5-letter words containing c, a, n
- canso — a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia
- canst — can1
- canto — a main division of a long poem
- cants — a salient angle.
- canty — lively; brisk; in good spirits
- cap'n — captain.
- capon — A capon is a male chicken that has had its sex organs removed and has been specially fattened up to be eaten.
- caren — a female given name.
- carin — a female given name.
- carne — Marcel (marsɛl). 1906–96, French film director. His films include Le Jour se lève (1939), Les Portes de la nuit (1946), and La Bible (1976)
- carny — to coax or cajole
- caron — an inverted circumflex
- caryn — a female given name.
- cavan — a county of N Republic of Ireland: hilly, with many small lakes and bogs. County town: Cavan. Pop: 56 546 (2002). Area: 1890 sq km (730 sq miles)
- cavin — (military) A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
- caxon — a wig
- ccanz — Council of Churches in Aotearoa/New Zealand
- celan — Paul, real name Paul Antschel. 1920–70, Romanian Jewish poet, writing in German, whose work reflects the experience of Nazi persecution
- ch'an — Zen (def 1).
- chain — A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
- chana — (in Indian cookery) a chickpea
- chanc — Chancellor
- chang — largest river and chief commercial highway of China, flowing from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai: 3,964 mi (6,379 km)
- chank — a large sea conch found off the shores of India and Sri Lanka, used as a horn or to make ornaments
- chant — A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again.
- chany — Lake, a salt lake in SW Siberia, in the W Russian Federation in Asia. About 1300 sq. mi. (3365 sq. km).
- chian — of or relating to Chios
- china — China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, plates, and ornaments.
- ciano — Galeazzo, full name Conte Galeazzo Ciano di Cortellazzo. 1903–44, Italian fascist politician; minister of foreign affairs (1936–43) and son-in-law of Mussolini, whose supporters shot him
- cinna — Lucius Cornelius (ˈluːsɪəs kɔːˈniːlɪəs). died 84 bc, Roman patrician; an opponent of Sulla
- clane — Eye dialect of clean.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- clank — When large metal objects clank, they make a noise because they are hitting together or hitting against something hard.
- clans — Plural form of clan.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- cname — (networking) The canonical name query type for Domain Name System. This query asks a DNS server for a host's official hostname.
- cnida — a nematocyst
- cohan — George M(ichael)1878-1942; U.S. actor, playwright, theatrical producer, & writer of popular songs
- conad — Continental Air Defense Command.
- conal — Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.
- conan — a male given name.
- conga — If a group of people dance a conga, they dance in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the back of the person in front.
- copan — a village in W Honduras: site of a ruined Mayan city
- cotan — cotangent
- cowan — a person who makes dry-stone walls
- crane — A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
- crank — If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
- crans — Plural form of cran.
- crena — a notch or indentation
- cuban — Cuban means belonging or relating to Cuba, or to its people or culture.