5-letter words containing s
- apsis — either of two points lying at the extremities of an eccentric orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, such as the aphelion and perihelion of a planet or the apogee and perigee of the moon. The line of apsides connects two such points and is the principal axis of the orbit
- aquas — Plural form of aqua.
- araks — river flowing from E Turkey along the S border of Armenia & Azerbaijan, into the Kura River and the Caspian Sea: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- arbus — Diane, original name Diane Nemerov. 1923–71, US photographer, noted esp for her portraits of vagrants, dwarfs, transvestites, etc
- arcas — a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- arcus — an arcus senilis
- areas — Plural form of area.
- argos — an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc. Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)
- argus — any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m
- arhus — a city and port in Denmark, in E Jutland. Pop: 228 547 (2004 est)
- arias — a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.
- aries — Aries is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a ram. People who are born approximately between 21st March and 19th April come under this sign.
- arils — Plural form of aril.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- arist — (obsolete) A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.
- arius — ?250–336 ad, Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of Arianism
- arles — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 53 058 (2006)
- arose — Arose is the past tense of arise.
- arras — a wall hanging, esp of tapestry
- arris — a sharp edge at the meeting of two surfaces at an angle with one another, as at two adjacent sides of a stone block
- arsed — (AU, NZ, British, vulgar, slang) Simple past tense and past participle of arse; Bothered (as in 'can't be bothered to...').
- arses — ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsey — aggressive, irritable, or argumentative
- arsis — (in classical prosody) the long syllable or part on which the ictus falls in a metrical foot
- arson — Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle.
- artsy — Artsy means the same as arty.
- arums — Plural form of arum.
- as if — You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not.
- as is — in the existing state of affairs
- as of — up to, on, or from (a specified time)
- as to — with reference to
- asama — Mount, a volcano in central Honshu, NW of Tokyo: one of the largest active volcanos in Japan. 8340 feet (2542 meters).
- asana — any of various postures in yoga
- asben — Aïr.
- asbos — Plural form of asbo.
- ascap — American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
- ascii — American standard code for information interchange: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters
- asco- — indicating a bladder or ascus
- ascon — a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
- ascus — a saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews
- asdic — sonar
- asean — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- asham — (Caribbean) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.
- ashed — Simple past tense and past participle of ash.
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
- ashes — ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
- ashet — a shallow oval dish or large plate
- ashur — the chief deity, god of war and empire