5-letter words containing n
- aland — to land, on land, ashore
- alane — (inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3.
- alang — a type of grass grown in Malaysia and often used for thatching roofs
- alant — a genus of flowering plants more commonly known as Inula
- alban — Saint. 3rd century ad, the first English martyr. He was beheaded by the Romans on the site on which St Alban's Abbey now stands, for admitting his conversion to Christianity. Feast day: June 17
- alcon — a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- aldan — a river in E Russia in the SE Sakha Republic, rising in the Aldan Mountains and flowing north and west to the Lena River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles)
- alden — John1599?-1687; Pilgrim settler in Plymouth Colony: character in Longfellow's poem “The Courtship of Miles Standish”
- alene — a female given name, form of Helen.
- algin — alginic acid or one of its esters or salts, esp the gelatinous solution obtained as a by-product in the extraction of iodine from seaweed, used in mucilages and for thickening jellies
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- align — If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim.
- aline — align
- allan — a masculine name
- allen — Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
- allon — the cry uttered by a whipper-in to signify that all the hounds are accounted for.
- almon — a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- aloin — a bitter crystalline compound derived from various species of aloe: used as a laxative and flavouring agent
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- alton — a city in SW Illinois.
- alumn — Alternative spelling of alum.
- alvin — a masculine name
- alwin — a male given name.
- alwyn — William. 1905–85, British composer. His works include the oratorio The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1936) and the Suite of Scottish Dances (1946)
- amain — with great strength, speed, or haste
- amban — a Chinese official in the Qing imperial government
- ambon — an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas. Capital: Amboina. Area: 1000 sq km (386 sq miles)
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- amene — pleasant
- amens — verily; truly.
- ament — a mentally deficient person
- amgun — a river in SE Siberian Russia, flowing NE to the Amur River. 490 miles (788 km) long.
- amina — a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “honest and faithful.”.
- amine — an organic base formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia by organic groups
- amino — of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH2
- amman — the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century bc. Pop: 1 292 000 (2005 est)
- ammon — the ancestor of the Ammonites
- amn't — am not
- amnia — Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amnio — Informal. amniocentesis.
- among — Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.
- anals — Plural form of anal.
- anat. — anatomical
- anata — (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence
- anaya — Rudolfo [roo-dol-foh] /ruˈdɒl foʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1937, U.S. author.
- ancho — a Poblano chilli pepper that has been dried and turned a dark-red or black colour
- ancon — a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice
- ancre — having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline: a cross ancré.
- anded — Simple past tense and past participle of and.