4-letter words containing n
- attn — attention
- aune — an old French measure of length, usually for measuring cloth
- aunt — Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle.
- aven — A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above.
- avon — a former county of SW England, created in 1974 from areas of N Somerset and S Gloucestershire: replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset (Somerset), North Somerset (Somerset), South Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire), and Bristol
- awns — Plural form of awn.
- awny — having awns
- axen — Lb UK dialectal Ashes.
- axin — (medicine) A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Coccus axinus, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.
- axon — the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body
- ayin — the 16th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ע), originally a pharyngeal fricative, that is now silent and transliterated by a raised inverted comma (`)
- azan — the call to prayer five times a day, usually by a muezzin from a minaret
- azon — a type of smart-bomb deployed in World War II
- baan — (company) A provider of enterprise resource planning and manufacturer resource planning software.
- bain — (Now chiefly dialectal) Ready; willing.
- banc — the seat on which judges sit in court.
- band — A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- bane — The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
- bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
- bani — ban2
- bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
- bans — a public proclamation or edict.
- bant — string
- barn — A barn is a building on a farm in which crops or animal food can be kept.
- bawn — a fortified enclosure, either for defensive purposes or for keeping cattle
- bcnu — be seeing you
- bcnz — (the former) Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
- bean — Beans such as green beans, French beans, or broad beans are the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which contain those seeds.
- been — Been is the past participle of be1.
- behn — Aphra (ˈæfrə). 1640–89, English dramatist and novelist, best known for her play The Rover (1678) and her novel Oroonoko (1688)
- bein — comfortable; well-off
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- bene — a blessing or prayer
- beng — Bachelor of Engineering
- beni — a river in N Bolivia, rising in the E Cordillera of the Andes and flowing north to the Marmoré River. Length: over 1600 km (1000 miles)
- benn — Antony (Neil) Wedgwood, known as Tony Benn. 1925–2014, British Labour politician, a leading figure on the party's left wing. He renounced (1963) the title of Viscount Stansgate
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- benu — the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- benz — Karl (Friedrich) (karl). 1844–1929, German engineer; designed and built the first car to be driven by an internal-combustion engine (1885)
- bern — the capital of Switzerland, in the W part, on the Aar River: entered the Swiss confederation in 1353 and became the capital in 1848. Pop: 122 700 (2002 est)
- bien — well
- bin- — bi-1
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- bine — the climbing or twining stem of any of various plants, such as the woodbine or bindweed
- bing — a heap or pile, esp of spoil from a mine
- bini — Edo
- bink — a bench or ledge to sit on
- bins — a pair of glasses
- bint — a girl or woman
- bion — fl. 2d cent. b.c.; Gr. pastoral poet