6-letter words containing a, n
- avaunt — go away! depart!
- avedon — Richard, 1923–2004, U.S. photographer.
- avenge — If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it.
- avenir — the future or time to come
- avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
- averno — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- avians — Plural form of avian.
- avidin — a protein, found in egg-white, that combines with biotin to form a stable compound that cannot be absorbed, leading to a biotin deficiency in the consumer
- avlona — former name of Vlorë.
- awaken — To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
- aweing — Present participle of awe.
- awning — An awning is a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.
- awoken — Awoken is the past participle of awake.
- awrong — in a wrong way; wrongly
- axeman — a man who wields an axe, esp to cut down trees
- axenic — (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated
- axions — Plural form of axion.
- axonal — Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
- axonic — of or relating to the long, single projection of nerve cells conducting nerve impulses away from the cell's body
- ayande — a male given name: from a Yoruba word meaning “we gave praises and he came.”.
- ayinde — a male given name: from a Yoruba word meaning “we gave praises and he came.”.
- azande — a member of a people of the Congo-Sudan region of central Africa.
- azania — the indigenous name applied to South Africa by indigenous black nationalists or liberationists.
- azines — Plural form of azine.
- azione — a term used for certain genres of musical drama of the 17th–18th century, particularly the azione teatrale (a short musical play or opera) and the azione sacra (sacred drama)
- azonal — not divided into zones
- azonic — not confined to any particular region or zone
- azorin — real name José Martínez Ruiz. 1874–1967, Spanish writer: noted for his stories of the Spanish countryside
- ba jin — (Li Feigan) 1904–2005, Chinese writer.
- baaing — The bleating of a sheep.
- baboon — A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.
- babson — Roger Ward, 1875–1967, U.S. statistician and businessman.
- bacons — Plural form of bacon.
- badman — a hired gunman, outlaw, or criminal
- baffin — William. c.1584–1622, English navigator and explorer who led several expeditions to find the North West Passage
- bagman — a travelling salesman
- bagmen — Plural form of bagman.
- bagnio — a brothel
- báinín — Irish collarless jacket made of white wool
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- 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.
- banaba — an island in the SW Pacific, in the Republic of Kiribati. Phosphates were mined by Britain (1900–79). Area: about 5 sq km (2 sq miles). Pop: 301 (2005)
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- banans — Plural form of banan.
- bandar — a male monkey