5-letter words starting with a
- agnew — Spiro (ˈspɪərəʊ) Theodore. 1918–96, US Republican politician; vice president (1969–73)
- agnon — Shmuel Yosef, real name Samuel Josef Czaczkes. 1888–1970, Israeli novelist, born in Austria-Hungary. His works, which treat contemporary Jewish themes, include The Day Before Yesterday (1945). Nobel prize for literature 1966
- agoge — the rigorous Spartan educational training system
- agogo — A small bell made of two metal cones, used as a percussion instrument in African and Latin music.
- agone — ago; past
- agons — Plural form of agon.
- agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
- agood — in a serious or earnest manner
- agora — the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece
- agram — German name of Zagreb.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- agri- — agriculture, esp. in relation to technology or business
- agria — a significant eruption of pustules
- agric — agricultural
- agrin — in a grinning manner
- agro- — Agro- is used to form nouns and adjectives which refer to things relating to agriculture, or to agriculture combined with another activity.
- agued — of or relating to suffering from fever
- agues — Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- aguna — (in Jewish law) a woman whose husband will not grant her a divorce
- agung — a volcano on NE Bali, in Indonesia: erupted 1963. 10,300 feet (3139 meters).
- agura — agora2 .
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- aheap — in a heap
- ahent — behind
- ahern — Bertie. born 1951, Irish politician; leader of the Fianna Fáil party (1994–2008); prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1997–2008)
- ahigh — at a significant height
- ahind — behind
- ahint — behind
- ahira — a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- ahkio — pulka.
- ahold — a hold
- aholt — ahold.
- ahtna — a member of a group of Indians inhabiting the Copper River Valley in southeastern Alaska.
- ahull — with sails furled
- ahura — generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
- ahuru — a small pink cod, Auchenoceros punctatus, of SW Pacific waters
- ahvaz — city in SW Iran: pop. 580,000
- ahwaz — a town in SW Iran, on the Karun River. Pop: 967 000 (2005 est)
- aidan — Saint. died 651 ad, Irish missionary in Northumbria, who founded the monastery at Lindisfarne (635). Feast day: Aug 31
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- aider — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- aides — nurse's aide.
- aidid — (zoology) Any member of the Aididae.
- aidos — shame
- aight — (AAVE, slang) All right.
- aiken — Conrad (Potter). 1889–1973, US poet, short-story writer, and critic. His works include Collected Poems (1953) and the novel Blue Voyage (1927)
- ailed — to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ailey — Alvin, Jr.1931-89; U.S. dancer & choreographer
- aimak — one of the 18 largest regions into which the Mongolian People's Republic is divided for administrative purposes.
- aimed — to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.