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5-letter words starting with a

  • afoam — In a foaming state.
  • afoot — If you say that a plan or scheme is afoot, it is already happening or being planned, but you do not know much about it.
  • afore — before
  • afoul — in or into a state of difficulty, confusion, or conflict (with)
  • afric — African.
  • afrit — afreet
  • afro- — Afro- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe something that is connected with Africa.
  • after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
  • aftra — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
  • afyon — a city in W Turkey.
  • agada — the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the Talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to illustrate the meaning or purpose of the law, custom, or Biblical passage being discussed or to introduce a different, unrelated topic.
  • agade — a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and civilization (2360–2180 bc)
  • again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
  • agals — Plural form of agal.
  • agama — any small terrestrial lizard of the genus Agama, which inhabit warm regions of the Old World: family Agamidae
  • agami — a crane-like bird native to northern S America, often partially domesticated and kept with livestock because of its loud cry of alarm, which warns against predators
  • agamy — the absence of a rule dictating marriage choices within a social group.
  • agana — capital of Guam: pop. 1,100
  • agane — Obsolete spelling of again.
  • agape — If you describe someone as having their mouth agape, their mouth is open very wide, often because they are very surprised by something.
  • agasp — (archaic) In a state of gasping.
  • agast — to terrify or be terrified
  • agata — an American art glass having a mottled, glossy, white and rose surface.
  • agate — Agate is a very hard stone which is used to make jewellery.
  • agave — any plant of the genus Agave, native to tropical America, with tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves: family Agavaceae. Some species are the source of fibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such as pulque and tequila
  • agayn — Obsolete spelling of again.
  • agaze — gazing at something; staring
  • agena — a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
  • agend — Obsolete form of agendum.
  • agene — a chemical (nitrogen trichloride) formerly used to bleach flour
  • agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
  • agers — Plural form of ager.
  • agger — an earthwork or mound forming a rampart, esp in a Roman military camp
  • aggie — an agricultural student
  • aggri — denoting a type of African bead
  • aggro — Aggro is the difficulties and problems that are involved in something.
  • aggry — relating to African beads
  • aghas — Plural form of agha.
  • agila — eaglewood
  • agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
  • aging — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
  • agios — a premium on money in exchange.
  • agism — Alternative spelling of ageism.
  • agist — to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment
  • agita — acid indigestion
  • aglet — a metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace, ribbon, etc
  • agley — awry; askew
  • aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
  • agnel — a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
  • agnes — Saint. ?292–?304 ad, Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21
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