6-letter words containing a, l, n
- antler — A male deer's antlers are the branched horns on its head.
- antlia — a proboscis designed for sucking
- antral — a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- anu ml — (language) An implementation of SML by the Australian National University for Motorola 68020, Vax and Pyramid.
- anural — having no tail
- anvils — Plural form of anvil.
- arleen — a female given name.
- arlene — a feminine name: var. Arline, Arleen
- arnold — a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)
- arnulf — a.d. 850?–899, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 887–899: crowned 896.
- aslant — at a slant
- athlon — (hardware) (K7) AMD's 7th generation x86 processor, released in June 1999. Athlon uses a Slot A motherboard and is not compatible with Slot 1 motherboards.
- atonal — Atonal music is music that is not written or played in any key or system of scales.
- auntly — of or like an aunt
- avalon — an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded
- avlona — former name of Vlorë.
- axonal — Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
- azonal — not divided into zones
- balcon — Sir Michael. 1896–1977, British film producer; his films made at Ealing Studios include the comedies Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- baleen — whalebone
- baling — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- balkan — of, denoting, or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants, the Balkan Peninsula, or the Balkan Mountains
- ballon — a quality of gracefulness, poise and buoyancy as found in good dancers
- baluns — Plural form of balun.
- bangle — A bangle is a decorated metal or wooden ring that you can wear round your wrist or ankle.
- banjul — the capital of The Gambia, a port at the mouth of the Gambia River. Pop: 392 000 (2005 est)
- bengal — a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
- benzal — a transparent crystalline substance
- beslan — a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)
- bilian — a type of ironwood from Borneo
- blaine — James G(illespie)1830-93; U.S. statesman: secretary of state (1881, 1889-92)
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blanco — Serge (sɛrʒ). born 1958, French Rugby Union footballer; won 93 caps (1980–91) and scored 38 tries in internationals (a French record)
- blanky — a comfort blanket
- blazon — to proclaim loudly and publicly
- boland — an area of high altitude in S South Africa
- branle — an old French country dance performed in a linked circle
- buntal — straw obtained from leaves of the talipot palm
- bylane — a side lane or alley off a road
- calgon — a chemical compound, sodium hexametaphosphate, with water-softening properties, used in detergents
- calkin — calk2 (def 1).
- callan — a lad; boy.
- calvin — John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
- canale — An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- canals — Plural form of canal.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- candle — A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light.
- canful — the amount that a can will hold.
- cangle — to wrangle