5-letter words starting with as
- 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)
- asway — in a rocking or oscillating manner
- aswim — in a drifting or bobbing manner
- async — (computing) Asynchronous.
- asyut — an ancient city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 417 000 (2005 est)