6-letter words containing a, h, n
- bhavan — (in India) a large house or building
- bhutan — a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- bonham — a piglet
- bothan — a hut or booth, esp one used as an illegal drinking house
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
- cancha — toasted maize, often served as an accompaniment to Peruvian meals
- canthi — the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- chagan — a Mongolian imperial title
- chaine — (in dancing) relating to the movement in which a full rotation is made for every two steps taken
- chains — Plural form of chain.
- chalan — to cause (an accused person) to appear before a magistrate
- chalon — (obsolete) A bed blanket.
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- chancy — Something that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty.
- chanel — Gabrielle (ɡabriɛl), known as Coco Chanel. 1883–1971, French couturière and perfumer, who created "the little black dress" and the perfume Chanel No. 5
- chaney — Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- changa — an expression of approval or agreement
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- changs — Plural form of chang.
- chania — the chief port of Crete, on the NW coast. Pop: 82 000 (2005 est)
- chanks — Plural form of chank.
- channa — Alternative form of chana.
- chanop — (Internet) An IRC channel operator.
- chants — Plural form of chant.
- chanty — chantey.
- chaoan — former name of Chaozhou.
- charon — the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades
- chaton — a stone with a reflective metal foil backing
- chaunk — (cooking) A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.
- chaunt — chant
- chavin — of, relating to, or characteristic of a Peruvian culture flourishing from the 1st to the 6th century a.d.
- chazan — a person who leads synagogue services, esp as a profession; cantor
- chelan — Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- chenab — a river rising in the Himalayas and flowing southwest to the Sutlej River in Pakistan. Length: 1087 km (675 miles)
- chenar — the oriental plane tree
- chinan — a city in and the capital of Shandong province, in E China.
- chinar — The oriental plane tree, native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran.
- chinas — Plural form of china.
- choana — a nasal opening situated towards the back of the nasal cavity in vertebrates
- concha — any bodily organ or part resembling a shell in shape, such as the external ear
- dahlin — (archaic, chemistry) inulin.
- dahoon — a perennial shrub of the holly family characterized by its white or yellow flowers and red berries
- danish — Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.
- daphne — any shrub of the Eurasian thymelaeaceous genus Daphne, such as the mezereon and spurge laurel: ornamentals with shiny evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
- denham — Sir John, 1615–69, English poet and architect.
- dhaman — a large, harmless, colubrid snake, Ptyas mucosus, of southern Asia, the skin of which is used in making shoes, purses, and other items.
- dhania — Coriander.
- dharna — (in India) a method of obtaining justice, as the payment of a debt, by sitting, fasting, at the door of the person from whom reparation is sought