6-letter words containing a, n
- arcsin — arcsine: the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2), the sine of which is that argument: the inverse of the sine function
- arctan — arctangent: the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- aren't — Aren't is the usual spoken form of 'are not'.
- arenas — Plural form of arena.
- arendt — Hannah. 1906–75, US political philosopher, born in Germany. Her publications include The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) and Eichmann in Jerusalem (1961)
- argand — a lamp with a hollow circular wick
- argent — (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry)
- arghan — any of various plants of the genus Agave and of the family Agavaceae, which are native to tropical America and have tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves
- arhant — a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices. Compare Bodhisattva.
- ariane — Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- arisen — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- arjuna — the most important of the five princes in the Mahabharata. Krishna served as his charioteer in the battle with the Kauravas
- arleen — a female given name.
- arlene — a feminine name: var. Arline, Arleen
- armand — a male given name, French form of Herman.
- armani — Giorgio. born 1936, Italian fashion designer, noted for his restrained classical style
- arming — the act of taking arms or providing with arms
- arnaud — Yvonne. 1892–1958, French actress, who was well-known on the London stage and in British films. A theatre in Guildford is named after her
- arnhem — a city in the E Netherlands, capital of Gelderland province, on the Rhine: site of a World War II battle. Pop: 142 000 (2003 est)
- arnica — any N temperate or arctic plant of the genus Arnica, typically having yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- 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.
- aroint — to drive away
- aronia — A plant of the genus Aronia in the rose family, especially (in gardening) a chokeberry.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- arpent — a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)
- arpino — Gerald (Peter) 1928–2008, U.S. choreographer.
- arrant — Arrant is used to emphasize that something or someone is very bad in some way.
- arseno — having or containing arsenic
- arshin — a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsine — a colourless poisonous gas used in the manufacture of organic compounds, to dope transistors, and as a military poisonous gas. Formula: AsH3
- arsino — having or comprising the radical AsH2
- arsons — Plural form of arson.
- arunta — Aranda.
- as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
- asanas — Plural form of asana.
- asante — Ashanti.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- ascian — a person who lives in the area between the tropics
- ashbin — Ashcan.
- ashcan — a large can for ashes and trash
- ashine — in a shining manner
- ashman — dustman
- ashton — Catherine. Baroness. born 1956, British Labour politician; High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union (2009–2014)
- askant — askance
- asking — Present participle of ask.
- aslant — at a slant
- asonia — tone deafness.