5-letter words starting with al
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- alope — a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alors — well then! so!
- alosa — Shad.
- alose — A fish, the European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
- alost — a town in central Belgium, in East Flanders province. Pop: 76 852 (2004 est)
- aloud — When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.
- alpak — (library) A subroutine package used by ALTRAN.
- alpha — the first letter in the Greek alphabet (Α, α), a vowel transliterated as a
- alsek — a river in the Yukon Territory of NW Canada and SE Alaska, flowing S to the Pacific Ocean. 260 miles (418 km) long.
- alsip — a town in NE Illinois.
- alsop — Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- alt-a — a type of US mortgage with interest rates determined by credit risk
- alta. — Alberta
- altac — (language) An extended Fortran II for the Philco 2000, built on TAC.
- altai — a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altar — An altar is a holy table in a church or temple.
- altay — a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- altho — (informal, chiefly, US) alternative spelling of although.
- alti- — indicating height or altitude
- altie — (slang) One who believes in the efficacy of alternative medicine.
- alto- — high
- alton — a city in SW Illinois.
- altos — Plural form of alto.
- altre — Obsolete form of alter.
- altus — a city in SW Oklahoma.
- alula — the terminal part of a bird's wing corresponding to the thumb, consisting of two or more quills; bastard wing
- alumn — Alternative spelling of alum.
- alums — Plural form of alum.
- alure — a flat passage often found behind parapets of churches or battlements
- alvah — a masculine name: var. ˈAlvan (ˈælvən ) ; alˈvən)
- alvar — a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- alvey — (project, body) A funding programme for collaborative research in the UK.
- alvin — a masculine name
- alway — always
- alwin — a male given name.
- alwyn — William. 1905–85, British composer. His works include the oratorio The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1936) and the Suite of Scottish Dances (1946)
- alyce — a female given name.