5-letter words that end in a
- djawa — Java2
- dobla — a former gold coin of Spain.
- dobra — any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- dogma — an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
- dolma — a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- donga — (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- donna — a female given name.
- doona — (Australia) A padded blanket.
- dorba — a stupid, inept, or clumsy person
- dorsa — the back, as of the body.
- dosha — Any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.
- doula — a woman who assists women during labor and after childbirth.
- douma — duma.
- doura — a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- drama — a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- drava — a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- drina — a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- duala — Douala.
- dubna — a new town in W Russia, founded in 1956: site of the United Institute of Nuclear Research. Pop: 60 951 (2002)
- dukka — a mix of ground roast nuts and spices, originating in Egypt, and used for sprinkling on meat or as a dip
- dulia — veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- dumka — a Slavic folk song that alternates in character between sadness and gaiety.
- durga — the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- durra — a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- dvd-a — DVD-Audio
- dvija — a person who is twice-born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and the lowest class, the Shudra. Only the dvijas may study the Vedas.
- dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- dyana — DYnamics ANAlyzer
- dyula — a member of a negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the rain forests of Côte d'Ivoire, where they farm rice, etc
- e hoa — friend; pal
- ebola — Also called Ebola fever, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease. a usually fatal disease, a type of hemorrhagic fever, caused by the Ebola virus and marked by high fever, severe gastrointestinal distress, and bleeding.
- edema — effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- edina — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- elara — a small satellite of Jupiter in an intermediate orbit
- elisa — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample
- eliza — (artificial intelligence) A famous program by Joseph Weizenbaum, which simulated a Rogerian psychoanalyst by rephrasing many of the patient's statements as questions and posing them to the patient. It worked by simple pattern recognition and substitution of key words into canned phrases. It was so convincing, however, that there are many anecdotes about people becoming very emotionally caught up in dealing with ELIZA. All this was due to people's tendency to attach to words meanings which the computer never put there. See also ELIZA effect.
- enema — A procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.
- erbia — (inorganic compound) erbium oxide Er2O3; Discovered in 1843, by Carl Gustaf Mosander.
- erica — A plant of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae), esp. (in gardening) heather.
- erisa — law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- eruca — (zoology) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
- etyma — Plural form of etymon.
- Évora — a city in S central Portugal: ancient Roman settlement; occupied by the Moors from 712 to 1166; residence of the Portuguese court in 15th and 16th centuries. Pop: 56 525 (2001)
- extra — Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
- fa-la — a text or refrain in old songs.
- facia — dashboard (def 1).
- faena — the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- falda — a white silk vestment extending from the waist to the ground, worn over the cassock by the pope on solemn occasions.
- falla — Manuel de [mah-nwel de] /mɑˈnwɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1946, Spanish composer.
- fassa — Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia