5-letter words starting with am
- amman — the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century bc. Pop: 1 292 000 (2005 est)
- ammon — the ancestor of the Ammonites
- amn't — am not
- amnia — Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amnio — Informal. amniocentesis.
- amock — (very rare) alternative spelling of amok.
- amoks — (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- amole — the root, bulb or other part of several mainly western North American plants, such as the agave and yucca, used as a substitute for soap
- among — Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.
- amora — one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amort — utterly dejected, depressed, lifeless or listless
- amory — a male or female given name.
- amour — An amour is a love affair, especially one which is kept secret.
- amove — to dismiss from an office or station
- amped — amplifier (def 2).
- amper — ampersand
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- amply — more than sufficiently; fully; generously
- ampul — a sealed glass or plastic container for one dose of a sterile medicine to be injected parenterally
- amram — the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- amrit — a sanctified solution of sugar and water used in the Amrit Ceremony
- amuck — amok
- amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- amyl- — amylo-
- amyss — A hood or cape.