6-letter words that end in an
- dalian — a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lüshun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop: 2 709 000 (2005 est)
- dallan — (in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- danaan — a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- darlan — Jean Louis Xavier François (ʒɑ̃ lwi ɡzavje frɑ̃swa). 1881–1942, French admiral and member of the Vichy government. He cooperated with the Allies after their invasion of North Africa; assassinated
- de man — Paul, 1919–83, U.S. literary critic and theorist, born in Belgium.
- de-man — to reduce the workforce of (a plant, industry, etc)
- debian — (operating system) /deb'ee`n/, *not* /deeb'ee`n/ The non-profit volunteer organisation responsible for Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/Hurd. Debian's Linux distribution is dedicated to free and open source software; the main goal of the distribution is to ensure that one can download and install a fully-functional operating system that is completely adherent to the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, and was sponsored by the Free Software Foundation from November 1994 to November 1995. The name Debian is a contraction of DEB(ra) and IAN Murdock. Debian's packaging system (dpkg) is similar to other popular packaging systems like RPM. There are over 2200 packages of precompiled software available in the main (free) section of the Debian 2.1 distribution alone -- this is what sets Debian apart from many other Linux distributions. The high quality and huge number of official packages (most Debian systems' /usr/local/ remains empty -- almost everything most Linux users want is officially packaged) are what draw many people to use Debian. Another unique aspect to the Debian project is the open development; pre-releases are made available from Day 1 and if anyone wishes to become a Debian developer, all that is needed is proof of identification and a signed PGP or GPG key. There are over 400 Debian developers all around the world -- many developers have never met face-to-face, and most development talks take place on the many mailing lists and the IRC network.
- deccan — a plateau in S India, between the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats, and the Narmada River
- delian — a native or inhabitant of Delos
- demean — If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
- desman — either of two molelike amphibious mammals Desmana moschata (Russian desman) or Galemys pyrenaicus (Pyrenean desman), having dense fur and webbed feet: family Talpidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)
- dhaman — a large, harmless, colubrid snake, Ptyas mucosus, of southern Asia, the skin of which is used in making shoes, purses, and other items.
- dioxan — a colourless insoluble toxic liquid made by heating ethanediol with sulphuric acid; 1,4-diethylene dioxide: used as a solvent, esp for waxes and cellulose acetate resins. Formula: (CH2)2O(CH2)2O
- disman — (obsolete) To unman.
- dobuan — Dobu.
- dodman — (UK, dialect) A snail.
- dogman — a person who directs the operation of a crane whilst riding on an object being lifted by it
- dolman — a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- doohan — Michael K (Mick). born 1965, Australian racing motorcyclist; 500 cc world champion 1994–98
- doolan — a Roman Catholic
- dorian — of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Doris or to the Dorians.
- dothan — a city in SE Alabama.
- duncan — died 1040, king of Scotland 1030–40: murdered by Macbeth.
- durban — a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- durgan — (dialectal) A dwarf.
- durian — the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- durkan — (John) Mark. born 1960, Northern Irish politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010
- durwan — A porter or doorkeeper.
- endian — (computing) Of a computer, storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a greater (little-endian) or lower (big-endian) address.
- enzian — a plant from the gentian family
- eolian — Alternative spelling of aeolian.
- eonian — Of or pertaining to an eon.
- erivan — Yerevan
- fabian — seeking victory by delay and harassment rather than by a decisive battle as in the manner of Fabius Maximus: Fabian policy.
- feddan — an Egyptian unit of area equivalent to 1.038 acres (0.42 ha).
- fenian — a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fenman — a dweller in the Fens of England.
- fezzan — a former province in SW Libya: part of the Sahara with numerous oases. 220,000 sq. mi. (570,000 sq. km).
- fijian — of or relating to Fiji, its people, or their language.
- finjan — a small, handleless coffee cup used predominantly in the Levant region
- finnan — Haddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf, or peat.
- firman — an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- flyman — a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies.
- foeman — an enemy in war.
- fogman — a person in charge of railway fog-signals
- forman — Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- foshan — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in S central Guangdong province, in SE China, near Canton.
- frypan — (US, Australia, New Zealand) A frying pan.
- fujian — a province in SE China, opposite Taiwan. 45,845 sq. mi. (118,739 sq. km). Capital: Fuzhou.
- gagman — a person who writes comic material for public performers.