6-letter words containing a, n, d
- bandit — Robbers are sometimes called bandits, especially if they are found in areas where the law has broken down.
- bandog — a ferocious dog, whether by nature or trained as a guard dog
- bandon — (obsolete) disposal; control; licence.
- banged — Often, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.
- banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
- banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
- banted — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- barned — a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- beaned — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bedamn — to damn, to curse thoroughly
- bedpan — A bedpan is a shallow bowl shaped like a toilet seat, which is used instead of a toilet by people who are too ill to get out of bed.
- benaud — Richard, known as Richie. 1930–2015, Australian cricketer; played in 63 test matches, 28 as captain; an all-rounder, he was the first to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in tests; TV commentator on the sport for many decades
- benday — to produce using the Ben Day process
- boland — an area of high altitude in S South Africa
- brando — Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)
- brandt — Bill, full name William Brandt. 1905–83, British photographer. His photographic books include The English at Home (1936) and Perspectives of Nudes (1961)
- brandy — Brandy is a strong alcoholic drink. It is often drunk after a meal.
- brenda — a feminine name
- briand — Aristide (aristid). 1862–1932, French socialist statesman: prime minister of France 11 times. He was responsible for the separation of Church and State (1905) and he advocated a United States of Europe. Nobel peace prize 1926
- cadent — having cadence; rhythmic
- camden — a borough of N Greater London. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 21 sq km (8 sq miles)
- can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
- can-do — If you say that someone has a can-do attitude, you approve of them because they are confident and willing to deal with problems or new tasks, rather than complaining or giving up.
- canada — a country in North America: the second largest country in the world; first permanent settlements by Europeans were made by the French from 1605; ceded to Britain in 1763 after a series of colonial wars; established as the Dominion of Canada in 1867; a member of the Commonwealth. It consists generally of sparsely inhabited tundra regions, rich in natural resources, in the north, the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Canadian Shield in the east, and vast central prairies; the bulk of the population is concentrated along the US border and the Great Lakes in the south. Languages: English and French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Canadian dollar. Capital: Ottawa. Pop: 34 568 211 (2013 est). Area: 9 976 185 sq km (3 851 809 sq miles)
- canard — A canard is an idea or a piece of information that is false, especially one that is spread deliberately in order to harm someone or their work.
- candia — Crete
- candid — When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.
- candie — a South Indian unit of weight, usually containing 20 maunds
- 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.
- candor — Candor is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.
- canids — Plural form of canid.
- canned — Canned music, laughter, or applause on a television or radio programme has been recorded beforehand and is added to the programme to make it sound as if there is a live audience.
- canoed — Simple past tense and past participle of canoe.
- canted — a salient angle.
- cardin — Pierre (pjɛr). born 1922, French couturier, noted esp for his collections for men
- cardon — a tall cactus, Pachycereus pringlei, native to Mexico
- cedant — The cedant is the person or company that cedes business to another person or company.
- cedarn — of or relating to cedar trees
- cendal — a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- cnidae — a nematocyst.
- coanda — Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- conrad — Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)
- craned — any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cuando — a river in central Angola, flowing SE to the Zambezi River. 457 miles (731 km) long.
- cunard — Sir Samuel (1787–1865). Canadian shipping magnate, founder of the Cunard line
- dacnos — A prototype network operating system for multi-vendor environments, from IBM European Networking Centre Heidelberg and University of Karlsruhe.
- dacron — a synthetic polyester fiber or a washable, wrinkle-resistant fabric made from it
- daemon — a demigod
- dagnab — (euphemistic) damn (as an expletive).
- dahlin — (archaic, chemistry) inulin.