5-Letter Words Ending With A

added to a regular schedule

a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

to some (great or small) extent

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

a boy or man

unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

a building where musical dramas are performed

an Italian woman of rank

early testing stage of a software or hardware product

any tightly knit group of trusted associates

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg

informal terms for a mother

milk-secreting organ of female mammals

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations

a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks

(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

a particular environment or walk of life

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)

any plant of the genus Erica

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods

an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)

large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae

a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)

large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions

the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet

a limitation on imports

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way

a place that attracts many visitors

the ending of a series or sequence

any property detected by the olfactory system

the visual percept of a region

any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

the forest trees growing in a country or region

apply henna to one's hair

graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art

a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950

wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

indicating the most important performer or role

the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet

a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions

a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia

an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

molten rock in the earth's crust

a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual

follower of Rastafarianism

Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)

sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark

a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit

the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries

the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus

any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally

the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

a cup of tea

type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets

dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain

United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)

a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

a woody climbing usually tropical plant