5-Letter Words with A: page 4

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F

• flava11n. Flavor.
• float8v. To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
• flora8n. Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country...
• flota8n. A fleet, especially a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed...
• foamy13adj. Full of foam.
• focal10adj. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
• fonda9n. An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
• foram10n. A foraminifer.
• foray11n. A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular...
• forma10n. Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).
• fossa8n. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
• fouta8n. A piece of thin patterned cotton or linen fabric used like a bathrobe...
• fovea11n. A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
• frack14v. To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
• frail8adj. Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and...
• frain8v. To ask, inquire.
• frame10v. To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable...
• franc10n. Any of several units of currency.
• frank12adj. Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not...
• frass8n. The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
• frate8n. A friar.
• fraud9n. The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of...
• freak12n. Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
• friar8n. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians...
• frita8n. A kind of hamburger of Cuban origin, consisting of a seasoned ground...
• fugal9adj. Relating to a fugue.
• fulla8n. Man, especially one of indigenous descent.
• funda9n. Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.
• furan8n. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of...
• furca10n. A forked structure, a fork-like part.

G

• gabba10n. Friend.
• gabby13adj. Inclined to talk too much.
• gabel8n. Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
• gable8n. The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and...
• gabra8adj. Panicky and confused.
• gacha11n. A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially...
• gadge8n. Gadget.
• gadol7n. An eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.
• gaffa12n. Gaffer tape.
• gaffe12n. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a...
• gaily9adv. Merrily.
• gains6n. Increase in muscle mass.
• galah9n. A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of...
• galea6n. A Roman helmet.
• galey9adj. Characterized by gales of wind.
• galip8n. A Melanesian tree, Canarium indicum, that produces edible nuts.
• gally9adj. Characterised by or resembling gall; bitter.
• galop8n. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner...
• galut6n. The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel).
• gamba10n. A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the...
• gambo10n. A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting...
• gamer8n. A person who plays any kind of game.
• gamey11adj. Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
• gamin8n. A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky...
• gamma10n. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β)...
• gammy13adj. Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
• gamut8n. A (normally) complete range.
• gandu7n. A work agreement usually involving a married man and his adult sons who...
• ganga7n. The sandgrouse.
• gange7v. To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook...
• ganja13n. Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or...
• ganna6n. A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making...
• ganta6n. A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.
• gaper8n. One who gapes; a starer.
• gapes8n. A fit of yawning.
• gappy13adj. Having many gaps.
• garba8n. A form of dance from the state of Gujarat in India, performed in a...
• garbo8n. A rubbish collector; a garbage man.
• garms8n. Clothing.
• garri6n. A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.
• garth9n. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
• garum8n. A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
• gassy9adj. Having the nature of, or containing, gas.
• gatch11v. To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints...
• gated7adj. Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
• gater6n. A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal...
• gatha9n. A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally as part of meditation...
• gatka10n. A traditional South Asian form of combat training in which wooden...
• gator6n. Alligator.
• gatta6n. A police officer.
• gaudy10adj. Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a...
• gauge7n. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine...
• gault6n. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
• gaunt6adj. Angular, bony, and lean.
• gaura6n. Any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus...
• gauss6n. The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to...
• gauze15n. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
• gauzy18adj. Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.
• gavel9n. Rent.
• gavit9n. An Armenien style of narthex.
• gawky16adj. Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
• gayle9n. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
• gayly12adv. Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
• gayne9v. To gain; to avail.
• gazer15n. One who gazes.
• gazoo15n. Synonym of kazoo (“musical instrument”).
• geach11n. A thief.
• gemma10n. An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra...
• genal6adj. Of or relating to the cheeks.
• genoa6n. A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
• genta6n. Gentamicin.
• ghana9n. A style of Maltese folk singing.
• ghani9n. A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.
• ghast9adj. Having a ghastly appearance; weird.
• ghazi18n. A Muslim warrior who fights in war against non-Muslims, especially one...
• giant6n. A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
• gilda7n. A Spanish snack consisting of olives and chili pepper served on a small...
• gilia6n. Any of the genus Gilia of polemoniaceous flowering plants.
• glade7n. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a...
• glady10adj. Having glades.
• glamp10v. To practice glamping.
• gland7n. A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in...
• glans6n. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
• glare6n. An intense, blinding light.
• glary9adj. Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
• glass6n. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by...
• glatt6adj. Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its...
• glaze15n. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a...
• gleam8n. An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or...
• glean6v. To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard...
• gleba8n. The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.
• glial6adj. Of or pertaining to glia.
• gloat6v. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of...
• gmina8n. Commune; municipality; township; the smallest administrative...
• gnarl6n. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
• gnash9v. To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
• goaty9adj. Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.
• gobar8n. Dried cow dung used directly as fuel or as a source of gas.
• gogan7n. Saurauia napaulensis, a type of flowering plant found in the Himalayas.
• gompa10n. A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and...
• gonad7n. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
• gonal6adj. Relating to a gonion.
• gonja13n. The plantain, especially when served fried.
• gonna6v. A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or...
• goona6n. Faeces, excrement, stool.
• goral6n. A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four...
• gosha9adj. Of a woman: in a socially imposed state of seclusion or purdah.
• gotra6n. The lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth.
• gotta6v. Synonym of have got to, have to.
• gouda7n. A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands.
• gowan9n. A common daisy (Bellis perennis).
• graaf9n. A Dutch earl or count.
• grace8n. Charming, pleasing qualities.
• grade7n. A rating.
• graff12n. A steward; an overseer.
• graft9n. A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of...
• graha9n. A celestial body.
• grail6n. The Holy Grail.
• grain6n. The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat...
• grama8n. Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua...
• gramp10n. Grandpa, grandfather.
• grams8n. Grandmother.
• grand7adj. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional.
• grano6n. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
• grant6v. To give (permission or wish).
• grape8n. A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or...
• graph11n. A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate...
• grasp8v. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
• grass6n. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise...
• grate6n. A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects...
• grats6interj. Congratulations.
• grave9n. An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
• gravy12n. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown...
• graze15n. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
• great6adj. Taking much space; large.
• groan6n. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
• groat6n. Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.
• guana6n. An iguana.
• guano6n. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
• guara6n. A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus)...
• guard7n. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
• guava9n. A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
• gulag7n. Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use...
• gulal6n. A colored powder often used during the Holi festival.
• gular6adj. Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula...
• gumma10n. A soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the...
• gutka10n. A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked...
• gutta6n. A drop (of liquid, especially a medication).
• gyani9n. A knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint.
• gyaru9n. A Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically...
• gynae9adj. (abbreviation, informal) gynaecological.
• gyoza18n. A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and...

H

• habib12n. Mate; a term of endearment for a friend.
• habis10v. To finish or be finished; used to express that something is over or...
• habit10n. An action performed on a regular basis.
• hacks14interj. Used to call attention to another player hacking.
• hacky17adj. Like a hack; amateurish.
• hadal9adj. Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.
• haddy13n. A grade of troops in the Moghul service, analogous to a warrant officer.
• hafiz20n. A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.
• hafod12n. A Welsh summer dwelling.
• haggy13adj. Resembling or characteristic of a hag (old or ugly woman or witch).
• haibo10interj. An expression of surprise or shock: wow, no way.
• haiku12n. A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five...
• haily11adj. Containing hail; involving hail falling.
• haint8n. A ghost; a supernatural being; Alternative form of haunt.
• hairy11adj. Having a lot of body hair.
• haiya11interj. An exclamation of exasperation, said especially when a bad event occurs.
• hajib17n. An official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially...
• hajji22n. A Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
• hakam14n. An arbitrator.
• hakea12n. A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.
• hakim14n. A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine.
• halal8adj. Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
• haldi9n. Synonym of turmeric.
• halfa11n. Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”).
• hallo8interj. A cry of surprise.
• halls8n. Student accommodation.
• halma10n. A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men...
• halon8n. A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more...
• halse8v. To fall upon the neck of; hug; embrace.
• halva11n. A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a...
• halve11v. To reduce to half the original amount.
• hamal10n. A porter in Turkey and nearby countries.
• hambo12n. A Swedish folk dance in three-four time.
• hames10n. A mess.
• hammy15adj. Resembling or characteristic of ham.
• hamon10n. A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened...
• hamsa10n. The Hand of Fatima.
• hamza19n. A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop....
• hanai8n. The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another...
• hance10n. A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
• handi9n. A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and...
• handy12adj. Easy to use, useful.
• hanfu11n. Traditional Han Chinese clothing.
• hangi9n. A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is...
• hanif11n. Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who followed a non-pagan...
• hanja15n. The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in...
• hanko12n. A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of...
• hanok12n. A type of traditional Korean house first designed and built in the 14th...
• hanse8n. The guildhall of a Hanse.
• hanza17n. Boscia senegalensis, a perennial woody plant species of the genus...
• haoma10n. A plant associated with the divinity Haoma.
• haori8n. A traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono.
• haply13adv. By accident or luck.
• happi12n. A loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive...
• happy15adj. Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of...
• haram10n. A sin.
• haras8n. An establishment that breeds horses; a stud farm.
• harbi10n. A person who is not a Muslim and does not live under the condition of...
• harch13interj. A command to move forwards, issued by the drum major of a marching band.
• hards9n. The short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow.
• hardy12adj. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
• harem10n. The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
• harka12n. In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition...
• harle8n. A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
• harpe10n. A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle...
• harps10n. The side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp.
• harpy13n. A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the...
• harry11v. To plunder, pillage, assault.
• harsh11adj. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
• hasta8interj. Goodbye.
• haste8n. Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
• hasty11adj. Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having...
• hatch13n. A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
• hated9adj. Disliked; odious; reviled.
• hater8n. One who hates.
• hatha11n. The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas.
• hathi11n. An elephant.
• hatti8n. Synonym of hatti-sherif.
• hatty11adj. Of, relating to, or resembling, a hat.
• haugh12n. A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
• hault8adj. Lofty; haughty.
• haunt8v. To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to...
• hause8n. A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
• haute8adj. High (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to...
• havan11n. A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc....
• haven11n. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
• haver11v. To hem and haw.
• haves11n. The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
• havoc13n. Widespread devastation and destruction.
• hawse11n. The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
• hayer11n. One who cuts hay for animal fodder.
• hazed18adj. Affected by haze; hazy.
• hazel17n. A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called...
• hazer17n. One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation.
• heads9interj. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your...
• heady12adj. Intoxicating or stupefying.
• heald9n. Heddle.
• heaps10n. A large amount.
• heard9adj. That has been perceived aurally.
• heart8n. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally...
• heath11n. A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby...
• heats8n. A period of hot weather.
• heave11v. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy...
• heavy14adj. Having great weight.
• hebra10n. The offspring of a cross between a horse sire and a zebra dam.
• hecka14det. Synonym of hella.
• heiau8n. A temple in traditional Hawaiian society.
• heita8interj. Greeting, hello; hi.
• hella8det. An intensifier, signifying an abundance of a thing; much or many.
• hemal10adj. American standard spelling of haemal.
• henna8n. A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.
• hevea11n. Any of the genus Hevea of flowering plants in the spurge family...
• hijab17n. A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and...
• hijra15n. A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
• hilal8adj. Of or pertaining to a hilum.
• hilar8adj. Relating to or near a hilum.
• hilsa8n. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish...
• hoard9n. A hidden supply or fund.
• hoary11adj. White, whitish, or greyish-white.
• hodag10n. A fictional animal in Wisconsin folklore, having a head like an ox, the...
• hodja16n. A Muslim schoolmaster.
• hogan9n. A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge...
• holla8v. To shout out or greet casually.
• honda9n. A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which...
• hooah11interj. The official yell of the US Army.
• hopia10n. A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits...
• hosta8n. Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta.
• howay14interj. A general cry of encouragement.
• huaca10n. An Incan relic.
• hubba12n. A grain.
• human10adj. Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
• hydra12n. A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them...
• hyena11n. Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family...
• hylia11n. Any bird in the family Hyliidae.
• hypha16n. Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a...
• hyrax18n. Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family...

I

• iaido6n. A Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements...
• iboga8n. Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub and a source of the...
• ictal7adj. Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure...
• iddah10n. The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse...
• ideal6adj. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• iduna6n. Any warbler of the genus Iduna.
• iftar8n. The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan...
• ihram10n. The state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to...
• ihsan8n. The practice of showing one's faith in deed and action, as though...
• ikura9n. Synonym of red caviar.
• ileal5adj. Of or pertaining to the ileum.
• iliac7adj. Relating to the ilium.
• image8n. A visual or other representation of the external form of something in...
• imago8n. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing...
• imani7n. Faith (in the context of African-American culture).
• imari7n. Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from...
• inane5adj. Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
• inapt7adj. Not apt.
• inari5n. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
• incap9n. Any incapacitant.
• incar7n. A car completely inside of a garage, or the portion of a car that is...
• infra8adv. Discussed later.
• inlaw8v. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the...
• inlay8v. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form...
• inula5n. Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
• invar8n. An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low...
• irate5adj. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
• irian5adj. Of or relating to the iris.
• ishan8n. Title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.
• islay8n. Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern...
• ixnay15interj. No.
• ixora12n. Any of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.
• izard15n. A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).
• izzat23n. Honour, pride; reputation.

J

• jabot14n. A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
• jacko18n. Laughing kookaburra.
• jacks18n. A pair of jacks.
• jacky21n. A sailor.
• jaded14adj. Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed...
• jadoo13n. Magic, sorcery.
• jaffa18n. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
• jagat13n. The material or physical world as subjectively experienced.
• jaggy17adj. Jagged, toothed or serrated.
• jagir13n. An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or...
• jagua13n. A tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of...
• jaish15n. An army or legion.
• jakes16n. A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
• jakey19n. A homeless drunk.
• jakie16n. A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having...
• jaleo12n. A lively Andalusian dance.
• jalsa12n. A rally.
• jambe16n. A leg, of an animal or person.
• jambu16adj. Cute, adorable or beautiful.
• jammy19adj. Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.
• jamon14n. Spanish dry-cured ham.
• jamun14n. Synonym of jambul.
• janky19adj. Of poor quality.
• japan14n. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
• jarry15adj. Jarring, reverberating.
• jatra12n. An annual village festival in Maharashtra, India.
• jaunt12n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short...
• javel15n. A vagabond.
• jawab17n. An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage...
• jawan15n. An infantryman; a soldier.
• jawar15n. Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
• jawed16adj. Having jaws.
• jazzy33adj. In the style of jazz.
• jeans12n. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
• jeera12n. Cumin.
• jhala15n. In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga...
• jihad16n. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
• jinja19n. A Shinto place of worship.
• jirga13n. A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially...
• jizya24n. A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim...
• jnana12n. The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is...
• johar15n. The Rajput practice whereby women are sacrificed in a fire to avoid...
• jugal13adj. Relating to a jugum.
• jumba16n. A Malay unit of area, one twentieth of an orlong.
• jumma16n. The total assessment (for land revenue) from any particular estate, or...
• junta12n. The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
• jural12adj. Of or pertaining to law.
• jurat12n. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has...

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