5-letter words containing ab
- aboma — a large South American snake, Boa aboma
- abood — Obsolete spelling of abode.
- abord — to approach or accost someone
- abore — Simple past form of abear (carry, bear; develop; put up with, thole, tolerate, abide).
- aborn — Born, begotten, created, developed.
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- abowt — Obsolete spelling of about.
- abram — auburn
- abray — to awake
- abrim — filled to the brim
- abrin — a highly poisonous compound found in the seed of the Indian liquorice (Abrus precatorius)
- abris — a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abset — (language) An early declarative language from the University of Aberdeen.
- absit — permission for a student to be absent from university for a short period
- absys — (language) An early declarative language from the University of Aberdeen which anticipated a number of features of Prolog.
- abuja — the federal capital of Nigeria, in the centre of the country. Pop: 467 000 (2005 est)
- abuna — the title given to the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox church
- abura — A medium-sized tropical African tree, Mitragyne macrophylla, from the family Loganiaceae.R:MW3 1976 page=8(First attested in the mid 20th century.)0.
- aburn — Burning.
- abury — Avebury (def 2).
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- abuts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abut.
- abutt — Archaic form of abut.
- abuzz — If someone says that a place is abuzz with rumours or plans, they mean that everyone there is excited about them.
- abyla — a mountain at Ceuta, N Africa
- abysm — an abyss
- abyss — An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground.
- abzug — Bella (Savitzky) [suh-vit-skee] /səˈvɪt ski/ (Show IPA), 1920–98, U.S. politician and women's-rights activist: congresswoman 1971–76.
- achab — Ahab (def 1).
- akaba — a seaport in SW Jordan, at the N end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
- akyab — former name of Sittwe.
- aqaba — the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Pop: 80 790 (2004)
- araba — an Asian carriage, wagon or cart that is drawn by horses or oxen
- araby — Arabia
- babar — Babur
- babas — Plural form of baba.
- babby — (regional) Baby (human infant).
- babel — If there is a babel of voices, you hear a lot of people talking at the same time, so that you cannot understand what they are saying.
- baber — original name Zahir ud-Din Mohammed 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire: conquered India in 1526
- babes — a baby or child.
- babka — a type of sweet Polish cake traditionally containing rum, raisins, orange-peel and almonds
- baboo — babu.
- babul — any of several leguminous trees of the genus Acacia, esp A. arabica of N Africa and India, which bear small yellow flowers and are a source of gum arabic, tannin, and hardwood
- babur — (born Zahir ud-Din Mohammed) 1483-1530; founder & 1st emperor (1526-30) of the Mogul dynasty of India
- babus — a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.
- caaba — Kaaba
- cabal — a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
- caban — (Philippines) A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.