5-letter words containing o, a
- allod — allodium
- allon — the cry uttered by a whipper-in to signify that all the hounds are accounted for.
- alloo — (Scotland) To allow.
- allot — If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- alloy — An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together.
- almon — a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- aloed — containing, or shaded by, aloes
- aloes — any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alofi — the capital of the Pacific Ocean island of Niue, a New Zealand dependency.
- aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
- alogi — a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- aloha — hello
- aloin — a bitter crystalline compound derived from various species of aloe: used as a laxative and flavouring agent
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- alope — a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alors — well then! so!
- alosa — Shad.
- alose — A fish, the European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
- alost — a town in central Belgium, in East Flanders province. Pop: 76 852 (2004 est)
- aloud — When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.
- alsop — Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- altho — (informal, chiefly, US) alternative spelling of although.
- alto- — high
- alton — a city in SW Illinois.
- altos — Plural form of alto.
- amado — Jorge (ˈʒɔrʒə ) ; zhôrˈzhə) 1912-2001; Brazilian writer
- amaro — An Italian herbal liqueur.
- amato — Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- ambon — an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas. Capital: Amboina. Area: 1000 sq km (386 sq miles)
- ambos — Plural form of ambo.
- amero — A proposed unified currency of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
- amido — of an amide or amides
- amigo — a friend; comrade
- amino — of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH2
- ammon — the ancestor of the Ammonites
- amnio — Informal. amniocentesis.
- amock — (very rare) alternative spelling of amok.
- amoks — (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- amole — the root, bulb or other part of several mainly western North American plants, such as the agave and yucca, used as a substitute for soap
- among — Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.
- amora — one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amort — utterly dejected, depressed, lifeless or listless
- amory — a male or female given name.
- amour — An amour is a love affair, especially one which is kept secret.
- amove — to dismiss from an office or station
- ancho — a Poblano chilli pepper that has been dried and turned a dark-red or black colour
- ancon — a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice