5-Letter Words with A: page 3

All 3,478 five-letter words with A: page 3 of 9

C

• casus7n. A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.
• catch12n. The act of seizing or capturing.
• cater7v. To provide, particularly.
• cates7n. Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies...
• catio7n. An outdoor enclosure for cats.
• catto7n. A cat.
• catty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
• catur7n. A light rowboat used on the coast of Malabar in the early days of the...
• cauda8n. A diacritical mark with various forms, attached to the e of the e...
• caulk11n. Caulking.
• cause7n. The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces...
• caval10adj. Relating to the vena cava.
• cavan10n. A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
• cavea10n. The seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre.
• caver10n. A person who explores caves.
• cavey13adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cave.
• cavil10v. To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
• cavin10n. A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach...
• cavum12n. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the...
• cavus10n. In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not...
• cease7v. To stop.
• cedar8n. A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
• ceiba9n. Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
• cella7n. The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from...
• ceria7n. The compound cerium(IV) oxide.
• cesta7n. A hook-shaped basket used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai.
• chaat10n. Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South...
• chack16v. To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of...
• chafe13n. Heat excited by friction.
• chaff16n. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
• chaga11n. A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found on the circumboreal...
• chain10n. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
• chair10n. An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or...
• chala10n. Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.
• chalk14n. A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
• chama12n. Any of several types of informal cooperative society.
• champ14n. Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address).
• chana10n. A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
• chang11n. A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia.
• chank14n. The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in...
• chant10v. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic...
• chaos10n. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
• chape12n. The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
• chapo12n. Chapati (food).
• chaps12n. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
• chara10n. A green alga of the genus Chara.
• chard11n. An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly...
• chare10n. A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
• chark14n. Charcoal; coke.
• charm12n. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a...
• chart10n. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
• chary13adj. Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
• chase10n. The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
• chasm12n. A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
• chast10v. To chasten.
• chaun10n. A gap or rift.
• chaus10n. Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus).
• chawl13n. A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for...
• chaya13n. A teahouse in Japan.
• cheap12adj. Low or reduced in price.
• cheat10v. To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a...
• chela10n. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
• chiao10n. A Taoist ritual of cosmic renewal.
• chica12n. A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
• china10n. Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from...
• chiva13n. Heroin.
• chota10adj. Small; younger.
• chuba12n. A long sheepskin coat made of thick wool, worn by Tibetans.
• chula10n. A hearth, stove, or other traditional cooking-place.
• chupa12n. A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.
• cigar8n. A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of...
• circa9prep. Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with...
• clack13n. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects...
• clade8n. A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor...
• claes7n. Clothes.
• claim9n. A demand of ownership made for something.
• clamp11n. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are...
• clang8n. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects...
• clank11n. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
• claro7n. A cigar whose wrapper is very light tan or yellowish.
• clary10n. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea).
• clash10n. A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
• clasp9n. A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together...
• class7n. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or...
• clast7n. A fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
• clava10n. Synonym of gracile tubercle.
• clave10n. A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.
• clean7adj. Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty...
• clear7adj. Transparent in colour.
• cleat7n. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order...
• cloak11n. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape...
• coach12n. A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
• coady11n. A sauce, usually made from boiled molasses, spices, and an acid such as...
• coast7n. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large...
• coati7n. Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the...
• cobia9n. A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
• cobra9n. Any of the genus Naja of venomous snakes that can spread their neck...
• cocoa9n. The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from...
• colza16n. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an...
• comal9n. A flat, pan-like clay or metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other...
• comma11n. The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence...
• conal7adj. Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.
• conda8n. A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots...
• conga8n. A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
• copal9n. A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea...
• copay12v. To jointly pay with another or others.
• coppa11n. Capicola.
• copra9n. The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
• corah10adj. Plain, undyed.
• coral7n. Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most...
• costa7n. Synonym of rib.
• cotta7n. A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full...
• cowal10n. A billabong, or stagnant pool.
• cowan10n. A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an...
• coxal14adj. Sciatic (relating to the hip).
• crabs9n. Pubic lice.
• crack13v. To form cracks.
• craft10n. Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying...
• craic9n. Often preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable...
• craig8n. A rocky crag.
• crake11n. Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
• crame9n. A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall.
• cramp11n. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled...
• crane7n. Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long...
• crank11adj. Hard; difficult.
• crape9n. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.
• craps9n. A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make...
• crapy12adj. Resembling crape.
• crase7v. Early Modern spelling of craze (“break into pieces, crack”).
• crash10n. A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
• crass7adj. Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or...
• crate7n. A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
• crave10v. To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
• crawl10v. To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm...
• craze16n. A strong habitual desire or fancy.
• crazy19adj. Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
• creak11n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
• cream9n. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part...
• creat7n. An usher to a riding master (riding instructor).
• crema9n. The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.
• croak11n. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
• croma9n. A quaver.
• culpa9n. Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud)...
• cuppa11n. A cup of tea (or sometimes any hot drink).
• curia7n. Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome.
• curva10n. The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European...
• cyano10n. A univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a...
• cycad13n. Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk...
• cycas12n. Any member of the plant genus Cycas.

D

• dabba10n. A kind of lunchbox or food container.
• dabby13adj. Damp.
• dabke12n. A folk dance of the Levant.
• dacha11n. A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
• daddy11n. Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
• daeva9n. A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature, usually considered as a...
• daffy15adj. Somewhat mad or eccentric.
• dagga8n. Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the...
• daggy11adj. Uncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so.
• daily9adj. That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.
• daing7n. Dried fish, usually split open (though they may be left whole), gutted...
• dairy9n. (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
• daisy9n. A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family...
• daith9n. An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.
• dakka14interj. The sound of a firing machine gun.
• dalal6n. A broker; a middleman.
• dalet6n. The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic...
• dally9v. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
• daman8n. The rock hyrax.
• damar8n. A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and...
• damme10interj. Expressing anger or vehemence.
• dance8n. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music...
• dancy11adj. Ready to dance.
• danda7n. A punctuation character (।) used in the Devanāgarī script to mark the...
• dandy10n. A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language...
• dango7n. A Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour).
• danio6n. Any of various fish of the genera Danio or Devario.
• danna6n. Human feces.
• danso6n. A small notched, end-blown vertical flute made of bamboo or plastic...
• danta6n. A deciduous timber-yielding tree native to West and West Central...
• danza15n. A Puerto Rican music genre associated with ballroom dancing.
• dappy13adj. Daft, foolish.
• darby11n. A specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet...
• darcy11n. A (non SI) unit of permeability used in measuring the permeability of...
• darga7n. A Hebrew cantillation mark found in the Torah, the Haftarah, etc....
• daric8n. A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great...
• darky13n. The time of darkness: night or dusk.
• darts6n. A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are...
• darty9n. A party held in the daytime.
• dasha9n. One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods...
• dashi9n. A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
• dashy12adj. Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.
• dasia6n. Synonym of rough breathing.
• dated7adj. Marked with a date.
• dater6n. One who dates.
• datto6n. A local headman in many parts of central Malaysia and the southern...
• datum8n. Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning...
• daube8n. A stew of braised meat, usually beef.
• dauer6n. A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit...
• daugh10n. An obsolete Scots unit equal to 4 ploughgates, notionally comprising...
• daunt6v. To discourage, intimidate.
• daven9v. To recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray.
• davit9n. A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes...
• dawah12n. Islamic proselytism, particularly through preaching.
• dayan9n. A rabbinic judge.
• dayer9n. Something lasting a specified number of days.
• dazed16adj. In a state of shock or confusion.
• deads7n. The substances that enclose the ore on every side.
• deady10n. (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
• dealy9n. An object, especially a gadget, whose name the speaker currently cannot...
• deary9n. A dear; a darling.
• death9n. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an...
• debar8v. To exclude or shut out; to bar.
• decad9n. A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed.
• decaf11adj. That has caffeine removed.
• decal8n. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another...
• decan8n. One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions...
• decap10v. To remove a cap.
• decay11n. Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually...
• degas7v. To remove the gas from.
• delay9n. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying...
• delia6n. A garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
• delta6n. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
• deman8v. To sack employees from.
• demat8v. To restore (hair, fur, etc.) from a matted state.
• denar6n. The currency of North Macedonia, divided into 100 deni.
• denpa8n. Works of fiction associated with alienation from reality, society, and...
• deray9n. Impetuosity, prowess, vigour.
• derma8n. The inner layer of the skin.
• desai6n. In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district...
• desal6n. Desalination.
• desma8n. An axial filament.
• devan9v. To unload (goods) from a container.
• dewan9n. A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic)...
• dewar9n. A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than...
• dhaba11n. A roadside restaurant in South Asia.
• dhara9n. A natural spring in the Himalayas, especially one used for human...
• diary9n. A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
• diazo15adj. Containing a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly...
• dinar6n. The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain...
• divan9n. A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman...
• dobra8n. The official or principal currency of São Tomé and Príncipe, divided...
• dogma9n. An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially...
• doina6n. A kind of Romanian folk song, often of lament, which has also been...
• dolma8n. Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally...
• donat6n. A rank in some knightly orders.
• donax13n. A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing...
• donga7n. A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain.
• donna6n. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
• doona6n. A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
• dorea6n. A kind of cotton fabric from India.
• dosha9n. Any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.
• doula6n. A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical...
• draco8n. A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.
• draft9n. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
• drain6n. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume...
• drake10n. A male duck (bird).
• drama8n. A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be...
• drank10n. Dextromethorphan.
• drape8n. A curtain; a drapery.
• drash9n. An exegesis.
• drawl9v. To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
• drawn9adj. Depleted.
• dread7v. To fear greatly.
• dream8n. Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
• drear6adj. Dreary.
• dryad10n. A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph.
• dryas9n. Any of several plants of the genus Dryas; the mountain avens.
• duang7n. A kind of Asian horoscope.
• dubia8n. A set of questions on doctrine sent by Catholic bishops to the Holy See.
• ducal8adj. Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they...
• ducat8n. A gold coin minted by various European nations.
• dulia6n. The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
• dumba10n. The fat-tailed sheep.
• dumka12n. A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.
• dunam8n. An Ottoman Turkish unit of surface area nominally equal to 1,600 square...
• dunna6v. Do not.
• durak10n. A traditional Russian card game in which players attempt to shed all of...
• dural6adj. Relating to the dura mater.
• durra6n. A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
• dwarf12n. Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other...
• dynam11n. A foot-pound.

E

• eager6adj. Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
• eagle6n. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family...
• eared6adj. Having ears (of a specified type).
• early8adj. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
• earth8n. Soil.
• eased6adj. Made easier, more relaxed, or less stressed.
• easel5n. An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting...
• easer5n. A person or thing that eases or relieves.
• eaten5adj. Having been consumed by eating.
• eater5n. A person or animal who eats.
• eaves8n. The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a...
• edema8n. An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
• eggar7n. Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.
• elain5n. Eleoptene.
• eland6n. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for...
• elate5v. To make joyful or proud.
• elvan8adj. Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock...
• emacs9n. Any implementation or reimplementation of Emacs.
• email7n. A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network...
• emaki11n. A Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated...
• embar9v. To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
• enact7v. To make (a bill) into law.
• enema7n. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum...
• epact9n. The time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar...
• ephah13n. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
• equal14adj. The same in one or more respects.
• erase5v. To remove (markings or information).
• erica7n. Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants.
• essay8n. A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue...
• evade9v. To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge...
• exact14adj. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly...
• exalt12v. To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
• exeat12n. A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house...
• expat14n. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often...
• extra12adj. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous...

F

• fabby15adj. Fabulous, very good, excellent.
• fable10n. A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or...
• faced11adj. Having a specified type or number of faces.
• facer10n. An unexpected and stunning blow or defeat.
• facet10n. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
• facon10n. Vegetarian bacon; meat-free imitation bacon, generally made with tofu...
• faddy13adj. Having characteristics of a fad.
• faded10adj. That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
• fader9n. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
• faena8n. A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword...
• faint8adj. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness.
• fairs8interj. Fair enough; fair's fair.
• fairy11n. A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes...
• faith11n. A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person...
• faker12n. One who fakes something.
• fakey15adj. Fake.
• fakie12n. The riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance.
• fakir12n. A religious mendicant who owns no personal property.
• fallo8n. The dispositive portion of a court's ruling, coming at the end of the...
• falls8n. A waterfall.
• false8adj. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
• faltu8adj. Useless; unnecessary; of no value or purpose.
• famed11adj. Having fame; famous or noted.
• famil10n. A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a...
• fancy13n. The imagination.
• fango9n. Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat...
• fanny11n. The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms.
• fanon8n. A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
• fappy15adj. Overweight and fortunate with one's life.
• faqih20n. An expert in Islamic law.
• farad9n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical...
• farce10n. A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to...
• farcy13n. The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.
• farer8n. One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper.
• farre8adj. Early Modern spelling of far.
• farro8n. Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
• farry11v. To farrow; to give birth to a litter of piglets.
• farse8n. A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.
• farty11adj. Resembling or characteristic of a fart; flatulent.
• fasel8v. To unravel or become frayed.
• fashy14adj. Espousing, characteristic of, or relating to fascism.
• fasti8n. The calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc....
• fatal8adj. Causing death or destruction.
• fated9adj. Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
• fatha11n. In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line...
• fathe11n. The diacritical mark ـَ (-a) used in the Persian script to denote the...
• fatty11adj. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
• fatwa11n. A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other...
• faugh12interj. An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.
• fault8n. Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
• fauna8n. Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular...
• fauve11n. Synonym of fauvist.
• favel11adj. Yellow or dun in colour.
• favor11n. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
• fawad12v. To come.
• faxed16adj. Having a head of hair; hairy.
• fayre11n. A fair, a market.
• fazed18adj. Hesitant, frightened; daunted, disconcerted; perturbed, put off.
• feast8n. A holiday, festival, especially a religious one.
• fecal10adj. Of or relating to feces.
• fella8n. Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
• feral8adj. Wild; untamed.
• feria8n. A weekday on a Church calendar on which no feast is observed.
• festa8n. A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
• fetal8adj. Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
• filar8adj. Having a thread across the field of view.
• final8n. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term...
• finca10n. A country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America.
• finna8v. A modal used to express a desire or future action.
• finta8n. A yearly synagogue membership fee (in Western Sephardic communities).
• fitba10n. Football.
• fitna8n. Temptation.
• fitra8n. The original innocent state of humans after being created by Allah.
• flack14v. To hang loosely; flag.
• flail8n. A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with...
• flair8n. A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
• flake12n. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything.
• flaky15adj. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off...
• flame10n. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting...
• flank12v. To attack the flank(s) of.
• flaps10n. A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks...
• flare8n. A sudden bright light.
• flash11v. To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
• flask12n. A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as...

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