6-letter words containing n, a
- anting — the placing or rubbing of ants by birds on their feathers. The body fluids of the ants are thought to repel parasites
- antler — A male deer's antlers are the branched horns on its head.
- antlia — a proboscis designed for sucking
- antony — Mark. Latin name Marcus Antonius. ?83–30 bc, Roman general who served under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars and became a member of the second triumvirate (43). He defeated Brutus and Cassius at Philippi (42) but having repudiated his wife for Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, he was defeated by his brother-in-law Octavian (Augustus) at Actium (31)
- antral — a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- antres — a cavern; cave.
- antrim — a historical county of NE Northern Ireland, famous for the Giant's Causeway on the N coast: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, Moyle, Newtownabbey, and parts of Belfast and Lisburn. Area: 3100 sq km (1200 sq miles)
- antron — a strong, shiny, silklike nylon fiber made into clothing, carpet, upholstery fabric, etc.
- antrum — a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone
- antung — Dandong
- anu ml — (language) An implementation of SML by the Australian National University for Motorola 68020, Vax and Pyramid.
- anubis — a deity, a son of Osiris, who conducted the dead to judgment. He is represented as having a jackal's head and was identified by the Greeks with Hermes
- anural — having no tail
- anuran — any of the vertebrates of the order Anura (or Salientia), characterized by absence of a tail and very long hind legs specialized for hopping: class Amphibia (amphibians). The group includes the frogs and toads
- anuria — complete suppression of urine formation, often as the result of a kidney disorder
- anuric — having anuria
- anused — (in combination) Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of anus.
- anuses — the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- anvers — French name of Antwerp.
- anvils — Plural form of anvil.
- anyang — a town in E China, in Henan province: archaeological site and capital of the Shang dynasty. Pop: 808 000 (2005 est)
- anyhoo — anyhow: Anyhoo, what do you think of my idea?
- anyhow — Anyhow means the same as anyway.
- anyone — You use anyone or anybody in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nobody is present or involved in an action.
- anyway — You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
- anywho — anyhow: Anyhoo, what do you think of my idea?
- anzaas — Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- apeing — Present participle of ape.
- apeman — any of various extinct apelike primates thought to have been the forerunners, or closely related to the forerunners, of modern man
- apemen — Plural form of apeman.
- aphony — Dated form of aphonia.
- apneic — a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apnoea — a temporary inability to breathe
- aponia — The absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity.
- append — When you append something to something else, especially a piece of writing, you attach it or add it to the end of it.
- aprons — Plural form of apron.
- aquent — Lb soil science A kind of wet soil formed on river banks, tidal mudflats etc.
- aquino — Corazón, known as Cory. 1933–2009, Philippine stateswoman: president (1986–92)
- araban — a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- arabin — the essence of gum arabic, being a carbohydrate gum composed of hexoses and D-arabinose
- aragon — an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)
- aranda — an Aboriginal people of S central Australia
- arango — A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- aranha — Oswaldo [aws-wahl-daw] /ɔsˈwɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1960, Brazilian politician.
- arcana — either of the two divisions (the minor arcana and the major arcana) of a pack of tarot cards
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- archon — (in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcmin — 1⁄60 of a degree of an angle
- arcnet — (networking) A network developed by DataPoint. ARCnet was proprietary until the late 1980s and had about as large a marketshare as Ethernet among small businesses. It was almost as fast and was considerably cheaper at the time.