5-letter words containing i, s
- arius — ?250–336 ad, Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of Arianism
- arris — a sharp edge at the meeting of two surfaces at an angle with one another, as at two adjacent sides of a stone block
- arsis — (in classical prosody) the long syllable or part on which the ictus falls in a metrical foot
- as if — You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not.
- as is — in the existing state of affairs
- ascii — American standard code for information interchange: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters
- asdic — sonar
- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- 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.
- asity — A stocky perching bird related to the pittas, found only in Madagascar.
- askoi — an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- aslib — Association for Information Management
- aspic — Aspic is a clear shiny jelly made from meat juices. It is used in making cold savoury meat dishes.
- aspie — (informal) An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
- aspik — (language, specification) A multiple-style specification language.
- aspis — an African poisonous snake of the genus Cerastes with a thick scale over each eye
- assai — (usually preceded by a musical direction) very
- astir — awake and out of bed
- aswim — in a drifting or bobbing manner
- attis — a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele. In a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died
- aulis — an ancient town in E central Greece, in Boeotia: traditionally the harbour from which the Greeks sailed at the beginning of the Trojan war
- aunis — a historic region in W France, on the Atlantic coast, earlier part of Aquitaine.
- avise — Obsolete spelling of advise.
- aviso — a boat carrying messages; a dispatch-boat
- axils — Plural form of axil.
- bails — Plural form of bail.
- baisa — a unit of currency in Oman, worth one-thousandth of a rial
- baits — Plural form of bait.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- basie — William, known as Count Basie. 1904–84, US jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer: associated particularly with the polished phrasing and style of big-band jazz
- basil — Basil is a strong-smelling and strong-tasting herb that is used in cooking, especially with tomatoes.
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- bassi — a person who sings bass; a bass.
- basti — (in India) a slum inhabited by poor people
- baxis — the horizontal crystallographic axis that is in a right-left position.
- besit — to suit; fit
- besti — shame; embarrassment
- bices — either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bides — Archaic. to endure; bear.
- biggs — four-rowed barley.
- bigos — a traditional Polish stew of meat and cabbage
- biisk — Biysk
- biles — Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- birds — a comedy (414 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- birse — a bristle
- birsy — bristly
- bisdn — Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network.
- bisho — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1981 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 3200 sq. mi. (8300 sq. km). Capital: Bisho.