5-letter words starting with a
- anker — a unit of measurement of spirits or wine, used in various countries and formerly in England, where it was equivalent to gallons
- ankhs — Plural form of ankh.
- ankle — Your ankle is the joint where your foot joins your leg.
- ankus — a stick used, esp in India, for goading elephants
- annal — the recorded events of one year
- annam — a former kingdom (3rd century–1428), empire (1428–1884), and French protectorate (1884–1945) of E Indochina: now part of Vietnam
- annan — Kofi (ˈkəʊfɪ). born 1938, Ghanaian international civil servant; secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2007): Nobel peace prize 2001 with the UN
- annas — Plural form of anna.
- annat — (formerly in Scotland) a pension paid to the widow of a church minister
- annet — Alternative form of ennet (
- annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
- annie — a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- annum — by the year; yearly.
- annus — year of wonders; wonderful year.
- anode — In electronics, an anode is the positive electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare cathode.
- anoia — extreme mental deficiency.
- anoka — a city in E Minnesota.
- anole — any small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards of the genus Anolis, such as A. carolinensis (green anole): family Iguanidae (iguanas). They are able to change the colour of their skin
- anomy — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anova — analysis of variance
- ansae — Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ansar — the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anson — a male given name.
- ante- — before in time or position; previous to; in front of
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antes — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti- — Anti- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe someone or something that is opposed to a particular system, practice, or group of people.
- antic — an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
- antie — (South Africa) An older female authority figure.
- antiq — antiquarian
- antis — Plural form of anti.
- antlr — ANother Tool for Language Recognition
- anton — a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antra — a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- antre — a cavern or cave
- antsy — If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- anury — (medicine, archaic) anuria.
- anvil — An anvil is a heavy iron block on which hot metals are beaten into shape.
- anyon — a particle that occurs in two-dimensional space having characteristics of both fermions and bosons
- anzac — (in World War I) a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
- anzio — a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World War II. Pop: 36 952 (2001)
- anzus — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with reference to the security alliance between them
- aoede — one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- aoide — one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- aorta — The aorta is the main artery through which blood leaves your heart before it flows through the rest of your body.
- aosta — a town in NW Italy, capital of Valle d'Aosta region: Roman remains. Pop: 34 062 (2001)
- apace — If something develops or continues apace, it is developing or continuing quickly.
- apacs — Association for Payment Clearing Services