4-letter words containing a, n, e
- kean — Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- lane — a male given name.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- lena — a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- mane — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- nabe — a neighborhood movie theater.
- nade — (video game, slang) A grenade.
- nage — An aromatic court bouillon or stock, used for cooking shellfish.
- nake — (chiefly, Scotland) to make naked, bare, expose.
- nale — (obsolete) ale.
- name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- nape — the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nare — Nostril found in the beak of a bird.
- nase — A freshwater potamodromous fish, Chondrostoma nasus.
- nave — the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- naze — a cape at the S tip of Norway, on the North Sea.
- ncea — National Certificate of Educational Attainment
- neaf — Alternative form of nief (
- neal — a male given name.
- neam — (dialectal) Alternative form of eam.
- neap — designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- nema — a filament
- neva — a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- pane — (of food) prepared with bread crumbs; breaded.
- pean — any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- rena — a female given name, form of Marina.
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- sean — a male given name, form of John.
- sena — (in India) the army: used in the names of certain paramilitary political organizations
- taen — taken.
- tane — a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tena — Koyukon.
- vane — Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613–62, British statesman and author.
- vena — a vein.
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- wean — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- wena — you; refers to the person or persons addressed but not to the speaker
- yean — (of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- zane — a male given name, form of John.
- zean — (medicine, archaic) A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.