6-letter words containing g, n, a
- angio- — indicating a blood or lymph vessel; seed vessel
- angiya — a short-sleeved bodice that ends just below the breasts, worn by Muslim women in India.
- angkor — a large area of ruins in NW Cambodia, containing Angkor Thom (tɔːm ), the capital of the former Khmer Empire, and Angkor Wat (wɒt ), a three-storey temple, which were overgrown with dense jungle from the 14th to 19th centuries
- angled — set at an angle
- angler — An angler is someone who fishes with a fishing rod as a hobby.
- angles — Plural form of angle.
- anglia — England
- anglic — the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- anglo- — Anglo- combines with adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe something connected with relations between Britain and another country.
- anglos — Plural form of anglo.
- angola — a republic in SW Africa, on the Atlantic: includes the enclave of Cabinda, north of the River Congo; a Portuguese possession from 1575 until its independence in 1975; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991; factional violence. It consists of a narrow coastal plain with a large fertile plateau in the east. Currency: kwanza. Religion: Christian majority. Capital: Luanda. Pop: 18 565 269 (2013 est). Area: 1 246 693 sq km (481 351 sq miles)
- angora — An angora goat or rabbit is a particular breed that has long silky hair.
- angrez — Alternative capitalization of Angrez.
- angsty — displaying or feeling angst, esp in a self-conscious manner
- angust — (obsolete) Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.
- anight — at or by night
- anking — a city in S Anhui province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: former capital of Anhui.
- anlage — the basis of a later development; foundation
- anough — enough
- anqing — a city in E China, in SW Anhui province on the Yangtze River: famous seven-storeyed pagoda. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)
- ansgar — Saint ("Apostle of the North") 801–865, French Benedictine priest and missionary: patron saint of Scandinavia.
- anting — the placing or rubbing of ants by birds on their feathers. The body fluids of the ants are thought to repel parasites
- antung — Dandong
- anyang — a town in E China, in Henan province: archaeological site and capital of the Shang dynasty. Pop: 808 000 (2005 est)
- apeing — Present participle of ape.
- aragon — an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)
- arango — A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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
- arming — the act of taking arms or providing with arms
- asking — Present participle of ask.
- assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- aswing — in an oscillating or swinging manner
- auding — the practice of listening to and processing spoken language in order to understand
- augean — extremely dirty or corrupt
- augend — a number to which another number, the addend, is added
- avenge — If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it.
- 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.
- awrong — in a wrong way; wrongly
- baaing — The bleating of a sheep.
- bagman — a travelling salesman
- bagmen — Plural form of bagman.
- bagnio — a brothel
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- baling — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bandog — a ferocious dog, whether by nature or trained as a guard dog
- banged — Often, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.