5-Letter Words Ending With ET

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

not containing or composed of salt water

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

paper used for writing or printing

express greetings upon meeting someone

moving very fast

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

a useful or valuable quality

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

adjust again after an initial failure

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

cut into filets

make a weak, chirping sound

a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth

wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)

make (offspring) by reproduction

the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird

a basin for washing genitals and anal area

a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

a distinct feature or element in a problem

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

direct one's attention on something

a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)

any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)

an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table

eight performers or singers who perform together

metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon

a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard

measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration

a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea

a small island

an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century

young owl

measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube

construct a revetment