5-letter words containing b, a, n
- basan — sheepskin tanned in the bark of either oak or larch trees
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- bason — a basin.
- batin — (Islam) The internal or hidden meaning of the Qur'an.
- batna — city in NE Algeria: pop. 182,000
- baton — A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
- bavin — a bundle of brushwood or firewood
- bawns — Plural form of bawn.
- bayan — A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
- bazin — René François Nicolas Marie [ruh-ney frahn-swa nee-kaw-lah ma-ree] /rəˈneɪ frɑ̃ˈswa ni kɔˈlɑ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1853–1932, French novelist.
- beano — a celebration, party, or other enjoyable time
- beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beany — Resembling or characteristic of beans.
- bearn — historical region in SW France, in the Pyrenees
- began — Began is the past tense of begin.
- behan — Brendan. 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)
- benda — Julien (ʒyljɑ̃). 1867–1956, French philosopher and novelist, who defended reason and intellect and attacked the influence of Bergson: author of La Trahison des clercs (1927)
- benga — a Kenyan popular music featuring guitars
- bevan — a stupid or unfashionable male
- bhang — a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India
- bhuna — an Indian dish or sauce in which spices are dry-roasted in a pan and then combined with a moistening agent such as yogurt or water
- binal — twofold; double
- blain — a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin
- blanc — (Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (lwi). 1811–82, French socialist and historian: author of L'Organisation du travail (1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by the state
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- bogan — (esp in the Maritime Provinces) a sluggish side stream
- bonpa — a member of the Bön sect.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
- brane — a hypothetical component of string theory
- brank — (esp of horses) to prance or strut
- brant — a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
- braun — Eva (ˈeːfa). 1910–45, Adolf Hitler's mistress, whom he married shortly before their suicides in 1945
- brawn — Brawn is physical strength.
- brian — Havergal (ˈhævəɡəl). 1876–1972, English composer, who wrote 32 symphonies, including the large-scale Gothic Symphony (1919–27)
- bryan — a masculine name
- bunya — a tall dome-shaped Australian coniferous tree, Araucaria bidwillii, having edible cones (bunya nuts) and thickish flattened needles
- buran — a blizzard, with the wind blowing from the north and reaching gale force
- busan — a port in SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait: the second largest city and chief port of the country; industrial centre; two universities. Pop: 3 527 000 (2005 est)
- bwana — (in E Africa) a master, often used as a respectful form of address corresponding to sir
- caban — (Philippines) A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
- cabin — A cabin is a small room in a ship or boat.
- canby — Henry Seidel [sahyd-l] /ˈsaɪd l/ (Show IPA), 1878–1961, U.S. author and critic.
- cuban — Cuban means belonging or relating to Cuba, or to its people or culture.
- danby — 1st Earl of, title of Thomas Osborne. 1631–1712, English politician; Lord Treasurer (1673–78): regarded as the founder of the Tory party
- dubna — a new town in W Russia, founded in 1956: site of the United Institute of Nuclear Research. Pop: 60 951 (2002)
- gabon — Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- gabun — Gabon.
- goban — a Japanese game played on a go board with players alternating and attempting to be first to place five counters in a row.