5-letter words containing s
- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- asine — an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- asity — A stocky perching bird related to the pittas, found only in Madagascar.
- asked — Simple past tense and past participle of ask.
- asker — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- askes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aske.
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- askey — Arthur. 1900–82, British comedian
- askja — a volcano in E central Iceland: active in 1961; largest crater in Iceland. Height: 1510 m (4954 ft). Area of crater: 88 sq km (34 sq miles)
- askoi — an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- askos — a small, flat receptacle used in Ancient Greece for storing and pouring liquids, esp oil
- aslef — Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
- aslib — Association for Information Management
- asn.1 — Abstract Syntax Notation 1
- asoka — died 232 bc, Indian emperor (?273–232 bc), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion
- aspca — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- aspen — An aspen is a tall tree with leaves that move a lot in the wind.
- asper — a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1⁄120 of a piastre
- aspic — Aspic is a clear shiny jelly made from meat juices. It is used in making cold savoury meat dishes.
- aspie — (informal) An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
- aspik — (language, specification) A multiple-style specification language.
- aspis — an African poisonous snake of the genus Cerastes with a thick scale over each eye
- asple — (language) A toy language.
- aspol — A Simulation Process-Oriented Language
- aspro — an associate professor at an academic institution
- ass's — the buttocks.
- assad — Hafiz al (ˈhafɪz æl). 1928–2000, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria (1971–2000)
- assai — (usually preceded by a musical direction) very
- assam — (in Malaysia) tamarind as used in cooking. Assam ikan is a dish of fish cooked with tamarind
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
- assen — a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province. Pop: 62 000 (2003 est)
- asser — Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asses — the buttocks.
- asset — Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful.
- assez — (as part of a musical direction) fairly; rather
- assot — to (cause to) be or become obsessed or captivated
- asst. — Asst. is an abbreviation for assistant.
- assur — the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
- assyr — Assyrian
- astap — Advanced STatistical Analysis Program
- aster — any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- astir — awake and out of bed
- astms — Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
- aston — Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922
- astor — John Jacob, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. 1886–1971, British proprietor of The Times (1922–66)
- astr. — astronomical
- astun — to amaze, bewilder or stupefy
- asura — (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- aswan — an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)