5-letter words containing s
- acmes — Plural form of acme.
- acres — land, esp a large area
- actis — a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- actos — a short, realistic play, usually in Spanish, that dramatizes the social and economic problems of Chicanos.
- actus — An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 35.5 metres.
- adams — a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. Height: 3751 m (12 307 ft)
- adays — during the day
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- adits — Plural form of adit.
- adsum — I am present
- adust — dried up or darkened by heat; burnt or scorched
- adzes — Plural form of adze.
- aedes — any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue
- aegis — sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)
- aeons — Plural form of aeon.
- aesir — the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard
- aesop — ?620–564 bc, Greek author of fables in which animals are given human characters and used to satirize human failings
- agals — Plural form of agal.
- agasp — (archaic) In a state of gasping.
- agast — to terrify or be terrified
- agers — Plural form of ager.
- aghas — Plural form of agha.
- agios — a premium on money in exchange.
- agism — Alternative spelling of ageism.
- agist — to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment
- agnes — Saint. ?292–?304 ad, Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21
- agons — Plural form of agon.
- agues — Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- aides — nurse's aide.
- aidos — shame
- aires — Plural form of aire.
- airts — a direction.
- aisha — ?613–678 ad, the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr
- aisle — An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.
- aisne — a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
- akasa — Ether or atmosphere, as one of the elements in Hindu philosophy.
- akens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aken.
- akins — Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- aksum — an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigre region: capital of the Aksumite Empire (1st to 6th centuries ad). According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem
- alays — a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- aldes — ALgorithm DEScription
- alecs — Plural form of alec.
- aleus — a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alfas — Plural form of alfa.
- alias — An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.
- alish — Resembling or characteristic of ale.
- alist — inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- allus — Eye dialect of always, representing Southern US.
- almes — almah.
- aloes — any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.