5-letter words that end in n
- 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)
- amgun — a river in SE Siberian Russia, flowing NE to the Amur River. 490 miles (788 km) long.
- 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
- ancon — a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice
- angon — a spear having a long, narrow iron shaft and a small, usually barbed tip, associated mainly with Frankish and Saxon grave finds of the 5th through 8th centuries a.d.
- anion — a negatively charged ion; an ion that is attracted to the anode during electrolysis
- annan — Kofi (ˈkəʊfɪ). born 1938, Ghanaian international civil servant; secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2007): Nobel peace prize 2001 with the UN
- anson — a male given name.
- anton — a male given name, form of Anthony.
- anyon — a particle that occurs in two-dimensional space having characteristics of both fermions and bosons
- apian — of, relating to, or resembling bees
- 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.
- arawn — the lord of Annwfn.
- arden — John. (1930–2012) British dramatist and novelist. His plays include Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1959) and The Workhouse Donkey (1963); novels include Silence Among the Weapons (1982): he often worked in collaboration with his wife Margaretta D'Arcy
- argan — a thorny evergreen tree, Argania spinosa, native to SW Morocco, the plum-sized fruit of which contains a nut that yields an oil valued for cooking
- argon — Argon is an inert gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere. It is used in electric lights.
- argun — a river in NE Asia, forming part of the boundary between the Russian Federation and China. About 450 miles (725 km) long.
- arian — of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism
- arion — flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arlen — Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arlon — a town in SE Belgium, capital of Luxembourg province. Pop: 25 766 (2004 est)
- arpen — Alternative form of arpent (old unit of measure).
- arran — an island off the SW coast of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. Pop: 5045 (2001). Area: 427 sq km (165 sq miles)
- arson — Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle.
- aryan — (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type
- asben — Aïr.
- ascon — a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asean — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- aspen — An aspen is a tall tree with leaves that move a lot in the wind.
- assen — a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province. Pop: 62 000 (2003 est)
- 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
- astun — to amaze, bewilder or stupefy
- aswan — an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- athan — Alternative spelling of azan.
- atman — the personal soul or self; the thinking principle as manifested in consciousness
- atmen — the principle of life.
- auden — W(ystan) H(ugh). 1907–73, US poet, dramatist, critic, and librettist, born in Britain; noted for his lyric and satirical poems and for plays written in collaboration with Christopher Isherwood
- auton — (science fiction) A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- auxin — any of various plant hormones, such as indoleacetic acid, that promote growth and control fruit and flower development. Synthetic auxins are widely used in agriculture and horticulture
- avian — of, relating to, or resembling a bird
- avion — any machine that flies, such as an aeroplane
- awarn — to warn or put on one's guard