6-letter words containing am
- amphi- — on both sides; at both ends; of both kinds
- amping — amplifier (def 2).
- ampler — Comparative form of ample.
- ampule — An ampule is a small container, usually made of glass, that contains a drug that will be injected into someone. The abbreviation amp is also used.
- ampuls — Plural form of ampul.
- amrita — the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality
- amtman — a magistrate or bailiff in parts of Europe
- amtrac — an amphibious tracked vehicle used primarily by the military for shore landings
- amtrak — a government-owned organization providing intercity passenger railroad services in the US
- amtran — Automatic Mathematical TRANslation
- amugis — a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- amulet — An amulet is a small object that you wear or carry because you think it will bring you good luck and protect you from evil or injury.
- amurca — the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- amused — If you are amused by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- amuser — a person who amuses or entertains
- amuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amuse.
- amusia — the inability to distinguish differences in musical pitch; tone deafness
- amvets — American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam
- amycus — a son of Poseidon and one of the Meliae, known for his ruthlessness and his skill at boxing.
- amylic — relating to or derived from amyl
- amylin — (carbohydrate) The dextrin of starch.
- amylo- — indicating starch
- amylum — starch
- amyrin — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric triterpenoids found in some vegetable oils and resins.
- amytal — a barbiturate, a brand of amobarbital, used as a sedative and hypnotic
- aramid — any of various flame-resistant and strong synthetic fibres used in, for example, firefighters' clothing and body armour
- ascham — Roger. ?1515–68, English humanist writer and classical scholar: tutor to Queen Elizabeth I
- ashame — to cause to feel ashamed
- ashram — a religious retreat or community where a Hindu holy man lives
- asrama — any of the four phases of the ideally conducted life: education, work, withdrawal from society, and asceticism.
- ataman — an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman
- athame — (in Wicca) a witch's ceremonial knife, usually with a black handle, used in rituals rather than for cutting or carving
- bagram — an air base in NE Afghanistan, near Kabul; now under the control of US forces
- bairam — either of two Muslim festivals, one (Lesser Bairam) falling at the end of Ramadan, the other (Greater Bairam) 70 days later at the end of the Islamic year
- balaam — a Mesopotamian diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied future glories for them instead, after being reproached by his ass (Numbers 22–23)
- balsam — Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes.
- bamako — the capital of Mali, in the south, on the River Niger. Pop: 1 379 000 (2005 est)
- bamboo — Bamboo is a tall tropical plant with hard, hollow stems. The young shoots of the plant can be eaten and the stems are used to make furniture.
- bammed — Simple past tense and past participle of bam.
- bammer — (of marijuana) of poor quality
- bampot — an idiot; a fool
- bantam — A bantam is a breed of small chicken.
- bayamo — a strong wind blowing from land on the southern coast of Cuba, particularly near the city of Bayamo
- beamed — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- beamer — a full-pitched ball bowled at the batsman's head
- beames — Lb archaic Plural form of beam.
- beamon — Robert ("Bob") born 1946, U.S. track-and-field athlete.
- became — Became is the past tense of become.
- bedamn — to damn, to curse thoroughly
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.