5-letter words containing o, n, a
- anton — a male given name, form of Anthony.
- anyon — a particle that occurs in two-dimensional space having characteristics of both fermions and bosons
- anzio — a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World War II. Pop: 36 952 (2001)
- apron — An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the front of your normal clothes and tie round your waist, especially when you are cooking, in order to prevent your clothes from getting dirty.
- argon — Argon is an inert gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere. It is used in electric lights.
- arion — flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arlon — a town in SE Belgium, capital of Luxembourg province. Pop: 25 766 (2004 est)
- arson — Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle.
- ascon — a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- aston — Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922
- atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
- atony — lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle
- auton — (science fiction) A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- avion — any machine that flies, such as an aeroplane
- axion — a hypothetical neutral elementary particle postulated to account for certain conservation laws in the strong interaction
- axone — Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
- axons — Plural form of axon.
- ayont — beyond
- azlon — a textile fibre made from protein
- bacon — Bacon is salted or smoked meat which comes from the back or sides of a pig.
- balon — the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- banco — a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank
- bando — A Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.
- banjo — A banjo is a musical instrument that looks like a guitar with a circular body, a long neck, and four or more strings.
- banon — a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- baron — A baron is a man who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility.
- bason — a basin.
- baton — A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
- beano — a celebration, party, or other enjoyable time
- bogan — (esp in the Maritime Provinces) a sluggish side stream
- bonpa — a member of the Bön sect.
- cajon — a Peruvian wooden box used as a drum and played with the hands
- canoe — A canoe is a small, narrow boat that you move through the water using a stick with a wide end called a paddle.
- canon — A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral.
- canso — a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia
- canto — a main division of a long poem
- capon — A capon is a male chicken that has had its sex organs removed and has been specially fattened up to be eaten.
- caron — an inverted circumflex
- caxon — a wig
- ciano — Galeazzo, full name Conte Galeazzo Ciano di Cortellazzo. 1903–44, Italian fascist politician; minister of foreign affairs (1936–43) and son-in-law of Mussolini, whose supporters shot him
- cohan — George M(ichael)1878-1942; U.S. actor, playwright, theatrical producer, & writer of popular songs
- conad — Continental Air Defense Command.
- conal — Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.
- conan — a male given name.
- conga — If a group of people dance a conga, they dance in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the back of the person in front.
- copan — a village in W Honduras: site of a ruined Mayan city
- cotan — cotangent
- cowan — a person who makes dry-stone walls
- cyano — containing the cyano group.
- dagon — a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish