5-letter words that end in s
- arias — a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.
- aries — Aries is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a ram. People who are born approximately between 21st March and 19th April come under this sign.
- arils — Plural form of aril.
- arius — ?250–336 ad, Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of Arianism
- arles — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 53 058 (2006)
- arras — a wall hanging, esp of tapestry
- 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
- arses — ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis — (in classical prosody) the long syllable or part on which the ictus falls in a metrical foot
- arums — Plural form of arum.
- as is — in the existing state of affairs
- asbos — Plural form of asbo.
- ascus — a saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews
- ashes — ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
- askes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aske.
- askos — a small, flat receptacle used in Ancient Greece for storing and pouring liquids, esp oil
- aspis — an African poisonous snake of the genus Cerastes with a thick scale over each eye
- ass's — the buttocks.
- asses — the buttocks.
- astms — Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
- athos — Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- atmos — Plural form of atmo.
- atnas — Ahtna.
- atoms — The basic unit of a chemical element.
- 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
- aulos — an ancient Greek woodwind instrument with a double reed, similar to an oboe
- aunis — a historic region in W France, on the Atlantic coast, earlier part of Aquitaine.
- aunts — Plural form of aunt.
- auras — Plural form of aura.
- autos — Plural form of auto.
- avens — any of several temperate or arctic rosaceous plants of the genus Geum, such as G. rivale (water avens), which has a purple calyx and orange-pink flowers
- avers — to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- avgas — a type of aviation fuel, high in octane, used for aeroplanes and racing cars
- avows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avow.
- awacs — airborne warning and control system
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- axels — Plural form of axel.
- axils — Plural form of axil.
- axles — Plural form of axle.
- axons — Plural form of axon.
- ayahs — Plural form of ayah.
- ayous — the wood of the obeche.
- ayres — air1 (def 8d).
- azans — Plural form of azan.
- babas — Plural form of baba.
- babes — a baby or child.
- babus — a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.