8-letter words containing n, a, s
- anctious — Obsolete form of anxious.
- andersen — Hans Christian. 1805–75, Danish author of fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling, The Tin Soldier, and The Snow Queen
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andesine — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase series consisting of an aluminium silicate of sodium and calcium. Formula: NaAlSi3O8.CaAl2Si2O8
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- andirons — Plural form of andiron.
- andrassy — Count Gyula (ˈdjulɔ). 1823–90, Hungarian statesman; the first prime minister of Hungary under the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867)
- andrewes — Lancelot. 1555–1626, English bishop and theologian
- androids — Plural form of android.
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anemones — Plural form of anemone.
- anemosis — spacing between the annual rings in wood that is caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- anfinsen — Christian Boehmer. 1916–95, US biochemist, noted for his research on the structure of enzymes. Nobel prize for chemistry 1972
- angiitis — A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
- anginose — (dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
- anginous — of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- angiomas — Plural form of angioma.
- anglaise — an old English country-dance.
- anglesey — an island and county of N Wales, formerly part of Gwynedd (1974–96), separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. Administrative centre: Llangefni. Pop: 59 500 (2003 est). Area: 720 sq km (278 sq miles)
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angstful — Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive.
- angstrom — a unit of length equal to 10–10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- angus og — the god of love and beauty
- anhingas — Plural form of anhinga.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annalise — record in annals
- annalist — a writer of annals
- annamese — of or relating to Annam
- annattos — Plural form of annatto.
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annensky — Innokenty Fyodorovich [ee-nuh-kyen-ti fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /i nʌˈkyɛn tɪ ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1909, Russian poet.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- anniston — a city in E Alabama.
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- anoopsia — a form of squint in which the eye turns upwards
- anoscope — proctoscope.
- anourous — anurous.
- anserine — of or resembling a goose