6-letter words containing e
- areola — any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple
- areole — a space outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf or on an insect's wing
- arepas — Plural form of arepa.
- aretes — Plural form of arete.
- arezzo — a city in central Italy, in E Tuscany. Pop: 91 589 (2001)
- argent — (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry)
- argies — a term used to refer to an Argentine.
- argive — (in Homer, Virgil, etc) of or relating to the Greeks besieging Troy, esp those from Argos
- argued — Simple past tense and past participle of argue.
- arguer — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- argues — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- argute — (of sounds) shrill
- argyle — made of knitted or woven material with a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colours
- ariane — Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ariege — a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Foix. Pop: 139 612 (2003 est). Area: 4903 sq km (1912 sq miles)
- ariled — (of seeds) having an aril
- ariose — characterized by melody
- arised — (nonstandard) Simple past tense and past participle of arise.
- arisen — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- arises — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- arkies — a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- arkite — a passenger in Noah's ark
- arkose — a sandstone consisting of grains of feldspar and quartz cemented by a mixture of quartz and clay minerals
- arleen — a female given name.
- arlene — a feminine name: var. Arline, Arleen
- armies — Plural form of army.
- armlet — a small arm, as of a lake, the sea, etc
- armure — a silk or wool fabric with a small cobbled pattern
- arnhem — a city in the E Netherlands, capital of Gelderland province, on the Rhine: site of a World War II battle. Pop: 142 000 (2003 est)
- arouse — If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- arpent — a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)
- arrear — in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment: She was three months in arrears on her mortgage and credit card payments. Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
- arrect — (of animals' ears) pricked up
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- arride — to gladden or give pleasure or satisfaction to (a person)
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- arrose — (obsolete) To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten.
- arrowe — Obsolete spelling of arrow.
- arseno — having or containing arsenic
- arsine — a colourless poisonous gas used in the manufacture of organic compounds, to dope transistors, and as a military poisonous gas. Formula: AsH3
- artels — Plural form of artel.
- artery — Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.
- artier — characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.
- as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
- as per — If something happens as per a particular plan or suggestion, it happens in the way planned or suggested.
- as yet — You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.
- asante — Ashanti.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- aseity — existence derived from itself, having no other source