4-letter words that end in a
- toea — a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toga — (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tola — a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tora — the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Compare Tanach.
- tosa — a large dog, usually red in colour, which is a cross between a mastiff and a Great Dane: originally developed for dog-fighting; it is not recognized as a breed by kennel clubs outside Japan
- trna — transfer RNA
- tsia — (messaging) Title Says It All. Something to put in the body of a electronic mail message or bulletin board posting when no body is really necessary because the title or subject header contains the whole message.
- tuba — Music. a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range. an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power. an ancient Roman trumpet.
- tufa — Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
- tula — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuna — any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tura — Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tuva — a member of a people living in the Tuva Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas.
- ubpa — Unfair Business Practices Act
- ucca — Universities Central Council on Admissions
- udma — ATA-4
- uefa — Union of European Football Associations
- ukba — UK Border Agency
- ulna — Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
- ulua — a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- ulva — a member of a genus of green seaweeds
- umea — a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- umma — the Islamic community.
- umra — a pilgrimage to Mecca that can be made at any time of the year
- urea — Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- urfa — a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- urga — former name of Ulan Bator.
- urva — a crab-eating mongoose, Herpestes urva, which has black fur with a white streak from the mouth to the shoulder
- usda — United States Department of Agriculture
- usha — Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- usia — United States Information Agency
- ussa — Object-oriented state language by B. Burshteyn, Pyramid, 1992.
- uv-a — ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- uvea — the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- vala — a prophetess.
- vara — a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vasa — a vessel or duct.
- veda — Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- vela — plural of velum.
- vena — a vein.
- vera — a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vesa — Video Electronics Standards Association
- vida — a female given name.
- vifa — Valley International Foosball Association
- viga — a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- vila — a republic consisting of a group of 80 islands in the S Pacific, about 1000 miles (1600 km) NE of Australia: formerly under joint British and French administration; gained independence 1980. About 5700 sq. mi. (14,763 sq. km). Capital: Vila.
- vina — a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- visa — an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- vita — curriculum vitae (def 1).