6-Letter Words Ending With A

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

a theater where films are shown

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers

the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus

a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union

a Japanese gangster

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

congenital absence of an arm or leg

a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world

respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

the provincial capital of Saskatchewan

a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

a Spanish mackerel of western North America

a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended

the first light of day

a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

a difficult problem

a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon

tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)

the state that precedes vomiting

an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes

a commonly repeated word or phrase

an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal

any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam

an elaborate party (often outdoors)

shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb

the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet

a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer

an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'

an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment

a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

a symbol of disgrace or infamy

rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America

one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles

saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken

naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

a deficiency of red blood cells

a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus

something of small importance

African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps

a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire

a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990

the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera

a public square with room for pedestrians

fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

a town in central Kansas

a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice

a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua

valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart

vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids

Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)

a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool

inability to perceive written words

generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot

Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing