6-letter words containing a, n, o
- claxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- clonal — Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- coanda — Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- cocain — Dated form of cocaine.
- coggan — (Frederick) Donald, 1909–2000, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1974–80.
- cognac — Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France.
- coltan — a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantalite (a source of the element tantalum)
- conant — James Bryant1893-1978; U.S. chemist & educator
- conapt — (science fiction) a condominium apartment.
- concha — any bodily organ or part resembling a shell in shape, such as the external ear
- confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.
- congas — Plural form of conga.
- conima — a gum resin obtained from hemlock Conium maculatum
- conman — A confidence trickster.
- 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)
- contra — against
- conway — Thomas, 1735–1800? Irish soldier of fortune in America and India.
- corant — A coranto (kind of dance).
- corban — a gift to God
- cornea — The cornea is the transparent skin covering the outside of your eye.
- cornua — a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corona — The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
- coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
- cotman — John Sell. 1782–1842, English landscape watercolourist and etcher
- cougan — a rowdy person, esp one who drinks large quantities of alcohol
- covina — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- cowans — Plural form of cowan.
- cowman — a man who owns cattle; rancher
- cranko — John. 1927–73, British choreographer, born in South Africa: director of the Stuttgart Ballet (1961–73)
- craton — a stable part of the earth's continental crust or lithosphere that has not been deformed significantly for many millions, even hundreds of millions, of years
- crayon — A crayon is a pencil containing coloured wax or clay, or a rod of coloured wax used for drawing.
- cuando — a river in central Angola, flowing SE to the Zambezi River. 457 miles (731 km) long.
- cyano- — blue or dark blue
- 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
- dahoon — a perennial shrub of the holly family characterized by its white or yellow flowers and red berries
- daikon — a Japanese radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) having a long, white root that is eaten raw or cooked
- daimon — daemon
- dalton — John. 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist, who formulated the modern form of the atomic theory and the law of partial pressures for gases. He also gave the first accurate description of colour blindness, from which he suffered
- damson — A damson is a small, sour, purple plum.
- danios — Plural form of danio.
- danton — Georges Jacques (ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk). 1759–94, French revolutionary leader: a founder member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793) and minister of justice (1792–94). He was overthrown by Robespierre and guillotined
- darvon — propoxyphene hydrochloride
- dation — (rare, legal) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
- datong — a city in N Shanxi province, in NE China.
- dawson — a town in NW Canada, in the Yukon on the Yukon River: a boom town during the Klondike gold rush (at its height in 1899). Pop: 1251 (2001)
- dayton — an industrial city in SW Ohio: aviation research centre. Pop: 161 696 (2003 est)
- deacon — A deacon is a member of the clergy, for example in the Church of England, who is lower in rank than a priest.
- deamon — (spelling) It's spelled "daemon".