5-letter words containing n, a
- stang — simple past tense of sting.
- stank — a simple past tense of stink.
- stans — a demicanton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 106 sq. mi. (275 sq. km). Capital: Stans.
- stean — an earthenware vessel made of clay or stone, originally made for holding liquid
- sudan — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- súgán — straw rope
- sunna — the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- sunya — that which exists absolutely and without predication.
- susan — a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- swain — a male admirer or lover.
- swang — simple past tense of swing1 .
- swank — dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
- t'ang — a dynasty in China, a.d. 618–907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.
- t-man — a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- t-rna — transfer RNA
- ta'en — taken.
- tabun — an organic compound used in chemical warfare as a lethal nerve gas. Formula: C2H5OP(O)(CN)N(CH3)2
- tacan — an electronic ultrahigh-frequency navigation system for aircraft which gives a continuous indication of bearing and distance from a transmitting station
- tacna — city in S Peru: pop. 174,000
- taine — Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taino — a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taint — the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
- taken — past participle of take.
- takin — a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
- talon — a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- taman — a peninsula in SW Russia, E of the Crimea, between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. About 20 miles (30 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.
- tamin — a thin woollen fabric
- tandy — (company) A US company, the parent company of Radio Shack, makers of the TRS-80 and other early personal computers.
- taney — Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- tanga — a seaport in NE Tanzania.
- tange — Kenzo. 1913–2005, Japanese architect. His buildings include the Kurashiki city hall (1960) and St Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo (1962–64)
- tangi — a Māori funeral ceremony
- tango — a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- tangy — having a tang.
- tanis — an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanka — a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
- tanky — a member of the British Communist Party
- tanna — one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- tansy — any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- tanta — a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tante — aunt
- tanti — worthwhile
- tanto — (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- tanya — a female given name.
- tapen — made or composed of tape
- tarne — (in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tatin — caramelized and baked in the manner of an upside-down cake: an apple tart Tatin.
- taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- tauon — tau lepton.
- tawny — of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.