5-letter words containing s, a, n
- sagan — Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- saint — any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salon — a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- saman — a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- san'a — the administrative capital of Yemen, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2350 m (7700 ft): formerly the capital of North Yemen. Pop: 1 621 000 (2005 est)
- sande — Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- sands — an extensive area of sand, esp at a seashore or in a desert
- sandy — of the nature of or consisting of sand.
- saner — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- sanga — an Ethiopian ox
- sangh — (in India) an association or union, esp a political or labour organization
- sango — a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sansa — an African musical instrument
- sansk — Sanskrit
- santa — Santa Claus.
- santo — a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanwu — South African National Workers Union
- sanʿa — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
- saona — an island in the Caribbean Sea, S of the SE Dominican Republic coast. About 13 miles (21 km) long.
- saone — a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- saran — a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarin — Sarin is an extremely poisonous gas that is used in chemical weapons.
- sasin — blackbuck.
- satan — Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool
- satin — a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- sauna — a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- savin — a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- saxon — a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
- sayon — a sleeveless tunic worn by lower-class men during the Middle Ages
- scanf — The C library routine that reads data from the standard input stream stdin into the locations given by each entry in its argument list. The first argument is a format string which controls interpretation of the input and each subsequent argument points to a variable with a type that corresponds to a type specifier in the format-string.
- scant — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scena — an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scran — food; provisions
- sedan — a city in NE France, on the Meuse River: defeat and capture of Napoleon III 1870.
- sedna — a red planet-like object, roughly half the size of the Earth's moon, orbiting the sun but considerably beyond Pluto; discovered in 2003
- senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- sensa — plural of sensum.
- senza — without; omitting
- sewan — wampum (def 1).
- shahn — Ben, 1898–1969, U.S. painter, born in Lithuania.
- shand — a counterfeit coin
- shane — a male given name.
- shang — a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- shank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- shaun — a male given name, form of John.
- shawn — Ted (Edwin M) 1891–1972, U.S. dancer and choreographer (husband of Ruth St. Denis).
- shona — Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- siang — Xiang
- siena — a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- signa — (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.