6-letter words containing n, a
- granda — (informal) (Scots, Northern England) grandfather.
- grande — a town in NE Oregon.
- grange — a campaign for state control of railroads and grain elevators, especially in the north central states, carried on during the 1870s by members of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange) a farmers' organization that had been formed for social and cultural purposes.
- grani- — indicating grain
- granit — Ragnar Arthur [Swedish rahng-nahr ahr-too r] /Swedish ˈrɑŋ nɑr ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1900–1991, Swedish physiologist, born in Finland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- granny — Informal. a grandmother.
- grano- — of or resembling granite
- granta — Cam.
- granth — the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- grants — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
- granum — (in prescriptions) a grain.
- gratin — au gratin.
- graunt — Archaic spelling of grant.
- graven — a past participle of grave3 .
- gretna — a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- gringa — a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a female foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- groane — Obsolete spelling of groan.
- groans — Plural form of groan.
- growan — decomposed granite.
- guanay — a cormorant, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, of islands off the coasts of Peru and Chile, a chief source of guano.
- guanin — Dated form of guanine.
- guanxi — (in China) the system of social networks and influential relationships that facilitate business and other dealings.
- guaran — Guar gum.
- guiana — a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- guinea — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- gunman — a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
- gunnar — Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
- gunyah — an aboriginal hut or shelter.
- guyana — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- guzman — Martín Luis [mahr-teen-lwees] /mɑrˈtin lwis/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, Mexican novelist, journalist, and soldier.
- gyrant — having a circular movement
- habana — Havana.
- haddon — Alfred Cort [kawrt] /kɔrt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1940, English ethnologist, anthropologist, and writer.
- hadean — Classical Mythology. the underworld inhabited by departed souls. the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- hading — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- hadn't — had not
- hadron — any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- haemin — Alternative spelling of hemin.
- hafnia — Hafnium oxide, symbol: HfO2.
- hagdon — any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- hain't — has not, have not, or is not
- hainan — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. an island in the South China Sea, separated from the mainland by the Hainan Strait: a part of Guangdong province. 13,200 sq. mi. (34,200 sq. km).
- halfen — having half missing
- haling — to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
- hallan — a wall in a cottage that serves as a screen and keeps draughts coming in the door away from the fireplace
- halons — Plural form of halon.
- halton — a unitary authority in NW England, in N Cheshire. Pop: 118 400 (2003 est). Area: 75 sq km (29 sq miles)
- hamden — a town in S Connecticut.
- hameln — a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- hamlin — Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.