5-letter words containing n, a
- nyasa — former name of Malawi (def 2).
- nyaya — (in ancient India) a philosophical school emphasizing logical analysis of knowledge, which is considered as deriving from perception, inference, analogy, and reliable testimony.
- nydia — a female given name.
- nyman — Michael. born 1944, British composer; works include the opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat (1986) and scores for films, including The Piano (1992) and several films by Peter Greenaway
- nyssa — a tree, native to Asia and North America, that is a member of the genus Nyssa and family Cornaceae
- oaken — made of oak: the old oaken bucket.
- oaniu — Onitsha Ado National Improvement Union
- oaten — of, relating to, or made of oats.
- obang — a Japanese gold coin, rectangular in shape, that is no longer in common usage and is only used as a ceremonial or special contribution
- ocean — the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- octan — (of a fever) occurring every eighth day.
- ohana — An extended Hawaiian family unit.
- okina — The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (\u02bb) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.
- oland — an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olean — a city in SW New York.
- omani — of or relating to Oman or its people.
- on at — nagging
- onate — Juan de [hwahn de] /ʰwɑn dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1550?–1624, Spanish explorer who colonized New Mexico.
- onega — Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- onlap — the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- onlay — an overlay, especially one in relief.
- orang — orangutan.
- orans — orant.
- orant — a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- organ — Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
- oscan — one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- osman — 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- paean — any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- paeon — Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pagan — (no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- pagne — a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- panax — any perennial herb of the genus Panax
- panay — an island in the central Philippines. 4446 sq. mi. (11,515 sq. km). Capital: Iloilo.
- panda — Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- pandy — a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- paned — having panes (usually used in combination): a diamond-paned window.
- panel — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- panga — a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- pangs — a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.
- panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- panim — a heathen or pagan
- panko — Japanese-style breadcrumbs in large, coarse flakes: panko-crusted fish fillets.
- panne — a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- panon — A family of pattern-directed string processing languages based on generalised Markov algorithms. PANON-1 is based on simple generalised Markov algorithms and PANON-2 on conditional functional generalised Markov algorithms.
- pansy — a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- panth — the Sikh community
- panto — pantomime (def 2).