6-letter words containing n, a, c
- chaney — Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- changa — an expression of approval or agreement
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- changs — Plural form of chang.
- chania — the chief port of Crete, on the NW coast. Pop: 82 000 (2005 est)
- chanks — Plural form of chank.
- channa — Alternative form of chana.
- chanop — (Internet) An IRC channel operator.
- chants — Plural form of chant.
- chanty — chantey.
- chaoan — former name of Chaozhou.
- charon — the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades
- chaton — a stone with a reflective metal foil backing
- chaunk — (cooking) A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.
- chaunt — chant
- chavin — of, relating to, or characteristic of a Peruvian culture flourishing from the 1st to the 6th century a.d.
- chazan — a person who leads synagogue services, esp as a profession; cantor
- chelan — Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- chenab — a river rising in the Himalayas and flowing southwest to the Sutlej River in Pakistan. Length: 1087 km (675 miles)
- chenar — the oriental plane tree
- chinan — a city in and the capital of Shandong province, in E China.
- chinar — The oriental plane tree, native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran.
- chinas — Plural form of china.
- choana — a nasal opening situated towards the back of the nasal cavity in vertebrates
- cinema — A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.
- citran — (language) Caltech's answer to MIT's JOSS.
- clancy — Tom. 1947–2013, US novelist; his thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include The Hunt for Red October (1984), Clear and Present Danger (1989), Debt of Honour (1994) and Red Rabbit (2002)
- clangs — Plural form of clang.
- clangy — Having a clanging sound.
- clanks — Plural form of clank.
- clanky — making clanking sounds
- claxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- cleane — Obsolete spelling of clean.
- cleans — Plural form of clean.
- clinal — Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clonal — Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cnidae — a nematocyst.
- coanda — Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- cocain — Dated form of cocaine.
- coggan — (Frederick) Donald, 1909–2000, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1974–80.
- cognac — Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France.
- coltan — a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantalite (a source of the element tantalum)
- conant — James Bryant1893-1978; U.S. chemist & educator
- conapt — (science fiction) a condominium apartment.
- concha — any bodily organ or part resembling a shell in shape, such as the external ear
- confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.
- congas — Plural form of conga.
- conima — a gum resin obtained from hemlock Conium maculatum
- conman — A confidence trickster.
- conrad — Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)