5-letter words containing e, a
- annie — a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anode — In electronics, an anode is the positive electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare cathode.
- anole — any small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards of the genus Anolis, such as A. carolinensis (green anole): family Iguanidae (iguanas). They are able to change the colour of their skin
- ansae — Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ante- — before in time or position; previous to; in front of
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antes — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antie — (South Africa) An older female authority figure.
- antre — a cavern or cave
- aoede — one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- aoide — one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- apace — If something develops or continues apace, it is developing or continuing quickly.
- apage — go away!
- apeak — in a vertical or almost vertical position
- apeek — (of a ship) directly over the anchor
- apepi — Apophis.
- apert — open, unconcealed
- apery — imitative behaviour; mimicry
- apnea — temporary stopping of breathing
- apode — An animal that has no feet or footlike organs.
- appel — a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one's intent to attack
- apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
- apres — after
- apses — Plural form of apse.
- apter — inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
- apure — a river in W Venezuela, rising in the Andes and flowing east to the Orinoco. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)
- aquae — Chiefly Pharmacology. water. a liquid. a solution, especially in water.
- arage — (obsolete, transitive) To enrage.
- arame — a dark brown or black seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis (or Ecklonia bicyclis), that is used in Japanese cuisine
- arber — Werner. born 1929, Swiss microbiologist, noted for his work on restriction enzymes. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1978
- arced — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ardeb — a unit of dry measure used in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. In Egypt it is approximately equal to 0.195 cubic metres
- arden — John. (1930–2012) British dramatist and novelist. His plays include Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1959) and The Workhouse Donkey (1963); novels include Silence Among the Weapons (1982): he often worked in collaboration with his wife Margaretta D'Arcy
- aread — to declare
- areal — any particular extent of space or surface; part: the dark areas in the painting; the dusty area of the room.
- arear — Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.
- areas — Plural form of area.
- areca — any of various tall palms of the genus Areca, which are native to SE Asia and have white flowers and orange or red egg-shaped nuts
- areet — (Northern England) eye dialect of all right.
- arefy — to dry
- areic — relating to division by area
- arena — An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
- arene — an aromatic hydrocarbon
- arent — A kind of anthropogenic soil, with deep mixing due to ploughing, digging, etc.
- arepa — a Colombian cornmeal cake
- arere — backwards
- arete — sharp ridge separating two glacial valleys
- arexx — (language) REXX for the Amiga.
- argie — a term used to refer to an Argentine.
- argle — to argue or dispute (about)