5-letter words containing e, a
- argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- ariel — an Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica (or dama)
- aries — Aries is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a ram. People who are born approximately between 21st March and 19th April come under this sign.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- arkie — a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- arlen — Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arles — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 53 058 (2006)
- armed — Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
- armer — a person who arms
- armet — a close-fitting medieval visored helmet with a neck guard
- armie — Obsolete spelling of army.
- arose — Arose is the past tense of arise.
- arpen — Alternative form of arpent (old unit of measure).
- arret — a judicial decision
- arsed — (AU, NZ, British, vulgar, slang) Simple past tense and past participle of arse; Bothered (as in 'can't be bothered to...').
- arses — ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsey — aggressive, irritable, or argumentative
- artel — (in the former Soviet Union) a cooperative union or organization, esp of producers, such as peasants
- arter — Eye dialect of after.
- artex — a brand of coating for walls and ceilings that gives a textured finish
- artie — a male given name, form of Arthur.
- aruhe — the edible root of a fern
- arvee — recreational vehicle
- arvel — Alternative spelling of arval.
- asben — Aïr.
- asean — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ashed — Simple past tense and past participle of ash.
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
- ashes — ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
- ashet — a shallow oval dish or large plate
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- asine — an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- asked — Simple past tense and past participle of ask.
- asker — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- askes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aske.
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- askey — Arthur. 1900–82, British comedian
- aslef — Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
- aspen — An aspen is a tall tree with leaves that move a lot in the wind.
- asper — a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1⁄120 of a piastre
- aspie — (informal) An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
- asple — (language) A toy language.
- assen — a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province. Pop: 62 000 (2003 est)
- asser — Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asses — the buttocks.
- asset — Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful.
- assez — (as part of a musical direction) fairly; rather
- aster — any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- atget — (Jean) Eugène Auguste. 1856–1927, French photographer, noted for his pictures of Parisian life