5-letter words starting with a
- asn.1 — Abstract Syntax Notation 1
- asoka — died 232 bc, Indian emperor (?273–232 bc), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion
- aspca — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- aspen — An aspen is a tall tree with leaves that move a lot in the wind.
- asper — a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1⁄120 of a piastre
- aspic — Aspic is a clear shiny jelly made from meat juices. It is used in making cold savoury meat dishes.
- aspie — (informal) An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
- aspik — (language, specification) A multiple-style specification language.
- aspis — an African poisonous snake of the genus Cerastes with a thick scale over each eye
- asple — (language) A toy language.
- aspol — A Simulation Process-Oriented Language
- aspro — an associate professor at an academic institution
- ass's — the buttocks.
- assad — Hafiz al (ˈhafɪz æl). 1928–2000, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria (1971–2000)
- assai — (usually preceded by a musical direction) very
- assam — (in Malaysia) tamarind as used in cooking. Assam ikan is a dish of fish cooked with tamarind
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
- assen — a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province. Pop: 62 000 (2003 est)
- asser — Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asses — the buttocks.
- asset — Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful.
- assez — (as part of a musical direction) fairly; rather
- assot — to (cause to) be or become obsessed or captivated
- asst. — Asst. is an abbreviation for assistant.
- assur — the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
- assyr — Assyrian
- astap — Advanced STatistical Analysis Program
- aster — any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- astir — awake and out of bed
- astms — Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
- aston — Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922
- astor — John Jacob, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. 1886–1971, British proprietor of The Times (1922–66)
- astr. — astronomical
- astun — to amaze, bewilder or stupefy
- asura — (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- aswan — an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- asway — in a rocking or oscillating manner
- aswim — in a drifting or bobbing manner
- async — (computing) Asynchronous.
- asyut — an ancient city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 417 000 (2005 est)
- at it — having sex
- at wt — atomic weight
- ata-2 — Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions
- ata-4 — (storage) (Or "Ultra DMA", "UDMA", "Ultra-ATA", "Ultra-DMA/33") A development of the Advanced Technology Attachment specifications which gives nearly twice the maximum transfer rate of the ATA-3 standard (PIO Mode 4). ATA-4 Extensions Ultra DMA/33 Synchronous DMA Mode maximum burst transfer rates: Developed by Quantum Corporation, ATA-4 has been freely licensed to manufacturers and is supported by Intel Corporation.
- atapi — AT Attachment Packet Interface
- atari — (game of go) A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
- ataxy — loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.
- atcha — Eye dialect of at you.
- atget — (Jean) Eugène Auguste. 1856–1927, French photographer, noted for his pictures of Parisian life
- athan — Alternative spelling of azan.