5-letter words containing s
- bakes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bake.
- bakst — Leon Nikolayevich (lɪˈɔn nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1866–1924, Russian painter and stage designer, noted particularly for his richly coloured sets for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (1909–21)
- balas — a red variety of spinel, used as a gemstone
- bales — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- balks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- balls — If you say that someone has balls, you mean that they have courage.
- balms — Plural form of balm.
- balsa — Balsa or balsa wood is a very light wood from a South American tree.
- bands — Plural form of band.
- banes — a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence.
- bangs — Bangs are hair that is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.
- banks — Iain (Menzies). 1954–2013, Scottish novelist and science fiction writer. His novels include The Wasp Factory (1984), The Crow Road (1992), and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007); science-fiction (under the name Iain M. Banks) includes Look to Windward (2000)
- banns — When a minister or priest reads or publishes the banns, he or she makes a public announcement in church that two people are going to be married.
- bants — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- barbs — barbiturates
- bards — Plural form of bard.
- bares — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- barfs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barf.
- barks — Plural form of bark.
- barns — Plural form of barn.
- basad — toward the base.
- basal — Basal means relating to or forming the base of something.
- basan — sheepskin tanned in the bark of either oak or larch trees
- based — If you are based in a particular place, that is the place where you live or do most of your work. See also base.
- basel — city in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine: pop. 180,000
- baser — Music Obsolete. bass1 (defs 3, 4).
- bases — Bases is the plural of base.
- basha — A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.
- basho — a grand tournament in sumo wrestling
- bashy — (music) Intensely percussive.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- basie — William, known as Count Basie. 1904–84, US jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer: associated particularly with the polished phrasing and style of big-band jazz
- basil — Basil is a strong-smelling and strong-tasting herb that is used in cooking, especially with tomatoes.
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- basks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bask.
- basle — a canton of NW Switzerland, divided into the demicantons of Basle-Landschaft and Basle-Stadt. Pops.: 263 200 and 186 900 (2002 est). Areas: 427 sq km (165 sq miles) and 36 sq km (14 sq miles) respectively
- bason — a basin.
- basov — Nikolai Gennediyevich (nikaˈlaj ɡjiˈnadjejivitʃ). 1922–2001, Russian physicist: shared the Nobel prize for physics (1964) for his pioneering work on the maser
- basra — a port in SE Iraq, on the Shatt-al-Arab. Pop: 1 187 000 (2005 est)
- bassa — Obsolete spelling of bashaw (16th-18th c.).
- bassi — a person who sings bass; a bass.
- basso — (esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice
- bassy — manifesting strong bass tones
- basta — enough! stop!
- baste — If you baste meat, you pour hot fat and the juices from the meat itself over it while it is cooking.
- basti — (in India) a slum inhabited by poor people
- basto — the ace of clubs in certain card games, esp quadrille and ombre
- bates — Sir Alan (Arthur). 1934–2003, British film and stage actor. His films include A Kind of Loving (1962), Women in Love (1969), The Go-Between (1971), and The Cherry Orchard (1999)
- baths — a place having baths or a swimming pool for pubic use