5-letter words containing g, a
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- angie — a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- anglo — a White inhabitant of the United States who is not of Latin extraction
- angma — agma.
- angon — a spear having a long, narrow iron shaft and a small, usually barbed tip, associated mainly with Frankish and Saxon grave finds of the 5th through 8th centuries a.d.
- angor — extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- angst — Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.
- angus — a council area of E Scotland on the North Sea: the historical county of Angus became part of Tayside region in 1975; reinstated as a unitary authority (excluding City of Dundee) in 1996. Administrative centre: Forfar. Pop: 107 520 (2003 est). Area: 2181 sq km (842 sq miles)
- anigh — near, close
- apage — go away!
- apgar — Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- aping — any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- arage — (obsolete, transitive) To enrage.
- argal — argol
- argan — a thorny evergreen tree, Argania spinosa, native to SW Morocco, the plum-sized fruit of which contains a nut that yields an oil valued for cooking
- argie — a term used to refer to an Argentine.
- argil — clay, esp potters' clay
- argle — to argue or dispute (about)
- argol — crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats
- argon — Argon is an inert gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere. It is used in electric lights.
- argos — an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc. Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)
- argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
- 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.
- argun — a river in NE Asia, forming part of the boundary between the Russian Federation and China. About 450 miles (725 km) long.
- argus — any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m
- atget — (Jean) Eugène Auguste. 1856–1927, French photographer, noted for his pictures of Parisian life
- atigi — a type of parka worn by the Inuit in Canada
- auger — a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
- auget — (mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.
- aught — anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know)
- augur — If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly.
- avgas — a type of aviation fuel, high in octane, used for aeroplanes and racing cars
- awing — an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God; in awe of great political figures.
- axing — an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
- azygy — the state of not being joined in a pair
- badge — A badge is a piece of metal or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support a cause. American English usually uses button to refer to a small round metal badge.
- bagel — A bagel is a ring-shaped bread roll.
- baggs — Alternative spelling of bags (
- baggy — If a piece of clothing is baggy, it hangs loosely on your body.
- baghs — Plural form of bagh.
- bagie — a turnip
- bague — (architecture) The annular moulding or group of mouldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.
- bangs — Bangs are hair that is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.
- bangy — (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
- barge — A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals.
- baugh — Samuel Adrian ("Slinging Sammy") 1914–2008, U.S. football player and coach.
- begad — an emphatic exclamation