- aetna — Mount Etna
- aevum — (philosophy) the mean between time and eternity; the state of being of the angels and saints in heaven.
- afear — to frighten or make afraid
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- aflex — (tool) A Lex-like scanner generator that produce Ada output from IRUS (Irvine Research Unit in Software). aflex comes with ayacc. Version 1.2a. Mailing list: <[email protected]>.
- afore — before
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- agade — a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and civilization (2360–2180 bc)
- agane — Obsolete spelling of again.
- agape — If you describe someone as having their mouth agape, their mouth is open very wide, often because they are very surprised by something.
- agate — Agate is a very hard stone which is used to make jewellery.
- agave — any plant of the genus Agave, native to tropical America, with tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves: family Agavaceae. Some species are the source of fibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such as pulque and tequila
- agaze — gazing at something; staring
- agena — a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- agend — Obsolete form of agendum.
- agene — a chemical (nitrogen trichloride) formerly used to bleach flour
- agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- agers — Plural form of ager.
- agger — an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp
- aggie — an agricultural student
- agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- aglet — a metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace, ribbon, etc
- agley — awry; askew
- agnel — a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- agnes — Saint. ?292–?304 ad, Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21
- agnew — Spiro (ˈspɪərəʊ) Theodore. 1918–96, US Republican politician; vice president (1969–73)
- agoge — the rigorous Spartan educational training system
- agone — ago; past
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- agued — of or relating to suffering from fever
- agues — Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- aheap — in a heap
- ahent — behind
- ahern — Bertie. born 1951, Irish politician; leader of the Fianna Fáil party (1994–2008); prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1997–2008)
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- aider — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- aides — nurse's aide.
- aiken — Conrad (Potter). 1889–1973, US poet, short-story writer, and critic. His works include Collected Poems (1953) and the novel Blue Voyage (1927)
- ailed — to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ailey — Alvin, Jr.1931-89; U.S. dancer & choreographer
- aimed — to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
- aimee — a female given name.
- aimer — a person who aims
- ainer — own.
- aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airer — a metal or wooden frame on which clothes are hung to dry
- aires — Plural form of aire.
- aisle — An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.