4-Letter Words Ending With A

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition

informal terms for a mother

a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury

an upholstered seat for more than one person

a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

an island to the northwest of Wales

an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it

a small cake leavened with yeast

a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind

a prince or king in India

carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)

tropical Asian starlings

tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica

(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina

beets

a humble request for help from someone in authority

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process

llamas

an examination conducted by spoken communication

larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia

port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman

capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century

a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty

a quantity of no importance

a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR

rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium

a gay festivity

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

a shade of blue tinged with green

a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman

a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling

prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)

the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet

Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma

the basic unit of money in Turkey

small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America

large American feline resembling a lion

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska

an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages

flat tableland with steep edges

the lowest brass wind instrument

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

alternative names for the body of a human being

type genus of the Ranidae

Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

the basic unit of money in Western Samoa

erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia

an elaborate song for solo voice

a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa

intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia

acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children

a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

burbot