4-letter words containing e
- abed — in bed; on a bed
- abel — the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)
- aber — (in Wales) an estuary, or the mouth of a river
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- abie — a male given name, form of Abraham.
- able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- abye — Alternative spelling of aby.
- aced — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- aceh — an autonomous region of N Indonesia, in N Sumatra; mountainous with rain forests; scene of separatist conflict since the late 1990s; coastal areas suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Capital: Banda Aceh. Pop: 3 930 905 (2000). Area: 55 392 sq km (21 381 sq miles)
- acer — any tree or shrub of the genus Acer, often cultivated for their brightly coloured foliage
- aces — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- acle — the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acme — The acme of something is its highest point of achievement or excellence.
- acne — If someone has acne, they have a skin condition which causes a lot of spots on their face and neck.
- acre — An acre is an area of land measuring 4840 square yards or 4047 square metres.
- acse — Association Control Service Element
- adde — Obsolete spelling of add.
- aden — the main port and commercial capital of Yemen, on the N coast of the Gulf of Aden, an arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea: capital of South Yemen until 1990: formerly an important port of call on shipping routes to the East. Pop: 584 000 (2005 est)
- ades — (language) An early system on the IBM 704. Version: ADES II.
- adie — Kathryn, known as Kate. born 1945, British television journalist, noted esp for her frontline reporting of revolutions, wars, etc
- adoe — Obsolete spelling of ado.
- adze — a heavy hand tool with a steel cutting blade attached at right angles to a wooden handle, used for dressing timber
- aecl — Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
- aeeu — (formerly in Britain) Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- aer- — aero-
- aero — of or relating to aircraft or aeronautics
- aery — lofty, insubstantial, or visionary
- aesc — an Old English runic letter, comprising the letters 'A' and 'E'
- aet. — aetatis
- aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
- agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
- agen — a market town in SW France, on the Garonne river. Pop: 30 170 (1999)
- ager — anything that produces the effects of age on another thing
- ages — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- ague — a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria
- ahem — In writing, ahem is used to show that someone is being ironic. Ahem is also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
- aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.
- aiea — a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aieu — Australian Insurance Employees Union
- aîné — the eldest or most senior
- aire — a river in N England rising in the Pennines and flowing southeast to the Ouse. Length: 112 km (70 miles)
- ajee — to one side; awry.
- akee — ackee
- aken — (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in past participle.).
- aker — The old and regular spelling of acre.
- alae — plural of ala.
- albe — (obsolete) Although; despite the fact that.
- alea — Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.