5 Letter Words Ending in AY

assay

Noun : The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.

Noun : Examination and determination; test.

Noun : The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.

allay

Verb : (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

Verb : (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

Noun : Alleviation; abatement; check.

decay

Noun : (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

Noun : A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.

Verb : (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

array

Noun : (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.

Noun : An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

Noun : A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

foray

Noun : A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.

Verb : To participate in a foray.

Verb : To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise.

splay

Verb : (transitive) To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

Verb : (transitive) (chiefly architecture) To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.

Verb : (transitive) (computing theory) To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.

stray

Verb : (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

Verb : (intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.

Verb : (intransitive) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

belay

Verb : (transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.

Verb : (ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.

Verb : (transitive) To lay aside; to stop; to cancel.

relay

Noun : (sports) A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.

Noun : (athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions.

Noun : (electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.

delay

Verb : (transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.

Verb : (transitive) To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.

Noun : A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

essay

Noun : (publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

Verb : (dated, transitive) To attempt or try.

Noun : (now rare) An attempt.

spray

Noun : A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.

Noun : (countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.

Noun : (countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.

byway

Noun : A road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.

Noun : A road that is not frequently travelled.

Noun : (by extension) a little-known or arcane field of study or detail.

asway

Adjective : Swaying.

denay

Noun : (obsolete) denial; refusal

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To deny, refuse.

deray

Noun : (archaic) Disarray, confusion.

Noun : (obsolete) Disorder, disturbance.

Noun : (obsolete) Disorderly merriment; partying.

renay

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).

vacay

Noun : (informal, US) A vacation.

Verb : (intransitive) To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).

today

Verb : On the current day or date.

Noun : The current day or date.

Verb : In the current era; nowadays; these days.

repay

Verb : Synonym of pay back in all senses.

Verb : (transitive) To give in return; requite.

Verb : (transitive) To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.

ixnay

Noun : (slang) Nothing; nix; often in the phrase "ixnay on ...", indicating something that must not be mentioned, often in Pig Latin

Verb : (slang, transitive) To reject or cancel something; nix.

adlay

Noun : Synonym of Job's tears.

Noun : (Australia, slang, often self-applied) an eshay

inlay

Verb : (also figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.

Noun : The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.

Noun : (dentistry) A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.

tokay

Noun : The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.

Noun : A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.

Noun : Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape.

no way

Noun : Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, way.; not any possibility.

Verb : (now archaic or regional) In no way; not at all.

alway

Verb : (archaic) Alternative form of always. [At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.]

at bay

onlay

Noun : (dentistry) A restoration that covers one or more cusps of a tooth.

Noun : (often attributive) A material placed such that it overlaps another.

Verb : (transitive, literary) To lay or place something on a surface.

scray

Noun : (UK, archaic) A tern; the sea swallow.

appay

Verb : Obsolete form of apay. [(archaic) To satisfy, please.]

palay

Noun : (Philippines) paddy

eshay

Noun : (Australia, slang) A member of an Australian youth subculture favouring sportswear and electronic dance music, and commonly associated with criminal activity.

Noun : (Australia, derogatory, slang) A delinquent teenager; a chav.

orlay

Noun : (Germanic paganism) Fate, destiny.

beway

Noun : (rare, India) Movement; sway; influence.

Noun : (rare, India) Movement away; loss.

x-ray

Noun : Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.

Noun : A radiograph: a photograph made with X-rays.

Verb : (transitive, informal) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.

moray

Noun : Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

Noun : A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.

Noun : A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

embay

Verb : (transitive) To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To bathe; to steep.

satay

Noun : A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.

gamay

Noun : Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines.

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of Gamay. [Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines.]

beray

Verb : To make foul; befoul; soil.

enlay

Verb : Archaic form of inlay. [(also figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.]

albay

Noun : A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Legazpi.

o'day

Noun : a prominent lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon.

Noun : a surname of Irish origin.

begay

Verb : (transitive) To make cheerful or merry.

auray

Noun : A commune in Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

in way

orsay

Noun : A commune in Essonne department, Île-de-France, France.

tatay

Noun : the second release and first full album by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

vijay

Noun : A male given name from Sanskrit.

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic.

monay

bijay

bruay

sheay

Noun : A female given name.

besay

Verb : To say about (someone or something); get something across verbally or by saying; relay; signify; declare.

calay

Noun : (India, obsolete) Tin (the metal).

x ray

Noun : electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid targe

Noun : a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to x rays; used in medical diagnosi

d-day

Noun : (historical) 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.

Noun : (figuratively, chiefly military) The date of any major event planned for the future.

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of D-Day. [(historical) 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.]

d day

malay

Adjective : Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.

Noun : (countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Adjective : In, of or otherwise relating to the languages spoken by Malays.

unsay

Verb : To withdraw, retract (something said).

Verb : To cause something not to have been said; to make it so that one never said something (since this is physically impossible, usually in the subjunctive).

v-day

Noun : (informal) Abbreviation of Valentine's Day. [Saint Valentine's Day.]

Noun : Abbreviation of Victory Day. [Any of various public holidays in various countries to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history.]

v e day

v day

Noun : an 2021 Irish COVID-19 documentary film, featuring the behind the scenes of Ireland's national COVID-19 vaccination campaign beginning in late February 2021, which shared the stories of relief and reunions from what was Ireland's largest vaccination campaign.

islay

Noun : The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Noun : Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California.

v j day

noway

Verb : In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise; no way.

unlay

Verb : (transitive, nautical) To untwist.

copay

Noun : A copayment.

Verb : To jointly pay with another or others.

panay

Noun : An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.

uplay

Verb : (transitive, rare) To lay up; hoard.

m-day

Noun : (military) Abbreviation of mobilization day.

a okay

alday

Verb : (archaic) For the whole day; all day.

Noun : A surname.

ioway

Noun : (US, dialect, nonstandard) The state of Iowa.

Noun : Alternative form of Iowa (“member of Native American group”). [A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.]

otway

Noun : A village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, named after Thomas Otway.

Noun : A surname.

pasay

Noun : A city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

m day

unpay

Verb : To undo, take back, or cancel (a payment etc.).

altay

Noun : A prefecture in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Noun : A county-level city of Altay prefecture, in far northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Noun : Alternative form of Altai. [(with the) A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.]

lemay

Noun : A surname.

mckay

Noun : A surname.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.

Noun : A former township in eastern Ontario, Canada, merged into Laurentian Hills municipality in 2000.

pisay

poway

Noun : A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

abray

Verb : Obsolete form of abraid. [(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out.]

astay

Verb : (nautical) Of an anchor, such that in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.

amway

Noun : Amway Corp. (short for "American Way") is an American multi-level marketing company that sells health, beauty, and home care products.

luray

Noun : A town, the county seat of Page County, Virginia, United States. Named after Luray in France.

Noun : A commune in Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana, United States.

t-day

Noun : (US, slang) Thanksgiving Day; Turkey Day.

c-day

i say

imbay

Verb : Archaic form of embay. [(transitive, obsolete) To bathe; to steep.]

re lay

unbay

e-day

Noun : Election Day.

Noun : (historical) The day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.

ismay

Noun : A small town in Custer County, Montana, United States.

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

lamay

Noun : A surname.

mccay

Noun : A surname.

r-day

Noun : (US, military) Reception Day at West Point, when new cadets arrive at the academy.

c day

t day

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