5-letter words starting with a
- artex — a brand of coating for walls and ceilings that gives a textured finish
- artic — (informal) Short form of articulated lorry.
- artie — a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artsy — Artsy means the same as arty.
- artur — a male given name.
- aruba — an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, a dependency of the Netherlands with special status; part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986. Chief town: Oranjestad. Pop: 109 153 (2013 est). Area: about 181 sq km (70 sq miles)
- aruhe — the edible root of a fern
- arums — Plural form of arum.
- aruru — the Akkadian goddess personifying earth, who assisted Marduk in the creation of human beings: the counterpart of the Sumerian Ki.
- arval — relating to land that is ploughed
- arvee — recreational vehicle
- arvel — Alternative spelling of arval.
- aryan — (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type
- as if — You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not.
- as is — in the existing state of affairs
- as of — up to, on, or from (a specified time)
- as to — with reference to
- asama — Mount, a volcano in central Honshu, NW of Tokyo: one of the largest active volcanos in Japan. 8340 feet (2542 meters).
- asana — any of various postures in yoga
- asben — Aïr.
- asbos — Plural form of asbo.
- ascap — American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
- ascii — American standard code for information interchange: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters
- asco- — indicating a bladder or ascus
- ascon — a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
- ascus — a saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews
- asdic — sonar
- asean — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- asham — (Caribbean) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.
- ashed — Simple past tense and past participle of ash.
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
- ashes — ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
- ashet — a shallow oval dish or large plate
- ashur — the chief deity, god of war and empire
- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- asine — an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- asity — A stocky perching bird related to the pittas, found only in Madagascar.
- asked — Simple past tense and past participle of ask.
- asker — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- askes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aske.
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- askey — Arthur. 1900–82, British comedian
- askja — a volcano in E central Iceland: active in 1961; largest crater in Iceland. Height: 1510 m (4954 ft). Area of crater: 88 sq km (34 sq miles)
- askoi — an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- askos — a small, flat receptacle used in Ancient Greece for storing and pouring liquids, esp oil
- aslef — Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
- aslib — Association for Information Management