6-letter words that end in e
- ahmose — 1580–1557 b.c, founder of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
- ahorse — on horseback
- akeake — a small hardwood New Zealand tree, Dodonea viscosa, with silver leaves and reddish bark
- aktobe — an industrial city in W Kazakhstan. Pop: 291 000 (2005 est)
- albite — a colourless, milky-white, yellow, pink, green, or black mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found in igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: sodium aluminium silicate. Formula: NaALSi3O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
- alcade — a mayor having judicial powers.
- alcove — An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.
- aldine — relating to Aldus Manutius (1450–1515), Italian printer, or to his editions of the classics
- aldose — a sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is a hemiacetal
- alegge — to alleviate or lighten (a grief or burden)
- alerce — the wood of the sandarac tree
- alette — (in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- algate — by any means; anyway
- alible — nourishing; nutritious
- alieve — (philosophy, psychology) To subconsciously feel as if something is true, even if one does not believe it; to hold an alief.
- alkane — any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n+2
- alkene — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n
- alkine — any member of the alkyne series.
- alkyne — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with a carbon–carbon triple bond
- allege — If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it.
- allele — any of two or more variants of a gene that have the same relative position on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative characteristics, such as smooth or wrinkled seeds in peas
- allene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R2C=C=CR2; especially the parent compound CH2=C=CH2 (propadiene).
- allice — A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). (from 17th c.).
- allide — (nautical) To impact a stationary object.
- allude — If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- almuce — a fur-lined hood or cape formerly worn by members of certain religious orders, more recently by canons of France
- alnage — the inspection and measurement of woollen cloth in ells
- alpine — Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
- alsace — a region and former province of NE France, between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine: famous for its wines. Area: 8280 sq km (3196 sq miles)
- alsike — a clover, Trifolium hybridum, native to Europe and Asia but widely cultivated as a forage crop. It has trifoliate leaves and pink or whitish flowers
- alulae — Plural form of alula.
- alvine — of or relating to the intestines or belly
- alwite — white (def 11).
- ambage — ambiguity
- amebae — any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- amende — A monetary punishment, a fine.
- amerce — to punish by a fine
- amitie — Eye dialect of amity.
- ammine — a compound that has molecules containing one or more ammonia molecules bound to another molecule, group, or atom by coordinate bonds
- amonge — Archaic spelling of among.
- amorce — a percussion cap for a toy pistol
- ampere — An ampere is a unit which is used for measuring electric current. The abbreviation amp is also used.
- ampule — An ampule is a small container, usually made of glass, that contains a drug that will be injected into someone. The abbreviation amp is also used.
- ananke — a small outer satellite of Jupiter
- ancile — a shield that was said to have fallen from heaven, on whose preservation the fortune of Rome was thought to depend
- ancome — an inflammation or boil
- ancone — an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- anlage — the basis of a later development; foundation