5-letter words containing ad
- madam — (often initial capital letter) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority: Madam President; May I help you, madam?
- madge — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- madid — wet or damp
- madly — insanely or wildly: The old witch cackled madly.
- madre — mother1 .
- meade — George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- meads — George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.
- menad — maenad.
- mobad — A Zoroastrian cleric of a particular rank, qualified to serve as celebrant priest at the Yasna ceremony and to train other priests.
- monad — Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- nadab — a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- nadal — Rafael. (rafaˈel). born 1986, Spanish tennis player: winner of fourteen Grand Slam singles titles (from 2005), including a record nine at the French Open
- nadar — (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) 1820–1910, French journalist and pioneer of aerial photography.
- nader — Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nadph — the chemically reduced form of NADP
- naiad — (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nepad — New Partnership for African Development: an economic development organization set up by the African union in 2001
- nicad — nickel-cadmium battery.
- nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nonad — A collection, or series of nine things.
- norad — a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- obad. — Obadiah
- octad — a group or series of eight.
- oread — Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- p-cad — (application) A CAE system marketed by CADAM, an IBM company.
- paddy — a rice field.
- padma — the lotus plant or flower, or an emblematic representation of it
- padre — father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- padri — father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- padua — a city in NE Italy.
- padus — ancient name of Po.
- pagad — People Against Gangsterism and Drugs, a vigilante organization formed in the Western Cape around 1995 and subsequently associated with Islamic fundamentalism
- plead — to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
- prado — an art gallery in Madrid housing an important collection of Spanish paintings
- qadis — a judge in a Muslim community, whose decisions are based on Islamic religious law.
- quade — Alternative form of quede.
- quads — quadriplegic: a special ward for quads.
- quoad — regarding, with respect to
- radar — Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- radde — (obsolete) Past participle of read.
- radek — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
- radge — (Geordie, Scottish) Violent or crazy.
- radha — the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- radii — a plural of radius.
- radin — Paul, 1883–1959, U.S. anthropologist, born in Poland.
- radio — wireless telegraphy or telephony: speeches broadcast by radio.
- radix — Mathematics. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
- radom — a city in E Poland.
- radon — a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.